Wells Fargo tries, fails to explain why customers shouldn’t be allowed to sue over fake accounts
By Chris Morran From Consumerist Wells Fargo has admitted that thousands of its employees opened fake, unauthorized accounts in customers’ names, but the bank is doing everything it can to prevent these wronged customers from having their day in court….
A $30 billion hedge fund’s foreboding letter on Trump starts with quotes from The Joker, ‘Lord of the Flies,’ and Thomas Jefferson
By Rachael Levy From Business Insider Seth Klarman, Baupost’s founder. Getty Images/ Kevork Djansezian Baupost Group’s Seth Klarman is worried about what the election of President Donald Trump means for global markets. In a private letter to investors dated January…
Cayman Islands premier updates Baroness Anelay on searchable register
Premier updates Baroness on searchable register for the enhanced exchange of beneficial ownership information LONDON – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and Attorney General Sam Bulgin met with Baroness Anelay Monday afternoon to update her on Cayman’s progress with respect to…
Barbados Health Ministry denies Whatsapp story
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 26 2017 – The Ministry of Health has dismissed as untrue a report being relayed via WhatsApp that a 10-year-old Barbadian boy was infected with HIV after eating pineapple purchased from a vendor…
Volkswagen’s latest concept car is a self-driving, robot assistant
By Danielle Muoio From Business Insider Volkswagen Group has unveiled a concept car that’s more of a robot assistant than a vehicle. Called Sedric, the concept car is the very first built by Volkswagen Group, the parent company of Volkswagen,…
‘Justin Bieber impostor’ on 931 child sex-related charges
A man who posed as Justin Bieber online has been charged with more than 900 child sex-related crimes in Australia. The man, 42, masqueraded as the Canadian singer to gain explicit images from children, Queensland Police said. He was charged…
Investigators are trying to figure out whether a corrupt Chicago cop tainted additional drug convictions
By David Choi From Business Insider Prosecutors from Cook County, Chicago are looking for additional cases of corruption surrounding a former Chicago police officer, the Chicago Tribune reported on Monday. Prosecutors alleged that there may have been more compromised convictions…
First-ever footage of one of the world’s rarest whales
BY MARIA GALLUCCI From Mashable A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True’s beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal’s Azores Islands. Their video is the first-ever recording of these elusive…
Women are leading the way in HIV research
By Linda-Gail Bekker and Anthony S. Fauci From Caribbean News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 08 2017 – On International Women’s Day, we want to celebrate the strong women who have always been at the heart of fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic….
Man in viral audio charged for sex with minor
From Caribbean News Service ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Mar 06 2017 – A 52-year-old man, who has been charged with one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 16 years, is expected to face a magistrate today. The name…