Popular marketplace Fiverr.com recently implemented a new feedback system dubbed Advanced Rating System (ARS), designed to create a “better, more transparent community for buyers and sellers”. Sellers and buyers alike don’t feel…
Month: June 2014
FTC Being Asked To Investigate CarMax Practices Of Selling Used Non-Repaired, Recalled Cars
Several consumer and auto safety organizations have put a petition into the Federal Trade Commission about the vehicles CarMax, a used car sales company, is selling. If the FTC supports the organizations,…
Whole Foods Ordered To Pay $800,000 Fine For Illegal Overcharging
Whole Foods customers tend to pay a lot of money for their groceries – one of the reasons the store was nicknamed “Whole Paycheck”. However, a recent California investigation unveiled a tactic…
Drug Company Ends Experimental Drug Trial Early Due To Its Outstanding Performance For Fighting Skin Cancer
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it ended its top experimental drug trial after people suffering with skin cancer and using the medication showed significant overall survival compared to the people who were using…
New Tourist Regulations May Hurt South Africa’s Tourism Industry
South Africa’s tourism will take a hit with the new requirements for visas. That’s according to Democratic Alliance MP James Vos. Vos said the new regulations regarding immigration are causing a backlog…
KFC Discrimination Story A Hoax: One Media Outlet Claims It Is, Family Denies Allegations
Is it a hoax or not? That’s what many people are wondering after a Mississippi newspaper claimed the story about little Victoria Wilcher was nothing but a publicity stunt for money. The…
Honda and Other Automakers Issue Recall Over Airbag Defect
Honda Motor Company of Japan is recalling more than two millions vehicles around the world for a defect in the airbag that could cause a fire. According to Honda, the 2,033,000 vehicles,…
Mississippi Reports First Chikungunya Virus Case
According to Mississippi’s State Department of Health, the first case of chikungunya was confirmed Monday. Currently, there are several possible chikungunya cases being investigated. Generally found in the African and Asian regions,…
Las Vegas Surgeon Donates His Services To Help 3-Year-Old Injured In Pit Bull Attack
When Victoria Wilcher and her grandmother were asked to leave at Jackson, Miss. KFC because the three-year-old’s face was scaring its customers, her grandmother took to popular social media website Facebook to…
Obama Creates Pollinator Health Task Force To Save Economy and Food Supply
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will create the “Pollinator Health Task Force, which will investigate the serious drop in population of pollinators such as the honey bee….