Former SmileDirectClub customers may be entitled to a refund of $4.8 million recovered from the shuttered company

Attorney General of New York Letitia James announced that her office recovered $4.8 million for distribution nationwide to more than 28,000 consumers. SmileDirectClub illegally billed those customers after it went out of business, James said. “Dental care is expensive and SmileDirectClub promised customers they would provide affordable, quality care without a price tag, but instead,…

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FBI tells telecom companies to beef up network security after massive Chinese hacking campaign

Federal authorities on Tuesday urged telecommunications companies to step up network security in the aftermath widespread Chinese hacking campaign which gave officials in Beijing access to the private messages and telephone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. The guidelines issued by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are intended to root…

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Trump’s pick to lead the DEA withdrew after a conservative backlash

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s election to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration, becoming the second person the president-elect has chosen to quickly drop out after being nominated for a position that requires Senate confirmation. Sheriff Chronister, the chief law enforcement officer in Hillsborough County, Florida, said in…

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