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Yale grad accused of running hedge fund scheme as a student

A 21-year-old Yale graduate duped 11 individuals into investing $1.7 million in an unregistered hedge fund he operated while he was an undergraduate student, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Omar Zaki, 21, misled investors with prospectuses that contained…

Lyft stock goes into reverse after big IPO

Lyft IPO lifted by service's popularity Lyft hit a nasty pothole in its first full day as a public company. Shares in the ride-hailing service, which on Friday staged one of the biggest technology initial public offerings in recent years,…

Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion group's appeal over videos

Washington -- The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from an anti-abortion group that surreptitiously recorded Planned Parenthood employees. The justices joined lower courts Monday in allowing Planned Parenthood's racketeering and other claims against the Center for Medical Progress to…

Hollywood's elite threatens Georgia boycott over abortion ban

Members of Hollywood's elite have banded together to urge Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to veto the state's controversial "heartbeat bill," a piece of legislation that would effectively prohibit women from seeking an abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Meanwhile, the…

Boy's lost stuffed animal found on mountain

Four-year-old Declan Thorsen loves his stuffed animal Grover. The electric blue "Sesame Street" character goes everywhere with him, his mom, Jennifer Thorsen told CBS Denver. "Grover is my son's absolute favorite stuffed animal," Thorsen said. "He actually calls Grover his…

61-year-old woman gives birth to own grandchild

Grandma gives birth to granddaughter A 61-year-old woman from Nebraska recently gave birth to her own granddaughter. Cecile Eledge embarked on this special journey so her son and his husband could have a baby of their own. Eledge served as…

Police find "several" bodies at North Dakota business

Police responding to a medical call at a North Dakota business on Monday found "several" bodies, authorities said. The Mandan Police Department said officers were called to the scene at 7:30 a.m. and found "several people who were deceased inside"…

Burger King testing meatless Whoppers

Burger King is testing meatless burgers in 59 restaurants in Missouri The fast-food chain is developing the product with California's Impossible Burger, which provides meatless burger for Red Robin, White Castle and many other restaurants Other fast-food companies, including KFC,…

NASA astronauts "super excited" about moon mission

The three U.S. astronauts aboard the International Space Station said Monday they're ready to sign up for a trip to the moon if NASA can meet the Trump administration's newly stated goal of returning Americans to the lunar surface within…

Measles cases so far this year exceed all of 2018

Measles outbreak spreads Measles cases in the U.S. through March of this year have already exceeded the entire number of cases nationwide in 2018. The new data comes on the heels of major outbreaks in Rockland County, New York and…

Doctors warn of dangers of kids swallowing magnets

While the dangers of children accidentally ingesting batteries and laundry detergent pods are well known, doctors are sounding the alarm on the risks of another common household item: tiny, high-powered magnets. Federal safety officials tried to ban them several years…

Raw pet food companies are in FDA's doghouse

Raw pet food makers are finding themselves under increased U.S. regulatory scrutiny after a long-running outbreak of drug-resistant salmonella tied to raw turkey products also showed up in some pet food offerings. Given growing demand in the U.S. for feeding raw food…

Buttigieg announces $7 million fundraising in first quarter

While he's still in the exploratory phase of his 2020 campaign, South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced on Monday that initial reports showed his campaign raised over $7 million since launching his exploratory committee in January. Buttigieg is the…

Green meteor lights up sky in Florida, Georgia

The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed a meteor lit up the night sky across Florida and Georgia on Saturday. Videos show the meteor fireballing as it fell to Earth, producing a bright green light. The NWS in Tallahassee, which covers North…

Why recycling efforts are getting trashed

Over the years public service campaigns helped push recycling into the mainstream. But many people have been doing it wrong. Cross-contamination with trash now threatens the industry. China, the world's biggest buyer of recycled materials, stopped importing a lot of…

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