Patients with the chronic condition might not be able to work, but they’re still left to fight through the ‘broken’ benefits process
Pushing through cognitive impairment, migraines and severe fatigue, Michaelene Carlton, 49, mustered up the energy last week to dial the Social Security Administration to speak to her newly appointed Social Security Disability Insurance case manager. She has left six messages, one every two weeks since late December, and she still hasn’t heard back.Read More
Nigerian Politician Arrested With Nearly $500,000 on Eve of Election, Police Say
For years, Nigerian politicians have been accused of buying votes. The lawmaker, the police say, was caught with dollar bills and a list of possible recipients.Read More
Their Hair Long and Flowing or in Ponytails, Women in Iran Flaunt Their Locks
Defiant resistance to Iran’s mandatory hijab law has exploded across the country after nationwide protests that erupted last year.Read More
Tudi Abides by Mexico’s ‘Fintech Law’ With ThetaRay AML Integration
Mexico’s Tudi understands the importance of security in expanding digital payments, which is why it has signed on for ThetaRay‘s anti-money laundering (AML) solution. Tudi is using the ThetaRay artificial intelligence (AI)-leveraging AML platform SONAR to monitor all domestic transactions made through its financial mobile app in Mexico, as the country’s government doubles down on […]
Analysts Predict Consolidation Across Payment Sector Following Worldpay Spin Off
Analysts are predicting further consolidation across the payment space following US financial conglomerate FIS’s decision to spin off its merchant business. Earlier this month, FIS said it would carry out a tax-free spin off of its underperforming merchant unit which it built around Worldpay, which facilitates card transactions. FIS acquired Worldpay four years ago for […]
‘Forbidden planet’ discovered outside our solar system
Astronomers have found an unusually large planet orbiting a small star, located about 280 light-years from Earth.Read More
How engineers in Amsterdam stumbled upon an underground museum filled with 10,000 artifacts
Scientists have long believed our planet is built upon four layers of rocks, minerals and magma deposited over millions of years of existence.Read More
Why the rate of single men in the US looking for dates has declined
CNN’s Michael Smerconish highlights some troubling statistics about young men in the United States and argues that they are in crisis.Read More
8 people injured in stabbing incident at an Oklahoma City nightclub
Eight people were injured, including two critically, after a stabbing incident in Oklahoma City, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.Read More
See what this man did when a carjacker attempted to take his vehicle
A Washington man was putting air in his tires when he nearly became a carjacking victim. CNN affiliate KPTV reports.Read More