Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korean ecommerce group Coupang has agreed to acquire Farfetch, providing a lifeline for the foundering luxury-focused online retailer that had been rushing to avoid insolvency. Investment group Greenoaks Capital Partners will also take part […]
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DeKalb mother, son found guilty of pimping woman using online ads
A jury has convicted a mother and her son of pimping a 28-year-old woman for sex. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] DeKalb Police were called to the 2000 block of Candler Road in unincorporated Decatur regarding a domestic assault call. When officers arrived, they met with the 28-year-old victim who […]
Asian American Comedian Murdered in Colombia After Meeting a Woman Online
Prominent Hmong comedian and activist Tou Ger Xiong was found dead on Dec. 11 in the Colombian city of Medellin. He was reportedly killed after he went to meet a woman he’d been chatting with online, according to Colombian authorities. His murder is the latest in a string of sometimes deadly robberies aimed at mostly […]
Green Monday signals last day some online retailers can guarantee gifts arrive by Christmas
Green Monday signals last day some online retailers can guarantee gifts arrive by Christmas – CBS News Watch CBS News Ever heard of Green Monday? It falls on the second Monday of December and is considered the unofficial cut-off day that some retailers give online shoppers if they want their purchases to arrive before Christmas. […]
Online scamming industry includes more human trafficking victims, Interpol says : NPR
Goi Chee Kong shows a picture of his son Goi Zhen Feng, who died after falling prey to human trafficking, during a press conference in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, on Sept. 21, 2022. Goi said he believed his 23-year-old son was forced to work for groups involved in online scams. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption toggle caption […]