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Texas investigates LinkedIn over alleged ‘ghost jobs’ targeting job seekers

Texas has launched an investigation into LinkedIn over allegations the company allegedly advertised and profited from fake or misleading job listings known as “ghost jobs,” the attorney general’s office announced Tuesday. The investigation centers on claims that job seekers who paid for LinkedIn Premium subscriptions may have been presented with…

United’s new seating option ditches the middle seat

United Airlines on Tuesday unveiled a new economy offering on its new Airbus A321XLR aircraft that will give passengers some extra elbow room access to a shared table across an open middle seat. United said the new Economy Plus offering will be available for bookings starting later this year, with…

Olive Garden brings back fan-favorite offer for first time in years

Olive Garden is bringing back its fan-favorite “Never Ending Pasta Pass,” the company announced this week. Consumers can nab one of the 10,000 passes for $100, plus tax, on July 16 at 2 p.m. ET. Passholders are able to receive 13 weeks of unlimited pasta, sauces and protein toppings in…

LARRY KUDLOW: Can Kevin Warsh have his cake and eat it too?

The sun was shining on the Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, today as he gave his first Congressional monetary report on a day when the consumer price index unexpectedly fell for the first time in six years. And that takes a near-term Fed rate hike off the table. As Mr. Warsh…

Princess cruise ship worker dead after going overboard near Cancún

A Princess Cruises crew member died after going overboard from a ship that departed Fort Lauderdale, Fla., over the weekend, the company confirmed Monday, following a search-and-rescue operation off the coast of Cancún. The crew member went overboard while the Regal Princess was sailing near Mexico’s Caribbean coast, prompting a…