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- Trump Plans to Fire F.D.A. Commissioner Marty Makary
Dr. Makary has been a supporter of the Make American Healthy Again Movement but made some enemies in the administration over vaping, the abortion pill and rejections of new drugs. [TheTopNews] Read More.45 mins ago - There Are Ants in This Canadian Hospital. Again.A hospital in Manitoba had to postpone a “limited number of elective surgeries” after ants appeared there for the third time since 2024. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
- Vacation rental scams are surging: Here’s how summer travelers can protect the...
That 'dream' vacation rental could be fake By Kyle James of ConsumerAffairs May 8, 2026 Pay the safe way: Always use a credit card not a debit card, wire transfer, bank draft, or payment app outside the booking platform. Vet the listing: Read negative reviews first, be cautious with brand-new listings, Google the address, and reverse image search the photos. Watch for red flags: Large upfront deposits, off-platform damage fees, too-perfect reviews, or prices far cheaper than the same property on other sites should make you pause. Summer travel season is ramping up, and so are vacation rental scams. A new investigation from Consumers Checkbook found widespread problems on major vacation rental platforms, including fake listings, stolen deposits, canceled reservations, and travelers struggling to get refunds from sites like Booking.com and Vrbo. In one case highlighted by the report, a traveler paid more than $1,100 for a Venice apartment listed on Booking.com that didnt actually exist. In another, a family reunion rental booked through Vrbo was canceled after more than $7,000 had already been charged. The worrisome part is that many of the listings looked completely legitimate and even had positive reviews. Heres how summer travelers can avoid turning a dream vacation into a financial nightmare. Always pay with a credit card This is the single biggest protection travelers have. The investigation found that travelers who paid with debit cards or bank transfers often struggled to recover their money after being scammed. If you use a credit card you have a much better chance to recover your money via chargebacks and fraud disputes. Avoid: Debit cards Wire transfers Bank drafts Payment apps outside the booking platform If a host asks you to pay outside the booking platform, that should raise a major red flag in your head. Be suspicious of listings with few or brand-new reviews According to the report, fake listings often appear as new properties with very limited review history, and some scammers even create fake reviews to make listings appear legitimate. Before booking: Read the negative reviews first. Look for reviews going back several months. Be cautious if every review sounds overly perfect. Google the propertys address separately. Pro tip: If something feels off, try copying part of the listing description and plug it into a Google search for those exact words with quotation… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Will DOJ victory reduce price of chicken, pork and turkey?
And what about beef prices? The Trump administration investigating [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Before Hantavirus Outbreak, the MV Hondius Attracted ‘a Different Type of Trav...Former passengers on the MV Hondius say that the ship was made for wildlife expeditions and that the crew took safety very seriously. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- Weis Markets reports 42.5% jump in first-quarter profitHowever, new Medicare pricing rules cut pharmacy revenue by almost $7.5 million [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
- Ahold’s Q1 sales impacted by SNAP cuts, pharmacy pricesCompany also nominates former Carrefour exec Thierry Garnier as next CEO [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago
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