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☆ George Santos, a man who once called himself 'Jew-ish,' now claims he can totally prove his grandparents were Holocaust survivors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Santos told CNN's Manu Raju that this is "something I'm going to prove before I die." Santos told CNN's Manu Raju, in an interview that aired on Sunday, that he has hired genealogists to verify his Jewish heritage. But that's something I'm going to prove before I die," Santos continued. “That’s something I’m going to prove before I die.” Rep. George Santos addresses the claims he’s made about his Jewish heritage. Santos told Raju.

Persons: George Santos, Santos, CNN's Manu Raju, —, he's, Raju, he’s, Piers Morgan Organizations: New York Republican, Service, ”, New York Post, CNN, GOP Locations: Ukraine, Israel, Brazil

☆ American man stolen as a baby in Chile meets mother at 42
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Rafael Romo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“There were three or four different accounts of a story that were just so divergent that they could not all be true,” Thyden told CNN. Another provided the name of a biological mother and her address. Chilean officials say the number of stolen babies could be in the thousands, but the country’s investigation into the controversial adoptions has languished. He’s happy to finally know his true origins but sad about what his biological mother went through. After three agonizing months, he was finally able to travel to Chile to give his biological mother the hug that had to wait for 42 years.

Persons: Jimmy Lippert Thyden, “, ” Thyden, Thyden, Scott Lieberman, Lieberman, General Augusto Pinochet, Constanza del, Río, Angélica, ” del Río, Del Río, González, Pinochet, we’ve, ”, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, US Marines, Authorities Locations: United States, Chile, Virginia, Afghanistan, Thyden, San Francisco, Chilean, Valdivia

☆ Stolen at birth: Chilean kidnapped during dictatorship meets mother after 42 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SANTIAGO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - A 42-year-old lawyer who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States has traveled thousands of miles to South America to meet his biological mother for the first time. "She didn't know about me because they took me at birth and told her I was dead," Jimmy Lippert Thyden said in a TikTok video while on the plane to meet his mother for the first time. [1/2]Jimmy Lippert Thyden, who was stolen at birth during the rule of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and raised in the United States and Maria Angelica Gonzalez, his biological mother, meet in Valdivia, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 29, 2023. Lippert Thyden reconnected with his family thanks to a DNA tracing via MyHeritage.com and Nos Buscamos, a Chilean non-governmental organization which helps reconnect people separated during the 17-year dictatorship. "This case is one of hundreds or thousands of cases of child trafficking during the dictatorship and democracy," del Rio said.

Persons: SANTIAGO, Augusto Pinochet, Jimmy Lippert Thyden, we've, Lippert Thyden, Maria Angelica Gonzalez, Nos, Constanza del, Fabian Cambrero, Sarah Morland, Lincoln Organizations: Reuters, Thomson Locations: United States, South America, mother's, Valdivia, Chile, Rio, Chilean, Constanza del Rio

☆ Tips for Canceling Online Subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Ann Carrns | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Many people and groups have filed online comments about the proposed rules. A man in Eugene, Ore., wrote that to cancel TextNow, an app offering messaging and calling services, he ultimately had to persuade his credit union to cut off monthly withdrawals from his account. At issue is the use of “negative option” plans, which presume that consumers accept an offer unless they affirmatively decline it — like a free trial that continues as a paying subscription. advises consumers to put a calendar reminder in their phones when they sign up for a free trial so they will be alerted when it is time to cancel. to require companies to notify customers before each recurring charge, and to remind them that they can cancel if they choose.

Persons: “, MyHeritage, John Breyault, Howard, ”, Breyault Organizations: Companies, National Consumers League Locations: Eugene ,

☆ Why marginalized content creators will likely be the most affected by tech industry turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But today, we're talking about another group of people who will be affected by the recent tumult: content creators. The chaos at social media companies is hurting the most vulnerable content creators. Tumult is sweeping Big Tech, with thousands of full-time employees affected by industry layoffs. But some of the biggest losers from the shake-up will be the content creators who have fashioned careers on social media. That's particularly the case for marginalized creators, says Duffy, who's spent more than a decade studying the working lives of digital cultural producers.

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