The Daily Populous

Sunday March 9th, 2025 day edition

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Two parents have launched a legal battle against Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, accusing it of misleading kids with tricks in the game’s Item Shop.

Filed on Wednesday in a San Francisco court, the lawsuit claims Epic uses shady practices to push children into spending money.

These clocks suggest that items—like skins or outfits—are only available for a short time, pressuring kids to buy before they disappear.

Products often stay in the shop for days or weeks after the timer hits zero, sometimes at the same “discounted” price.

The lawyers argue this is a scam, breaking state laws in California, North Carolina, and Texas that ban fake sales and misleading ads.

This led to a €1.1 million fine (about $1.2 million) against Epic in 2024 for “exploiting the vulnerabilities of children.”

For Epic, it’s another headache alongside its appeal in the Netherlands and its crackdown on account thieves. »

Major network responds defiantly to Trump’s lawsuit: Bring it on!

Authored by nj.com

Editing and cutting down interviews is common practice for broadcasters, but Trump claims that CBS News wanted to favor Harris.

“CBS and 60 Minutes defrauded the public by doing something which has never, to this extent, been seen before.

CBS News has continued to deny Trump’s allegations, calling them “false” in a statement last fall. »

States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees

Authored by npr.org

States sue Trump administration over mass firings of federal employees.

The attorneys general of Washington D.C., Maryland, and 18 other states are suing the Trump administration over the mass firing of federal employees.

Federal law requires agencies to notify states generally 60 days in advance when laying off 50 or more people, so that states can jump into action. »

HHS sends all employees a $25,000 voluntary buyout offer

Authored by nbcnews.com

The agency’s approximately 80,000 employees received an unsigned email Friday night offering them a “voluntary separation incentive payment,” with a deadline to respond set for Friday, March 14.

The Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Authority, also known as the buyout authority, allows agencies that are downsizing or restructuring to offer employees lump-sum payments of up to $25,000 as an incentive to voluntarily separate.

The Trump administration in January similarly offered roughly 2 million federal workers voluntary buyouts, an offer the White House later said roughly 75,000 people accepted. »

Pro-Ukraine protesters dispute JD Vance’s account of confrontation he claims left his daughter, 3, ‘anxious and scared’

Authored by independent.co.uk

Vice President JD Vance claims he was confronted by pro-Ukraine protesters in Cincinnati on Saturday while out walking with his three-year-old daughter, who became “increasingly anxious and scared” by their shouts, he said.

“Today while walking my 3 year old daughter a group of ‘Slava Ukraini’ protesters followed us around and shouted as my daughter grew increasingly anxious and scared,” Vance wrote on X.

“I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. »