Facebook users have less than one month left to apply for their share of a $725 million settlement over the social network’s privacy violations, part of the lengthy fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that rocked the U.S. electoral process and Silicon Valley.
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How to find unclaimed money
There may be unclaimed money with your name on it — but how do you find out? NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins TODAY to explain how to find it and offers tips like checking your state comptroller or treasury office and running an online search in a database.
How to use AI to plan vacations
Planning a summer getaway or fall vacation? There’s a way to find the best prices on airfare and hotels by using artificial intelligence and “hyperdynamic pricing.” NBC’s Vicky Nguyen reports for TODAY.
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $910 million ahead of drawing
The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $910 million, making it the fifth-largest in its history. There hasn’t been a grand-prize winner since mid-April, but the chances of being the next one is about one-in-300 million.
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles known for high harmonies, dies at 77
Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday.
Casino mogul Steve Wynn to pay $10M, cut gambling ties after Nevada sexual misconduct investigation
LAS VEGAS — Casino mogul Steve Wynn has ended a yearslong legal fight with Nevada gambling regulators that started with claims of workplace sexual misconduct, agreeing to pay a $10 million fine and cut ties to the industry he helped shape in Las Vegas.
CDC detects coronavirus, HIV, hepatitis and herpes at unlicensed California lab
Local and federal authorities spent months investigating a warehouse in Fresno County, California, that they suspect was home to an illegal, unlicensed laboratory full of lab mice, medical waste and hazardous materials.
Trump faces additional charges in Mar-a-Lago documents case
The latest news from special counsel Jack Smith, who is investigating Donald Trump and the efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Allegiant plane avoids mid-air collision at 23,000 feet
An Allegiant Airlines flight and a private jet avoided a near-collision on Sunday at over 20,000 feet in the air. NBC News’ Tom Costello has more on the moment that injured a flight attendant and terrified passengers.
Biden administration ramps up deportations
ICE Air, a program that charters multiple planes each week from several states, sends migrants back to their home countries.