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More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is sending out the latest round of refunds to consumers it says were "tricked" into purchases they didn't want from Fortnite maker Epic Games — and eligible players who haven't been compensated yet still have time to apply. In an announcement this week, the FTC said it was distributing more than 969,000 refunds totaling over $126 million to consumers on Wednesday and Thursday. That follows the regulator's first round of payments amounting to more than $72 million, which went out in December 2024. The refunds are part of a $520 ...

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(Check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday, June 27 — Upper Hand Brewery, 5-8 p.m. – The Make-Believe Spurs — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Pete Ammel — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. – Whiskey Ryan — AmVets, 7:30-10:30 p.m. – Roman Around with John and Todd — House of Ludington, 8 p.m. – The WallWalkers — Freshwater Tavern, 8:30-11:30 p.m. – Live Music Acoustic Fridays through Oct. 17 Saturday, June 28 — Marquette Farmers Market, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. – A Place to Land — Dew Drop in Gladstone, ...

Tickets for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils available

CRYSTAL FALLS — Tickets are still available for The Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ “When it Shines - the Final Tour” concert at Crystal Theatre Friday, July 11 at 7 p.m. CDT. The popular band of the ‘70s and ‘80s is widely known for their singles “If You Wanna Get to Heaven” and “Jackie Blue.” Two of the founding members, John Dillon and Michael Supe Granda, are still touring with the band. In 2022, the group celebrated their 50th year anniversary, making their Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville as part of their Time Warp Tour. A documentary, Ozark Mountain Daredevils ...

Volunteers play music to soothe shelter animals

DENVER (AP) — It's often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test for an unlikely audience — man's best friend. Yuvi Agarwal started playing keyboard when he was 4 and several years ago noticed his playing soothed his ...

Tourist found dead after falling from volcano

SAO PAULO (AP) — A young Brazilian hiker who fell hundreds of meters from the ridge of a towering Indonesian volcano and was trapped there for almost four days was found dead on Tuesday, Brazil's government said. For days, millions of people in Brazil had watched, posted and prayed as rescuers tried to locate her. The tourist, 26-year-old Juliana Marins, began summiting on June 21 Mount Rinjani, an active 3,726-meter (12,224-foot) volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok, with a guide and five other foreigners when she fell some 600 meters (1,968 feet), Indonesian authorities ...