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A man walks past a Wells Fargo branch in Philadelphia. The banking company says it wants to make good by its customers, but figuring out how to do that will be a tall task.

Wells Fargo's Unauthorized Accounts Likely Hurt Customers' Credit Scores

Regulators say millions of unapproved credit card and bank accounts were opened for Wells Fargo customers. A big question is how to compensate those whose credit scores were hurt by what the bank did.

A baseless voting claim is being amplified by a network of social media accounts

It’s unclear who runs the network of social media accounts that has gotten millions of views amplifying trending claims about alleged voting fraud.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks May 13 during a fundraising picnic for U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, in Sioux Center, Iowa.

The new Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks the Florida governor's air travel

The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk's private jet.

Revisiting Uvalde two years on as families continue to press for accountability

Families of Uvalde school shooting victims are suing Texas state troopers over the botched police response to the attack. The city is divided between pressing for accountability and moving on.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University say nearly half of all accounts tweeting about the coronavirus appear to be bot accounts.

Researchers: Nearly Half Of Accounts Tweeting About Coronavirus Are Likely Bots

Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since January and found that about 45% were sent by accounts that behave more like computerized robots than humans.

Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco on Nov. 4, 2022.

Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely?

Twitter regularly loses money. But Elon Musk took on billions in debt to buy the company at a time when online advertising is slumping. Could bankruptcy be next?

Upstate biotech company wins award

Our state’s research universities are continuously discovering new technologies that are making their way into the commercial marketplace. Our next guest’s company licensed research from Clemson and has used it to develop a new process that could improve the efficiency of diagnostic tests such as biopsies. It also won them the most recent Technology Development award from Innovision. Mike Switzer interviews Terri Bruce, founder and CEO of Victory ExoFibres in Central, SC.

Statewide E-Commerce Site Launching for Small Companies

Our state has thousands of small businesses and many of them are involved in e-commerce. Our next guest’s nonprofit organization is currently developing a statewide, commission-free, online marketplace that connects our state’s small companies to a centralized e-commerce South Carolina-centric community. Mike Switzer interviews Jenny Boulware with the Municipal Association of South Carolina in Columbia, creators of WeShopSC.

Supreme Court weighs whether law enforcement can be held accountable for raid on wrong house

It's not easy to bring such cases. That's because the federal government is generally immune from being sued, except in certain circumstances set out by Congress.

La Roca restaurant in Nogales, Mexico, draws a mix of American tourists and locals. It used to have an American bank account and credit card until the bank closed the account.

Border Businesses Lose Bank Accounts Amid Money-Laundering Fears

Some U.S. banks are closing the accounts of certain businesses along the Mexican side of the border. It's part of an effort to stay in line with anti-money-laundering regulations.

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