Melissa Thompson

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Melissa Thompson writes about a wide range of topics, revealing interesting things we didn't know before. She is a freelance USA Today producer, and a Technorati contributor.

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4 Essential Ways to Eat for Energy and Stamina

Different diets produce specific outcomes, so it's important to account for the body's unique needs when creating a custom health plan. Those looking to...

Walmart Introduces Jetblack, Text-to-Order Service

Walmart has revealed their new service called "Jetblack." The service allows consumers to make their orders via text message. First introduced in New York...

Global Investment Scams Hit Record Levels

Despite the best efforts of governments and regulatory bodies, investment scams across the globe have hit record levels and are showing no signs of...

Top marketing strategies for hospitality start-ups

Marketing is helping a customer to recognize how a product or service meets their needs. That turns out to be more complicated than it...

Do Opioid Painkillers Prolong The Agony They’re Intended to Prevent?

Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder have made an alarming discovery: Administering opioid painkillers to laboratory animals resulted in the animals suffering...

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Top Jewelers in Miami: 8 Shops Worth Visiting in 2026

From iced-out moissanite chains to handmade gold Cuban links and rare signed jewels, eight Miami jewelers worth a visit this year.

How Buy Now, Pay Later Debt Changes Your Bankruptcy Decisions

Does buy now, pay later debt count when you're deciding whether to file for bankruptcy? More and more, yes, even when the balance never touched your credit report. Split-pay loans from apps like Klarna, Afterpay, Affirm, and Zip have become

The Debt Collector’s AI Voice Agent: How Synthetic-Voice Dunning Calls Are Colliding With Decades-Old Consumer Protection Rules

Most consumers assume the friendly voice on a collection call belongs to a person following a script. It is often a script following a person. A synthetic voice, cloned or generated by an AI agent, working a call list on behalf of a collect

The Black Box in the Crossover: What Vehicle Event Data Recorders Capture in the Seconds Before a Fatal Pedestrian Crash

A pedestrian killed by a crossover has, on average, about 20 seconds of the driver's inputs sitting inside the car that hit them. Throttle position. Brake pressure. Steering angle. Whether the seat belt was buckled and whether stability con
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