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Former Franco-Italian mafia boss Jean-Pierre Maldera, aged 71, was killed on a busy highway near Grenoble, France, after assailants opened fire from another vehicle and shot him with military-grade weapons. Maldera previously led a violent mafia clan along with his brother Robert, who mysteriously vanished in 2015.

Starbucks is experiencing challenges in tracking employee hours and managing payroll due to a ransomware attack on their third-party software provider, Blue Yonder. Although customer service remains unaffected, Starbucks is cooperating with Blue Yonder to restore normal operations and ensure employees receive their proper compensation.

Red light therapy, or LED therapy, is gaining traction for anti-aging skincare benefits by promoting collagen production, reducing wrinkles and pore size through cellular energy stimulation. While considered safe for most people, dermatologists advise caution due to variable device quality and possible risks associated with infrared exposure and bright light harming eyesight.

Criminals are increasingly exploiting AI-powered voice cloning technology to deceive victims, especially elderly individuals, into transferring money by mimicking the voices of family members. Experts recommend families adopt unique, hard-to-guess safe words as a simple yet effective security measure against these scams.

The House is expected to vote on the Social Security Fairness Act this week, a bipartisan bill that would restore full Social Security benefits to workers who are also eligible for other pensions, despite a recent attempt by the Freedom Caucus to derail the effort. The bill has garnered support from both Democrats and Republicans, and if passed, would take effect for benefits payable after December 2023.