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H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC
H&R Block Fined $7M For Deceptive 'Free' Filing Ads, Must Reform Tax Services: FTC H&R Block will pay $7 million in federal fines for deceptive practices and must implement sweeping changes to its filing services in time for the 2025 tax season, officials said. H&R Block reached the settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency announced in a news release on Wednesday, Jan. 8. The order requires the company to revamp its services and pay $7 million to compensate its customers. The settlement stemmed from a February 2024 complaint accusing H&R Block of forcing users to contact customer service to downgrade products. The tax filer was also a…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
Terri Breen Of West Orange Dies, 63 Terri Breen Of West Orange Dies, 63
Terri Breen Of West Orange Dies, 63 Terri Breen, of Essex Fells and later of West Orange, passed away on Oct. 14, 2024. She was 63 years old. Born Mary Theresa Faleskie on Dec. 12, 1960, at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, HI, Terri graduated from Hawaii Baptist Academy and earned her BA from Pennsylvania State University, State College. After college, Terri moved to New York City, beginning her career in advertising at Doyle Dane Bernbach and later at Women’s Day Magazine. She left her career to focus on what she considered her most important job of all — raising her beloved sons, Conor and Liam. Devoted to their growth, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening
Legal Dispute Forces Paterson Diner To Close Weeks After Grand Reopening A longtime Paterson diner that held a grand reopening just six weeks ago is shutting its doors due to a lawsuit that it's facing. Mr. G's posted the announcement to Facebook earlier this month. "Litigation over the name of our diner has presented significant operational challenges, which unfortunately prevented our vision for Mr. G’s Diner from coming to fruition," the statement says. "If we do re-open, it will be under a new name." As reported by NJ Advance Media, the lawsuit was filed by the diner's former owners and the family of entrepreneur and civil rights leader Russell Graddy on th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
Rapping Hackensack Teacher Wrote His Own Line In New Canva Commercial Rapping Hackensack Teacher Wrote His Own Line In New Canva Commercial
Rapping Hackensack Teacher Wrote His Own Line In New Canva Commercial There's a familiar Hackensack face in a brand-new Canva commercial. That's Nellie K. Parker teacher Toney Jackson, who even wrote his own line for the graphic design company's ad. "They asked what big message I’d want to get across to my students if I only had one sentence," the fourth-grade teacher tells Daily Voice. His answer? "Put in your best effort and go for the A, but remember I want you to focus on growth over grades," Jackson says to a room full of students in the Canva commercial. Toney Jackson shines in Canva's new commercial. Canva Jackson jumped at the opportunity to b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
'Comedic' NJ Actors Sought For Software Commercial 'Comedic' NJ Actors Sought For Software Commercial
'Comedic' NJ Actors Sought For Software Commercial Do you have good comedic timing and want to teach someone how to use a software? A casting notice has been released for a video campaign for a Saas (software as a service) company. The ad is seeking talent from Edison for two comedic video ads. The first role is "Jane", a woman between the ages of 30 and 50. She is an experienced user of the software the client sells. She is confident in the product, how to use it, and how much easier it would make the jobs of her coworkers and peers. The actor cast needs to have a knack for subtle comedy, according to the listing. A headshot/photo an…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Beyoncé Films Commercial At NJ Laundromat Beyoncé Films Commercial At NJ Laundromat
Beyoncé Films Commercial At NJ Laundromat Did you feel her aura? Beyoncé was in North Jersey this week filming a commercial at a local laundromat. An employee at The Laundry Basket on Centre Street in Nutley confirmed to Daily Voice that the "Texas Hold 'Em" singer was in on Wednesday, July 31, shooting a commercial for Levi's. Last March, the pop star, currently in her country era, debuted her very-own song with the same name as the iconic jeans brand in her album "Cowboy Carter."  Well, except her song has two Is in the title — "Levii's Jeans" — and features Post Malone. Click here to listen.

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by Cecilia Levine