Wells Fargo Fires Employees for Faking Work (Newser Morning 8)

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June 14, 2024     "Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense." —Josh Billings   1 1 of 2 Kidnapped Girls Found Dead After Mother Killed A Louisiana woman was found dead in her home Thursday, and her two young daughters were abducted and found hours later in Mississippi—one dead and the other alive, police said. Keep reading   2 Wells Fargo Fires Employees for Faking Work As tools that allow users to "fake" being at work proliferate, Wells Fargo has reportedly fired more than a dozen workers who were allegedly faking their keyboard activity. Keep reading   From our sponsors Hack Your Sleep With the Pillow Recommended by Oprah! Say goodbye to tossing and turning at night when you sink into this amazing pillow. Produced in the very same factories as the expensive hotel chains, at an astonishingly affordable price. READ MORE   At a Glance A man wearing a kilt poses on a fountain as soccer fans gather at the Marienplatz square before the Group A match between Germany and Scotland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 14, 2024. The tournament runs from June 14 to July 14. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Keep reading   3 Dozens of Hikers Got Very Sick After Visiting Famed Waterfalls Dozens of hikers say they fell ill during trips to a popular Arizona tourist destination that features towering blue-green waterfalls deep in a gorge neighboring Grand Canyon National Park, the AP reports. Keep reading   4 Adam Schiff Repeats One Word 34 Times at House Hearing At the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the office of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and its probe into Donald Trump's hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, Adam Schiff started off his line of questioning by making a point. Keep reading   5 State Department Has Exciting News on Passport Renewals There's an easier way to renew your passport—online. Keep reading   6 Secret Service on Working Near Bidens' Dog: 'Have a Safe Shift!' It's well known that President Biden's dogs have been busted biting, but a new report from a right-wing activist group suggests there may have been more bites than previously reported. Keep reading     7 Pro-Palestinian Protesters No Longer Welcome Here The president of California State University, Los Angeles, said demonstrators protesting Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza are no longer welcome on campus after some of them occupied and trashed a building while she was inside, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Senate Panel Finds More Trips That Thomas Didn't Disclose Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took three trips on private jets bankrolled by Harlan Crow that were not disclosed, according to information released Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. Keep reading   This Day in History On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the design of the original American flag. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Congressman Steve Scalise Is Shot in Virginia   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved