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Synthetic cannabinoids ¡ª often called Spice, K2 or fake weed ¡ª have been tied to 38 cases of severe bleeding, including one death, across Chicago and areas in central Illinois.All of those cases required hospitalization related to coughing up blood, blood in the urine, bloody nose, bleeding gums and other symptoms. Three cases tested positive for brodifacoum, or rat poison, according to a statement from the Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday.Now, state officials are working to identify any common synthetic cannabinoid products related to those cases and to determine where the products were obtained.There are still many questions about the outbreak that need answers."This is the first time we've seen an outbreak of this magnitude in the area," Melaney Arnold, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Public Health, said Monday."We're working with numerous different partners across the city and state as we investigate this outbreak," she said.Synthetic cannabinoids are sold in convenience stores, gas stations, drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores and even online.Health officials warn that anyone who has a reaction to synthetic cannabinoids immediately should call 911 or be taken to an emergency department. 1267

The ACT, the standardized test used for college admissions, has a backlog of scores that still have not gone out to students, and it is causing some to miss out on applying to schools and scholarships.¡°There¡¯s a lot of anxiety riding on it,¡± said Sarah Horner, whose daughter, Riley, who hopes to go to the University of Illinois next year. ¡°I¡¯ve watched her get all excited to take [the ACT], and [now] she¡¯s just done, and that¡¯s how a lot of the kids are.¡±As a senior in high school, Horner is waiting on scores from her ACT, a test she was scheduled to take in April but was not able to until June.¡°It¡¯s been very tough watching her struggle,¡± said Horner ¡°And it¡¯s not just me. There are parents all over the United States that are just as upset about this.¡±Once COVID hit, ACT tests were canceled and rescheduled for the summer. At the same time, the ACT had scheduled to launch a new website feature that overloaded its system and caused it to crash.For parents and students who typically receive scores within two to three weeks of the test, it left them scrambling to find recourse.¡°It¡¯s devastating. Yes, it is honestly devastating,¡± said Cecilia Walker, whose son, Seth, was supposed to take the test in March but was rescheduled for July.¡°It¡¯s pretty much universal,¡± Seth Walker said. ¡°All of my friends are having the same issues of getting hung up on by the ACT.¡±Walker is confident he will get into Auburn University. What he is not confident about is the ,000 per year scholarship he is applying for since he hasn't received his ACT score.¡°It¡¯s the difference between a ,000 a year scholarship and nothing,¡± said Cecilia Walker. ¡°[For] parents that have been planning that, all of that has been pulled out within a year of your student going to college.¡±In an email, the ACT said, "We know this has been extremely frustrating for parents and students. For weeks, we¡¯ve been working non-stop to improve the experience of engaging with ACT, and we¡¯ll continue to do so to ensure students have every opportunity to achieve success.¡±It added it will continue to roll out scores through August 31. 2123

STUART, Florida ¡ª A 29-year-old teacher at Stuart Middle School was arrested Thursday night and charged with sexual battery after incidents with a 13-year-old girl at the school.According to a Martin County Sheriff's Office report, the investigation began when a school resource was alerted on March 27 regarding suspicious behavior involving a seventh-grade math teacher.The teacher, later identified as Jeffrey Tomasulo, was accused of tickling several female students, causing them to feel uncomfortable.Detectives interviewed the girls, who said they were tickled on their stomachs, thighs and armpits. Surveillance video taken outside of Tomasulo's classroom during first period on March 20 showed a 13-year-old seventh-grade girl knocking on his door. At that time, Tomasulo has a planning period and not teaching a class.Video showed the girl entering his classroom 9:15 a.m. At 9:17 a.m., video shows Tomasulo opening the door and checking the outside handle of the door. The girl then leaves the room with Tomasulo at 9:27 a.m. On March 28, the girl's mother was interviewed by a detective. The woman said that her daughter admitted to performing oral sex on Tomasulo in his classroom.The girl told the detective and a state attorney victim advocate that the teacher asked her "creepy" questions about her virginity.She said Tomasulo asked her to stay longer after class and occasionally come to his classroom either during first or last period. The teen said she felt pressured by him and that's why she performed oral sex on him approximately five times from January 4 to March 20.At first, Tomasulo denied any sexual involvement with the girl but did say he was alone with her on several occasions to tutor her.He admitted to watching pornography in his classroom but said he was alone. Eventually, Tomasulo told detectives that the girl performed oral sex on him while alone his classroom.    Tomasulo was charged with sexual battery/custodial authority. He made his first appearance in court Friday morning where his bond was set at 0,000. He remains in jail Friday. 2221

Student loan borrowers were targets for scams before the coronavirus pandemic hit. The longer people struggle, the more desperate they become, and that¡¯s when scammers and fraudsters thrive.¡°They¡¯re using the same playbook, but more aggressively,¡± says Seth Frotman, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit.There¡¯s no single scam related to coronavirus relief or specific company to pinpoint that is being prosecuted right now, says Leslie Tayne, a debt-relief attorney and founder of Tayne Law Group. But fraudsters are still out there.There are two main types of scams, says Frotman. In one scam, a company will charge to enroll you in a benefit you could have accessed for free, such as a federal income-driven repayment plan.Tayne says she most often sees scammers promising to get borrowers into a loan deferment program in exchange for payment.In another scam, you¡¯re promised something too good to be true ¡ª like forgiveness ¡ª in exchange for payment. Then they take your money and run.¡°It used to be called the Obama Loan Forgiveness scam, and now there¡¯s the CARES Act Forgiveness scam,¡± says Persis Yu, director of the nonprofit National Consumer Law Center¡¯s Student Loan Borrower Assistance Project.¡°Borrowers should always look upon advertising that is promising forgiveness with skepticism,¡± says Yu. No student loan forgiveness was included in the March coronavirus relief package.How to figure out what is legitAs you¡¯re assessing what is real and what is not, take a beat to independently verify a company on third-party sites like the Better Business Bureau¡¯s. Here¡¯s what else you can do:See if there are news stories about scams alongside a business¡¯s name in an online search. Remember: Anyone can pay for a domain name and start a website. Logos, addresses and mailers are easy to replicate, too.Be wary of solicitations that arrive in your inbox or that you see on social media ads. Even if you¡¯re contacted by a party that has your personal information, it doesn¡¯t mean it¡¯s a legitimate organization, says Tayne.If you get a robocall regarding student loan repayment during the coronavirus pandemic, don¡¯t call back. The Federal Communications Commission has seen these and is warning consumers not to fall for these scams.Real relief measures available for borrowersThe coronavirus relief package did include provisions for most federal student loan borrowers, but not private loan borrowers. Individual private lenders are offering benefits such as short-term emergency deferment or waived late fees.Federal loan borrowers are in the midst of a six-month automatic forbearance ¡ª with no interest ¡ª retroactive to March 13 and lasting through Sept. 30, 2020. Borrowers with loans in default also get relief from collection activities like wage garnishment.However, the implementation of these benefits hasn¡¯t been smooth, says Yu. The National Consumer Law Center and another nonprofit, Student Defense, sued the U.S. Department of Education over allegations that the department continued garnishing wages despite the provision in the law that prohibits it.Implementation mistakes have left borrowers more vulnerable to getting scammed, says Yu.¡°They¡¯re desperate, and they might be entitled to relief and they¡¯re not getting it,¡± she says. ¡°Our policymakers and the Department of Education need to step up to get this right so borrowers are not driven to companies leeching off their desperation.¡±You should be receiving all relief automatically for federal loans. If you¡¯re not, contact your servicer and make a complaint in writing.What to do if you¡¯ve been scammedIf you¡¯ve been scammed, the first thing you need to do is get control of your accounts.¡°One common iteration of these scams is the company will take over the FSA ID or servicer account and redirect any communications to that company,¡± says Yu. (The FSA ID is the unique username and password used to log into the federal student aid online system.)? If you¡¯ve given a scam company your password, change your password. You may need to change the email address your account is linked to.? Make sure to report the scam to authorities as well, says Tayne, and hold onto copies of those reports.? The Federal Trade Commission, your state attorney general and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are options for reporting scams. Each one actively pursues student loan scammers, but they rely on borrowers to self-report.? If you¡¯re looking to take legal action, contact a legal services organization (if you¡¯re income-eligible) or hire a lawyer.Frotman, Yu and Tayne each said that borrowers sometimes get their money back, but it takes effort.More From NerdWalletPrivate Student Loan Relief for Borrowers in the Coronavirus CrisisFederal Loans Are Paused for 6 Months ¡ª Should You Pay Anyway?Student Loan Customer Service: What Your Servicer Can DoAnna Helhoski is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski. 4999

The banana phone is back.A startup that licenses the Nokia phone brand has unveiled a new version of the 8110, a curved mobile phone that was first released in 1996 and featured in "The Matrix."The phone, which is offered in banana yellow and black, will sell for €79 (). It comes loaded with a new version of the game Snake, Finnish startup HMD said in a statement."This is a return to the glory years of Nokia," said Ian Fogg, senior analyst at IHS Markit. "But it also includes all the new technology."The 8110 comes with 4G, and a handful of apps including Google Maps, Facebook and Twitter. But it doesn't have a flashy operating system and users won't be able to download other popular apps.Fogg said that basic -- or "feature" -- phones are appealing because they are reliable, and can run for a long time on a single charge. The 8110 goes 25 days in standby mode, for example.Nokia used to be the world's largest maker of mobile phones, but it struggled to adapt to the era of smartphones and compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.Microsoft purchased the company's handset business in 2013, but later unwound the deal. Nokia now focuses on making technology for telecommunications networks.HMD, which has licensed the Nokia brand since 2016, sold over 70 million handsets in 2017, according to IHS. That puts its sales, on an annualized basis, in the same league as Sony and Lenovo."HMD's strategy clearly aims to return Nokia to be a mobile market leader, even if it's too early for HMD to realistically target displacing Samsung or Apple," Fogg said.Nokia marketed the original 8110 as "the first of its kind in terms of its ergonomics." Its battery lasted up to six days, and it was able to store 16 ring tones and up to 324 names and numbers."It feels good in the hand and fits into any pocket. The revolutionary curved design fits the natural shape of your face," the company said in a press release at the time.  1948

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