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TikTok ban leaves Bentonville business owner anxious [Video]
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TikTok ban leaves Bentonville business owner anxious [Video]

BUSINESS OWNER TODAY, WHO USES THE APP TO REACH HER CLIENTS. “this literally has ten grams of protein. So, once you find..” “I work with my clients to really show them one how they can eat in a calorie deficit or lose weight in a really sustainable way. And it really educates women on what their bodies need for nutrition and help them find, like sustainable methods to weight loss. And a lot of us have histories of restriction and yo-yo dieting. So when you escape from that, it’s just freedom.” WITH A NATIONWIDE BAN ON TIKTOK JUST HOURS AWAY – SOME BUSINESS OWNERS AND ENTREPRENEURS SAY THEY’RE STARTING TO FEEL ANXIOUS. “The overwhelming majority of us agree that this is a violation of our free speech, and it’s a violation of our creativity. It’s stripping 7 million small businesses across America of their main source of income.” KELLY STORY RUNS A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND FITNESS ACCOUNT ON TIKTOK. SHE SAYS THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN THE BEST WAY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER WOMEN AND POTENTIAL NEW CLIENTS. “because the algorithm is so specific, connects me with my audience on such a deeper level than any other platform that I have access to. Which means that people who want to work with me, I connect with my clients better. It’s a great form of lead generation that has brought in people who want to take part of my program.” STORY SAYS NOW THAT TIKTOK COULD BE GOING AWAY – IT’LL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO REACH THOSE CLIENTS. “It’s just hard because you feel like there’s nothing you can do about your future, just kind of like dangling in front of you, waiting for other people to make the decision on if you deserve to be able to, like, keep your job or not. // It feels like I mean, genuinely, this is the same thing as a company doing mass layoffs, right?” AND THOUGH IT’LL PROBABLY BE AN UPHILL BATTLE FROM HERE – STORY SAYS SHE’S REMAINED OPTIMISTIC. “we’ve created and cultivated an experience over there and built individual communities where we all feel so connected. // I definitely try to really, really have faith that God will provide for me. And I’ll be okay because he’s done that up until this point. But I don’t think that I would b

Louisiana Ochsner Health employees have delayed payment [Video]
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Louisiana Ochsner Health employees have delayed payment [Video]

People across the country who bank with Capital One are impacted by a technical issue that is preventing them from accessing their money. Capital One confirmed Thursday that a “technical issue experienced by a third-party vendor” has “temporarily impacted” some of Capital One’s services, including payment processing, deposits and its consumer, small business and commercial banks. Related: Capital One customers face online access issues due to third-party vendor glitch Those issues have reached Southeast Louisiana residents as well. WDSU has received calls from several employees of Ochsner, who say their direct deposit payments were not made as scheduled Friday.Friday afternoon, Ochsner Health updated their statement: With the nationwide technical outage impacting Capital One, we worked with another bank to successfully process our payroll on Friday, January 17. While many of our employees have begun to see direct deposits reflected in their bank accounts, we understand there may be delays for those whose personal accounts are with Capital One and other banks affected by this nationwide outage. Ochsner Health released the following statement about the situation:We are aware of the unfortunate situation impacting those with Capital One, and we are working diligently to minimize the impact to our team. We are working with another bank to process our payroll, and most of our employees should receive their direct deposit today. We understand there may be delays for those employees whose accounts are with Capital One and potentially other affected banks due to the nationwide outage.Ochsner Health is providing employee assistance resources for our team members experiencing financial hardship due to the outage, and we continue to communicate with our team as this situation evolves. Our employees are at the core of what we do, and Ochsner Health is committed to doing everything we can to support our employees during this time.The third-party vendor affected is FIS Global, a provider of financial tech services to a number of major banks, including Capital One. The company said in a statement a power outage was the root of the problem.We are working with impacted clients to finalize the posting of transactions that occurred while systems were offline and expect most, if not all, of that work to be completed today, an FIS spokesperson told CNN.

Washington County sheriff plans for the ‘community rebuilding initiative’ to help inmates after release [Video]
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Washington County sheriff plans for the ‘community rebuilding initiative’ to help inmates after release [Video]

WITH THE SHERIFF, THE COMMUNITY REBUILDING INITIATIVE AIMS TO HELP INMATES SUCCEED AFTER THEY GET OUT AND TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING AT THE JAIL. >> THIS IS VIDEO FROM INSIDE THE WASHINGTON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TODAY. >> A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE IF WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOME OF THESE DETAINEES LIVES AND AND PERHAPS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THEY COME BACK TO JAIL. >> SHERIFF JAY CANTRELL SAYS A PERSON DETAINED IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL RIGHT NOW HAS BEEN BOOKED IN, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN SIX TIMES. >> SOME OVER 100 TIMES IN JUST IN THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL. SO IF WE CAN REDUCE THAT, IF WE CAN GET THEM SOME TOOLS, SOME EDUCATION, SOME COMPONENTS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR LIFE OUTSIDE OF JAIL, MAYBE THEY WONT COME BACK. >> THE COMMUNITY REBUILDING INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL BE AT THE OLD CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT, WOULD HAVE GED CLASSES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, PARENTING GUIDANCE, MENTAL HEALTH CLASSES AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION TO HELP SECURE A JOB AND KIND OF HELP DEFINE A NEW NORMAL FOR THEM SO THEY DONT HAVE TO GO BACK TO SOME OF THEIR OLD HABITS AND THEIR OLD FRIENDS AND THEIR OLD WAYS, BECAUSE THATS ALL THEYVE GOT LEFT. >> WERE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN GET THEM SOME NEW DIRECTION. >> THE COUNTY RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE OF MORE THAN $355,000 FOR THIS PROGRAM. THE COUNTY IS ALSO PARTNERING WITH A NONPROFIT CALLED RETURNING HOME NWA. >> WHEN THEY GET OUT, THEY DONT HAVE THAT STRUCTURE, AND WERE GOING TO TRY TO HELP EDUCATE THEM AND TEACH THEM SOME OF THAT STRUCTURE TO HELP THEM SUCCEED. >> AS OF NOW, ONLY INMATES WITH A NONVIOLENT CHARGE WITH A BOND OF $10,000 OR LESS ARE ELIGIBLE. AND ULTIMATELY, THE PROSECUTORS OFFICE WOULD ADMIT THEM INTO THE PROGRAM.