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Help Wanted: EVERYWHERE

Everyone is hiring these days. Main Street USA is littered with “Help Wanted” signs after millions of workers abandoned low-paying service jobs during the pandemic – and that spells trouble for businesses across the country. Strelmark founder Hilary Fordwich explains the labor shortage caused by frustratingly low wages. But is $15/hour enough to lure people back to their old gigs?

Facebook quizzes look innocent enough, but there’s something concerning about terabytes of personal data collected from users answering what their favorite artist or movie is. With mind-boggling amounts of user data floating around, identity thieves are taking notice. Attorney and professor Steven Weisman explains a bevy of low-to-high tech scams, including check washing and postmortem identity theft.

Help Wanted: EVERYWHERE
The Big Picture with Holland Cooke tackles the latest in political news, debates, commentary and more. The program airs live every Friday at 1:30 PM ET, with re-runs at 7 PM and 10:30 PM EM on Friday and Mondays at 01:30 PM ET.