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—Triller, a rival video app of TikTok, is being accused of inconsistently paying out a promised $14 million to 300 Black creators, leaving some in financial dire straights. [WashPo]
—Skid Row homeless shelters are confronting a scarcity of clean drinking water. [NBC]
—Restaurants across the U.S. are unleashing their own Choco Tacos on the good people of Earth. [Forbes]
—Zadeh Kicks, a well-connected Air Jordan and Nike dealer, is being accused by the Feds of running a Ponzi scheme. [Bloomberg]