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This investigation reveals why the USDA relaxed bird flu testing for cows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation’s dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials,...

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Why the carbon removal industry is requesting federal regulations on itself

The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in the sector that’s been flooded with...

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Over 3 million acres of trees have been lost globally from 2001 to 2020....

Whether it’s digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, causing widespread destruction of...

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American Airlines slapped with a $50 million fine for its mishandling of...

The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.The...

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What working at McDonald’s tells us about the 2024 presidential election 

With early voting underway in many states, and less than two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are fighting to win over voters in...

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Boomerang CEOs are returning. Here’s why it’s a risky strategy

CVS Health last week named as CEO a tried-and-tested company veteran, the latest in a handful of firms this year that have turned to an experienced executive to take the helm, hoping to quell investor...

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Hurricane-ravaged Florida and North Carolina make changes to voting ahead of...

Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people in Asheville and surrounding areas remain without power in their homes following Hurricane Helene. In Florida, which started...

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SEC just hit four companies with big fines for downplaying the SolarWinds hack

The Securities and Exchange Commission fined four companies on Tuesday with misleading investors about the impact the 2020 hack of SolarWinds had on their own systems. Unisys, Avaya, Check Point, and...

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Starbucks baristas and customers seek changes from new CEO

Starbucks’s new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him. Tasked with reassuring investors that the company’s coffee shops are still hugely popular in the U.S., Niccol also has to contend with...

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Goldfish gets a sophisticated makeover to woo adult snackers

Goldfish, the crunchy snack loved by toddlers and teenagers alike, is getting a more mature name. That’s right. As of Wednesday, “Chilean Sea Bass” is swimming into our lives—at least for a limited...

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The Peloton Bike+ is coming to Costco this holiday season

Peloton plans to sell its deluxe stationary bike at Costco this holiday season as the struggling connected-exercise company seeks to broaden its customer base. The Peloton Bike+, a stationary bike...

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Boeing reports $6 billion quarterly loss amid a crippling strike

Boeing reported a loss of more than $6 billion in the third quarter and immediately turned its attention to union workers who will vote Wednesday whether to accept a company contract offer or continue...

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Apple and Goldman Sachs were ordered to compensate you for the Apple Card...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered Apple and Goldman Sachs to pay more than $89 million in penalties on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Apple Card users, for mishandling...

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McDonald’s E. coli outbreak: Map, timeline, locations, and states impacted by...

Things appear to be going from bad to worse for McDonald’s, after the fast-food chain became the center of a full-on E. coli outbreak linked to its Quarter Pounders.  So far, one person has died and...

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Character.ai lawsuit sets up legal fight over companion chatbots after...

On the last day of his life, a 14-year-old Florida boy found his confiscated phone, went into the bathroom, and logged into Character.ai.  “I promise I will come home to you. I love you,” he wrote,...

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Why this new Denver high-rise has a giant crack in its exterior

A new phenomenon is taking over high-rise architecture around the world: Design firms are constructing buildings that look like a cleaver hacked a chunk from their otherwise pristinely shining glass...

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Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs didn’t curb medical costs, according to a...

Drugs like Wegovy may trim your waistline but not medical costs, according to an analysis of U.S. health insurance claims shared with Reuters. The full-year cost of care for U.S. patients with obesity...

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Will SpaceX join the international effort to tackle space junk?

The European Space Agency is in talks with SpaceX about the possibility of Elon Musk’s space venture joining an international charter designed to reduce a growing swarm of debris in space, Director...

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Tim Burton, a ‘deeply emotional filmmaker,’ is afraid of AI

The imagination of Tim Burton has produced ghosts and ghouls, Martians, monsters and misfits—all on display at an exhibition that is opening in London just in time for Halloween.But you know what...

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Augment’s AI assistant wants to help companies write code faster and more...

An AI coding assistant called Augment Code is hoping to make programmers—and their teams—more efficient. And while it’s competing against a variety of other coding assistants, including Microsoft’s...

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