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Jury rules in favor of NC neighbors in hog-waste trial
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of eight Sampson County, N.C. neighbors who sued the world's largest pork producer for bringing foul odors and excessive noise to their rural community.
Each plaintiff ...Read more
SNAP funds restored to farm bill
WASHINGTON -- Changes to a federal food program that could have left thousands of needy Americans hungry have been stripped from the 2018 five-year federal farm bill.
The $867 billion, 807-page legislation that emerged ...Read more
Tech Q&A: Security upgrade loses some saved e-mail
Q: Comcast told me I had to change my Outlook 2007 settings in order to keep receiving e-mail. After I made the changes, I could still send e-mails but I couldn't receive any, and a new inbox was created that didn't ...Read more
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who say they were harassed by Charlie Rose
CBS News has settled a lawsuit filed by three female employees who claimed they were sexually harassed by the network's former anchor Charlie Rose.
The suit filed in May by Sydney McNeal, Katherine Brooks Harris and ...Read more
Why these 4 GM plants should be worried about closure risk
Hourly workers at four more General Motors factories have reason to worry.
Two assembly plants in Michigan, one in Kentucky and one in Kansas are operating far below their production capacity.
Industry experts and some ...Read more
McDonald's pledges to reduce antibiotics in its beef supply by the end of 2020
McDonald's has announced steps to reduce the use of antibiotics in its global beef supply, a major commitment from the nation's largest beef purchaser to address concerns about a rise in drug-resistant infections.
The ...Read more
Even with Facebook's tumultuous year, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan look back at 2018 with hope
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have sent out their annual letter from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, calling it "A note from Mark & me: looking back at 2018."
The initiative, now celebrating ...Read more
Social Security and You: Married More Than Once
I got to chatting with someone about 30 years younger than me the other day at our local library. We were sharing stories about our lives and careers and families. He expressed surprise at two elements of my life that I ...Read more
His Motivation Was Love
At 6 feet, 2 inches and 275 pounds, Daniel Huffman was the co-captain and a star defensive tackle on his Rossville, Illinois, high school football team. His dream was to be a "football hero" at Florida State University, ...Read more
All-new Ford Ranger touts combined fuel economy of 23 mpg
The new Ford Ranger isn't trying to compete with the Toyota Prius on gas mileage, but Ford is touting new midsize pickup for its fuel efficiency.
Powered by a standard 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the ...Read more
Zillow will buy your home directly. And it just brought the service to Southern California
Selling your home can be a headache. There's the real estate agent to find, the open houses to hold, the bids to weigh. And then, at the very end, there's the wait for something that may not even happen: financing.
A ...Read more
How much does it cost to run a startup in different tech hubs?
Tech startups in San Diego are spending quite a bit less than their peers in other innovation hubs around the country -- not only in expensive cities like San Francisco, but also in affordable cities like Austin, Texas.
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US planning actions targeting Chinese hackers, spies, sources say
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration is planning to take several actions aimed at calling out China for efforts to steal intellectual secrets from American high-tech companies, according to two people familiar with the ...Read more
As Google chief takes hot seat, lawmakers search their phones and cry 'bias'
WASHINGTON -- When members of Congress search their phones, they don't much like what they see.
That was clear when Google chief executive Sundar Pichai took the hot seat Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee to ...Read more
New CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger says she won't be a clone of Mick Mulvaney
WASHINGTON -- On her first full day leading the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Kathy Kraninger said she won't be a clone of Mick Mulvaney, the controversial acting director who she replaced in the powerful ...Read more
Google CEO says yes to privacy laws, no to political bias and maybe to China
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai, in his long-awaited appearance on Capitol Hill, told lawmakers Tuesday that his company's search engine had no bias against conservatives. He also said the tech giant had no current ...Read more
From politics to policies: A guide to Latin America markets in 2019
Latin America's two largest markets will start 2019 in the hands of new populist presidents who pledge to overturn decades of consensus policies in an effort to revitalize growth and boost investor confidence.
In Mexico, ...Read more
Dell shareholders vote to take tech giant public again
Dell Technologies shareholders on Tuesday voted to take the Round Rock, Texas-based tech giant public after five years as a private company.
Based on a preliminary vote tally, shareholders approved the reverse merger -- ...Read more
Wall Street urgently pushes its DC wish list as time runs out
WASHINGTON -- For Wall Street lobbyists, December is the time for holiday cocktail parties and last-ditch efforts to win favors from lawmakers.
With less than two weeks for Congress to cut a deal to fund federal agencies,...Read more
Ex-Target pharmacist wins $570K after alleging retailer broke Medicaid refill rules
Target has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal and Massachusetts state law by submitting claims in violation of rules against Medicaid prescriptions from being automatically ...Read more
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