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Cigna health giant accused of improperly rejecting thousands of patient claims using an algorithm

A federal lawsuit alleges that health insurance giant Cigna used a computer algorithm to automatically reject hundreds of thousands of patient claims without examining

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Hope for rescuing Titan passengers grow dim as time passes

The clock is ticking on rescue efforts to find five people in a missing submersible in the North Atlantic Ocean.The commercial vessel Titan by the company OceanGate los

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New mural calls attention to Americans held abroad as loved ones say, 'This doesn't go away'

Families of several Americans who are detained abroad arrived in Washington on Wednesday morning to unveil a mural depicting them in an effort, their relatives say, to

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Sandy Hook families settle with Remington, marking 1st time gun-maker held liable for mass shooting

Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, acco

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Experts: Wuhan lab has not conducted 'gain of function' experiments

Researchers donned with protective suits work at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, February 23, 2017. /CFPMedical experts and Chinese officials have repetitively clarifi

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Is Japan's Fukushima water discharge plan lawful?

People stage a protest rally in front of the Fukushima prefectural government headquarters in Fukushima, Japan, April 13, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: Zhao Chunlei is a researcher at the Instit

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China slams The Economist's wrongful remarks on Xinjiang

The Chinese Embassy in the UK on Saturday expressed strong dissatisfaction with The Economist's wrongful remarks on Xinjiang, which made groundless accusations against

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China's top legislature condemns Canada's Xinjiang-related motion

China on Wednesday voiced strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition over a Xinjiang-related motion passed by Canada's House of Commons, saying the move wantonly in

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The SAFE TECH Act proposes Section 230 reform, but law’s defenders warn of major side effects

The first major Section 230 reform proposal of the Biden era is out. In a new bill, Senate Democrats Mark Warner, Mazie Hirono and Amy Klobuchar propose changes to Section 230 of the Communications De

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VMware files suit against former exec for moving to rival company

Earlier this month, when Nutanix announced it was hiring former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami as CEO, it looked like a good match. What’s more, it pulled a key player from a market rival. Well, it

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Human Capital: Ex-Pinterest employees who alleged discrimination say ‘no progress has been made’

This was quite the week for Pinterest and not in a good way. While the company settled the gender discrimination lawsuit brought forth by its former COO, the hefty $22.5 million settlement highlighted

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With Bambee, Allan Jones wants to give small businesses HR services their employees can trust

Allan Jones’s first startup was Fourth and Grand, a Trunk Club-like service backed by the venture studio and accelerator, Science, out of Santa Monica.While the business didn’t work out, i

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Pinterest settles gender discrimination lawsuit with former COO for $22.5 million

Pinterest today announced it has settled the gender discrimination lawsuit brought forth by former COO Francoise Brougher. In August, Brougher sued Pinterest, alleging gender discrimination, retaliat

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Singer Bobby Brown's son found dead at Los Angeles home

Bobby Brown Jr., the son of singer Bobby Brown, was found dead at a Los Angeles home Wednesday. He was 28.Los Angeles Police spokesman Officer Jeff Lee said officers were responding to a medical emer

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The need for true equity in equity compensation

I began my career at Oracle in the mid-1980s and have since been around the proverbial block, particularly in Silicon Valley working for and with companies ranging from the Fortune 50 to global consu

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Protests erupt in U.S. over charges filed in Breonna Taylor shooting

Protestors confeont police in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., September 23, 2020. /Reuters Angry protesters demanded justice in the U.S. city of Louisville on Wednesday after charges were filed ag

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Human Capital: What’s next in Uber and Lyft’s court battle and a look at board diversity in Silicon Valley

Welcome back to Human Capital, where we unpack the latest in diversity, equity and inclusion, and labor issues in the tech industry.In this week’s edition, we’re looking at the latest in U