The U.S. government wants major technology companies to explain how they’re using customers’ financial data, laying the groundwork for tighter privacy rules on mobile payment systems down the road. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, PayPal and Square to reveal details of their proprietary payment …
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October, 2021
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13 October
Runner Mary Cain sues former coach Alberto Salazar and Nike for $20 million over alleged abuse
Distance runner Mary Cain, whose career fizzled after what she has called four miserable years at the Nike Oregon Project, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her former coach, Alberto Salazar, and their employer, Nike. Cain accused Salazar of emotionally abusing her when she joined the team in 2012 …
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8 October
Fatal shooting of 18
The fatal shooting of an 18-year-old woman by a Southern California school safety officer last month is being investigated as a possible homicide, police said Thursday. Manuela “Mona” Rodriguez, who had been declared brain dead after the Sept. 27 shooting, died Tuesday after she was removed from life support, her …
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7 October
Amazon has secured $670 million in tax breaks this year, watchdog says
Amazon is entering the holiday season having reaped more than $600 million in state and local government tax breaks, according to a tally from a watchdog group. Even before 2021 is over, the year has been the second-highest for tax subsidies for the ecommerce giant, with a total of $669 …
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4 October
Minor league pitcher says he mows lawns to make ends meet
A baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks’ minor league team spends some of his time off the mound mowing lawns in northern California. Scott Randall of Rocklin, California, was drafted by the Diamondbacks family of teams in July. He plays for the Visalia Rawhide, a single-A club whose season doesn’t …
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September, 2021
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19 September
Transcript: Dr. Francis Collins on “Face the Nation,” September 19, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, that aired on Sunday, September 19, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We’d like to now welcome the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, to …
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17 September
Robert Durst found guilty of killing best friend Susan Berman
A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday of murdering his best friend 20 years ago, a case that took on new life after the New York real estate heir participated in a documentary that connected him to the slaying that was linked to his wife’s 1982 disappearance. Durst, …
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13 September
Man with bayonet and knives in truck arrested near DNC headquarters
U.S. Capitol Police arrested a California man who had a bayonet and machete in his truck — which was painted with white supremacist symbols, including swastikas — near the Democratic National Committee headquarters early Monday morning. Donald Craighead, 44, was pulled over by a Capitol Police officer and arrested for …
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7 September
Biden administration asks Congress for billions as costs for Afghan refugees, natural disasters pile up
The Biden administration on Tuesday called on Congress to pass tens of billions of dollars in funding to keep the federal government running as lawmakers work to pass its annual budget legislation. Government funding runs out at the end of the month as the new fiscal year starts in October. …
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August, 2021
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15 August
Transcript: Dr. Rosalind Osgood on “Face the Nation,” August 15, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Rosalind Osgood, Broward County School Board chair, that aired on Sunday, August 15, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” NANCY CORDES: Now to the escalating battle over masks in schools. More than 40 school boards in five Texas counties are defying …
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