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News Articles: Business

A no guns allowed sign is posted at the 54th Street entrance to the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel in New York, where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot last week.

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  • National

Police say UnitedHealthcare's CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun. What are they?

Police say the suspect had a ghost gun, possibly made with a 3D printer, when he was arrested on Monday. Here's what to know about the increasingly widespread weapons and efforts to regulate them.

December 11, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into the Blair County Courthouse for an extradition hearing on Tuesday in Hollidaysburg, Pa.

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  • National

Luigi Mangione contests extradition in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing

Luigi Mangione, the man facing charges in the New York City shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was denied bail in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie and
  • Alana Wise

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  • Business

Lawsuit: A chatbot hinted a kid should kill his parents over screen time limits

Two families are suing AI chatbot company Character.AI for allegedly encouraging harm after the kids became emotionally attached to the bots. One chatbot allegedly exposed a child to sexualized content.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of American journalist Austin Tice (portrait, left), who was abducted in Syria more than 12 years ago, give a news conference in Beirut in 2018.

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  • World

The fall of Syria's Assad has renewed hope for the release of U.S. journalist Austin Tice

Austin Tice went missing during a reporting trip in Syria in 2012. His release is a top priority for the U.S. government following a rebel group's ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
These plastic toys were manufactured in Michigan by American Plastic Toys. But most toys sold in the U.S. are imported and could be subject to tariffs in the incoming Trump administration.

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  • Business

'We're absolutely in panic mode': Toymakers are bracing for Trump's tariffs

Toy companies are preparing for tariffs in the new Trump administration. Nearly all toys sold in the U.S. are imported — mostly from China.

December 10, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Three Mile Island was closed because it wasn't economical to operate. Now Microsoft wants it restarted in the hopes it can supply carbon-free energy for its datacenters.

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  • Technology

Artificial Intelligence wants to go nuclear. Will it work?

The nuclear industry and big tech companies think they can solve each other's problems, but critics are skeptical the marriage can last.

December 10, 2024
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows higher speeds are worse for pedestrians regardless of vehicle height — but those risks are amplified for vehicles with taller front ends.

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  • Business

Taller vehicles are more dangerous to pedestrians, even at low speeds, research finds

A study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows higher speeds are worse for pedestrians regardless of vehicle height — but those risks are amplified for vehicles with taller front ends. 

December 10, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
A screenshot of the AI-generated "Daisy" — a new program launched by British phone company O2 to combat phone scams.

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  • Technology

A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat scammers at their own game

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from real people.

December 10, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
<em>Washington Post</em> Managing Editor Matea Gold, shown in May making remarks about the paper winning Pulitzer Prizes, is headed to the rival <em>New York Times. </em>Acting <em>Post </em>Executive Editor Matt Murray blocked publication of a story about her departure, saying the paper should not cover itself. Her decision to leave caps a year of crises for the <em>Post</em> involving its leadership and its finances.

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  • Media

Top 'Washington Post' editor kills article on deputy's departure

Washington Post Acting Executive Editor Matt Murray killed a story about the departure of a veteran and popular editor for a senior position at the New York Times.

December 09, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
The General Motors EV1 pioneered technology you can still find in electric vehicles today. Just over 1,000 were built, and the cars were only available for lease in a few states.

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  • History

This little electric car made history. 25 years ago, GM stopped making it

The EV1 was the first modern, mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker — pioneering some technologies you can still find in today's EVs. But the model was controversial, and short-lived.

December 09, 2024
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  • Jack Mitchell
President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage before he speaks at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Dec. 5 in Greenvale, N.Y.

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  • Politics

Trump focuses on tariffs, immigration in first network TV interview

President-elect Trump lays out plan for his first 100 days during interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press."

December 09, 2024
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  • Luke Garrett
An oil pumpjack is seen near a field of wind turbines in October 2023 in Nolan, Texas. The U.S. oil industry is headed towards a record-breaking year; renewable energy has also set several records this year. Prominent Republicans, including several in President-elect Donald Trump's circle, are talking about an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy that supports fossil fuel and clean energy.

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  • Business

Under Trump, an 'all of the above' energy policy is poised for a comeback

Trump promised to "drill, baby, drill." What does that actually mean for the U.S. oil and gas industry – and other types of energy, too?

December 09, 2024
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  • Camila Domonoske
Randee Noggle stands in front of her home in Taylor, Mich., on June 30, 2024. She sold the house to the sale-leaseback company EasyKnock, which announced Thursday it's going out of business.

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  • Investigations

A company that turned homeowners into renters abruptly shuts down

EasyKnock, which pioneered 'sale-leaseback' deals for struggling homeowners, abruptly closes its doors

December 07, 2024
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By:
  • Caitlin Thompson
A view outside the UnitedHealthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota. The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City this week triggered an outpouring of venting about the health care system on social media.

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  • Health

After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance

The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a deluge of painful stories about health care denials on social media.

December 06, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans.

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  • Business

Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok

TikTok has been facing down a January divest-or-be-banned deadline. The company filed a lawsuit challenging the law, which was heard before a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.

December 06, 2024
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
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