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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for its plans to impose time limits on anesthesia coverage.

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  • Health Care

Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for planning to put time limits on anesthesia care. On Thursday, the large health insurer said it had decided not to proceed with the policy change.

December 05, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
A federal judge in Texas has rejected a plea deal between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department stemming from the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019 which killed a total of 346 people.

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  • Business

Court rejects Boeing plea deal stemming from 737 Max crashes

A federal judge in Texas has rejected a plea deal between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department, saying the court should play a bigger role in selecting an independent monitor to oversee the company.

December 05, 2024
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  • Joel Rose
This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows a person of interest in the investigation of the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday.

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  • National

New images are released for a 'person of interest' in the CEO's killing in New York

Shell casings with the cryptic words "deny," "defend" and "depose" were found at the scene of the fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO outside of a Manhattan hotel, police officials say.

December 05, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
Each year, Pantone selects a color meant to reflect the trends, moods and happenings in the zeitgeist.

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  • Art & Design

Pantone's 2025 color is Mocha Mousse: How the company sold color to the world

Pantone isn't the only color system of its kind. But thanks to an innovative founder and savvy marketing, it's become the industry standard.

December 05, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
 Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler exits an Atlanta polling place in October while working as a poll monitor during the 2024 election. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Trump taps former Georgia U.S. Sen. Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration

Former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been announced as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Small Business Administration. Trump made the announcement Wednesday night on his social media site Truth Social, citing her business background and her help to “secure the Big Election Win in Georgia!”

December 05, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Trump gives a keynote speech at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville on July 27, 2024. Bitcoin has surged since Trump's election amid hopes he will usher in an administration friendly to its interests.

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  • Business

Bitcoin hits $100,000 for the first time. 3 things to know about an incredible ride

From how it got here to why critics are alarmed, here's what to know about the spectacular milestone for bitcoin.

December 04, 2024
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  • Rafael Nam
Paul Atkins, left, talks to then SEC Chair Christopher Cox during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2007. Atkins was then an SEC commissioner, and he has now been picked by President-elect Trump as the next head of the agency.

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  • Business

Trump picks crypto backer Paul Atkins as new Securities and Exchange Commission chair

Trump picked Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, to head the agency. Known for his support of cryptocurrencies, Atkins could help shape regulations for the industry.

December 04, 2024
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  • Rafael Nam
Members of the New York police crime scene unit photograph bullets lying on the sidewalk as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson was fatally shot on Wednesday.

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  • National

Who is Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO gunned down in New York?

Thompson, a 50-year-old father of two, spent two decades at UnitedHealth Group before his shocking death. Tributes are pouring in from coworkers and public officials in his home state of Minnesota.

December 04, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Journalists for the British newspapers <em>The Guardian</em> and <em>The Observer</em> voted to strike for several days this week and next to protest the planned sale of the <em>Observer</em>, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

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  • Media

Nearly 500 journalists walk out at 'The Guardian' and its sister paper

Nearly 500 journalists have walked out of the Guardian and its sister paper, the Observer, to protest what they see as a betrayal of the paper's values: the planned sale of the Observer to a startup.

December 04, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Elon Musk attends a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13. A federal judge this week ruled that Musk's $50 billion pay package from Tesla cannot be reinstated.

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  • Business

Elon Musk's more than $50 billion pay deal at Tesla was rejected again. Here is why

A judge in Delaware has for the second time struck down a compensation package for Elon Musk after a Tesla shareholder filed suit.

December 03, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
The container ship Adrian Maersk sails past the riverboat Georgia Queen on the Savannah River.

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  • Economy

Georgia Ports CEO ambivalent over future Trump tariffs' effect on U.S. trade

Looming tariffs are casting uncertainty over trade at Georgia's two ports.

December 03, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
At issue in the case before the Supreme Court Monday is the manner in which the FDA regulates e-cigarettes.

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  • Law

FDA battles vaping industry at the Supreme Court

The justices will hear arguments about the FDA's rejection of some e-cigarettes. High schoolers are at the center of the case.

December 03, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
In this 2009 file photo, a FedEx driver delivers a package in the Queens section of New York.

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  • Business

'Tis the season for porch pirates. Here are some tips to help protect your items

Retailers are warning Americans to be vigilant about their packages and not let porch pirates steal the holiday spirit,

December 03, 2024
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  • Chandelis Duster
The Supreme Court heard arguments on the FDA's refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns.

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  • Law

At Supreme Court, vaping may be frowned upon, but that could change with Trump

The focal point of the case is 2009 law enacted by Congress that gives the Food and Drug Administration a mandate to curb the availability of nicotine products for minors.

December 02, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul speaks during a plenary of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution in Busan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024.

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  • World

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.

December 02, 2024
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