Trump, Congress Threaten Health Care Company Regulation Amidst Consumer Outrage
President-elect Trump and Congress are threatening increased regulation of large health care companies like UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna, following consumer anger over high costs and claim denials; these companies control 80% of U.S. prescriptions through pharmacy benefit managers.
Trump, Congress Threaten Health Care Company Regulation Amidst Consumer Outrage
President-elect Trump and Congress are threatening increased regulation of large health care companies like UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna, following consumer anger over high costs and claim denials; these companies control 80% of U.S. prescriptions through pharmacy benefit managers.
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56% Bias Score
Lactalis Pays €475 Million to Settle French Tax Dispute
Lactalis, a French dairy company, paid €475 million to French tax authorities in December 2024 to settle a dispute regarding its international financing operations, involving subsidiaries in Belgium and Luxembourg, while a criminal investigation into potential tax evasion continues.
Lactalis Pays €475 Million to Settle French Tax Dispute
Lactalis, a French dairy company, paid €475 million to French tax authorities in December 2024 to settle a dispute regarding its international financing operations, involving subsidiaries in Belgium and Luxembourg, while a criminal investigation into potential tax evasion continues.
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40% Bias Score
Terrorism Charge Added in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism for the December 4th killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan, allegedly motivated by anger towards the U.S. healthcare system; the new charge cites a post-9/11 law.
Terrorism Charge Added in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, was charged with murder as an act of terrorism for the December 4th killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan, allegedly motivated by anger towards the U.S. healthcare system; the new charge cites a post-9/11 law.
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44% Bias Score
EU Remains Passive as UN Negotiates Global Supply Chain Law
The UN resumed negotiations for a global supply chain law in Geneva on Monday, aiming to prevent human rights abuses, while the EU, lacking a negotiation mandate, only observes. The agreement seeks to establish corporate due diligence and ensure access to justice for victims.
EU Remains Passive as UN Negotiates Global Supply Chain Law
The UN resumed negotiations for a global supply chain law in Geneva on Monday, aiming to prevent human rights abuses, while the EU, lacking a negotiation mandate, only observes. The agreement seeks to establish corporate due diligence and ensure access to justice for victims.
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36% Bias Score
McKinsey to Pay $650 Million in Opioid Settlement
McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million to settle federal charges for its role in boosting OxyContin sales, including $2 million to Virginia's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; a former partner pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
McKinsey to Pay $650 Million in Opioid Settlement
McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $650 million to settle federal charges for its role in boosting OxyContin sales, including $2 million to Virginia's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; a former partner pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice.
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52% Bias Score
Chevron's Retaliation Against Lawyer Steven Donziger Sparks Calls for Presidential Pardon
Following a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for environmental destruction in Ecuador, Chevron retaliated with a legal campaign that led to the conviction, imprisonment, and house arrest of Steven Donziger, the lawyer who won the case, prompting calls for a presidential pardon.
Chevron's Retaliation Against Lawyer Steven Donziger Sparks Calls for Presidential Pardon
Following a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron for environmental destruction in Ecuador, Chevron retaliated with a legal campaign that led to the conviction, imprisonment, and house arrest of Steven Donziger, the lawyer who won the case, prompting calls for a presidential pardon.
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60% Bias Score
Mangione Faces Federal Murder Charges After Dramatic Cross-State Transfer
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was transported from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday, facing four new federal charges and eleven state charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism; the federal charges may lead to the death penalty.
Mangione Faces Federal Murder Charges After Dramatic Cross-State Transfer
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was transported from Pennsylvania to New York on Thursday, facing four new federal charges and eleven state charges, including first-degree murder as an act of terrorism; the federal charges may lead to the death penalty.
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48% Bias Score
Congo Accuses Apple of Using Conflict Minerals
The Congolese government filed criminal complaints against Apple in France and Belgium, alleging that minerals pillaged by armed groups in eastern Congo, including 15 percent of global tantalum from the Rubaya region, are used in Apple products, accusing Apple of laundering stolen goods and deceptiv...
Congo Accuses Apple of Using Conflict Minerals
The Congolese government filed criminal complaints against Apple in France and Belgium, alleging that minerals pillaged by armed groups in eastern Congo, including 15 percent of global tantalum from the Rubaya region, are used in Apple products, accusing Apple of laundering stolen goods and deceptiv...
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48% Bias Score
Toms River Toxic Waste Settlement Challenged Over Inadequate Compensation
A New Jersey environmental group is challenging a \$500,000 settlement between the state and BASF, the successor to Ciba-Geigy, over decades of toxic waste dumping in Toms River that caused at least \$1 billion in damage to natural resources and is linked to elevated childhood cancer rates.
Toms River Toxic Waste Settlement Challenged Over Inadequate Compensation
A New Jersey environmental group is challenging a \$500,000 settlement between the state and BASF, the successor to Ciba-Geigy, over decades of toxic waste dumping in Toms River that caused at least \$1 billion in damage to natural resources and is linked to elevated childhood cancer rates.
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44% Bias Score
Vennells Maintains Innocence in Post Office IT Scandal
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells maintains her innocence in the Horizon IT scandal, claiming unawareness of crucial information withheld by her senior team, leading to the wrongful prosecution of over 900 subpostmasters between 1996 and 2015, some of whom died by suicide; Vennells was stripped ...
Vennells Maintains Innocence in Post Office IT Scandal
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells maintains her innocence in the Horizon IT scandal, claiming unawareness of crucial information withheld by her senior team, leading to the wrongful prosecution of over 900 subpostmasters between 1996 and 2015, some of whom died by suicide; Vennells was stripped ...
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48% Bias Score
McKinsey Pays $650 Million to Settle Opioid Marketing Case
McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US claims that it helped market opioid painkillers, including advising Purdue Pharma on boosting OxyContin sales; a former McKinsey partner will plead guilty next month, and the firm is prohibited from opioid marketing for five years.
McKinsey Pays $650 Million to Settle Opioid Marketing Case
McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US claims that it helped market opioid painkillers, including advising Purdue Pharma on boosting OxyContin sales; a former McKinsey partner will plead guilty next month, and the firm is prohibited from opioid marketing for five years.
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36% Bias Score
UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Faces Potential Terrorism Charge
Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the charge could be upgraded to first-degree murder if prosecutors find evidence of an intent to commit terrorism, based on a "manifesto" and items found on his person.
UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Faces Potential Terrorism Charge
Luigi Mangione, 26, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; the charge could be upgraded to first-degree murder if prosecutors find evidence of an intent to commit terrorism, based on a "manifesto" and items found on his person.
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44% Bias Score