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3 CEOs pledge to help create 1 million jobs for people with special needs by 2025

Tuesday, October 22

(NEW YORK) -- Three CEOs have launched a campaign to help create 1 million jobs and leadership opportunities for people with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and other intellectual and developmental differences... Read More.

CVS, UPS to partner on drone delivery tests for medications

Tuesday, October 22

(RALEIGH, N.C.) -- CVS Health and UPS are teaming up to test a program that delivers prescription medications by drone in as little as 10 minutes after placing an order.UPS Flight Forward,... Read More.

Former Juul user sues company after being hospitalized, placed in coma

Tuesday, October 22

(NEW YORK) -- When 21-year-old Connor Evans was admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital for two and a half weeks in May for lung-related issues, he was shocked."My lungs were filled up to... Read More.

Macy’s bans fur sales in move celebrated by animal rights activists

Tuesday, October 22

(NEW YORK) -- Macy’s has formally announced that it will stop selling fur by the end of the 2020 fiscal year in a move that comes less than two weeks after California... Read More.

Federal employees on public lands see anti-government threats as ‘part of the job’

Tuesday, October 22

(NEW YORK) -- Federal employees have faced hundreds of threats in recent years, especially in agencies that manage federal lands, forests and national wildlife refuges around the country.A new report found that... Read More.

Opioid companies reach tentative $260M settlement just before landmark trial in Ohio

Monday, October 21

(CLEVELAND) -- Hours before a landmark opioid trial was set to start in an Ohio courthouse, major drug distributors and a manufacturer agreed to a tentative settlement, according to lawyers representing the... Read More.

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Halloween spending expected to reach $8.8 billion in 2019

Monday, October 21

(NEW YORK) -- This Halloween, beware of how the holiday will hit your wallet.Halloween spending is projected to reach $8.8 billion this year, with each shopper spending an average of $86.27 on... Read More.

As panic buttons become more common, some hotel workers say they are still waiting

Saturday, October 19

(BOSTON) -- Fatoumata Bah has worked in the hotel industry since 2001, when she immigrated to the country from Senegal. But she has not received a paycheck since early September when she... Read More.

Boeing pilots messaged about 737 Max issues years before 2 crashes killed 346

Friday, October 18

(NEW YORK) -- Internal messages between two Boeing pilots appear to show the company knew about problems with an automated system in the 737 Max aircraft in 2016, two years before two... Read More.

Oracle Co-CEO Mark Hurd dies at 62

Friday, October 18

(NEW YORK) -- Mark Hurd, a tech industry tycoon and the co-CEO of Oracle, died on Friday, according to co-founder Larry Ellison. Hurd was 62."It is with a profound sense of sadness... Read More.