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One year later, UnitedHealth still sending breach notices from massive hack at Change Healthcare

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A UnitedHealth Group subsidiary is still mailing data breach notices to patients one year after a massive cyberattack at the company’s Change Healthcare business that affected roughly 1 in 2 Americans.

The Minnesota Star Tribune reviewed a notice received Monday by a patient in the Twin Cities, whose letter said the breach “may have ...Read more

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Motormouth: Timing chain vs. timing belt

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Q: I’ve had mixed input on whether or not to proactively replace the timing chain on my 2008 CR-V. It has 81,000 miles. I’ve also read that if you’re having the timing chain done, it’s a good time to have the water pump done due to labor. I intend to keep the car for a couple more years. I’d appreciate your input.

J.S., Gurnee, ...Read more

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Savannah port's growth fastest on East Coast. But skies ahead aren't clear

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SAVANNAH, Georgia ― Georgia’s Savannah port emerged last year as the fastest growing on the East Coast, state ports officials announced at its annual gala on Tuesday.

Leaning into that continued growth, ports officials again vouched for a deepening of the Savannah River channel to handle ever-larger cargo vessels.

But tariffs and the risk ...Read more

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UnitedHealth falls after report of Senate probe into billing

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. shares fell after a report that Republican Sen. Charles Grassley is launching an inquiry into the insurer’s Medicare billing practices.

The Senate Judiciary Committee probe is looking at UnitedHealth’s Medicare Advantage program, a privately administered version of the US Medicare health coverage plan for seniors and...Read more

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Real estate losses from fires may top $30 billion, from old mobile homes to $23 million mansions

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Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a Times analysis shows.

The analysis, comparing California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection assessments of buildings destroyed ...Read more

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Delta CEO promotes DEI initiatives as 'merit-based' following Trump executive orders

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Amid the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back DEI initiatives across the federal government, many companies have dropped their diversity, equity and inclusion commitments, from Disney and Google to Amazon.

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, which is a federal contractor, is threading a needle: It’s promoting its DEI initiatives as merit-...Read more

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Survey: You're more likely to get a raise if you learned about money as a kid

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For Julia Rothacker, conversations around the dinner table with her family centered around topics that many families don’t typically discuss.

Rothacker, 31, director of business and operations at Public, an investing app, recalls her parents bringing up the importance of budgeting, saving for college and investing from an early age.

“I was...Read more

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One Minnesota CEO decided he needed to move here to make impactful changes

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Dave Bozeman had the choice of living anywhere when he was hired as chief executive of C.H. Robinson.

Several leaders of Minnesota-based companies live elsewhere, so he could have stayed in Michigan where he was at the time or returned to his hometown of Chicago where C.H. Robinson has a large regional operation.

He chose the Twin Cities. He, ...Read more

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Employers say they need part-time workers. Job-seekers say they're striking out

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Cynthia Mejia really wants to work.

Since moving to the Twin Cities metropolitan area about six years ago, she and her husband, Amauris, have been searching for part-time jobs to supplement what they earn working full-time. Though the cost of living here is lower than their native New York, rising prices have meant cutting back on restaurants, ...Read more

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Apple to hire 20,000 people, invest $500 billion in the US amid Trump tariffs

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Apple said Monday it plans to invest $500 billion in the United States, hire 20,000 people and open a new manufacturing factory in Texas over the next four years.

"We are bullish on the future of American innovation, and we're proud to build on our long-standing U.S. investments with this $500 billion commitment to our country's future," Tim ...Read more

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Starbucks to lay off 1,100 corporate workers amid turnaround attempt

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Starbucks will lay off 1,100 corporate employees by Tuesday morning and eliminate hundreds of open roles, the company announced Monday.

In a letter to employees on Monday, CEO Brian Niccol said the company was simplifying its structure by shedding redundant roles and “creating smaller, more nimble teams.”

The layoffs will not affect store ...Read more

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In Parkinson's fight, Medtronic's first-in-the-world adaptive therapy feature wins FDA approval

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After decades of development and trials, Medtronic has secured U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for adaptive technology personalizing treatment of Parkinson’s symptoms using advanced stimulation deep in the brain.

On Monday, the Fridley-run company announced the regulatory win for its BrainSense Adaptive deep brain stimulation in a ...Read more

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Hooters may be headed for bankruptcy in coming months

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Hooters is reportedly working on a bankruptcy plan that would allow the restaurant chain to restructure and manage debt.

It’s parent company, Hooters of America, is said to have met with a law firm about the possibility of initiating a legal process in the next few months that would buy the company time to reorganize. According to Bloomberg, ...Read more

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Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes loses her appeal

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has lost her appeal of her fraud conviction.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld lower court rulings finding Holmes guilty of felony fraud, sentencing her to more than 11 years in prison and ordering her to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution.

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Survey: The stock market is again Americans' favorite long-term investment

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The stock market is the top place to invest for the long term, say Americans in Bankrate’s 2025 Long-Term Investment Survey. In all, 27% of Americans said they prefer the stock market as the way to invest money that they didn’t need for a decade or more. This figure is in line with the 26% who chose the stock market in the 2022 survey, the ...Read more

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1099-K tax rules: What you need to know if you get paid via Venmo, Cash App or PayPal

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If you sell goods or services or rent property, and get paid through Venmo, PayPal, Cash App or another payment app, you may have been surprised by a Form 1099-K this year.

Here’s why you might be among the millions of taxpayers who got this form for the first time: If you received a total of $5,000 or more through a payment app in 2024, that...Read more

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Hungry mortgage lenders are dangling deals and discounts

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Slashed rates. Discounts on future purchases. Speedy delivery.

No, these are not the promises of an auto dealer or eager e-retailer start-up. They’re coming from mortgage lenders.

The incentives reflect the harsh reality of the residence-financing scene. Since 2021, mortgage rates have more than doubled. The predictable result: American ...Read more

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Uber CEO says Musk wants to go alone on Tesla robotaxi rollout

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Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said Elon Musk was not open to making Tesla Inc.’s planned robotaxis available on the ride-sharing platform, making Uber a future competitor.

“I’ve had conversations with him at this point,” Khosrowshahi said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg TV’s Manus Cranny at the...Read more

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DOJ investigating Medicare Advantage billing practices at UnitedHealth Group: Report

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The Wall Street Journal says the U.S. Justice Department in recent months has launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s billing practices to see if the company fraudulently used diagnosis data to trigger extra Medicare Advantage payments.

A series of articles in the Wall Street Journal last year alleged Medicare paid UnitedHealth ...Read more

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Colorado issues first psilocybin-related licenses, kicking off psychedelic industry rollout

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Colorado regulators have issued the first licenses to individuals seeking to open psilocybin-related businesses.

As of Thursday afternoon, the Department of Revenue’s Natural Medicine Division had approved seven license applications for prospective business owners, including one who wants to open a psilocybin mushroom cultivation and another ...Read more