Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family's attorneys said.
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LensCrafters to pay eyeglass customers $39 million over Accufit claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK LensCrafters agreed to pay $39 million to settle a lawsuit by prescription eyeglass
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'Elemental' was written off as a box-office flop. Then it sprouted legs
When "Elemental" opened to less than $30 million in the US in mid-June, box-office analysts and reporters were quick to label the animated movie a "flop," one that was almost sure to lose money. Yet after steadily playing through the summer, the latest entry from one-time hit factory Pixar appears to have taken a page from the Little Mermaid -- namely, by sprouting legs.
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New Jersey school district reaches $9.1 million settlement with family of teen who died by suicide
A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family's attorney said.
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Han Kuang: Taiwan practices to repel a Chinese invasion
Taiwan has learned from Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is moving to fortify vulnerable points.
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California, other states move to block 3M's $10.3 billion PFAS deal
By Clark Mindock A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed
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Booz Allen to pay $377.4 million to settle US charges over past billing practices
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON U.S.-based consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Holding agreed to pay the United States $377.4
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Michael Cohen reaches settlement with Trump Organization in dispute over unpaid legal bills
Michael Cohen reached a settlement with the Trump Organization in a dispute over nearly $1 million in unpaid legal bills, averting a civil trial set for Monday.
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SPAC seeking to merge with Trump's Truth Social media company settles with the SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it settled with the blank-check company seeking to merge with former President Donald Trump's media company.
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New York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the city's police department of using unlawful tactics against protesters following the death of George Floyd, according to a proposed settlement filed in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday.
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Roundup: Adelaide Clemens on 'Justified: City Primeval'; Orioles Take AL East Lead; Yankees Hit New Low
Adelaide Clemens discussed "Justified: City Primeval," the Orioles took the AL East lead, the Yankees hit a new low and more in the Roundup.
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Tesla directors will return $735 million to company to settle shareholder suit
Tesla directors will return $735 million to the company to settle claims they grossly overpaid themselves in one of the largest shareholder settlements of its kind, according to a Monday filing in a Delaware court.
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