The corporate logo of the UnitedHealth Group appears on the side of one of their office buildings in Santa Ana, California, U.S., April 13, 2020. Reuters / MIKE BLAKE The United States Department of Justice is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys, arguing that it would harm competition. The DOJ claims … Read more
Photo: Urbanandsport/NurPhoto (Getty Images) A Turkish Airlines flight diverted to New York on Wednesday morning after the captain collapsed and died onboard. The carrier’s Airbus A350 was scheduled to fly from Seattle to Istanbul over and 11-hour flight, however the crew declared an emergency over the Canadian Arctic four hours into the flight and began … Read more
A woman recently shared her ordeal with MarketWatch on how her ex-husband drained her life savings when they were married. He hacked her email, forged documents, and impersonated her to take over their joint account and silently transfer her business savings into his separate accounts using a PayPal account. The husband created the PayPal account … Read more
US housing rents have jumped 19% to an average of $1,712 since 2019. While the rent increase was the least, at 1%, in the past year, renewed demand from renters could mount further upward pressure on rental pricing as new homes hit the tight real estate market. Furthermore, many potential first-time homebuyers are choosing to … Read more
ActionSA has filed a complaint with the Public Protector against Justice Minister Thembi Simelane, who took a loan of almost R1 million from a company implicated in the now-defunct VBS Mutual Bank corruption scandal. According to a Daily Maverick report, Simelane took a loan of R575 600 during her tenure as Polokwane municipality mayor, from … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued RealPage on Friday after a two-year investigation that included an unannounced FBI raid of a national corporate landlord. The DOJ alleged that Richardson, Texas-based RealPage, which sells real estate software, decreased competition among landlords and artificially inflated rents for millions of tenants across the country. “We allege that … Read more
There are few places on Earth warmer and less comfortable than a New York City subway platform on a hot summer day. The combination of heat, humidity and basement dankness come together to form a really nightmarish concoction. It’s enough to make the average person wonder why there can’t be a better way. Why isn’t… … Read more
The ex-diversity program manager for Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the mega companies to fund her “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years behind bars — and ordered to pay back the hefty sum. Barbara Furlow-Smiles, 38, set up fake business deals, invoices and events — including a Juneteenth … Read more
Joe Maring / Digital Trends The antitrust season is in full swing in 2024. This time around, Apple is in the cross-hairs of regulators, bringing back memories of the historic Microsoft antitrust case that unfolded over two decades ago. Back then, the focus was on Windows and web browsers. In Apple’s case, the iPhone is … Read more
The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into the fuselage panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines jet. The feds have started to contact passengers and crew members of the horrifying Jan. 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after the door plug of the Boeing 737 Max 9 blew off at … Read more
