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Pinterest Agreed to Settle Christine Martinez Lawsuit for $34.7 Million

adminMay 9, 2025

by adminMay 9, 2025020

Pinterest recently agreed to pay $34.7 million to settle a lawsuit from an early adviser who claimed she had co-created the platform without compensation. Christine...

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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

adminMay 4, 2025

by adminMay 4, 2025032

In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas...

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Meta Seeks to Block Further Sales of Ex-Employee’s Scathing Memoir

adminMarch 13, 2025

by adminMarch 13, 2025031

Meta won a legal victory on Wednesday against a former employee who published an explosive, tell-all memoir, as an arbitrator temporarily prohibited the author from...

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Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, CDC Study Suggests

adminFebruary 20, 2025

by adminFebruary 20, 2025031

Two dairy workers in Michigan may have transmitted bird flu to their pet cats last May, suggests a new study published on Thursday by the...

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What Is Moral Injury?

adminFebruary 20, 2025

by adminFebruary 20, 2025027

When Jennifer S. Wortham was a teenager, her younger brother Patrick started acting out and getting in trouble at school. Their stepfather had recently died...

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Working the Night Shift? Here’s How to Take Care of Yourself.

adminFebruary 12, 2025

by adminFebruary 12, 2025040

When Samantha Shaw took a new job as a research technician for a sleep-related study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2021, she was excited...

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As Elon Musk Attacks DEI, Tesla Quietly Addresses Racism Complaints

adminFebruary 6, 2025

by adminFebruary 6, 2025031

In Washington, Elon Musk has been at the forefront of Trump administration efforts to gut programs designed to promote diversity. At the same time, Tesla,...