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National Geographic to lay off 9 percent of staff
To that end, please make every effort to be available tomorrow, November 3rd, either in your regular work location, and/or by phone. The National Geographic Society of Washington will lay off about 180 of its 2,000-member workforce in a cost-cutting move that follows the sale of its famous magazine and other assets to a company controlled by Rupert Murdoch.
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OBAMACARE HEMORRHAGING Billions in tax $$ at risk
Just this past week, six CO-OPs announced their intention to close, which will subsequently force hundreds of thousands of Americans to find new health care plans that most likely will not provide coverage identical to what they had before they were forced into the ACA.
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FTC approves Mylan's hostile bid for Perrigo with conditions
Perrigo shareholders have until November 13 to accept its tender offer. Mylan NV is reportedly undergoing some management changes after the company's acquisition of Perrigo Co.is completed. The drugs are hydromorphone hydrochloride, a narcotic; Scopolamine, for motion sickness; Acyclovir, for herpes; Bromocriptine mesylate, for type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease; Clindamycin phosphate/benzoyl peroxide, for acne; Liothyronine sodium, for hypothyroidism; and polyethylene glycol 3350, ...
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High-Speed Trader Found Guilty In Landmark Spoofing Case
The 53-year-old Coscia was accused of fraudulently earning money through the Chicago-based CME Group - the world's largest operator of futures exchanges - and European futures markets in 2011. He used these programs at his trading firm, Panther Energy Trading LLC, to commit a crime called spoofing, prosecutors said. It was banned under the Dodd Frank financial reforms .
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Blast rocks mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 1
The Times quoted a source close to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation parliamentary assembly, which had arranged the visit, as saying that while officials had said the cancellation was due to administrative reasons, recent public criticism of Saudi Arabia had also played a role.
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Walgreens hasn't told Theranos it's pulling back on partnership, CEO claims
She stated that they are only doing the one at the moment because of the FDA transition. The FDA considers the nanotainer an unapproved medical device, which Theranos had been shipping to several states. Striking a similar tone, Holmes claimed yesterday that her company's era of secrecy is about to come to an end. "What we want to do now is introduce that to the world so people can see what we built".