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A new report reveals how the industry influenced research in the 1960s to deflect concerns about the impact of sugar on health — including pulling the plug on a study it funded.

What The Industry Knew About Sugar's Health Effects, But Didn't Tell Us

11:39pm November 21, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

The sugar industry pulled the plug on an animal study it funded in the 1960s. Initial results pointed to a link between sugar consumption and elevated triglycerides, which raises heart disease risk.

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Uber headquarters in San Francisco. The company acknowledged that the personal information of 57 million customers and drivers was hacked last year.

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Uber Data On 57 Million People Stolen In Massive Hack

11:00pm November 21, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says there is no excuse for the cover up of a 2016 data breach. A source tells NPR that the company paid hackers $100,000 to delete the data and keep the attack a secret.

Uber Says Hackers Stole Personal Data Of 57 Million Users

8:29pm November 21, 2017

by Aarti Shahani

The company kept the breach secret for more than a year. According to a Bloomberg report, Uber paid the hackers $100,000 to delete the stolen data and stay silent about it.

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Study Finds Republican Tax Bills Directly Benefit Businesses, Not The Middle Class

4:53pm November 21, 2017

by John Ydstie

In an effort to sell their tax plan, Republicans in both House and Senate have touted the benefits for the middle class. But a close review of the plans reveals that such claims are misleading.

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Multiple lawsuits have been filed by victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas. The company that owns the Mandalay Bay, MGM Resorts International, is among the parties being sued.

Hundreds Of Victims Of Las Vegas Shooting File Lawsuits

3:11pm November 21, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

Defendants in the suits include MGM Resorts International, which owns the Mandalay Bay, and Live Nation, the organizer of the country music festival at which 58 people were killed last month.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has unveiled his plan to undo the 2015 "net neutrality" rules that had placed Internet providers under the strictest-ever regulatory oversight.

FCC Unveils Plan To Repeal Net Neutrality Rules

2:26pm November 21, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

The FCC will vote Dec. 14 on a plan to undo rules that prevent Internet providers from blocking or slowing websites and apps. The plan would require broadband providers to disclose their practices.

Swedish singer Robyn, performing in Boston. The pop star was one of thousands who signed on to a letter excoriating sexual harassment and abuse in the music industry.

Music & Culture

2,000 Women From Swedish Music Industry Sign #MeToo Letter

2:19pm November 21, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The women shared shocking stories of disrespect and physical abuse. Seemingly unrelated, a leading executive from one of the country's largest labels was suspended shortly after.

Several Women Accuse TV Host Charlie Rose Of Sexual Harassment

12:27pm November 21, 2017

Rachel Martin talks to Irin Carmon, one of The Washington Post reporters who broke the story. CBS has suspended Rose from the CBS Morning News and PBS said it would halt distribution of his show.

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A new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility on this site in Conroe, Texas, will house up to 1,000 immigrants at a cost of $44 million a year to U.S. taxpayers.

National

Big Money As Private Immigrant Jails Boom

12:10pm November 21, 2017

by John Burnett

The Trump administration called for five new detention facilities to be built and operated by private prison corporations. Just one facility in Texas will cost taxpayers $44 million per year.

News Brief: CBS's Rose Accused Of Harassment, AT&T's Merger In Question

5:06am November 21, 2017

CBS suspended Charlie Rose after several women told The Washington Post of sexual harassment by the TV host. And, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit to block the merger of AT&T and Time Warner.