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Eric Holder Recommends Broad Set Of Changes To Uber's Company Culture

4:32pm June 13, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Uber released recommendations from former Attorney General Eric Holder about how the company should change its workplace culture. Holder was hired by Uber following an explosive blog post by a female engineer who was propositioned and harassed repeatedly. Her complaints to senior management and human resources were ignored.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Resigns As Verizon Completes $4.5 Billion Purchase

4:32pm June 13, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

Verizon has completed its $4.5 billion purchase of Yahoo, and, as expected, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is resigning. She's turning over control to Tim Armstrong, the former CEO of AOL who is now the head of Oath, a digital media brand that combines the Internet assets of AOL and Yahoo. Verizon sees the acquisition of media content as a way to expand beyond its core wireless business.

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National

Diesel Vehicles Stay Alive Despite Constant Drama For Car Companies

4:32pm June 13, 2017

by Sonari Glinton

Diesel vehicles have caused more than their fair share of drama in the last few years. They have cost Volkswagen billions in fines and judgments. Chrysler is defending itself against allegations of cheating on emissions, and several other companies are still under investigation. But diesel manages to hang on.

Despite Falling Unemployment, U.S. Wages Stay Stagnant

4:32pm June 13, 2017

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Peter Coy, economics editor for Bloomberg, about why pay isn't rising in the U.S., despite a falling unemployment rate.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, seen in 2014, wrote a farewell post to employees titled "Nostalgia, Gratitude & Optimism." She signed off with: "Yaho-o-oo! Marissa."

National

Verizon Closes The Yahoo Deal; Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Resigns

3:13pm June 13, 2017

by Alina Selyukh

Verizon has completed its $4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo, folding it and AOL into a digital media subsidiary called Oath. Mayer is expected to receive a $23 million golden parachute as she exits.

Journalists at The Washington Post work in a newsroom surrounded by screens showing its website and updated reader metrics.

National

At 'Washington Post,' Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance

12:37pm June 13, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

The newspaper struggled amid declines in print ads, but under Amazon's Jeff Bezos, it has transformed its operations, from how it writes headlines and chooses photos to how it generates ad dollars.

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Shifting messages from the U.S. Congress have left many would-be entrepreneurs, and workers who've recently been laid off, wondering how best to maintain health coverage.

Just Lost Your Job? COBRA May Be Your Best Health Insurance Strategy Now

11:27am June 13, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

With the 2018 health insurance market still in play, you might want to extend your job-based insurance until this fall, when the outlines of the health law's marketplaces should become clearer.

Coal Towns Face An Uncertain Future. What Is The Country Obliged To Do?

8:37am June 13, 2017

by Nathan Rott

As utilities transition away from coal power, what, if anything, do they owe the places that were built around supplying that coal? A Montana lawmaker is among those trying to make that case.

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An employee of Indian IT security solutions company Innefu Labs works at its offices in New Delhi. Newer fields, including artificial intelligence, will require highly advanced skills, analysts say.

World News

India's Tech Firms Face Fundamental Shift From IT To More Advanced Tech

7:43am June 13, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

For decades India's IT talent has maintained the world's computers, databases and back offices. But new technologies are overtaking that old business model, and analysts predict massive layoffs.

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An American classic car is seen parked in front of the Capitol building in Havana. President Trump's expected changes in policy toward Cuba could make it more difficult for Americans to visit the island and for U.S. companies to do business there.

Trump Expected To Restrict Trade, Travel With Cuba

7:43am June 13, 2017

President Trump is preparing to announce changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba during a visit to Miami on Friday, possibly tightening restrictions loosened by the Obama administration.

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