Governments and major corporations worldwide are scrambling to see if they, too, were victims of a global cyberespionage campaign.
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Gmail, YouTube, other Google services suffer brief worldwide outage
Work and school accounts for tens of millions of users were suspended for about 45 minutes.
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Pinterest paying $22.5 million to settle gender discrimination lawsuit
The former top executive claims that she had been paid less than her male peers, received gender-biased feedback and was left out of vital meetings.
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Fed to weigh further options for aiding U.S. economy in peril
The central bank’s policy meeting Wednesday coincides with a record-shattering resurgence of the coronavirus.
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U.S. agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
The perpetrators managed to pierce cyber defenses and gain access to email and internal files at the Treasury and Commerce departments.
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U.S. agencies, companies rush to secure networks after hack tied to Russians
The intrusion exposes the vulnerability of even supposedly secure government networks, even after well-known attacks.
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U.S. stocks end mostly lower after an early rally evaporates
Losses in the financial, industrial and health care sectors account for much of the decline.
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UAW agrees to monitor, voting changes after corruption probe
The deal forestalls a possible federal takeover of the union due to the investigation into bribery and embezzlement that has lasted more than five years.
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‘Green bank’ envisioned to help fund a clean-energy transition in Maine
Green banks leverage public funds to attract private investment and are used to raise money to combat the effects of climate change.
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Portland radio personality files employment discrimination complaints
Randi Kirshbaum alleges she was fired because of her age, a pre-existing medical condition, and her employer’s refusal to make an accommodation for her to work from home during the pandemic.