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Dartmouth Agrees To Settlement Over Water Contamination

- April 21, 2017

At long last, a settlement has been reached between Dartmouth College and the family of Richard and Debbie Higgins who claim, according to a lawsuit, that they “suffered health problems from drinking well water contaminated by runoff from a site where the college once dumped animals used in scientific experiments.” According to a statement issued by the college, Dartmouth and the family “have reached a negotiated settlement of all claims related to contamination of the drinking water well at 9 Rennie Road.” The settlement, according to the college, will allow the Higgins family to “move on with their lives in a new location.”

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Humans Can Help the Environment

- April 21, 2017

Since Earth Day is tomorrow, it’s worth considering a couple old, bold examples of what humans can do right – and wrong. Surprisingly, two of the most contrary landscapes on the face of the planet may both have been created by people. What can we learn from the stark difference between the Sahara and the Amazon?

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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Bose Over Data Mining Concerns

- April 20, 2017

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago against Bose, a high-end headphone company, on claims that it “has been tracking and distributing customers’ data without telling them.” According to the lawsuit, the Bose Connect app has been connecting user’s “listening history with third-party data mining companies.”

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21st Century Fox Says Good-Bye to Bill O’Reilly In Wake of Scandal

- April 20, 2017

21st Century Fox announced on Wednesday that its relationship with Bill O’Reilly will end, following a “thorough and careful review” of the allegations levied against him. Fierce criticism had been targeted at Fox following a New York Times investigation against top-grossing talk-show host Bill O’Reilly. The Times revealed that, over the course of the past

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State Senate Supports $3.75M Barahona Settlement Payout

- April 19, 2017

A House committee has approved a bill that will pay out part of a settlement involved in a high-profile case that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old girl and near death of her twin brother. With the approval of the bill, known as HB 6523, $3.75 million of the $5 million that the Florida Department of Children and Families agreed to pay “to the estate of Nubia Barahona and to Victor Barahona” will be paid out. The other $1.25 million has already been paid.

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