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Starbucks training focuses on the evolving study of unconscious bias
No company has tried such training on this scale, says an expert advising the coffee chain, and the effort puts the science of behavioral change to the test.
5 years ago
Senate confirms Gina Haspel as CIA Director
Haspel, 61, is widely respected in the intelligence community.
5 years ago
Breaking with Trump’s GOP, Koch brothers praise democrats on immigration
The Koch brothers are going rogue.
5 years ago
EPA’s Scott Pruitt, subject of many ethics probes, plays defense before Senate
The Environmental Protection Agency administrator fielded reproaches from both sides of the aisle during testimony before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
5 years ago
Whistleblower: Cambridge Analytica aimed to trigger paranoia, racial biases
"Cambridge Analytica sought to identify mental and emotional characteristics in certain subsets of the American population and worked to exploit them."
5 years ago
Senate Committee releases 2,500 pages about 2016 Trump Tower meeting
The June 9, 2016, meeting at Trump Tower is one of several known contacts between Trump campaign workers and people connected with the Russian government.
5 years ago
Sports betting likely to give Atlantic City’s casinos a revenue boost
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing all states to have legalized sports betting could help Atlantic City casinos generate additional revenue.
5 years ago
White House feared PR ‘nightmare’ over agency’s stricter chemical limits, emails show
Emails show that the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Control is planning to publish recommendations that EPA officials warned would fuel public alarm.
5 years ago
Poll: Young adults feel stress of long-term care
According to the poll, a third of American adults under age 40 have already provided care for an older relative or friend.
5 years ago
Sanctuary cities could get boost from sports betting ruling
The Justice Department declined to comment on the decision.
5 years ago
Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers
This graduation season, the podium is all hers.
5 years ago
Nursing homes, senior centers find bullying has no age limit
"It's like 'Mean Girls,' but everyone is 80."
5 years ago
Can a cocktail of vitamins and steroids cure a major killer in hospitals?
Scientists have launched two large studies to test a treatment that could have an enormous impact on the leading cause of death in American hospitals — sepsis.
5 years ago
Federal employees face cuts to retirement benefits, pay freezes
Federal employees can be forgiven for feeling whiplashed by the Trump administration.
5 years ago
Man allegedly used change of address form to move UPS HQ to his apartment
As federal crimes go, this one seems to have been ridiculously easy to pull off.
5 years ago