#Trump Company CEO’s Unexplained Meeting With Balkans Leader Raises Specter of New Conflict == Devin Nunes, the former congressman who runs the company behind Truth Social, traveled to North Macedonia as former President Trump vies to once again shape U.S. foreign #policy. #News #DonaldTrump #TrumpMedia #TruthSocial #Government #Business #Politics #NorthMacedonia #Election #Election2024
One of the Nation’s Largest Auto Lenders Told Customers, “We’re Here to Help.” Then It Took Their #Money and Their #Cars. == CarMax partner Exeter Finance makes high-interest loans to people with troubled financial histories. It allows borrowers to skip payments but often adds thousands of dollars in new charges — costs that customers say Exeter didn’t tell them about. #News #PersonalFinance #Transparency #ConsumerProtection
The #NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them == The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated. It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current #police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say. #NYC #News #Law #LawEnforcement #CivilRights #Government #EdwardCaban
At Least Two #Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests == Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the #FBI and #CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters. #News #September11 #SaudiArabia #Government #NYC #Law
Medical Examiner, Whose Testimony Helped Convict a Man in 2004 of Killing His Baby, Now Says He Was Wrong --- The former Nashville medical examiner has recanted his testimony that Russell Maze’s son had died of shaken baby syndrome, joining the DA’s office in now saying a crime never occurred. Yet Maze could still spend the rest of his life in prison. #Nashville #Tennessee #News #Crime #CriminalJustice #Courts #Law #Police #CivilRights #Science #TrueCrime #Prison
Arizona Cracked Down on #Medicaid Fraud That Targeted #NativeAmericans. It Left Patients Without Care. == #Arizona suspended scores of behavioral health providers as authorities investigated them for defrauding the American Indian Health Program. The state’s actions left patients homeless and without treatment. #News #Health #Healthcare #Indigenous #Fraud
New #Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for #MentalHealth Care Coverage == The regulations will force health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health claims. ProPublica’s reporting has found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment. #News #Health #Insurance #Regulation #Government #Therapy
These Household Brands Want to Redefine What Counts as “Recyclable” == From Coke to Clorox, we contacted all 51 companies on the #Consumer Brands Association board of directors to ask if they agreed with the group’s proposed redefinition of “recyclable” #plastic. Most didn't respond. None disagreed. #News #Recycling #Business #Environment #Sustainability #Regulation #Health #Wellness