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The family of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is dealing with the unthinkable. Wife Paulette Thompson and their two kids were left behind when the health insurance executive was shot and killed in New York City on December 4. His widow talked about the threats he had been receiving before the shooting shortly after the tragedy, which NBC News reports NYPD is treating as a targeted attack.

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A New York farm is recalling over 10,000 batches of Costco eggs due to concerns that they may contain salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Wednesday that 25 Costco stores in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee began selling the potentially tainted batches of eggs raised in Kirkland Signature Organic Pasture on Friday of last week.

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Australian Senate voted to approve a ban that will restrict children under 16 from using social media. The ban could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply.

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The Walt Disney Company has agreed to pay $43 million to settle a significant pay discrimination lawsuit that exposes persistent gender-based wage disparities in corporate America. The settlement, reached in November 2024, stems from a groundbreaking legal action initiated by LaRonda Rasmussen in 2019, highlighting the ongoing challenges women face in achieving workplace equity.