June 2019

Chemours says DuPont lowballed environmental liabilities

The DuPont Co. massively downplayed the cost of environmental liabilities with which Chemours would be saddled when DuPont spun off its former performance chemicals unit in 2015, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday. The maximum liability exposure figures that DuPont certified prior to the spinoff have proven to be “systematically and spectacularly wrong,” Chemours alleges.

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Interrupting Is Different for Men and Women, Even on a Debate Stage

For scholars in the field of manterruption, mansplaining and intrusive interruption, the 30 or so impolite violations of etiquette during Wednesday’s Democratic debate will no doubt turn into a classroom lecture, or maybe even a scientific paper. If the terms aren’t exactly familiar, a simplified explanation: They refer to the tendency of men to dominate

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7 Tourist Traps That Are Worth Checking Out On Your Next Vacation

The upcoming travel season means taking some much-deserved time off, visiting new cities and bumping shoulders with the nearly 100 million other Americans who plan to do the same this year. Fighting your way through traffic and crowds is definitely a downside of traveling, so it’s understandable if you want to skip the obvious tourist

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Washington man convicted in 1987 killings of Canadian couple

A Washington state man was convicted Friday in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple, a trial that hinged on 32-year-old DNA evidence and newly emerged genealogical technology. Jurors deliberated for more than two days before reaching their verdict against William Earl Talbott II, Seattle news station KOMO reported . Talbott was arrested last

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U.S. Fans March To Women’s World Cup Match Demanding Equal Pay

Just as the U.S. women’s national soccer team prepared to take on France in the 2019 World Cup quarterfinals on Friday, hundreds of flag-waving fans marched through the streets of Paris chanting “equal pay!” in support of the players’ fight for fair compensation. The crowd of supporters halted street traffic and stole attention as they

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