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Equifax paying ex-CEO nearly $20 million in bonuses

Equifax made headlines this week by agreeing to pay $700 million for claims tied to its consumer-data breach in 2017. Yet its former CEO is in line to receive nearly $20 million in stock bonuses since leaving the company following…

School district refuses CEO's offer to pay off lunch debt

A Pennsylvania school district was criticized last week after sending threatening letters to parents over their children's school lunch debt. This week, a CEO said the district refused his offer to cover the cost. Todd Carmichael, co-founder and CEO of Philadelphia-based…

Feds launch antitrust probe of U.S. tech giants

The Department of Justice is looking into some of the country's largest tech giants to determine whether they are monopolies that have harmed consumers, the government announced Tuesday. The DOJ's antitrust division will examine whether large online platforms "are engaging…

Tennessee Tax Free Weekend Coming Up

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Tennessee Tax Free Weekend is this week. Tax free sales will start midnight on Friday and end Sunday at midnight. Tax free applies to clothing and school supplies items that are under $100. You can also get…

Senate votes to reauthorize 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund

After years of funding disputes with Congress, the Senate has officially voted to reauthorize the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund for the next 73 years, effectively providing financial support to help pay the health care bills for thousands of first responders…

Mark Esper confirmed by Senate as defense secretary

The Senate voted to confirm President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, Mark Esper. The Senate overwhelmingly voted 90-8 to confirm him. Esper, who had been serving as Army secretary, is now expected to be successfully installed as…

U.S. citizen held in migrant detention for nearly a month

A United States citizen has been detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for nearly a month, his lawyer confirmed to CBS News. Francisco Erwin Galicia was born in Dallas in 2000, a birth certificate…

Arrest made in death of 21-year-old college student

Authorities in Mississippi have arrested a suspect in the death of 21-year-old Ole Miss student Alexandria "Ally" Kostial. Brandon Theesfeld, 22, of Texas, was taken into custody Monday afternoon, the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Deputies discovered…

Friends react to wreck involving two TWU students

ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) - Friends are asking for prayers for Tennessee Wesleyan University student Kyle Blassingame and the family of Lane Lusk. That's after hearing on social media the two were in a car wreck in Charleston, South Carolina Friday…

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