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How "big data" gives insurers a giant edge over consumers

Instagramming pics of yourself partying hard in Cancun? Insurance companies tap troves of social media and other digital data to make coverage decisions on home, auto, life and health insurance Insurers want to know about the media you consume, lawsuits…

Police call man's death on Sunday a homicide

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The call on Sunday morning was a medical emergency. But now Chattanooga investigators are calling the case a homicide. It happened in the 200 block of Hunt Avenue near the Eastgate Town Center. Police found 47 year…

Bernie Sanders' campaign touts support from minority members

Sanders and Booker attend service in Selma Advisers to Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign team say that the Vermont independent is polling well among minority groups that backed his rival Hillary Clinton in 2016. According to campaign pollster Ben Tulchi,…

"Highly aggressive" bull shot after attacking owner

A bull had to be put down in New Jersey on Friday after it attacked its owner, authorities said. Police in Sparta received multiple reports of an escaped cow approaching cars Friday afternoon on Houses Corner Road, CBS New York…

Stacey Abrams says 2020 run is "definitely on the table"

Presidential hopefuls flock to SXSW Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate who narrowly lost her race for Georgia governor in 2018, said she isn't ruling out a run for president in 2020. Speaking at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival Monday,…

Google paid $35M to former exec accused of sexual harassment

Amit Singhal was awarded $35 million in severance after leaving the company amid sexual misconduct claims Details became available from a shareholder lawsuit against the company and several of its officials The suit alleges that the settlement opens the company…

Blackout in Venezuela strains humanitarian crisis

Miami —The crisis in Venezuela is getting more desperate by the hour as a nationwide power failure stretched into a fifth day. Food and gasoline are running out as a political power struggle plays out. Doctors have been reduced to…

Could an eye test help detect Alzheimer's?

Could an eye test help spot Alzheimer's? Ninety-seven-year-old Scott Hughes and her identical twin sister Virginia were always close. When Virginia started having trouble with her memory and thinking, Scott knew something wasn't right. Virginia was later diagnosed with Alzheimer's…

Trump supports "permanent" daylight saving time

A growing number of state and federal lawmakers say it's time to rethink daylight saving time. Now the president seems to agree. President Trump said Monday that he would be "O.K." with extending daylight saving time to be year-round, becoming the…

Omar thanks Fox News for condemning host's comments

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked Fox News on Monday for condemning comments made on the network by weekend host Jeanine Pirro centering on the freshman Democrat's wearing of a traditional Muslim head covering. Pirro questioned whether Omar's wearing a hijab…

NASA's $21B budget request to fund moon, Mars missions

President Trump's fiscal 2020 budget request includes $21.02 billion for NASA, funding the agency's ongoing efforts to develop commercial spacecraft and infrastructure in low-Earth orbit and to press ahead with construction and launch of the world's most powerful rocket and…

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