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An interesting and important new article by Profs. Glenn Harlan Reynolds (InstaPundit) and Penny White, both of the University of Tennessee College of Law (see also this Wall Street Journal piece, excerpted without a paywall here): Many municipalities have chosen to use the criminal justice system as a revenue-extracting tool.…

The Wall Street Journal reports that federal and state regulators have broadened their investigations into Activision Blizzard Inc's (NASDAQ:ATVI) leadership role in handling workplace misconduct claims. State watchdog, The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing subpoenaed Activision's directors over its workplace issues.  It also has subpoenaed police departments in the Los Angeles area…

A woman in the New York City area appears to have been cured of an HIV infection, Wall Street Journal reported, provid

The Wall Street Journal reports that Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) looks to launch cardless payments for U.S. merchants. DFS collaborated with fintech firm Buy It Mobility Networks Inc, whose technology allows consumers to pay directly from their checking accounts using merchants’ apps. BIM is betting that discounts will help sway shoppers. Merchants pay lower…

Comcast Corp's (NASDAQ:CMCSA) NBCUniversal is nearing a plan that could drastically change its partnership with The Walt Disney Co's (NYSE:DIS) Hulu, the Wall Street Journal reports. NBCUniversal could end up shifting high-profile programming to its Peacock streaming platform under the plan. Comcast, which owns a third of Hulu, launched Peacock less than two years ago,…

Peloton Interactive Inc's (NASDAQ:PTON) co-founder John Foley is stepping down as CEO and will become executive chair, The Wall Street Journal reported. Barry McCarthy, the former chief financial officer of Spotify Technology SA (NYSE:SPOT) and Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX), will become CEO and president and join Peloton's board. Peloton also plans to cut 2,800 jobs to cope…

Iran's nuclear program had advanced too far to re-create the roughly 12-month so-called "breakout period" of the 2015 pact, US officials warned. US officials said Iran is capable of amassing enough nuclear fuel for a bomb in significantly less than a year, a shorter time frame than the one that…

The Wall Street Journal's publisher, News Corp, says it has been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees

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