St. Jude Medical expects to pay about $14.5 million to settle litigation over Riata-brand wires that connect a defibrillator to the heart. The discontinued product is linked to 22 deaths.
The FCC approved the policy known as net neutrality by a 3-2 vote, with FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler saying the agency will ensure that no entity 'should control free open access to the Internet.'
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The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on whether to reclassify the Internet as a utility. If it votes yes, the commission will not allow Internet service providers to throttle traffic.
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Target executives say the retailer won't follow Walmart and the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls and raise employees' pay. Target's wages are competitive, CEO Brian Cornell said.
Pilots say they don't want to strike but that they earn well below industry standards. Negotiations began in 2010. Federal mediators have been involved since 2012.
The Minneapolis retail giant reported an overall net loss of $2.6 billion for the quarter ended Jan. 31 but said it was pleased by its sales numbers during the holiday shopping season.
The carrier started operating between the two cities in September. But airport officials say that flight will end April 9, when the carrier re-routes the crew to Minneapolis.