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Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:52:34 -0400

Cigna's move to shed it underscores its decision to focus on healthcare following its $54-billion acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Holding Co last year. The Bloomfield, Connecticut-based company is working with an investment bank to run an auction for the group benefits business, the sources said.

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:51:49 -0400

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes to federal and state criminal justice systems, including ending cash bail requirements and doing away with a crime bill that rival Joe Biden helped make law. "It's not equal justice when a kid with an ounce of pot can get thrown in jail, while a bank executive who launders money for a drug cartel can get a bonus. Warren's popularity has risen in public opinion polls measuring the crowded Democratic field, but she has not gained much traction among black voters, a key voting demographic in the party's nominating contests.

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:49:18 -0400

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:47:40 -0400

North Macedonia's special prosecutor in charge of investigating organised crime cases was questioned on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an extortion case. Katica Janeva offered her resignation last month after local papers reported her alleged involvement in a scheme to take money from a businessman charged by her office over corruption allegations. The case has become a major headache for Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's Social Democrat government as the main suspect in the extortion scheme, Bojan Jovanovski, a controversial entertainer turned businessmen, was outspoken in showing links with top government officials.

Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:47:37 -0400