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High Court Eases Restrictions on Age Discrimination Suits

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court (search) made it easier Wednesday for any worker over 40 to allege age discrimination, ruling that employers can be held liable even if they never intended any harm. About 75 million people — roughly half the nation’s work force — are covered by the decision. …

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Analyst: Not Aware of Fraud at HealthSouth

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Analysts saw unsettling financial numbers from HealthSouth Corp. (search) but had no idea of the massive accounting fraud at the medical services chain until it unraveled, testimony showed Thursday at the trial of ousted chief executive Richard Scrushy (search). Merrill Lynch analyst A.J. Rice said financial reports …

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Human Bones Dated Back 195,000 Years

NEW YORK – A new analysis of bones unearthed nearly 40 years ago in Ethiopia has pushed the fossil record of modern humans back to nearly 200,000 years ago — perhaps close to the dawn of the species. Researchers determined that the specimens are around 195,000 years old. Previously, the …

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