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UnitedHealth Group revealed Thursday it is facing Department of Justice investigations over its Medicare billing practices, adding to a string of setbacks for a company that owns the nation’s largest and most powerful private insurer.In a securities filing, the company said that it has started complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the DOJ, and that it reached out to the department after reports of the probes surfaced. UnitedHealth also said it has launched a third-party review of its business policies and performance metrics.The company told CNBC that it expects to complete that review toward the end of the…
Snapchat is launching a new way for users to let their friends and family know they’ve made it home safe after an outing, called “Home Safe,” the social network announced on Thursday. To use the feature, you need to set your home location by tapping your Bitmoji on Snap Map and then “My Home.” When you head out and want to notify a friend when you get home, open the conversation, tap the Map icon, and then the Home Safe button. Your friend will receive an automatic alert in your chat conversation once you arrive home. Snapchat notes that alerts…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Brisbane, Australia — Five Australian women have won the right to sue Qatar Airways for forcing them to undergo invasive physical examinations on a Doha airport tarmac in 2020 after a federal court upheld their appeal. The women, whose identities remain confidential, were among dozens of female passengers removed from flights and subjected to bodily examinations, according to their lawyer, after a newborn was found abandoned in Hamad International Airport. At the time, the Qatari government said the measure was taken after a baby girl was found wrapped in plastic and buried in trash in “a…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:35 PM ET, Wed July 23, 2025 MSC Cruises is sharing new details about the entertainment venues that will be available on its new ship, MSC World Asia. When the ship sets sail for the first time in December 2026, it will offer a wide variety of spaces and experiences for guests of all ages. Debuting in the Mediterranean, MSC World Asia is the third vessel in the line’s World Class series. MSC World Asia will offer 7-night itineraries to Barcelona, Marseille, Genoa, Rome, Messina and Valletta.Travelers will be able to enjoy The Clubhouse, a brand…
Google announced on Thursday that it’s launching a new AI feature that lets users virtually try on clothes. The tech giant is also rolling out updated price alerts and teased an upcoming feature that will let users explore shoppable outfits and room inspiration using generative imagery. The official launch of the virtual try-on feature comes two months after Google first began testing it. The feature works by allowing users to upload a photo of themselves to virtually try on a piece of clothing. The feature is launching in the United States today, letting users try on apparel items in Google’s…
The director of Al-Ahli Hospital in northern Gaza called to ramp up the entry of humanitarian aid as starvation spreads across the Strip. “Gaza needs at least 1,500 aid trucks every single day for a month — just to begin healing from the wounds left by the weapon of starvation,” Dr. Fadel Naim said Thursday. On Wednesday, around 70 trucks were unloaded at aid crossings, and over 150 were collected by the UN and international organizations from the Gazan side of the border, according to COGAT, the Israeli agency that manages the flow of aid into Gaza. Before the war…
Over a decade ago, the Australian pop-punk boy band 5 Seconds of Summer emerged as charming genre-revivalists. Their 2014 career-making single “She Looks So Perfect” was all palm-muted power chords and gang vocals, a familiar sound for fans of the Warped Tour scene. In the years since, the quartet evolved into a full-on arena pop-rock act, taking turns at releasing solo material. Next up is lead guitarist Michael Clifford, the edgiest of the bunch, with a spirited solo debut album that feels truer to the band’s earliest material than their most recent. But he doesn’t just rehash the past. Rather,…
Key PointsPrivate investment firms of the ultra wealthy made 375 direct investments in the first half of 2025, a 32% annual drop, according to Fintrix.Family offices are still showing interest in hard assets needed by AI, such as data centers, and are also looking abroad.Family office experts told CNBC that firms have capital they need to deploy but are waiting for clarity around tariffs and geopolitics.A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Investment…
MILAN (AP) — Art restorers have removed a deteriorating piece of graffiti by the street artist Banksy titled “The Migrant Child” from the side of a building overlooking a Venetian canal to preserve the work for future public display, officials said Thursday.The removal from the wall of Palazzo San Pantalon was carried out in consultation with people close to the secretive British street artist, according to the Venice-based bank Banca Ifis’ art program that promotes art and culture.The artwork depicting a shipwrecked child holding a pink smoke bomb and wearing a lifejacket appeared along Rio di San Pantalon in Venice…
American Airlines shares slumped Thursday after the carrier’s third-quarter profit forecast fell short of Wall Street’s expectations and it reinstated its 2025 financial forecast well below its outlook at the start of the year.CEO Robert Isom told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the results are driven by consumer weakness, flat corporate travel demand that continued into the start of the summer and operational problems from a series of storms.”July’s been a tough month … because of the domestic consumer weakness,” Isom said.Demand appears better in the coming months, he said, and American is scaling back its capacity growth.Delta Air Lines and…