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The co-founder and CEO of the fact-checking site Snopes.com has acknowledged plagiarizing from dozens of articles done by mainstream news outlets over several years, calling the appropriations “serious lapses in judgment.”
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Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism

A former Vermont ski resort president pleaded guilty Friday to providing false documents during a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Newport using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money.
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Former ski resort exec pleads guilty to 1 charge, 9 dropped

Two men were detained Saturday on suspicion of sexual assault in a case that shook Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, Chinese police announced.
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Chinese police detain two in Alibaba sexual assault case

A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost US$13 million, spending most of it at an adult website with some of it coming back to him.
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Millions stolen from health fund spent at adult website

The Red Sea reefs off the Israeli resort of Eilat host some of the greatest coral diversity on the planet.
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Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals

A new report on the inequities faced by LGBTQ2S+ Canadians has confirmed an economic trend that could make employers re-examine their hiring practices and how they address workplace challenges.
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Researchers confirm substantial income disparities among lesbian, gay and bisexual Canadians

Health officials in Northern B.C. say they’re dealing with a cluster of COVID-19 cases among workers involved in the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project near Valemount.
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Cluster of COVID-19 infections detected among Trans Mountain pipeline workers in Valemount, B.C.

Some private sector companies are implementing policies requiring Canadian employees to be fully vaccinated to visit the office or participate in staff meetups — and at least one expert expects more businesses to follow suit.
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Companies launch mandatory vaccination policies and experts expect more coming

Canada’s biggest bookstore chain is seeing rising sales thanks in part to an online community of TikTok users sharing videos reviewing and recommending books.
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Popular TikTok videos with ‘BookTok’ hashtag give book retailer Indigo a sales boost

Airbnb had a blockbuster second quarter, with revenue soaring nearly 300% and topping expectations. But it also reported some bad news: The company is worried about the Delta variant’s impact on consumers’ future travel plans.
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Airbnb warns that the Delta variant could disrupt travel