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Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 20, 2021

Some of Monday’s top business news stories:

Associated Press

Democrats push to retool health care programs for millions, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Lisa Mascaro

Use of OxyContin profits to fight opioids formally approved, by Geoff Mulvihill

CNN

Fearing battery fires after recalls, people are selling their Chevy Bolt EVs back to GM, by Peter Valdes-Dapena

Puma launches an Animal Crossing clothing collection, by Ramishah Maruf

The Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk’s Push to Expand Tesla’s Driver Assistance to Cities Rankles a Top Safety Authority, by Rebecca Elliott

Workers End Strike at Mondelez International, by Yifan Wang

CNBC

Feds charge 138, including doctors, with $1.4 billion in health-care fraud involving telemedicine, Covid, opioids, by Dan Mangan

End of ‘super profits’? Shares of top medical glove maker fall as Covid-induced demand eases, by Yen Nee Lee

Reuters

Exclusive: U.S. opens probe into 30 million vehicles over air bag inflators, by David Shepardson

American Airlines, Microsoft join Gates-backed program to boost clean energy

News about business journalism 

French court lowers fine against Bloomberg

Fortune names Bellstrom its executive editor

Galarreta to join Bloomberg as EU economic policy reporter

Sheen joins This Is Money as news editor

Axios to start three new business-related newsletters

Ro departing Axios for new opportunity

Washington Post hires Cadell from Reuters

South Florida Biz Journal hires Quintana to cover hospitality

Kvetenadze joins breaking news team at Forbes

MarketWatch names Jagannathan its inequality editor

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