Need to know: Elizabeth Holmes’s Theranos trial set to begin
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Aly McDevitt2021-09-07T12:36:00
Elizabeth Holmes’s legacy is on the line, as the long-awaited trial of the disgraced founder and CEO of blood-testing company Theranos begins Wednesday.
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