Europe’s top antitrust regulator is probing how Google and Facebook use data, putting the companies’ huge advertising businesses in the spotlight once again. The European Commission said Monday that it has launched preliminary investigations into how Google and Facebook gather, process, use and monetize data for advertising purposes. Both companies have used what they know
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When Michael Schumacher retired in 2012, his Formula 1 records looked unbreakable. That was before Lewis Hamilton started moving through the gears in his remarkable development as a driver. The 34-year-old Briton won his 11th race of the season on Sunday, following a dominant performance at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix where he led from
Continue Reading Lightning couldn’t possibly strike twice for Leicester City, could it? Three years ago the club defied odds of 5000/1 to win the English Premier League in what was one of the greatest sporting upsets ever, bettering giants Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool. After Sunday’s dramatic, come-from-behind 2-1 win against Everton, Leicester City actually has
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EL PASO, Texas — A new study from the journal Pediatrics found good news for most parents of high school athletes: rates of concussions have gone down in recent years across all sports. However, concussions increased during football games, despite decreasing during football practices. The study found the highest concussion rates for boys’ football, followed
Continue Reading A dramatic picture of a brooding storm engulfing boats in a sailing race on Lake Geneva has earned Swiss photographer Loris von Siebenthal the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award for 2019. The stunning photo, voted for by an international jury, beat entries from 132 other photographers to win the 10th edition of the competition. Von
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Democrats pivot from investigating President Donald Trump to beginning their prosecution of him this week in the most significant and historic development yet in a fast-moving impeachment battle. The rising stakes come as Republicans on Sunday launched a new offensive to destroy the legitimacy of the Democratic process by claiming that Trump’s enemies are rushing
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Shelley Morrison, a character actress best known for playing the feisty maid Rosario Salazar on “Will & Grace,” has died, publicist Lori DeWaal tells CNN. Morrison died Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from heart failure at the age of 83, DeWaal said. Morrison’s character Rosario was the no-nonsense Salvadoran maid to socialite
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Two boys, born into deeply religious families, both sent to Catholic school, and both abused by the very priests and teachers meant to protect them. George Stein and Joey Piscitelli grew up a decade apart, but they are connected by their abuse at the hands of priests and brothers from a Catholic order founded to
Continue Reading The founders of health and wellness company Kyäni Inc., along with their father, were among the nine killed in a plane crash in Chamberlain, South Dakota, the company said Sunday. Brothers Jim and Kirk Hansen founded the Idaho-based company along with their wives, according to Kyäni’s website. Their father, Jim Hansen Sr., was also on
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Olivia Jade Giannulli returned to YouTube on Sunday nearly nine months after her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, were indicted on charges related to the college admissions scandal. In the two-minute video, Olivia Jade, 20, welcomed her 1.93 million YouTube subscribers back to her channel, acknowledging that she had “been gone for a
Continue Reading Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The trade truce struck by the United States and China in October eased business concerns that more damaging tariffs were on the way. But some companies may be too complacent.
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(CNN Español) — La fiscalía de México detuvo este domingo a “varios individuos” presuntamente involucrados en el ataque armado del pasado 4 de noviembre en el que murieron varios miembros de la familia LeBarón, en el Municipio de Bavispe, estado de Sonora. Según un comunicado de la propia fiscalía, por la detención de un presunto
Continue Reading One of India’s largest banks is raising billions of dollars from investors as it tries to shore up its struggling business. Yes Bank, which is India’s fourth-largest private lender, said in a stock exchange filing Friday that several investors had “individually expressed their agreement [or] willingness” to buy shares worth a total of $2 billion.
Continue Reading The Indian Navy has welcomed its first woman pilot, with Sub Lieutenant Shivangi taking control of an aircraft in another significant milestone for the country’s armed forces. Shivangi, 24, who goes by one name, will be given her wings and join naval operations in a ceremony on Monday. “It’s a very big thing,” Shivangi told
Continue Reading Oh, you thought Black Friday was dead? Think again. Americans spent a record-breaking $7.4 billion in online purchases on Black Friday alone, and another $4.2 billion on Thanksgiving Day. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know
Continue Reading Both the victims killed in a terror attack near London Bridge were University of Cambridge graduates, London’s Metropolitan Police said Sunday. Saskia Jones, 23, and Jack Merritt, 25, were both involved with Learning Together, a network of academics and criminal justice organizations, which was hosting an event at Fishmonger’s Hall where the attack began on
Continue Reading Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his presidential campaign on Monday, the Democrat announced in a statement to CNN. The decision comes after the moderate Democrat failed to convince the party’s base that the best way to defeat President Donald Trump was by nominating someone who can win in a red state. “Today, I am suspending
Continue Reading A young sperm whale that died after becoming stranded on a Scottish island last week had a ball of debris weighing roughly 100 kilograms (220 pounds) in its stomach, according to an organization that carried out a postmortem on the animal. The juvenile male whale died Thursday on Seilebost beach on the Isle of Harris
Continue Reading While Budapest may be primarily known for its architecture, geothermal springs and communist heritage, the city’s gastronomy scene has been gaining considerable travel attention in recent years. New and exciting fine dining spots are constantly opening up in the Hungarian capital, many headed up by prolific chefs keen to inject imagination and prestige into the
Continue Reading(CNN) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock ended his presidential campaign on Monday, the Democrat announced in a statement to CNN. The decision comes after the moderate Democrat failed to convince the party’s base that the best way to defeat President Donald Trump was by nominating someone who can win in a red state. “Today, I
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Charles Leclerc has had a whirlwind 12-months since joining Ferrari at the start of the season. The 22-year-old may have enjoyed seven pole positions and two race wins but things haven’t always been straightforward for one of the sport’s most exciting prospects. Leclerc has locked horns with teammate Sebastian Vettel on more than one occasion,
Continue Reading Amazon has removed a number of Christmas ornaments featuring images of the Auschwitz concentration camps from sale, amid anger from the museum that manages the site. Pictures of the Nazi death camp complex were used on a variety of tree ornaments, a mouse pad and a bottle opener, which the Auschwitz Memorial described as “disturbing
Continue Reading (CNN) — En lo que se perfila como un día de viaje históricamente ocupado en Estados Unidos, las aerolíneas atenderá este domingo unos 3,1 millones de pasajeros, según la previsión de Airlines for America, una organización comercial de aerolíneas. Se pronostica que un récord de 31,6 millones de pasajeros viajarán en aerolíneas estadounidenses durante el
Continue Reading Facial recognition checks are about to become even more ubiquitous in China, as rules come into force requiring anyone registering a new mobile phone number to submit to facial scans. While the government says the implementation of biometric data “effectively [protects] citizens’ legitimate rights and interests in cyberspace” and helps fight fraud, the move brings
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EL PASO, Texas — After the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, many people were traveling back home. People from all across the country headed to the El Paso International Airport Sunday for what experts were calling a record breaking traveling day. According to Airlines for America, an airline trade organization, 3.1 million passengers were expected to hop
Continue Reading Malta’s Prime Minister Joseph Muscat will resign in mid-January, he said in a statement Sunday. Muscat’s resignation comes amid the investigation into the death of prominent Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in October 2017, Muscat had informed associates of his plan to resign imminently, the Times of Malta
Continue Reading German Catholics are meeting to debate what remain taboo subjects for many in the church — lifting celibacy policies and whether to allow women to play bigger roles in ecclesiastical life. The German Bishops Conference and the Central Committee of German Catholics will start a two-year process of reckoning and reform on Sunday, the first
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The government of Samoa will shut its doors Thursday and Friday and redeploy civil servants to help deal with a deadly measles outbreak, Prime Minster Tuilaepa Lupesoliai Sailele Malielegaoi announced in a special address Monday. Fifty-three people — 48 of them children younger than 4 — have been killed by the disease in the South
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Warren Buffett didn’t become the world’s fourth-wealthiest person by getting outbid on deals. The Oracle of Omaha reportedly made a recent takeover offer for software and hardware distributor Tech Data, only for it to be topped by private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Tech Data announced late Wednesday that the company had agreed to terms
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Irving Burgie, a singer and songwriter who penned lyrics for the classic tune, “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” which was made famous by Harry Belafonte, has died, his son said. He was 95. Burgie died Friday in Brooklyn, Andrew Burgie said Sunday in a phone interview with CNN. Burgie had lived a mostly healthy life,
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