Australia wants Facebook held liable for anonymous comments
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described social media as a “coward’s…
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Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to New Zealand
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Every week or so, tens of thousands of New Zealanders play a lottery in their…
Continue Reading Ex-CEO who oversaw doomed nuclear project sentenced
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An executive who lied to regulators about two South Carolina nuclear plants that never…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police make largest smuggling bust worth $26.9M
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say they have made their largest smuggling bust, seizing goods including endangered species worth an…
Continue Reading Small crack in pipeline may have delayed oil spill detection
By MATTHEW BROWN, BRIAN MELLEY, and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Video of the ruptured underwater pipeline that…
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Video of Fox News’ studio paints a different picture than what hosts say on TV
A video of the new Fox News studio in DC captured top talent and leaders at the network all wearing masks. CNN’s Brian Stelter says this is telling…
Continue Reading Examining how Fox News has changed America as it turns 25 years old
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they?
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Facebook product manager who has accused the social network giant of threatening…
Continue Reading Court documents reveal AT&T executives played role in founding OAN
AT&T executives played a key role in the birth of far-right conspiracy channel One America News (OAN), according to court documents reviewed by CNN.…
Continue Reading Australia welcoming back French ambassador after sub spat
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has welcomed France’s decision to return its ambassador…
Continue Reading Facebook exec: We do not prioritize engagement over safety
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A Facebook executive is pushing back on a whistleblower’s claims — supported by the company’s…
Continue Reading Facebook whistleblower to talk to January 6 committee
By Pamela Brown, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business The Facebook whistleblower who released thousands…
Continue Reading Former Safeway CEO testifies in trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Former Safeway CEO Steven Burd testified Wednesday during the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes about his…
Continue Reading Ex-Facebook employee asks lawmakers to step in. Will they?
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The former Facebook product manager who has accused the social network giant of threatening…
Continue Reading IMF head meets with board probing data-rigging allegations
By MARTiN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund has met with her agency’s executive board.…
Continue Reading Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safe
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press When whistleblower Frances Haugen this week revealed internal Facebook studies of the harms its…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks are closing slightly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors recovered from an early stumble. The market turned…
Continue Reading Ankle monitor GPS used to find wife’s body, arrest husband
SILVER CITY, N,M. (AP) — New Mexico authorities say a man on probation has been charged in the fatal beating of his wife with an ax after…
Continue Reading Hovnanian, Moderna fall; Acuity Brands, Colfax rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Hovnanian, Moderna fall; Acuity Brands, Colfax…
Continue Reading 2008 Mississippi River spill: Barge company to pay $6.6M
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A barge company responsible for a Mississippi River oil spill that damaged Louisiana shoreline habitat in 2008 has agreed to pay…
Continue Reading Former Theranos lab director ‘grilled’ over course of six days in trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business In the criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, one witness has hogged the spotlight so far: former Theranos…
Continue Reading Mexico’s Cancun airport passes pre-pandemic tourism mark
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico passed a milestone of sorts in September when the airport at the country’s biggest coastal resort, Cancun,…
Continue Reading Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and GRANT SCHULTE OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A summer of labor unrest at U.S. food manufacturers has stretched into fall. Around 1,400…
Continue Reading 1st trial in college admissions bribe scheme to head to jury
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The first trial in the sweeping college admissions bribery scandal will soon be in the hands…
Continue Reading Melinda Gates forms nonfiction book imprint, Moment of Lift
NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates, already one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, will now take on the job of publisher. Gates has…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading Nobel in chemistry honors ‘greener’ way to build molecules
By DAVID KEYTON, FRANK JORDANS and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for…
Continue Reading Twitch confirms major data breach
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Twitch has experienced a major data breach, the game streaming service confirmed on Wednesday. “We can confirm a…
Continue Reading Google says flight search tool can help you fly ‘greener’
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.” The tech giant on Wednesday…
Continue Reading US poised to sue contractors who don’t report cyber breaches
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive…
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