News Around the Globe
By Elisa A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple’s $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for …
Read MoreBy Propper Russia fired rockets at southern Ukraine on Sunday, killing at least one person, as concern grows over a nuclear power plant in the region that has come under …
Read MoreBy Wayt Elon Musk is angling to force Twitter to hand over a group of key employees for questioning – and the legal maneuver could be the mogul’s last and …
Read MoreBy Steigrad Disney World and Disneyland customers may soon be getting hit with another round of price hikes, according to Disney CEO Bob Chapek. After raising prices across Disney’s streaming …
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By Elisa Johnson & Johnson will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended US sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits. “As part of …
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By Wayt WhatsApp is launching a slate of new “stealth mode” privacy features designed to make it easier for users to hide from their friends. Users of the Meta-owned messaging …
Read MoreBy Gastelu Ford is reopening the reservations books for the electric F-150 Lightning on Thursday, as production catches up with demand. The automaker had stopped taking new reservations in May after receiving over 200,000 …
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By Elisa The US on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from North Korea, to launder proceeds from their cyber crimes. A senior …
Read MoreBy Elisa South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots. The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, …
Read MoreBy Connelly Elon Musk on Saturday challenged the CEO of Twitter to a “public debate” over how the social media company counts fake accounts and spam bots. Musk laid down …
Read MoreBy Elisa Shares in cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global soared more than 16% on Thursday after it announced that it had partnered with BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, to provide its institutional clients with access to …
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By Steigrad The tab for admission tickets to the Disney World and Disneyland theme parks has jumped more than 3,871% in the past 50 years – dwarfing increases in visitors’ …
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By Steigrad Netflix, Disney+ and its sister streaming service Hulu got slapped with a lawsuit by 25 cities in Texas for failing to pay millions of dollars in municipal franchise …
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By Elisa Hedge fund Greenlight Capital said it took a new stake in Twitter last month as the social media company sued to force Elon Musk to buy the company even as …
Read MoreBy Wallace Democratic San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Shamann Walton, who is Black, is accused of using a racial slur against a Black cadet while passing through a security checkpoint at …
Read MoreBy Propper The energy and healthcare deal from Sens. Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer would raise taxes on millions of Americans earning less than $400,000 annually, Senate Republicans say, citing …
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By Reilly Former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon left the company with a fortune of $3.4 billion after he retired last week amid a sexual harassment scandal that involved …
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By Elisa Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group Holding is among a list of Chinese companies that could face delisting, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday, pushing the e-commerce giant’s shares down …
Read More By Elisa Twitter does not object to a proposal by Elon Musk to start on Oct. 17 a trial over Musk’s bid to walk away from his $44 billion acquisition deal but the social …
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By Elisa Microsoft missed estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, hurt by a stronger dollar, slowing sales of PCs and lower advertiser spending. The results amounted to a slight miss at a …
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