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"Friendly fraud": Documents show Facebook used games to make money off kids

In relation to the hugely successful Facebook game 'Angry Birds , ' a memo included in the documents obtained by CIR written by Facebook employee Danny Stein...

What a Venezuelan oil embargo could mean for US

Brent crude oil futures ended the session at $61.64 a barrel, up 55 cents , or 0.9 percent. USA crude inventories sharply rose by 8 million barrels last wee...

Mulvaney says Trump will use executive authority if Congress won't fund wall

Nancy Pelosi famously said that even if we open the government, she wouldn't give us a single dollar for the wall. "This is not something where he's married ...

United Nations political chief calls for dialogue to ease tensions in Venezuela

In a country that has economically collapsed, with inflation forecast to hit a breathtaking 10 million percent this year, National Assembly chief Guaido said ...

China appears to have blocked MS search engine Bing

The Financial Times reported that the search engine was blocked on Wednesday, per a government order. It remains to be seen if this event will affect Google...

BuzzFeed announces plans to lay off 15 percent of staff

NBCUniversal (which owns NBC News) has a $400 million investment in BuzzFeed , which is also backed by internet entrepreneur Kenneth Lerer. The entertainment t...

Venezuela opposition leader cranks up pressure on Maduro

Although many rank-and-file troops suffer the same hardships as countless other Venezuelans when it comes to basic needs like feeding their families, Maduro has...

Why Venezuela military leaders are standing behind Maduro

The U.S. embassy in Caracas , Venezuela. The Trump administration says Maduro's order isn't legal because the U.S.no longer recognizes him as Venezuela's leg...

Flights to LaGuardia delayed due to air traffic control staff shortage

The FAA said travel delays Friday morning were caused by staffing shortages at two facilities handling air traffic control in Washington, D.C. and Jacksonvi...

CHINA Chinese economic growth at the lowest level in 28 years

Forecasters said they expect Beijing to try to shore up growth by making credit cheaper, raising government spending and adopting measures to encourage sales ...

Google Fined €50 Million by French Watchdog for Lack of Transparency

In September past year, the French regulator studied the information that's made available to users when they create a Google account on a new Android phone. ...

Ashton Whiteley - OPEC Cuts Support Oil Amid Global Economic Uncertainty

News about China's stimulus measures might ease some of the concerns. OPEC cut oil output sharply in December before a new accord to limit supply took eff...

MPs Kate and Graham ponder new Brexit vote but Nigel says no

She said: "After the vote of confidence was defeated, we now know a general election is off the table and any chance of Labour negotiating its own Brexit deal h...

Sen. Paul: 'Affront' for Pelosi to Demand SOTU Delay

Twenty-six days into a government shutdown, he is still firm. Administration officials sought to project confidence, even as Trump's economists indicated t...

Russia’s trade with China surges to more than $107 billion

Softening demand in the country is already being felt around the world, with slowing sales of products ranging from iPhones to automobiles prompting profit warn...

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: We Progressives Are Going to 'Run Train'

Self-described socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced on Twitter late Tuesday that she will join California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters on the influen...

Theresa May’s Brexit plans go down to historic defeat in Commons

LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has tabled a vote of no confidence in prime minister Theresa May after she suffered a crushing defeat in her Brexit vote. One...

Ford Explorer hybrid and ST revealed

After finding plenty of success many years ago with its Ford Escape Hybrid, and then sitting out the hybrid-SUV market for many years, the 2020 Ford Explorer...

PG&E Stock Tumbles on Bankruptcy Filing

Bankruptcy Code on or about January 29, 2019". While investigators have determined PG&E starting multiple California wildfires in 2017, PG&E is facing alleg...

Passenger passes TSA screening, boards flight with gun

An XNA official told 5NEWS that wait times for passengers and the work ethic of staff members not now being paid hasn't significantly changed so far. TSA empl...

United States official says China trade talks 'went just fine'

Additionally, the US and China will meet for a third day on Wednesday. China - Pyongyang's sole diplomatic ally and main source of trade - said it would not...

Goldman cuts 2019 crude price view; sees recovery from current levels

Data showed that stockpiles at Cushing, Oklahoma , a key delivery hub for USA crude futures, decreased by 565,000 barrels from December 3 to December 4, accord...

Shutdown could delay IRS tax refunds

If the partial government shutdown goes on for weeks, it could delay your tax refund check. And while some of the lights may still be on in the building, ...

Apple tipped to release three-camera 'iPhone XI' in 2019

Frankly, I think the setup looks ugly and doesn't seem to borrow from the company's elegant industrial design thinking. Courtesy of Digit and OnLeaks , we ...

China & US To Hold Trade Talks In Beijing

China and the United States will hold vice ministerial level trade talks in Beijing on January 7-8, as the two sides look to end a dispute that is inflicting ...

State Dept. issues travel warning for Americans going to China

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asked about the updated China travel advisory in a televised interview, said the State Department wanted Americans to ...

Apple shares dive; rare revenue warning drags global markets

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address at the Apple 2012 World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Moscone West on June 11, 2012 in San Francisco...

Officers mourn loss of Krispy Kreme doughnut truck

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The post is a nod to stereotype that law enforcement officers have an obsession with doughnuts . Dave Sken...

Tesla releases a video showing us how a Model 3 gets made

If you recall, Musk at the time explained that Tesla's overarching strategy was to take profits from pricier models (i.e the Roadster and the Model S) in order ...

Ransomware suspected in cyberattack that crippled major U.S. newspapers

The Ryuk ransomware strain is the primary suspect in a cyberattack that caused printing and delivery disruptions for several major United States newspapers ov...

Rapid City Kmart to close their doors in 2019

The Sears Auto Center at both stores will also close. "Customers can use the store locator function on our web sites to find the location of their nearest Kmart...

No signs of a deal to end partial government shutdown

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, December 25, marked Christmas with a renewed attack on the central bank over plunging stocks , as he aired a catalogu...

Petrol Prices Hit 2018 Lows, Diesel Rates At Lowest Since March

At the same time, the growth in non-OPEC supply appears to have stalled as updates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) show production holding...

What's open and closed in York Region on Christmas Day, Boxing Day?

Both Walmart locations in Guelph will shut down on Christmas Day . The city's indoor pools are operating normally this weekend, but will close Monday, Dec. T...

Fed raises rates, but dials back plans for future hikes

The S&P 500 Index whipsawed throughout the day in heavy trading before closing at a 15-month low as investors debated whether the Fed set up the central bank...