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Feb 16 2022
News
Google to restrict apps from tracking you on Android devices
Google said Wednesday that it will restrict advertisers' ability to track users of Android phones and other devices. It joins Apple in taking steps to strengthen privacy for U.S. consumers, a sea-change for the digital ad industry.
Anthony Chavez, vice president of product management for Android Security & Privacy, said in a blog post that the company will also develop other ways
CBS News (Online)
Jan 22 2020
Analysis
America Turns the Corner at Last
As the election year progresses, more attention will be paid to the substantial settling of two of the greatest public-policy failings in the United States since the official end of racial segregation. For more than 70 years the U.S. was a sizeable importer of foreign oil, and for more than 25 years it was inundated with almost unsustainable numbers of mostly unskilled illegal immigrants,
National Review (News)
Oct 07 2021
News
Facebook whistleblower to talk to January 6 committee
The Facebook whistleblower who released thousands of documents that she says shows the company knows its platforms are used to spread hate, violence and misinformation is expected to meet with the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol as soon as Thursday, three sources with knowledge tell CNN.
Frances Haugen, a former Facebook product manager with
CNN Business
Apr 20 2022
News
Biden admin preparing to announce another military aid package for Ukraine
The Biden administration is preparing to announce another substantial military aid package for Ukraine this week, five U.S officials tell NBC News. Three officials said the package is expected to be similar in size to the $800 million one the administration announced last week.
Two officials said the package is expected to include more artillery and tens of thousands more artillery
NBC News Digital
Oct 05 2021
News
Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its coronavirus vaccine, but has left it up to the FDA and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to decide just who should get their boosters and when.
"We're describing the data to them," Dr. Mathai Mammen, head of global research and development for J&J's
CNN Digital
Aug 15 2021
News
Biden restates commitment to Afghan drawdown amid Taliban offensive
President Joe Biden showed no sign of backing away from his decision to withdraw all troops and a significant portion of the diplomatic corps from Afghanistan, restating his determination to leave the country in a statement released Saturday.
Biden authorized the deployment of some 5,000 U.S. troops to ensure "an orderly and safe" drawdown of U.S. and allied personnel in Afghanistan,
Politico
Aug 09 2021
News
Mexican president plans to ask Harris for southern border to reopen 'completely'
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in a planned phone call on Monday with Vice President Kamala Harris he would urge the United States to reopen the two countries' shared southern border "completely."
The pair of leaders would also, hopefully, discuss migration and new COVID-19 vaccine donations from the U.S., AMLO said.
“I have a call today with Vice President
Washington Examiner
Nov 13 2018
News
California Fire Death Toll Now at 44 With Discovery of 13 More Bodies
As emergency workers picked through fire-ravaged communities in Northern California on Monday, they recovered 13 more bodies, turning the largest wildfire in the state’s history into its deadliest as well.
New York Times (News)
Mar 14 2022
Analysis
Oil briefly tumbles below $100 a barrel. That's good news for gas prices
US oil prices briefly tumbled below $100 a barrel on Monday, unwinding a significant chunk of the recent spike caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Oil plunged more than 8%, touching a low of $99.76 a barrel. That means oil has lost almost roughly quarter of its value since touching a near 14-year high of $130.50 a barrel on March 6.
It's the first time oil has traded below $
CNN Business
Nov 09 2021
News
Intimate Portraits of Life Inside Taliban-Run Afghanistan
When French photo reporter Adrien Vautier travelled to Afghanistan from Uzbekistan in early September of 2021, his passport was stamped by the country’s new rulers, the Taliban. Weeks earlier, on the 15th of August, Kabul had fallen into Taliban hands after their troops swiftly took over the country, capturing all major cities in just ten days.
The capture of Kabul marked the
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