FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the company logo for Uber Technologies Inc. on the day of it’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo BENGALURU (Reuters) – India plans to cap the commission taxi aggregators such as Uber (UBER.N) […]
Daily Archives: November 27, 2019
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Despite a trade war and much posturing from both sides, a group of Chinese officials say their betting on a Trump victory due to his transactional approach to politics. According to the Washington Post, one Beijing political insider said: “Trump is a businessman. We can just pay him money and […]
(Reuters Health) – A small study finds that some people lose their ability to swim when their Parkinson’s disease is treated with deep brain stimulation. Researchers identified nine cases of Parkinson’s patients who effectively forgot how to swim after having a deep brain stimulation device implanted to control disease symptoms […]
Hong Kong (AFP) – China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world’s top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure from Congress, where […]
Ready to get a little creeped out before you settle in for a Thanksgiving feast? We’re now less than a month away from the return of You, the Lifetime-turned-Netflix drama that has the whole world confused about our love of Penn Badgley. In the new season, Joe has moved to […]
Richard Spencer, who was fired as secretary of the Navy for resisting President Donald Trump’s advocacy of a Navy SEAL who was acquitted of murder, said Wednesday that he had personally asked the president to stay out of the case but was rebuffed because the president doesn’t understand the military. […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic senators proposed legislation on Tuesday that would set penalties for online companies like Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc if they mishandle users’ personal data. FILE PHOTO: Children on a school trip pose for a photo in front of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates hired Derek Shelton as their new manager, general manager Ben Cherington announced on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: Sep 24, 2019; San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Padres second baseman Luis Urias (9) throws out Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux (not pictured) during the fourth inning at […]