U.S. homeland security secretary commends Facebook action
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen commended Facebook on Tuesday for taking action to interrupt a political influence campaign on its site and said it showed the company was taking election security seriously.
Trump blasts conservative megadonors Koch network as ‘overrated’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the powerful Koch-led political operation as “globalist” and “a total joke,” rejecting the conservative group amid signs of a growing public fissure between the president and business over trade.
McKinsey urges end to turnaround pioneer’s U.S. racketeering lawsuit
McKinsey & Co urged a Manhattan federal judge to dismiss turnaround veteran Jay Alix’s lawsuit claiming the consulting firm operates as a “criminal enterprise” by hiding conflicts of interest in its bankruptcy and restructuring operations.
Factbox: What are 3-D printed guns?
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday raised questions about his own administration’s decision to allow designs for 3-D printed guns to be posted online, while several U.S. states are suing to stop the release of the blueprints, due on Wednesday.
Germany urges U.S. court to dismiss lawsuit over Namibian genocide
A lawyer for Germany on Tuesday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the country on behalf of the Herero and Nama people of what is now Namibia over genocide and seizure of property carried out by German colonists more than 100 years…
Custody battle leaves four dead in New York murder-suicide
A father locked in a custody battle shot dead his six-year-old son, his ex-wife and his current wife in his New York City apartment before killing himself on Monday evening, according to police and local news outlets.
Facebook has identified ongoing political influence campaign: NYT
Facebook Inc has identified a coordinated political influence campaign through dozens of inauthentic accounts on its platform ahead of November’s U.S. midterm election, the New York Times reported separately on Tuesday.
Kelly to stay on as Trump’s White House chief of staff until 2020
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly plans to stay in his post through the presidential election until 2020, a White House official told Reuters, putting to rest months of speculation that the retired military general would be the next to leave U.S. P…
Chipotle slumps nine percent after Ohio outlet linked to food poisoning complaints
At least 140 people said they had fallen sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Ohio, sending shares of the burrito chain down as much as 9 percent on Tuesday.
Chipotle slumps eight percent after Ohio outlet linked to food poisoning complaints
At least 140 people said they had fallen sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc restaurant in Ohio, sending shares of the burrito chain down 8 percent in early trading.
