LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles prosecutors said on Tuesday that they had declined to pursue three accusations of sexual abuse against CBS Corp (CBS.N) Chief Executive Les Moonves dating back to the 1980s because the statute of limitations had expired. FILE PHOTO: Leslie Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corporation speaks at the Wall
Month: July 2018
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The body running India’s biometrics-based national identity card system has warned people against sharing their unique card number publicly after the country’s telecom regulator tweeted his in a challenge to critics to do him “any harm”. Village women stand in a queue to get themselves enrolled for the Unique Identification (UID) database
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc has identified a new coordinated political influence campaign to mislead users and organize rallies ahead of November’s U.S. congressional elections, taking down dozens of fake accounts on its site, the company said on Tuesday. A Russian propaganda arm tried to tamper in the 2016 U.S. election by posting and buying ads
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will keep its economic growth within a reasonable range and achieve this year’s target despite challenges, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday as a trade war with the United States intensifies. FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen at a port in Shanghai, China July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song The
(Reuters) – More than 100 people said they had fallen sick after eating at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG.N) restaurant in Ohio, sending shares of the burrito chain down as much as 9 percent on Tuesday. The customers said they suffered from food poisoning and diarrhea after eating dishes including tacos and burrito bowls
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Cummins Inc has agreed to recall about 500,000 medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the United States to correct a faulty emissions control system in the engines it made for the trucks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday. Flags fly outside the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at EPA headquarters in
TOKYO (Reuters) – The organizers of the Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies are adamant that the Paralympics will be on an equal footing with the Olympics as they plan consistent themes and storylines across all four ceremonies. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Executive Creative Director of the opening and closing ceremonies, Hiroshi Sasaki, attends a
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Award-winning actor Alan Alda disclosed on Tuesday that he has Parkinson’s disease, saying he did not want the revelation that he had the nervous system disorder to be told from “a sad point of view.” The 82-year-old star of TV series “M*A*S*H” told “CBS This Morning” that he had learned of
(This July 27 story corrects number of posts deleted to 362 in second paragraph) FILE PHOTO: A 3D plastic representation of the Facebook logo is seen in this illustration in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Facebook said it had deleted hundreds of offensive posts since a law
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exports of financial services to the European Union hit a record high last year, highlighting the need for the City to preserve access to the bloc after Brexit, industry officials said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Construction work is seen on high-rise office blocks in the financial district of London, Britain, July
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader said on Tuesday election results from more than 10,000 polling stations showed his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) had done “exceedingly well” but several observer groups said the contest was too close to call. Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party leader Nelson Chamisa addresses a media conference
(Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray was far from his best but was still good enough to come from behind and defeat American Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in a marathon first-round match at the Washington Open on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Tennis – Wimbledon Preview – All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday but solid economic growth combined with rising inflation are likely keep it on track for another two hikes this year even as President Donald Trump has ramped up criticism of its push to raise rates. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve
REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) – An army of firefighters in northern California gained ground on Monday against a wildfire that has killed six people and caused far more devastation over the past week than any of the scores of blazes raging across the tinder-dry American West this summer. The Carr Fire has burned in and around
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], the world’s third-largest smartphone maker, said on Tuesday first-half revenue rose 15 percent, the same as last year and the slowest growth since 2013. FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a sign board of Huawei at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2018 in Shanghai, China June 14,
(Reuters) – Former California congressman Ron Dellums, who first won election to Capitol Hill as an anti-Vietnam War candidate and later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South Africa’s apartheid government, died on Monday at age 82. FILE PHOTO: Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums listens during a news conference in Oakland, California May
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