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Nadler says vote ‘possible’ on Trump articles of impeachment this week, Republicans protest

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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler has said that his panel may vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump this week. However, Republicans say he is trying to railroad impeachment through Congress. “It’s possible” that the committee... Read More

Social justice or bullying a child? American ballerina rounds up Instagram mob to lecture 14yo Russian dancer on blackface

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The US may be cannibalizing itself with social justice dogma, but some places remain untouched by the long arm...

Harry Kazianis: North Korea’s choice, a Christmas crisis or make history post-impeachment

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In just over the space of several hours Saturday, it seems North Korea wanted to make its intentions clear:...

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Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe

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Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US... Read More

Amazon CEO says wants to work more with Pentagon

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FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th... Read More

Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes... Read More

DHS scraps Trump-ordered plan for mandatory facial scans at US points of entry after privacy advocates, lawmakers raise concerns

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The Trump administration announced Thursday that it’s backing away from a proposal that would have required all U.S. citizens to... Read More

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Britain investigating whether leaked trade papers were hacked – sources

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LONDON (Reuters) – British cyber security officials are investigating whether classified UK-U.S. trade documents that were shared online ahead... Read More

UPDATE 1-France ready to take Trump’s tariff threat to WTO – Le Maire

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PARIS (Reuters) – France is ready to go to the World Trade Organization to challenge U.S. President Donald Trump’s... Read More

CORRECTED-Amazon CEO says wants to work more with Pentagon

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(This December 7 story corrects to say country, not company, in fifth paragraph) FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of... Read More

Bristol-Myers reports positive data on cancer treatment acquired in Celgene deal

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(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Saturday said that an experimental cancer therapy it acquired as part of its... Read More

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Jeff Bezos says Amazon wants to work more with the Pentagon

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos said it would support the U.S. Department of Defense as technology companies vie for more defense contracts and the Pentagon seeks to modernize itself. FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder... Read More

Britain’s Tesco reviews Thai, Malaysian business for possible sale

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FILE PHOTO: A company logo is pictured outside a Tesco supermarket in Altrincham northern England, April 16, 2016. REUTERS/Phil...

Japan’s markets watchdog likely to recommend $22 million fine against Nissan: NHK

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FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar...

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Morpurgo’s Christmas (fire) cracker

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Sir Michael Morpurgo is not one to rest on his laurels. The 76-year-old has been entertaining young readers since... Read More

HMV faces the music in Christmas crunch test

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Since Doug Putman rescued UK music retailer HMV in February, he has thrown himself wholeheartedly into running a transatlantic... Read More

The Tiger Who Came To Tea: Judith Kerr story heads to TV

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If you’ve never read The Tiger Who Came To Tea, don’t worry. We can catch you up on the... Read More

Devils chase children in Czech village’s eerie Christmas custom

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A reveller dressed as devil walks through the village of Valasska Polanka during a traditional Saint Nicholas parade near... Read More

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U.S. health spending recovers after two slow years: CMS

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FILE PHOTO: A nurse walks along the hallways of a health center in Lepanto, Arkansas, U.S., May 2, 2018.... Read More

Half of lymphoma patients alive three years after Gilead cell therapy treatment: study

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(Reuters) – Nearly half of lymphoma patients treated with Gilead Sciences Inc’s Yescarta were alive at least three years... Read More

Group B Strep: ‘A common bug could have killed my baby’

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The mother of a child who developed meningitis and sepsis because of a bacterial infection called Group B Strep... Read More

Woman with severe eczema said sheets were filled with dead skin each morning: It was ‘like a sandpit’

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A 23-year-old British woman with eczema says the skin condition “was controlling life” and affecting her mental health... Read More

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Japan’s markets watchdog likely to recommend $22 million fine against Nissan: NHK

FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s markets watchdog will likely recommend soon that the financial regulator fine Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) about 2.4 billion yen ($22 million) over false report [...]

VW’s German plants need to shape up, says production chief

FILE PHOTO: A worker makes final checks on an e-Golf electric car at the new production line of the Transparent Factory of German carmaker Volkswagen in Dresden, Germany, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) German plants need to boost effici [...]

China November iron ore imports down for second month as top miners ship less

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s iron ore imports fell for a second straight month in November, customs data showed on Sunday, as lower shipments from top miners in Australia and Brazil overshadowed firm demand for the steelmaking ingredient at mills. FILE PHOTO: Piles of imported iron ore are seen at a [...]

‘SNL’ takes on Trump vs. ‘two-faced’ NATO allies in star-packed cold open

French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson were bullies who wouldn’t let President Trump sit with them in the NATO cafeteria in this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” cold open, dubbed “Fast Times at the NATO Cafeteria.” The world [...]

Unsend email, TV fire hazards, scouring Apple TV+ and more: Tech Q&A

Kim Komando answers all your pertinent questions in this week’s Tech Q&A. (iStock) Unsend Email Q: I emailed my husband that I wanted his very annoying mother to stay in a hotel and not with us over the holidays. But, I sent that email to my mother-in-law on accident! What a nightmare! Is there [...]

Sally Pipes: Sanders, Warren want ‘Medicare-for-all’ like Canada – But Canadian health care is awful

Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want you to believe Canada’s health care system is a dream come true. And they want to make the dream even better with their “Medicare-for-all” plans. Don’t believe them. In truth, Canada’s system of socialized medicine is [...]

CORRECTED-Amazon CEO says wants to work more with Pentagon

(This December 7 story corrects to say country, not company, in fifth paragraph) FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 19, [...]

Bristol-Myers reports positive data on cancer treatment acquired in Celgene deal

(Reuters) – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Saturday said that an experimental cancer therapy it acquired as part of its $74 billion deal for Celgene Corp produced positive results in a clinical trial. FILE PHOTO: Logo of global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb is pictured on the blouse of [...]

Half of lymphoma patients alive three years after Gilead cell therapy treatment -study

(Reuters) – Nearly half of lymphoma patients treated with Gilead Sciences Inc’s Yescarta were alive at least three years after a one-time infusion of the CAR-T cell therapy, according to data presented on Saturday. FILE PHOTO: A Gilead Sciences, Inc. logo is seen outside the company headquarters in [...]

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Enservco Receives Letter of Non-Compliance from NYSE American

DENVER, Dec. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV), a diversified national provider of specialized well-site services to the domestic onshore conventional and unconventional oil and gas industries, today announced it has received notification from the NYSE American L [...]

Dalmac Announces Resignation of Chief Financial Officer

EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — John Babic, President and CEO of Dalmac Energy Inc. (“Dalmac”) (TSX Venture “DAL”) announces effective December 3, 2019, Su Chun has resigned as the chief financial officer of Dalmac Energy Inc. Dalmac wishes to thank Ms. Chun for her contributions [...]

Arrow Announces Termination of Market-Making Agreement

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arrow Exploration Corp. (“Arrow” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AXL), announced today that as a further step to reduce costs, the Company has terminated its agreement with Integral Wealth Securities Limited (“Integral”) to provide Market-Making services i [...]

iWater Group Limited – Successful sales launch in Turkey

iWater Group Limited – Successful sales launch in Turkey Navigation Menu RealWire Limited Delivering Relevance, Releasing Influence Press Release London, 06. December 2019 – iWater Group Limited has identified Turkey as an important market for their sales campaign. The geographical location and the [...]

Wireless Broadband Alliance members successfully complete first phase Wi-Fi 6 industry 4.0 trials with Mettis Aerospace

Proven reliability of high bandwidth and low latency IoT communications, next generation Wi-Fi delivers Mixed Reality and 4K video streaming across factory network London – December 5th, 2019: The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the body leading development of next generation Wi-Fi services, toda [...]

Cromwell puts Confirmit at heart of strategic Customer Experience Programme

Leading industrial tools and services supplier benefits from Confirmit’s holistic approach to CX programme development London, UK, New York, NY and Oslo, Norway: 5th December, 2019: Cromwell, a leading UK and international supplier of high-quality industrial tools and services, has launched a strate [...]

Sweden’s Ericsson to pay over $1bn to settle US corruption probe

Sweden’s telecoms giant Ericsson has agreed to pay more than $1bn (£760m) to resolve allegations of bribery, the US Department of Justice has announced. It said the company had “admitted to a years-long campaign of corruption in five countries to solidify its grip on telecommunications business”. It [...]

Amazon CEO says wants to work more with Pentagon

FILE PHOTO: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin speaks during the JFK Space Summit, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., June 19, 2019. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor/File Photo SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – Amazon [...]

Ericsson to pay over $1 billion to resolve U.S. corruption probes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson (ERICb.ST) has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government officials, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday. FILE PHOTO: An Ericsson logo is pictured at Mobile World Congr [...]

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U.S. health spending recovers after two slow years: CMS

FILE PHOTO: A nurse walks along the hallways of a health center in Lepanto, Arkansas, U.S., May 2, 2018. REUTERS/Karen Pulfer Focht (This Dec. 5 story corrects first paragraph to say growth was slower not declined in previous years, removes reference to projected spending in eighth paragraph) (Reute [...]

Half of lymphoma patients alive three years after Gilead cell therapy treatment: study

Group B Strep: ‘A common bug could have killed my baby’

The mother of a child who developed meningitis and sepsis because of a bacterial infection called Group B Strep is calling for all pregnant women to be tested for it. Currently, for women showing no symptoms, the test is only available privately – and some are still not being told about the potentia [...]

Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A highly poisonous fungus, with toxins that c [...]

Trump administration likely to announce details of biofuels deal by Friday: sources

(Reuters) – The Trump administration is expected to announce by Friday details of a U.S. biofuels policy deal to help farmers angry over waivers granted to refiners exempting them from using corn-based ethanol and other biofuels, four sources familiar with the matter said. The White House has held w [...]

Chevron aims to cut intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from production

(Reuters) – Chevron Corp (CVX.N) aims to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions from its oil production by 5% to 10% over a seven-year period ending 2023 as part of an ongoing effort to combat global climate change, the U.S. energy major said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: A Chevron gas station [...]