NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Barry was churning off Louisiana on Saturday, poised to make landfall as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019 in a westward shift that appeared to spare low-lying New Orleans from the massive flooding feared earlier this week. The National Hurricane Center, which said Barry had became a hurricane with maximum…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal unfolded US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating allegations that political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained…
EVs and AVs oh my — More details emerge on Ford-VW alliance on electric and autonomous cars. Jonathan M. Gitlin - Jul 12, 2019 2:40 pm UTC Enlarge / Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess (L) and Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett (R) announced their companies are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles…
(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit fresh record highs on Friday, as the indexes continued a strong run for the week on hopes of an interest rate cut this month, while investors waited for the start of the corporate earnings season. Numbers showing the rise of the Dow Jones…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Emergency workers assist passengers on Air Canada flight AC33 after it was diverted to Hawaii At least 35 people suffered minor injuries after an Air Canada flight hit a severe patch of turbulence.The plane - which had 284 people on board - was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney on Thursday…
JUST TO MAKE SURE — Fix also requires users to confirm they want to join a Zoom conference. Dan Goodin - Jul 10, 2019 11:50 pm UTC Apple said it has pushed a silent macOS update that removes the undocumented webserver that was installed by the Zoom conferencing app for Mac. The webserver accepts connections…
SONKAJARVI, Finland (Reuters) - A Lithuanian couple won the World Wife-Carrying Championship for a second time in a row in the Finnish town of Sonkajarvi on Saturday, triumphing in a contest where men complete an obstacle course with their wives slung over their shoulders. Each year, the championship draws thousands of visitors to the town…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTheresa May and Jeremy Corbyn pay tribute to Sir Kim Darroch's service Sir Kim Darroch has resigned as UK ambassador to the US, as a row over leaked emails critical of President Trump's administration escalates.Theresa May said Sir Kim's departure was "a matter of deep regret" after…
This is your panel on coal — Pollution from coal and biomass burning blocks 13% of solar electricity. Scott K. Johnson - Jul 10, 2019 10:45 am UTC Coal is seen by many as an enemy of renewable energy and the first fossil fuel in line for elimination as things like solar and wind generation…
FILE PHOTO: Iran's national flags are seen on a square in Tehran February 10, 2012, a day before the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/File PhotoDUBAI (Reuters) - The United States made a huge mistake by exiting a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz…
