In Ireland, where most of the major tech companies have European head offices for tax reasons, 19 statutory investigations have been started — 11 of which focus on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. The regulation has been cited as inspiration for other data rules globally, including in Japan, Brazil, India and China. And many American lawmakers […]
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Swing coach Hank Haney has been suspended from the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio channel because of saying on his show that a Korean would probably win the U.S. Women’s Open and that he couldn’t name six players on the LPGA Tour. He then said he would go with “Lee” and if he didn’t have to
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President Trump on Thursday threatened to hit Mexico with new tariffs, escalating his immigration fight with America’s largest trading partner. And with that, he showed, once again, that he’s ready to employ trade as an all-purpose tool for his policy goals. Mr. Trump is juggling multiple trade conflicts today, with allies and rivals alike. His
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption“I was petrified” – Det Sgt Nick Bailey on being poisoned by Novichok The parents of a police officer poisoned in the Salisbury Novichok attack have criticised plans to film a TV drama about it. The BBC has commissioned a two-part series inspired by the 2018 poisonings.
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Image copyright Guy Hands Image caption Guy Hands’ investment firm Terra Firma has reported assets of £4.7bn The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to UK investor and philanthropist Guy Hands. Guy Hands looks back on a difficult childhood that saw him badly bullied
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Kitty Knowles looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says he would be “the first to protest” if there were retaliatory Chinese sanctions against Apple Social media giant Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp have been the subject of most data investigations in the Republic of Ireland
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ON A ROLL Austin Meadows and the Rays have won six games in a row heading into another matchup with major league-leading Minnesota. Meadows drove in four runs Thursday night in a 14-3 rout of the Twins. The young outfielder has multiple hits in five consecutive
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We get caught up in, “The millionaires have to do more so that we can improve everybody else’s quality of life.” Well, that’s true, but we’re not talking to that regular mom that is struggling to make sure that her kid can go to a good school, live in a safe neighborhood. A number of
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Fewer Americans signed contracts on homes in April compared with the prior month, potentially signaling that rising prices have outweighed recent declines in mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its pending home sales index fell 1.5% to a reading of 104.3. Pending sales declined 2% over the past year. Sales have
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Masked Singer was a ratings smash in America earlier this year Imagine a TV talent show where a bee, a peacock and a unicorn take the stage and belt out pop tunes like Radiohead’s Creep and Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now. Under the masks are stars like Ryan
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