LAS VEGAS, April 27 (Reuters) – Six Democratic presidential hopefuls declared their support for American workers and a $15 federal minimum wage on Saturday as they seek the backing of labor unions in their battle to become the candidate to take on Republican President Donald Trump next year. The candidates spoke to an audience of […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Do we need to rethink our approach to cybersecurity? Billions are being lost to cyber-crime each year, and the problem seems to be getting worse. So could we ever create unhackable computers beyond the reach of criminals and spies? Israeli researchers are coming up with some interesting solutions. The
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Apple has released an update for its flawed FaceTime video calling feature that allowed users to listen to and watch other callers through their devices, even if they didn’t give their permission. Users can download the new software update, labeled iOS 12.1.4, by going to their device’s Settings, then General and then Software Update. In a statement obtained
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Kawhi Leonard scored a career playoff-high 45 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Pascal Siakam added 29 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-95 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday night. Leonard matched his career-best scoring total for any game, set Jan. 1 against Utah. He made 16
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Pete Buttigieg, whose upstart presidential campaign has benefited from an early surge of donations and national attention, will no longer accept contributions from federal lobbyists, his campaign said Friday, bowing to pressure from fellow Democrats who want to reform the way campaigns raise money. Mr. Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., was somewhat isolated
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Global stock markets mostly edged lower on Friday amid weak corporate news and ahead of the release of U.S. economic growth data later in the day. After losses in much of Asia, Britain’s FTSE 100 fell 0.2% to 7,420, though Germany’s DAX eked out a 0.1% gain to 12,300. The CAC40 in Paris was roughly
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Indian cricket star Virat Koli (blue) is one of the big names taking part in the World Cup Twenty years ago Steve Elworthy was part of a talented South African cricket team that crashed out of a World Cup semi-final in the most dramatic fashion possible. As the game
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The town of Ii in northern Finland wants to be the world’s first zero-waste community. They stopped using fossil fuels – and the municipality is reducing CO2 emissions faster than any other community in Finland. Their target is to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2020, which is 30 years ahead of the EU’s target.
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SAN FRANCISCO — The New York State attorney general’s office plans to open an investigation into Facebook’s unauthorized collection of more than 1.5 million users’ email address books, according to two people briefed on the matter. The inquiry concerns a practice unearthed in April in which Facebook harvested the email contact lists of a portion
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Three innings after entering in a double-switch, Greg Garcia came through in a key moment for the San Diego Padres. Garcia hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in a six-run 10th inning, and the Padres beat the Washington Nationals 8-3 to extend their winning streak to five. “Just because you’re not in the starting nine, there’s
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