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Cellphone Carriers Face $200 Million Fine for Not Protecting Location Data

Technology /

The Federal Communications Commission has approved a proposal to fine T-Mobile, AT&T and two other cellphone carriers more than $200 million for selling customers’ location data to companies that allowed it to be misused by rogue law enforcement officers and others. The proposed fines, announced on Friday, are among the largest the F.C.C. has sought […]

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Column: Hammer drops on China’s Sun after years of suspicion

Sports /

This time, the hammer dropped on Sun Yang. Long the target of anti-doping crusaders, the Chinese swimming star received a stunning eight-year ban from a Swiss court — the maximum penalty and one that effectively ends the 28-year-old’s career — for a vial-smashing encounter with drug testers. While the ruling Friday seems a bit excessive,

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Feds reject removal of 4 US Northwest dams in key report

Finance /

PORTLAND, Ore. — A long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a last-ditch effort to save more than a dozen species of threatened or endangered salmon, saying such a dramatic approach would destabilize the power grid, increase overall greenhouse emissions and more

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‘Ben Affleck’ Dancing In Viral Video Isn’t Ben Affleck But He Should Be

Entertainment /

A viral video of a Ben Affleck-lookalike dancing seemed to have some Instagram viewers believing it was the Batman actor himself. Celebrity gossip site The Shade Room posted a clip Thursday of the doppelganger rocking out with the Virginia State University marching band. It added the caption: “What in the Ben Affleck 😩 Manss been waiting on

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Sanders Offered Praise for Cuba. Young and Old Voters View It Differently.

Politics /

“I’ve been able to tie in my mom’s everyday values to the work that we do — telling her that she’s always shared everything she has, she’s always helped her neighbor, she’s made sure people have what they need where they’re down on their luck,” Ms. Estevez said. “Four years ago she hated Bernie Sanders.

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Coronavirus: British man who was on Diamond Princess ship dies in Japan

Lifestyle /

Image copyright Reuters Image caption At least 621 people were infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan A British man has become the first UK citizen to die from coronavirus after being infected on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. He is the sixth passenger to die from Covid-19, the disease caused

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Century of cinema celebrated in Leicester Square with bronze statues

Entertainment /

Image copyright EPA Image caption Hugh Bonneville unveiled the Paddington statue with a plateful of marmalade sandwiches Statues of significant moments and characters from cinema have been unveiled in Leicester Square. Effigies of Paddington Bear, Mr Bean, Mary Poppins, Laurel and Hardy, and Bugs Bunny were some of those chosen to celebrate London’s film industry.

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