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Zuckerberg responds to Facebook employees upset over Trump post
Founder and CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the annual Munich Security Conference on February 15, 2020.Kuhlmann | Munich Security ConferenceMark Zuckerberg on Friday responded to Facebook employees who were upset over the…
Trump says second round of $1,200 stimulus checks could happen
U.S. President Donald Trump signs H.R. 748, the CARES Act in the Oval Office of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.Erin Schaff | Getty ImagesA political fight is brewing on Capitol Hill over what the next coronavirus…
Cori Bush, Elizabeth Warren want to reinstate ban
(L-R) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) attend a news conference to introduce legislation that would give the Department of Health and Human Services…
Cuomo applauds suspension of Buffalo police who shoved 75-year-old man
Calling a video of western New York cops pushing a 75-year-old man to a sidewalk "fundamentally offensive and frightening," Gov. Andrew Cuomo applauded the resulting suspension of two Buffalo police officers on Friday. Cuomo told…
Mary Trump and John Bolton books are Amazon bestsellers
Book covers from Mary Trump (L), John Bolton (C) and Mary Jordan (R)Two books expected to be highly critical of President Donald Trump — one by his niece Mary, the other by his former national security advisor John Bolton — are among the…
After years of being ‘squeaky clean,’ the Federal Reserve is surrounded by
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve has a big meeting on tap next week, one that will be held under the cloud of an…
New iOS, macOS, iPadOS software expected
Tim Cook at WWDC 2020AppleApple's developer conference started on Monday afternoon. It's announcing a bunch of new software, including the latest version of iOS, the iPhone operating system. Apple CEO Tim Cook started the event in a…
Trump says SEC chief Jay Clayton to replace SDNY head Geoffrey Berman
Geoffrey Berman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, attends a press conference at the U.S. Attorneys office of Southern District of New York on October 10, 2019 in New York City.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesIn stunning…
Supreme Court rules workers can’t be fired for being gay or transgender
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that workers cannot be fired for being gay or transgender in a blockbuster win for members of the LGBT community. The 6-3 holding, authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative appointed by President…
Terrorism risk to increase under Afghanistan’s new Taliban government:
Taliban forces patrol at a runway a day after U.S troops withdrawal from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 31, 2021.Stringer | ReutersThe Taliban in Afghanistan have named a new interim government led by…