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Uber shuts down self-driving operations in Arizona, restarting in Pittsburgh

On March 18, an Uber self-driving auto struck and killed 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who is believed to be the first person to die because of an autonom...

Oil slips further below US$80/barrel on talk Opec may lift output

Elsewhere, Libya, which is an OPEC member, cut its oil production by about 120,000 barrels per day as unusually hot weather prompted power problems, an official...

Instapaper temporarily shuts down in Europe to comply with GDPR

Companies must allow users to delete, correct, or move their data. But it also includes entirely new mandates, such as the right to transfer data from one ser...

Uber Self-Driving SUV Saw Pedestrian, Emergency Braking Was Disabled

The pedestrian later died of her injuries. The crash has been a closely watched bellwether for the safety of autonomous cars in development and being tested o...

National Football League consider 15-yard penalty for kneeling during anthem

Carroll, his players and those around the National Football League are now trying to figure out how to tackle the polarizing topic in the locker room. Team spok...

Jack Johnson's biggest crime was being black

Johnson died in a vehicle crash in 1946 at the age of 68. Long before that, Johnson already established himself not only as the polarizing subject of the Man...

Trump Weighs Tariffs On Imported Cars

Trump has frequently lambasted China's high import duties on foreign cars. Trump brought a little-used weapon to his fight to protect auto workers: Section 23...

Will Kent stores close as M&S confirms 100 shops to shut?

The brand wants to become "more relevant" to customers and expand its growth online - M&S wants a third of it sales to be made through its website. "Closing s...

Battlefield V Xbox One Exclusive Content Could Be on Its Way

More will be revealed during the Battlefield V reveal event on May 23rd, which is set to be hosted by The Daily Show's Trevor Noah. Ever since it was reve...

Pulitzer-winning author Philip Roth dies in New York

Goodbye Columbus was a collection of five stories and the title novella, a satirical tale of a nice middle-class Jewish boy's struggle to be assimilated into m...

White House: US Intel Community to Brief Republicans on Russiagate

Just 26 percent of Republicans said they think the probe is "fair", compared to 79 percent of Democrats . In a PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll from April, 8...

Five things we learned from Mark Zuckerberg's European parliament appearance

The Silicon Valley giant has told the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, that the personal data of up to 2.7 million Europeans may have been sent inap...

Boom! Ryan Reynolds, Michael Bay team for Netflix biggest movie yet

And no, I'm not sitting here as some highly intellectual movie connoisseur to complain about how " Deadpool " was too dumb for me; I simply hold the position th...

Emery set to be appointed by Arsenal

It was thought that the Arsenal top job would be handed over to former star Mikel Arteta after it was reported that he has already agreed a deal with the Gunn...

European allies alarmed by Pompeo speech laying out U.S. demands on Iran

In a widely anticipated speech, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the U.S. is ready to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran if Tehran ...

Teen Texas gunman suspect studied previous mass shootings

In the Santa Fe High School shooting , restrictions on bump stocks, assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and more strident background checks would not h...

Two mountaineers die trying to scale Everest

Scores of climbers have successfully made it to the top of Everest this month taking the benefit of good weather, officials said. But he was alone when he radio...

Rosneft oil output down by 1.2pct in Q1 2018

Backwardation seems one of the most reliable signs of tightness in the market. Saudi Arabia has been condemning that Iran used economic gains from the lifting...

Maximum stakes on fixed-odds gambling machines to be cut to £2

The government will announce the rise in the next budget. Analysts expect Britain to increase the current 15 percent base levy on online operators by betwee...

Intel's Mobileye secures order for self-driving tech for 8 million cars

Automakers alone have generally lagged behind developing these new technologies. Level 3 - as well as models integrating a more advanced system of conditional a...

Mothercare swings axe on 50 stores and brings back ousted chief executive

The closures will leave it with 78 stores by 2020. The company also said it would reappoint Mark Newton-Jones, the chief executive who left in April following...

China Abruptly Ends Anti-Dumping Probe Against US Sorghum

The Ministry of Commerce said it was terminating (link in Chinese) the probe after receiving comments from the Chinese livestock industry saying the anti-dump...

Grenfell disaster probe 'finds race to the bottom' in buildings safety practices

He called for the government to act "without delay to introduce a temporary ban on the use of combustible materials on complex and high-rise buildings and unt...

Starbucks in Hot Water After Barista Writes 'Beaner' on Latino Man's Cup

It's a coffee run they make just about every day. Pedro, a Latino man, was visiting a Starbucks location near Los Angeles where he received his iced coffee ...

Name Game: Most Popular Baby Names

Use the rank sliders - in purple and blue - to filter name ranks. Or if it's a girl, name her Lydia; there were only 34 born in 2017. In the US, the top three n...

Meghan Markle's Half-Sister Samantha Grant Suffers Injuries In Car Crash

Kensington Palace didn't comment on the incident other than confirming his absence with a letter from Ms Markle. "The media is disparaging us". "I am a Unit...

What Seattle 'head tax' will cost Amazon

Amazon employs roughly 45,000 people in the Seattle area at its headquarters and other office space. Of Seattle's largest employers - a group that includes N...

Dublin-based fintech firm Circle raises $110m in funding round

The new round announced Tuesday, the first since 2016 , was led by Bitmain, with the participation of IDG Capital, Breyer Capital , General Catalyst , Accel...

New measures to back British shale gas exploration

Shale gas explorers will be able to drill test sites without applying for planning permission and fracking sites could be classed as nationally significant inf...

Canada optimism over pipeline interest may be misplaced

Kinder Morgan has halted essential spending on the project and says it will cancel it altogether if the national and provincial governments can not guarantee it...

Tencent Says Subsidy War with Alibaba Set to Continue After Beating Profits

On Wednesday, Tencent reported its earnings for the first quarter that beat Wall Street expectations boosted by its hugely successful gaming business. Looking f...

S & U's (SUS) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Peel Hunt

The stock increased 9.95% or $0.76 during the last trading session, reaching $8.4. Sandy Spring Natl Bank owns 2,166 shares. Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZG) has ...

Italy Looks To Befriend Russia As Populist Parties Try To Form Government

Di Maio said earlier Thursday that the final version of the contract would be put to his party's members for approval "probably tomorrow". The leaked proposal...

Things to Know About the Senate Vote on Net Neutrality

The House , however, may not take up the bill. "Today is a monumental day", said Sen. There has been no reference for weeks to what is presumably an ong...

Walmart beats all around, with e-commerce sales rising

Ruggie Cap Grp Inc Inc has 688 shs. The lowest price the stock reached in the last trading day was $11.52 and compares with the $9.62 52-week low. Since May 16,...