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How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Read full article: How Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfoldedWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted on Friday of espionage charges in an unusually rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system.
The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop role
Read full article: The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group says she lost WSJ job after refusing to drop roleThe new chair of Hong Kong’s leading media professional group says she lost her job at The Wall Street Journal after she refused her supervisor’s request to withdraw from the election for the leadership post.
Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia
Read full article: Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in RussiaPresident Joe Biden says the U.S. is working every day to secure the release of a Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia.
US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind bars
Read full article: US journalist marks a year in a Russian prison as courts keep extending his time behind barsWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks a year behind bars on Friday following his arrest by Russian authorities who accuse him of espionage but have offered no supporting evidence.
Russia must face consequences for imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter, lawyer says
Read full article: Russia must face consequences for imprisonment of Wall Street Journal reporter, lawyer saysA lawyer for The Wall Street Journal says Russia must face consequences for its detention of Evan Gershkovich, one of the newspaper's reporters.
Community leaders call on The Wall Street Journal to retract controversial opinion piece about Dearborn
Read full article: Community leaders call on The Wall Street Journal to retract controversial opinion piece about DearbornArab American leaders are calling on The Wall Street Journal to retract the controversial opinion piece about Dearborn.
Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say
Read full article: Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports sayA newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids.
Report: Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger son
Read full article: Report: Billionaire investor, philanthropist George Soros cedes control of empire to a younger sonBillionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros is ceding control of his $25 billion empire to a younger son, Alexander Soros, according to an exclusive interview with the Wall Street Journal published online Sunday.
Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prison
Read full article: Lawyers meet with jailed American reporter in Moscow prisonLawyers representing an American reporter who was arrested in Russia on spying charges have met with him in a Moscow prison for the first time since his detention.
American detained in Russia a 'brave, committed' journalist
Read full article: American detained in Russia a 'brave, committed' journalistWorking as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet Union who grew up speaking Russian at home in Princeton, N.
Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plant
Read full article: Justice Department investigating Abbott baby formula plantThe U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed.
China rejects report it tried to obtain Federal Reserve data
Read full article: China rejects report it tried to obtain Federal Reserve dataChina’s government has rejected as a “political lie” a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data.
Toyota drives past General Motors as top-selling automaker in US
Read full article: Toyota drives past General Motors as top-selling automaker in USGeneral Motors lost the crown as the top-selling automaker in the U.S. as sales dropped 13% in 2021, down to 2.2 million cars sold, allowing Toyota to take the top spot as it sold 2.3 million last year.
EXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids' Instagram
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Facebook is holding off on kids' InstagramBowing — if only for a moment — to pressure from lawmakers, critics, the media and child development experts, Facebook said Monday it will “pause" its work on a kids' version of its photo-oriented Instagram app.
Facebook oversight board reviewing 'XCheck' system for VIPs
Read full article: Facebook oversight board reviewing 'XCheck' system for VIPsFacebook's semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company's “XCheck," or cross check system following an investigation by The Wall Street Journal into the use of an internal system that has exempted high-profile users from some or all of its rules.
China's Didi denies report of plan to buy back shares
Read full article: China's Didi denies report of plan to buy back sharesDidi Global Inc. has denied a report by The Wall Street Journal that the ride-hailing service was considering buying back its U.S.-traded shares after its June market debut was disrupted by Chinese government orders to overhaul data security.
An unwelcome prank: Volkswagen purposely hoodwinks reporters
Read full article: An unwelcome prank: Volkswagen purposely hoodwinks reportersSeveral news organizations, including The Associated Press, USA Today, CNBC and The Washington Post, had reported the original press release as real news, some after being assured specifically that it was no joke. It was a similar story at USA Today, where a reporter specifically asked if it was a joke and was told “no,” said the newspaper's spokeswoman, Chrissy Terrell. “We are disheartened that the company would choose this type of disingenuous marketing.”The USA Today reporter who was initially lied to was more blunt. “About that plan to change Volkswagen of America's name.” wrote USA Today's Mike Snider. AdGlover said the company landed millions of dollars in publicity from a press release.
Report: DOJ investigating Visa over debit card business
Read full article: Report: DOJ investigating Visa over debit card businessVisa is under investigation by the Department of Justice's antitrust division over whether the company pushes merchants into more expensive forms of debit card payments, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, March 19, 2021. The investigation is focused on how merchants route debit card transactions when a consumer makes an online transaction, according to the Journal, which cited anonymous sources. The investigation is focused on how merchants route debit card transactions when a consumer makes an online transaction, according to the Journal, which cited anonymous sources. However debit card fees are strictly regulated after Congress passed the Dodd Frank Act following the 2008 financial crisis, in what's known as the Durbin amendment. AdMerchants are supposed to be given the option to run debit card transactions on lower-cost networks instead of running it on Visa's or Mastercard's network.
Another ex-aide calls Cuomo's office conduct inappropriate
Read full article: Another ex-aide calls Cuomo's office conduct inappropriateIn this image taken from video from the Office of the NY Governor, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, March 3, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Office of the NY Governor via AP)NEW YORK – Another woman who worked for Gov. Andrew Cuomo is describing conduct she felt was inappropriate for the workplace. Liss told the Journal she initially thought of Cuomo’s behavior as harmless, but it grew to bother her. Cuomo’s workplace conduct has been under intense scrutiny in recent days as several women have publicly told of feeling sexually harassed, or at least made to feel demeaned and uncomfortable by the Democrat.
NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths
Read full article: NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deathsAbout a third of the state's nursing home fatalities were excluded from the report as a result of the change. Impeach,” tweeted Queens Assembly member Ron Kim, who said Cuomo bullied him for criticizing how Cuomo withheld nursing home data. AdState officials acknowledged even then that the true number of deaths was higher because the report was excluding patients who died in hospitals. State officials insisted Thursday that the edits were made because of concerns about accuracy. The administration initially released data about how many nursing home residents died at both hospitals and nursing homes, but quietly stopped in early May.
Report: Algorithm question complicates TikTok sale
Read full article: Report: Algorithm question complicates TikTok saleThe Journal report stated the algorithms were considered part of the deal negotiations up until Friday. That's when the Chinese government introduced export restrictions on artificial intelligence technology that appear to cover content-recommendation algorithms such as the one powering TikTok. The move followed President Donald Trump's effort to force a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations by Sept. 20. Those export restrictions mean that TikToks Chinese owner, ByteDance Ltd., would have to obtain a license to export any restricted technologies to a foreign company. The Journal report said both the prospective buyers and the seller, ByteDance, are trying to figure that out.
Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing Blagojevich
Read full article: Report: Trump surveyed donors on freeing BlagojevichTrump asked for a show of hands at a fundraiser at Chicago's Trump International Hotel of those who supported clemency for the 62-year-old Democrat. Most of the 200 to 300 attendees raised their hands, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing several people at Monday's event. On the same day, Trump told Chicago's WLS-TV that despite bringing up the possibility of freeing Blagojevich in August and then appearing to back away from the idea Blagojevich shouldn't abandon hope of an early release. Blagojevich's wife, Patti, has lobbied the Republican president hard on her husband's behalf. Trump first publicly mentioned the idea in May 2018, saying Blagojevich was convicted for "being stupid, saying things ... many other politicians say."
Huawei laying off more than 600 people in US
Read full article: Huawei laying off more than 600 people in USEthan Miller/Getty Images(CNN) - Huawei is laying off more than 600 workers in the United States as the Chinese technology giant continues to struggle with new restrictions from the Trump administration. That action directly targeted China and Huawei, a leader in 5G technology and a global business with revenue of more than $100 billion. Huawei doesn't have a big presence in the United States, but the company is a sole provider of networking equipment to many rural American internet providers. The United States' actions against Huawei are taking a serious toll on the company's bottom line. Huawei recently said it will miss sales forecasts by about $30 billion over the next couple of years.
FTC reportedly approves $5 billion settlement with Facebook
Read full article: FTC reportedly approves $5 billion settlement with FacebookJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe Federal Trade Commission has reportedly approved an approximately $5 billion settlement with Facebook, suggesting a lengthy investigation into the social media company's data privacy practices could be nearing an end. The FTC is said to have voted 3-2 in favor of the settlement, along party lines, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post on Friday. The FTC and Facebook declined to comment to on the reports. Facebook stock ended Friday up nearly 2% after the Journal report was released. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.