TOKYO – Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday, as Japan’s benchmark took a rest from a spate of recent jumps. Worries over a resurgence of trade tensions overshadowed regional markets. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 0.6 percent to 23,989.08, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]
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CES 2018 Highlights: The Mobile-Payments Space Is Booming
There was a lot of exciting new tech at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, but the mobile-payments space was one that really stood out. Continue Reading Below In this clip from Industry Focus: Tech, analyst David Kretzmann talks about what he saw around mobile payments at CES, why China is […]
Circus legend admits to pressuring teen into pornographic photos: report
The man who performed as the beloved “Grandma the Clown” for decades has resigned from the Big Apple Circus after being accused of sexual misconduct, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Barry Lubin, 65, admitted in a statement from his lawyer that he pressured the teen aerialist into nude photographs in […]
Undocumented immigrant takes sanctuary in church to stop deportation, care for wife
Flora Rranxburgaj knows what will happen if her husband, Ded, who is a fugitive from immigration authorities, gets deported. “My life is done,” said Flora Rranxburgaj, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 11 years ago. That’s why the family has taken sanctuary in a Detroit church. Ded Rranxburgaj, who emigrated […]
Special Counsel Mueller to seek answers directly from President Trump, sources say
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has indicated to lawyers for President Donald Trump that his office will seek answers directly from the president on the circumstances around the firings of former national security adviser Michael Flynn and former FBI Director James Comey, sources with knowledge of the matter confirm to ABC […]
Officials urge calm after chicken sample from Hong Kong vendor tests positive for bird flu virus
A chilled chicken sample from mainland China found to contain a bird flu virus was confirmed on Tuesday to have been sold by a Hong Kong vendor, but officials stressed the contamination was unlikely to sicken consumers. A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced that the H5 […]
For first time since deadly Calif. mudslides, some residents return home
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Authorities lifted some evacuation orders for Southern California neighborhoods near where powerful mudslides destroyed homes and killed 21 people. Santa Barbara County officials said residents of certain areas on the western edge of Montecito will be allowed to return at midday Tuesday. Utilities may still be […]
‘Real’ Rosie the Riveter dies at 96
It’s an iconic image of solidarity during WWII that has become an enduring symbol of female empowerment. Now, The New York Times reports the woman who inspired the “Rosie the Riveter” poster, a California waitress named Naomi Parker Fraley, has died. Fraley passed away on Saturday at 96 in Longview, […]
Chinese news outlets like to steal my stories — but they probably won’t take this one
A decade ago, almost everything could be downloaded for free in China: from music and books, to movies and software. But today, there’s an increasing awareness of intellectual property rights in the country, as China tops the rest of the world in patent filings. In fact, the world’s second-largest economy […]
Southeast Asia is hugely at risk of cyberattacks. It’s not doing enough about that, report says
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations need to significantly step up their spending on cybersecurity to tackle digital threats, according to a new report. Not doing so can potentially cost the top 1,000 companies in the region about $750 billion in market capitalization, and derail digital innovation. […]