While investors pressure Apple to address youth phone addiction, experts are more optimistic about the voice-enabled smart speakers that Google and Amazon want to plunk into your living room. At their most ambitious, Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home devices are meant to transform the way you manage your life and […]
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Trump attacks Wall Street Journal as ‘fake news’ over his North Korea comments
President Donald Trump on Sunday accused the Wall Street Journal of misreporting statements he made to the newspaper about his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, ripping the publication for reporting “fake news.” In an article published on Thursday, the Journal reported that Trump signaled openness to diplomacy […]
A plane in Turkey skidded off a runway and was left hanging over a cliff, but no one was injured
A Pegasus Airlines flight skidded off the runway of a Turkish coastal airport and ended up halfway down a steep slope into the Black Sea, but no passengers or crew were hurt, Turkish media reported on Sunday. The incident happened on Saturday night at Trabzon airport in northeast Turkey. Pictures […]
World Series champs earn 130% more than those who win the Super Bowl
With the National Football League playoffs in full swing, fans will spend their weekends rooting for their team to make it to the Super Bowl. For the players, a Super Bowl win doesn’t just mean glory. It also comes with a hefty bonus check. But, surprisingly, not one as hefty […]
Why Mark Cuban and Jay Leno are skeptical about credit cards
The majority of Americans own a credit card. And more than half of all credit card holders use plastic for everyday spending. But you’ll rarely catch self-made millionaire Jay Leno using this common form of payment. “I don’t lease things. I don’t buy stuff on credit,” the former “Tonight Show” […]
An author who quit Bain Capital to play squash explains how to ‘jump’ to what you really want to do
What if you have a good job, but you know there’s something else you should be doing with your life? At 14, Mike Lewis was growing up in California, dreaming of playing squash professionally. Ten years later, however, he was working in finance at Bain Capital. It was there that […]
Saudi Prince Alwaleed said to be in settlement talks with government
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on terms, a senior Saudi official said. Prince Alwaleed, whose net worth has been estimated by Forbes magazine at $17 billion, […]
Iran’s Rouhani says US has failed to undermine nuclear deal
Iran’s president said on Sunday the United States had failed to undermine a nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers, and hailed the accord as a “long-lasting victory” for Iran, state television reported. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday delivered an ultimatum to European signatories of the deal to fix […]
Federal agency returns to accepting requests under DACA
Citizenship and Immigration Services says it’s resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under the Obama-era program that shields from deportation young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and who remain in the country illegally. The decision comes four days after a federal judge, in a […]
GM executives defend NAFTA, Mexican truck plant
General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra expressed optimism on Saturday that the North American Free Trade Agreement would survive, and other senior GM executives stood by the company’s plans to continue building trucks in Mexico. At an event to tout GM’s 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck ahead of the Detroit […]