A media company that operates several West Virginia newspapers is suing Google and Facebook for threatening the extinction of local newspapers across the country by their alleged anti-competitive business practices. HD Media Company this week filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to determine whether the two Silicon Valley companies had violated anti-trust laws. The…
Mexican Telecoms Magnate Slim Returns Home After Hospitalization With COVID-19
MEXICO CITY—Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, one of the world’s richest men, has returned home from hospital following a bout of COVID-19 and is feeling well, his spokesman Arturo Elias said on Saturday. During the past week, Slim had been getting medical attention at the National Institute of Nutrition, a public health center in Mexico City….
Former Clinton Private Eye Jack Palladino Gravely Injured in Robbery
SAN FRANCISCO—Jack Palladino, the private investigator who worked on high-profile cases ranging from the Jonestown mass suicides to celebrity and political scandals, has been placed on life support after suffering a head injury during an attempted robbery. Palladino, 70, had just stepped outside his San Francisco home on Thursday to try out his new camera…
Owner of Mets and Hedge Fund Leaves Twitter, Citing Threats
NEW YORK—The owner of the New York Mets says he has dropped off Twitter because his family received threats that he attributed to “misinformation” that was not tied to the baseball team. Steve Cohen’s hedge fund, Point72, has become entangled in market turmoil that has pitted a band of small investors against traders that made…
Telstra Pledges to Bring Call Centres Back to Australia Within 18 Months
Telecommunications giant Telstra has pledged to bring its overseas call centres back to Australia within the next 18 months. A drop in customer call volume, and the prevalence of employees working from home, has allowed the country’s biggest telco to make the call. “We have reduced the volume of calls by eliminating a lot of…
Trump Voices Support for Embattled Rep. Marjorie Greene During Call: Report
Rep. Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.) said on Saturday that she had received a call with from former President Donald Trump during which he expressed his support. “I had a GREAT call with my all time favorite POTUS, President Trump!” she wrote in a string of Twitter posts. “I’m so grateful for his support and more importantly,…
A Childhood Home, Revived for the Next Generation
Elegant yet youthful, this house in the Maple Ridge district of Tulsa, Oklahoma is home to the family of Noah and Emily. Built in 1929, the Tudor-style house carries historic beauty and irreplaceable personal memories. Noah grew up here, and in a way, Emily did, too: The couple fell in love here during their formative…
New Heart Condition Drug Listed on PBS
The federal government is subsidising a new drug for Australians suffering with a rare, fatal heart condition through Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). From February 1, Uptravi (selexipag) will be PBS listed for the first time to treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH), for use in combination with existing therapies, Health Minister Greg Hunt said in a…
Venezuela Hired Democratic Party Donor for $6 Million
MIAMI—Newly filed lobbying records (pdf) show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation. The documents, which were disclosed Thursday, show a U.S. subsidiary of Venezuela’s state oil giant PDVSA agreed to…
Pitch to Make Camping and Caravanning a Tax Deduction
Caravanning and camping has been a blessing for Australia’s pandemic-ravaged tourism sector, but there’s a call to make it even more appealing in the form of a tax deduction. As the federal government’s JobKeeper subsidy trickles to a stop, Caravan Industry Association of Australia spokesman Stuart Lamont has called for more support measures. Rather than…
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