The United States State Department sanctioned the oldest son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hafez, to prevent him from working on behalf of his father. In total, 14 Syrian regime officials faced sanctions from the United States Department in the second round of sanctions under the Cesar Law, which was …
Read More »Bezos says counterfeit products on Amazon are ‘scourge’
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos admitted that fake products continue to hurt the e-commerce site at Wednesday’s hearing with the tech giants. In response to questions from Representative Henry Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, Bezos said it is “an incredibly important issue” and that “counterfeiting is a scourge.” Bezos went on to …
Read More »Republicans openly defy Trump’s tweet about delaying elections
It was the latest example from the president making inflammatory comments on Twitter, and putting Republicans in an awkward place to deal with the consequences. Senate Judiciary President Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina and Trump’s ally, told CNN when asked about the president’s call to delay the election: …
Read More »UPS fires to record bonanza in virus-stimulated delivery
(Bloomberg) – United Parcel Service Inc. hit a record when the courier service beat Wall Street expectations thanks to demand from the pandemic era for Asian e-commerce, healthcare equipment and product deliveries. Revenue rose 13% to $ 20.5 billion in the second quarter, beating analysts’ highest estimate and confusing predictions …
Read More »Google CEO says tech giant removes this information used by police
Google now sets a time limit on the data used by police to track suspects, the CEO said at Wednesday’s hearing with the tech giants. The data is used for a so-called “geofence order,” which connects to a massive Google database that tracks where it goes anonymously. It’s an integral …
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