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WASHINGTON/TORONTO, Feb 15 (Reuters) – The leaked website Distributed Denial of Secrets said on Tuesday it had released more donor files from fundraising platform GiveSendGo regarding Canada’s movement of people opposed to pandemic health, including COVID-19 vaccine mandates. On Sunday, the DDoS website, which is dedicated to releasing leaked data, …
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Read More »Britain’s Cineworld hit with appeal in Cineplex legal battle
A Cineplex cinema sign dominates Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 28 (Reuters) – Cineworld Group (CINE.L) said on Friday that Canadian company Cineplex Inc (CGX.TO) had filed an appeal against its plea challenging …
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Read More »US air group seeks to delay deployment of 5G wireless near airports
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HONG KONG, Dec.24 (Reuters) – The sculptor of a statue commemorating the victims of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on Friday said his withdrawal from a Hong Kong university was “brutal” but that all damage would be symbolic of recent changes in the city under Chinese rule. The eight-meter (26-foot) …
Read More »Exclusive: SEC questions Tesla over whistleblower claims of solar panel faults
SAN FRANCISCO / WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Reuters) – The US securities regulator has launched an investigation into Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) following a whistleblower complaint that the company failed to properly inform its shareholders and the public of fire risks associated with solar panel system failures over several years, according to …
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Read More »Joint United Nations and Ethiopia team for rights: all parties have committed abuses in Tigray
GENEVA / ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 3 (Reuters) – All parties fighting in the war in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia have committed violations that may amount to war crimes, according to a long-awaited joint investigation by United Nations and Ethiopia released Wednesday. The report of the Office of the …
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Read More »Baretz + Brunelle acquires Berardi Consulting, a leading legal consultancy firm | Business
NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – October 20, 2021– Baretz + Brunelle announced today that Jeff Berardi, an executive widely regarded as one of the legal industry’s most respected marketing and business development advisors, has joined the firm as a partner after merging his firm from consulting, Berardi Consulting LLC, …
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Read More »Tesla’s gigafactory electrifies culture shock between California and Germany
BERLIN, Oct. 7 (Reuters) – With final approval from his German plant in a few weeks, Elon Musk of Tesla (TSLA.O) will make an appearance in the small town of Gruenheide this Saturday to host a regional fair. Despite pandemic-related restrictions limiting gatherings in Germany to less than 5,000 people, …
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Read More »Shooter in 2018 Maryland newspaper massacre sentenced to five life sentences
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Read More »Fed resignations don’t blunt calls for broader ethical changes
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Read More »US ‘pink leaves’ undergoing overhaul as securities regulator seeks to stamp out fraud
WASHINGTON / NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Reuters) – As many as 2,000 companies could disappear from the over-the-counter “pink leaves” long favored by retail investors when a new rule to stamp out fraud in this notoriously risky enclave of The US stock markets will go into effect next week. The …
Read More »Bad for business: World Bank rigging scandal in China shakes investors
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Read More »Salvadoran agency to investigate complaints about government bitcoin purchases and ATMs
SAN SALVADOR, Sept. 16 (Reuters) – El Salvador’s Court of Auditors, which oversees its public resources, will investigate a complaint about government bitcoin purchases and the construction of kiosks for cryptocurrency ATMs, according to a document viewed by Reuters. El Salvador this month became the first country in the world …
Read More »US state stands out by restricting corporate use of biometrics: Illinois
ST. LOUIS, September 16 (Reuters) – As night fell, an employee of a busy 24-hour MotoMart flipped a switch behind the counter. Electromagnetic locks closed the door. A window sign, now illuminated in red, warned “facial recognition technology in use” and urged customers to “look at the camera.” On this …
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Read More »Calif. AG Says Most Companies Act Quickly to Prevent Privacy Enforcement
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Read More »Two key Britney Spears collaborators quit following singer’s testimony
July 6 (Reuters) – Britney Spears’ duty counsel under her litigation tutelage resigned on Tuesday, a day after her longtime manager resigned, saying the pop star was planning to retire and no longer needed his services. Lawyer Samuel Ingham, who represented the singer’s interests in the legal arrangement, has filed …
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