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How Walmart thwarted $4 million in elder gift card scams
A gift card display stands at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, California. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology developed by Walmart helped the retail giant identify and freeze nearly $4 million in gift cards that had been bought by thousands of primarily elderly victims at the direction of con artists who […]
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Biden calls to put Putin on trial for war crimes over Russia’s actions in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin in Moscow, Russia March 2, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters President Joe Biden said Monday that evidence needs to be gathered to put Russian leader Vladimir Putin on trial for war crimes related […]
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Ukraine accuses Russia of civilian massacre; world reacts to images of Bucha. Follow our live updates
Russia requests UN Security Council meeting over ‘Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha’ “In light of the Ukrainian radicals’ provocation in Bucha, Russia has requested a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in the second half of the day on Monday, April 4,” Dmitry Polyanskiy (above) said via Telegram, according to state news agency TASS. […]
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Missiles slam into port city of Odesa; Zelenskyy says Russians aim to seize east and south Ukraine. Follow our live updates
Missiles hit Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa Refugees from war regions of Ukraine gather near the Odesa volunteer center for clothing and other assistance on April 2, 2022. Vladimir Shtanko | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A series of explosions have been heard in Ukraine’s strategically important port city of Odesa, with the city […]
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DC attorney general says fighting big tech is like David versus Goliath
Washington, DC Attorney General Karl Racine speaks after a news conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court September 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong In his battles with Big Tech, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine sees his office as something of an underdog. “In a real way, when you take on […]
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Red Cross rescuers try again to reach besieged Mariupol; Ukraine forces advance near Kyiv, UK says. Follow our live updates
A Red Cross convoy will try again on Saturday to facilitate the safe passage of civilians from the encircled Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The International Committee of the Red Cross on Friday sent a team of humanitarian workers to lead a convoy out of the port city, which has been besieged since the early days […]
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$100 million New Jersey deli owner Hometown International just announced a merger with a bioplastics firm
Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth Hometown International — that odd, publicly traded company with a market capitalization of more than $100 million despite owning just one small New Jersey deli — has announced plans to merge with Makamer, a private bioplastics start-up firm. The money-losing Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J., which […]
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki plans to leave for an on-air role at MSNBC
U.S. White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 20, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Jen Psaki, is planning to leave the White House to take an on-air role at MSNBC, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on […]
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Russia-Ukraine talks to resume; Russian gas continues to flow to Europe. Follow our live updates
Russian gas continues to flow into Europe, Russia’s Gazprom says Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom said Friday that it was continuing to supply Europe with natural gas, Reuters reported. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Russian state-owned energy conglomerate Gazprom said Friday that its natural gas continued to flow into Europe via Ukraine, Reuters […]
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Russians hand control of Chernobyl nuclear plant back to Ukraine, IAEA says
A shelter construction covers the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on April 27, 2021. Efrem Lukatsky | AP Russian troops that took over the Chornobyl nuclear power plant last month have transferred control back to Ukraine, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday, citing information from Ukraine. Multiple convoys of […]
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