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The newly reedited and toned-down version of Deadpool 2 has a couple of new post-credits scenes to look forward to. Warning: spoilers ahead. from CNET https://ift.tt/2S5gG9m via Mobiles

Buying a gift for someone who has plenty of "stuff"? Go for a Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime or other subscription instead. from CNET https://ift.tt/2EaOwWV via Mobiles

iPhone XR, XS, Pixel 3, Note 9. Moto G6 and more. There's a phone for everyone, no matter your budget. from CNET https://ift.tt/2QTkE7r via Mobiles

The Alfonso Cuarón film makes its streaming debut. from CNET https://ift.tt/2QTkzRb via Mobiles

Need help with your holiday shopping? This might help. from CNET https://ift.tt/2UFLajK via Mobiles

Facebook is in talks to sell TV subscription services, to be watched on its "Watch" hub, Recode reports. from CNET https://ift.tt/2BmD6vk via Mobiles

This little black cut-out on top of the screen may look like an eyesore, but more and more phones are jumping on this trend. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Jh8uic via Mobiles

Hint, hint: The Marvel blockbuster is angling for an Oscar nomination. from CNET https://ift.tt/2rJp5Up via Mobiles

From high-profile flameouts to quiet departures, this year's crop of tech-related dead, dying, resurrected and barely hanging in for 2019 offers an embarrassment of riches. from CNET https://ift.tt/2QarXYO via Mobiles

A look at some of the photos I took with Apple's newest iPhone (and a test of Portrait Mode's limits). from CNET https://ift.tt/2NTq253 via Mobiles

Sure, everyone shops there, especially at this time of year. But critics are finding plenty to complain about. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Ek7REw via Mobiles

Jason Fenske uses an incredible 3D-printed model to show just how Mazda's magic spinning Doritos make power. from CNET https://ift.tt/2EiAbqM via Mobiles

Here's a selection of the best headphone shopping values this holiday season. from CNET https://ift.tt/2Er51hG via Mobiles

Researchers say a phishing campaign happened just as Trump prepared to reinstate nuclear sanctions. from CNET https://ift.tt/2EiA0M8 via Mobiles

To promote How to Train Your Dragon 3, arriving next February, Game of Thrones' Kit Harington's "lost audition tapes" surface on the internet. from CNET https://ift.tt/2SMnnNk via Mobiles

More and more phone companies are eliminating the headphone jack -- here are the phones that waved goodbye to the audio port. from CNET https://ift.tt/2rmAYiC via Mobiles

Make your iPhone work for you and YouTube. from CNET https://ift.tt/2EuXWfZ via Mobiles

"Password" will never be a good password. Period. from CNET https://ift.tt/2BfnKsB via Mobiles

So you just bought a Nintendo Switch and you're wondering what games you should pick up to go along with it? Here are our favourites... from CNET https://ift.tt/2CsoMVi via Mobiles

Senior French official Laurent Nunez said the attacker - a former prison inmate who has been identified as a suspected extremist \- could have fled to nearby Germany. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Qq1GWC via Latest News

Stephen King suggested Wednesday exactly what President Donald Trump should do from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Es2iER via Latest News

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The small town of Abassan in the Gaza Strip is a tough place to infiltrate — everyone knows everyone else and outsiders passing through quickly attract attention. So when strangers drove through town, suspicious Hamas security men stopped the van and questioned those inside. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UE6W7q via Latest News

Hundreds of French anti-terror police are hunting for a fugitive gunman who attacked Christmas shoppers at a market in the eastern city of Strasbourg while shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest), officials said Wednesday. The attack in the heart of the medieval city as the annual Christmas market was closing on Tuesday night left two dead, 13 injured and crowds of traumatised witnesses. The suspect, a 29-year-old Strasbourg native identified as Cherif Chekatt, opened fire with a handgun and stabbed passers-by during his rampage, France's anti-terror prosecutor Remy Heitz said Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BbcKMO via Latest News

Michael Cohen's 3-year prison sentence and the detailed description of his crimes will be difficult for the Trump White House to dismiss. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PAuDtM via Latest News

Turkey will launch a new operation in Syria within days against a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a terrorist group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. "We will start an operation to free the east of the Euphrates from the separatist terrorist organisation in the next few days," Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara, referring to territory held by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SKf5Wm via Latest News

Cohen confessed nine crimes this year after federal prosecutors said that he had concealed income and evaded taxes, orchestrated a scheme to violate campaign finance laws at the height of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and lied to banks and Congress. Hours before the sentencing began, media trucks lined the street outside the lower Manhattan courthouse, and Michael Avenatti, the Trump agitator and lawyer for one of two women who Cohen helped pay off in the run-up to the election, appeared in court to watch the proceeding. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BmRAvx via Latest News

Donald Trump is said to have become increasingly worried about the prospect of being impeached in recent days, as Robert Mueller's Russia investigation inches closer to the president. Despite a public declaration that he is not concerned about the threat of impeachment, the progress of the Mueller probe and federal investigations into his former associates, coupled with Democrats taking over the House of Representatives, has left the president alarmed. The most alarming development, according to sources speaking to NBC News, came on Wednesday when federal prosecutors in New York announced they had reached an agreement with American Media Inc (AMI). from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Lgtozt via Latest News

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria "within a few days," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move likely to further strain ties between NATO allies Turkey and the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Gc4GB7 via Latest News

The company now keeps a three-person skeleton staff at its office on 15th Street, a few blocks from the White House, according to a person familiar with its operations. Huawei depleted its ranks in the nation’s capital months before facing what could be the legal fight of its life: a U.S. extradition request to Canada, which on Dec. 1 arrested Huawei’s finance chief over charges she conspired to evade sanctions against Iran. As the legal brawl risked spilling over into efforts by the U.S. and China to ease their trade tensions, President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday in an interview with Reuters that he’d intervene in the case if he thought it would help him get a trade deal with China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QV6iUk via Latest News

New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2EiN7Nj via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The online retailer has teamed up with police in New Jersey to fight parcel theft with dummy packages. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Lf3YlA via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Google named the man accused of killing UK backpacker Grace Millane in an email, which could be illegal. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2RXn9CS via Online Shopping in Pakistan

Beliebers voting against YouTube Rewind seem to have helped the video rack up negative feedback. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2GcOQ9B via Online Shopping in Pakistan

The company says it expects to become Austin's biggest private employer. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2zXZaN8 via Online Shopping in Pakistan

A leaked email sent to Uber bosses by a staff member arrived days before a car hit and killed a pedestrian. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Leo2Vf via Online Shopping in Pakistan

U.S. President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn requested on Tuesday a sentence of a year's probation for lying to FBI agents in a case stemming from a probe into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said last week Flynn had provided substantial cooperation with its investigation, as well as with other probes. Flynn held the White House job for only 24 days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zTqWui via Latest News

Turkey will launch a new operation in Syria within days against a US-backed Kurdish militia that Ankara considers a terrorist group, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday. "We will start an operation to free the east of the Euphrates from the separatist terrorist organisation in the next few days," Mr Erdogan said during a speech in Ankara, referring to territory held by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). Turkey says the YPG is a "terrorist offshoot" of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged an insurgency against the Turkish state since 1984. The PKK is blacklisted as a terror group by Ankara and its Western allies. US forces have worked closely with the YPG under the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil). "The target is never American soldiers but terrorist organisation members active in the region," Mr Erdogan told the audience at a d

A frustrated Donald Trump reportedly threw briefing papers across the White House floor following his chaotic televised meeting with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer. Ms Pelosi and Mr Schumer were widely considered to have bested Mr Trump after the 72-year-old was goaded into admitting he would be “proud” to partially shut down the government if congress refuses to approve $5bn in border wall funding. Following the dispute, Mr Trump “stormed out” of the Oval Office, and, holding a folder of briefing papers, “scattered them out of frustration – threw them across the room”, according to the LA Times’ White House reporter Eli Stokols. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2SKrHN7 via Latest News

She faces a vote of no confidence after lawmakers revolted over Brexit from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EuMXU2 via Latest News

Apple unveiled plans Thursday for a $1 billion campus in Texas that will create jobs for the tech giant outside Silicon Valley, a move made without the fanfare of the recent Amazon headquarters bidding war. Currently, Apple employs some 6,200 in the Texas capital, the largest cluster outside its headquarters in Cupertino, California. In January, Apple said it would invest $30 billion in the US over the next five years and create 20,000 new jobs, using some of the overseas profits repatriated at a tax rate lowered under a law passed by Congress last year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zXx705 via Latest News

HOUSTON (AP) — A wealthy Brazilian couple were sentenced Wednesday to minimal U.S. prison terms for helping their daughter keep her son in Brazil for the past five years in violation of the terms of her divorce to the boy's American father. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BhI5NS via Latest News

Airport currency exchanges are offering rates as low as $1.05 for a pound from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2rAmJXJ via Online Shopping

Brexit uncertainty and rising prices in shops are influencing consumers' shopping habits in the run-up to Christmas. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Ggi73g via Online Shopping

The Committee of Advertising Practice says adverts must not feature harmful gender stereotypes. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2rCsc0g via Online Shopping

New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2EiN7Nj via Online Shopping

One of the biggest casualties of the US-China trade war has been the US soybean sector. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2EtSfyX via Online Shopping

Sports Direct's owner Mike Ashley has written a bluntly worded letter to the boss of Debenhams. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2EjLyyQ via Online Shopping

The clothing firm's shares fell 50% at one point as it warns it could make a full-year loss of £4m. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2UFfACL via Online Shopping

The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic makes it to the edge of space and back. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2zTP0wY via Online Shopping

The European Central Bank confirms it is ending its massive bond-buying programme this month. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2QPyMi2 via Online Shopping

The company says it expects to become Austin's biggest private employer. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2zXZaN8 via Online Shopping

Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn is to step down at the end of the 2018-19 season. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Lh2I1a via Online Shopping

The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how traffic lights became a million dollar idea. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2EutXVK via Online Shopping

The biggest obstacle to delivery drones isn't technology, it's regulation and public acceptance. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2ryw2Hs via Online Shopping

In what's now the norm for teasing a device, Lenovo has gone on Weibo and uploaded four promo posters for the upcoming Z5s smartphone. Lenovo teases that the Z5s will have more than 8GB of RAM - which would point to 10GB - that it will be a powerful gaming device and that it will have dual personal assistants. Lenovo teaser posters for Z5s The Lenovo Z5s is scheduled to become official on December 18 and we know that it will offer three cameras on the rear. We can also make an educated guess that the Z5s will be powered by a Snapdragon 678 (although a Snapdragon 710 is also a... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QxMff2 via IFTTT

Honor held an event in September when the smartphones Honor 8X and Honor 8X Max were introduced to the world. The announcement was followed by an introduction of the latest wristband Honor Band 4 which will finally make an appearance outside of China. The device is already listed as Amazon Exclusive and will arrive on December 24, according to sources. The Amazon India support team confirmed the date will be Christmas Eve, although we doubt it has anything to do with the holiday. The price is yet to be confirmed, but it is expected to be around INR1,999 (under $30/€25), which is... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QN1z71 via IFTTT

Yesterday we reported the Honor phone with model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 popped up on TENAA with all its specs. Today the photos are also here, revealing how the new affordable handset from the Huawei subsidiary will look like. Huawei Honor 8A While the phone is nowhere near the revolution of smartphone form factors like the Honor Magic 2 and Honor View 20, this new device is clearly following the Honor trends in design. Volume keys and power button on the right side, nothing on the left, 3.5 mm audio jack on top. The 13 MP camera is positioned in the top... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Bk7dDG via IFTTT

The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition debuted a new charging standard for OnePlus to succeed its 20W Dash charger. So with Chinese phone makers bringing more proprietary charging standards, we want to show how they compare with other standards on the market. There are several fast-charging standards across the smartphone industry which have their own pros and cons. In a nutshell, quick-charging is great and convenient for the customer, but proprietary charging standards means that you can only get such speeds with the original cable and adapter. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition with Warp... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2UJ3vfS via IFTTT

MIUI is Xiaomi's Android skin and a long time ago, the company used to develop its UI for non-Xiaomi devices. These days, Xiaomi doesn't do that anymore, but it does allow its devices to be unlocked and flashed as the customer pleases. The company even offers full ROM files on its community site. MIUI 10, based on Android 9.0 Pie has been successfully ported to both the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T - unofficially, of course. Given the nature of different Android skin frameworks, not everything will work from the get go. The post is based on Xiaomi's 8.11.23 build of Android Pie and in order... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2CcgoIe via IFTTT

OnePlus announced the 6T McLaren Edition this week - in fact its most expensive smartphone ever. We've already unboxed it on video and gone hands-on, but now it's time for a different take on this device. Our new video asks whether this is in fact better than a vanilla 6T, and will hopefully provide you with a non-black-and-white answer to that question. As usual with most things, it's complicated. The McLaren Edition does a lot right, but it could've been better and even, dare we say it, more exclusive and premium-feeling. To find out why (and how), make sure to watch the video below.... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2SNIcYS via IFTTT

Starting today, Google now lets you switch the voice to have either an Australian or British accent for Google Assistant across your devices. You could always do this in the past, but it involved changing your system language to another region like English UK or English AU. But now you can keep an accent while still keeping all the text and spelling as English US. The voice models are built by DeepMind's WaveNet synthesis. Using deep neural networks, it can simulate realistic sounding voice that sounds natural. If you want to check these new voices out, open the Google app on... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2BjhmRj via IFTTT

Huawei's first punch hole camera smartphone, the nova 4, is about to be released in just a few days and we already know everything there is to know. Including the better part of the design but it won't hurt to have a few more, right? Also, the leaked renders are here to showcase the available colors as well. Huawei nova 4 in red/purple and black If the renders are legit, we are looking at a sleek design with nearly bezel-less front design. As expected, the back houses the fingerprint reader and the triple-camera setup with the main sensor being 48MP although, some say that not all... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2zUlgjy via IFTTT

After the front glass panel of the Galaxy M20 leaked the other day, today we see back panel as well. It was the last piece of the design puzzle and reveals that the handset will indeed come with a dual-camera setup. And fortunately for some, it's will have a metal body, too. In addition to the two cameras on the back, the device will also have a rear-mounted fingerprint reader while a side shot exposes a 3.5mm audio jack, USB-C connector for charging and data transfer and bottom-firing speaker grill. The phone is expected to be announced in India alongside the Galaxy M10 and... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Lh3Yl8 via IFTTT

Realme began as a more affordable subsidiary of Oppo, but in no time it separated into its brand and started smashing all kinds of records on every market it stepped. First arriving in India and then following on other Asia Pacific markets, the company will set foot in Pakistan, its seventh country. The good news was announced by the official Facebook page of the Pakistani division. Up to this date, there are only five Realme smartphones, but all of them are unique on their own. The latest Realme U1 was introduced as the first device, powered by Helio P70 chipset, while its... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Gh0v7f via IFTTT

The rumor mill never sleeps as the first set of rumors for the Huawei P30-series are starting to surface. First, there was the rumor about the P30 Pro sporting a still unannounced Sony IMX607 sensor and today we have a fairly specific one given how much time is left until the release. According to industry sources, Huawei's P30 Pro will have a notch and a curved OLED panel. That's quite strange given the fact that Huawei is about to release two phones with a punch hole in the display for the front-facing camera - the Honor View 20 and the Huawei Nova 4. But it's more complicated than... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2rylNDj via IFTTT

The Chinese company vivo has been a strong player on the Indian market mostly due to the ability to manufacture devices in the country without paying additional import tariffs and taxes. According to latest reports from New Delhi, the company is planning to expand its 50-acre (202 thousand sq.m) facility with additional 169 acres of land (about 684 thousand sq.m) where a new manufacturing plant is expected to be built. The investment is reported to be nearly $560/€500 million. The deal on the expansion in Uttar Pradesh was approved by state chief minister Shri Yogi Adityanath.... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Ej4xt5 via IFTTT

Gameloft has released a new version of Asphalt 9: Legends, which comes with a new event, a new game mode and four new cars. The Bugatti Chiron Mega Event lets you compete in new events every day to unlock the car. The new Slipstream feature now lets you trail behind other cars to charge up your nitro bar but other cars can do the same for you if you are in the lead. The update also adds SIN R1 550, Genty Akylone, Maserati Alfieri and McLaren 570S Coupe to the roster of available cars. These features are available on platforms. However, the game now runs at 60fps on the iPhone XS,... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2Ejq5pF via IFTTT

Honor View 20 was showcased in Hong Kong and while the official unveiling is not until December 26, the phone started leaking bit by bit in China. Latest info comes from a user on Weibo who shared a photo of the phone inside its retail box, a just a day after its AnTuTu benchmark. The images posted from the same user also reveal the device in real life, unlike the pre-production unit we handled on Monday. This means that the company is probably handing out units to beta users, developers, or social media influencers, and we should see more of the phone in the upcoming... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2UFXArV via IFTTT

While we are waiting for the official release of the Lenovo Z5s on December 18, the company's VP Chang Cheng posted a few sample shots taken with the triple camera. There are also watermarks on the photos suggesting that the AI mode was turned on. Lenovo Z5s sample photos Only three stills were published on Weibo and two of those are taken in portrait mode. And interestingly enough, they are in full resolution. The simple math says that the main camera is 16MP (4608 x 3456). So it's easy to spot the excellent edge detection. Sharpness is alright, dynamic range is nice and colors... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QxBGc9 via IFTTT

An Honor device with the model numbers JAT-AL00, JAT-TL00 and JAT-L29 has been certified with the Chinese TENAA as well as with Russia's EEC, hinting that it will launch both in China and Russia (and possibly the rest of Europe). Judging by the specs it's likely the Honor 8A. There are no photos of the device attached to either authority's certification but there are specs. The Honor 8A will offer a 6.08-inch LCD of 720x1560px resolution, an octa-core 2.2GHz chipset with 3GB of RAM and Android 9 Pie on board. There are two cameras on the Honor 8A - a 13MP main camera and an 8MP selfie... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2BcLRbq via IFTTT

Less than two months after the Helio P70 introduction, MediaTek launched the successor Helio P90 with better AI and even faster CPU. The new SoC comes with Google Lens and ARCore support, as well as a second generation of the MediaTek APU for more accurate AI. It is built on the TSMC 12 nm FinFET process and should hit devices in Q1 2019. Helio P90 Helio P70 Process TSMC 12 nm FinFET TSMC 12 nm FinFET CPU 2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.2 GHz 6x Cortex-A55 @ 2GHz 4x Cortex-A73 @ 2.1 GHz 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0 GHz GPU IMG... from GSMArena.com - Latest articles https://ift.tt/2QuIoPZ via IFTTT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker arrested on suspicion of child cruelty said Wednesday the allegation stemmed from spanking his 7-year-old daughter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zVi7jy via Latest News

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Canada should distance itself from U.S. "hegemonism" and grant unconditional freedom to Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of China's Huawei detained in Vancouver on Washington's request, state-owned tabloid Global Times said in a Thursday editorial. Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, has been accused by U.S. prosecutors of misleading banks about transactions linked to Iran, putting the banks at risk of violating sanctions. The United States needs to make a formal extradition request within 60 days of her arrest, which a Canadian judge will weigh to determine whether the case against Meng is strong enough. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2UErnkU via Latest News

Technology researchers in China have been ordered to not travel to the US unless it is absolutely necessary, amid rising tensions between the two countries. Staff working in sensitive tech sectors were given the warning following the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada, a source told the South China Morning Post. The warning comes after a similar order from US tech giant Cisco to some of its employees, which asked them the to any non-essential travel to China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zZr4rV via Latest News

Insurance claims from the recent devastating California wildfires that killed at least 89 people and destroyed 19,000 homes and businesses have reached at least $9 billion, the state's insurance commissioner said Wednesday. "The devastating wildfires of 2018 were the deadliest and costliest wildfire catastrophes in California's history," said California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones. Most of the insurance payouts -- some $7 billion -- concern the Camp Fire in Northern California, which wiped out the town of Paradise and killed 86 people, making it the deadliest wildfire in recent California history. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CbGSJL via Latest News

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is skimming over the facts when it comes to former national security adviser Michael Flynn's guilty plea for lying in the Russia investigation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GgiLxJ via Latest News

The company’s slide in the stock market comes amid reports that former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been detained in China. Growing tensions between Beijing and Ottawa over the arrest of a senior Huawei executive have inflicted damage on the luxury clothing retailer Canada Goose, as Chinese consumers call for a boycott of the brand. Shares in the company have plunged nearly 20% since the arrest last week of Huawei’s chief financial officers Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RYcojU via Latest News

The fiance of a Colorado mother missing since Thanksgiving is praying for her from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Gf245x via Latest News

Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat who came up short in her bid to become the nation's first black woman governor, plans to run for office again. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RYUzBp via Latest News

A four-year-old Palestinian boy has died after being injured during clashes between the Israeli army and protesters along the Gaza border, the health ministry in Gaza said. "Ahmed Abu Abed, aged four years and eight months, died as a result of the wounds he received last Friday east of Khan Yunis," health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said in a statement late Tuesday. The Israeli army said it was reviewing the incident, while accusing Gaza's Islamist rulers Hamas of using residents as cover for attacks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LaKbUg via Latest News

The state-run Beijing News said on Wednesday that Kovrig, who works for the International Crisis Group (ICG), had become the subject of an investigation by the Beijing State Security Bureau. "Canadian citizen Michael John Kovrig was on Dec. 10 investigated in accordance with the law by the Beijing State Security Bureau on suspicion of engaging in activities that harm China's state security," the newspaper said in a brief report. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EcAALr via Latest News

Insurance claims from the recent spate of California wildfires, including one ranked as the most deadly and destructive in state history, have topped $9 billion and are expected to grow, the state insurance commissioner reported on Wednesday. The claims, so far, fall short of the record $12 billion in wildfire-related insured losses sustained in California in 2017, most of that from more than a dozen blazes that swept a large swath of wine country north of San Francisco Bay, killing 46 people. This year, the Camp Fire that erupted on Nov. 8 has accounted for the bulk of the claims, just over $7 billion of the total. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EtoZbJ via Latest News

A disgruntled employee at a Canadian Walmart decided that he wasn’t going to from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RZ4rei via Latest News

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has removed two cardinals from his informal cabinet after they were implicated in the Catholic Church's sex abuse and cover-up scandal, shedding embarrassing advisers ahead of a high-stakes Vatican summit on abuse early next year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QUdzDC via Latest News

Stephen King suggested Wednesday exactly what President Donald Trump should do from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Es2iER via Latest News

Michael Cohen, former lawyer for Donald Trump, cites 'blind loyalty' for 'dirty deeds,' is sentenced for federal felonies, including one in which he implicated Trump. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zUpo2W via Latest News

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Japan is planning to tighten regulation of tech giants like Google and Facebook after an expert panel called for better oversight on competition and privacy, an official said Thursday. Japan has followed in the footsteps of other countries in scrutinising the dominant role played by the world's largest information technology companies, including Big Four tech firms Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. Despite bringing benefits, tech giants "tend to monopolise the market through their features such as... low costs and economies of scale," the report said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EjfbQM via Latest News