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Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the FTC's request for the extension, which was not opposed by Facebook. "Plaintiff shall file an amended complaint by August 19, 2021," Boasberg said in his order, adding that Facebook should respond to the mended complaint by Oct. 4. Boasberg had earlier said the FTC's initial complaint failed to show that Facebook had monopoly power in the social networking market but said the FTC could file a new complaint by July 29.
NewsAFP NewsBaby orca dies in New Zealand after fruitless search for mother
Toa, the baby orca who captured hearts after he was found stranded in New Zealand waters, has lost his fight for survival, conservationists confirmed Saturday.
NewsAFP News6.7-magnitude quake hits Philippines: USGS
A strong earthquake shook the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but it was deep, and local authorities said they did not expect damage.
NewsAFP NewsUS renews call on Myanmar to free journalist amid Covid fears
The United States on Friday renewed calls on Myanmar's junta to free a jailed US journalist as concerns grow about a Covid-19 outbreak in prisons packed with detained activists.
HealthAFP NewsDo vaccinated people need to go back to masking?
With the Delta variant pushing US Covid cases back up, fully vaccinated people are wondering whether they need to start masking indoors again.
NewsHuffPostWell-Known White Nationalist Kicked Out Of Air Force Following HuffPost Investigation
Shawn McCaffrey enlisted and then graduated from boot camp just as the Pentagon was claiming to aggressively confront extremism in the ranks.
HealthHuffPost3 States Were Responsible For 40% Of New COVID-19 Cases Last Week
The governor of Alabama, which is also seeing a sharp rise in cases, said “it’s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks."
PoliticsReutersSenior U.S. diplomat Sherman to lead arms control talks with Russia next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead the U.S. delegation at nuclear arms control talks with Russia in Geneva on July 28, the State Department said on Friday. During the first top-level meeting last month between the two nuclear powers since President Joe Biden took office, he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to restart the talks known as the U.S. Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear war.
LifestyleHuffPost31 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (July 17-23)
“My dad’s two dogs expelled from dog daycare due to forming a ‘dog gang.’”
NewsReutersSierra Leone parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Sierra Leone's parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal the death penalty more than two decades after the West African country carried out its last execution. President Julius Maada Bio is expected to soon sign the bill into law, which will make Sierra Leone the 23rd African country to abolish capital punishment. The bill also gives judges additional discretion when issuing sentences, which opponents of capital punishment say is particularly important in cases where the person convicted is a victim of sexual violence.
NewsHuffPostNew York Bans Child Marriage, A Practice That's Still Alarmingly Common
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NewsReutersMany migrant workers stranded in Chinese cities hit by floods
For many migrant workers caught up in severe flooding in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, crossing town to stay with relatives in less affected areas or returning to their homes in the countryside are not posssible. That means surviving without power and running water for days and counting, difficulty moving around Zhengzhou and mounting worry over how they are going to get back to work. China's estimated 280 million rural migrant workers often flock to cities like Zhengzhou in search of better jobs, leaving behind families and only returning home once a year for the Lunar New Year.
BusinessHuffPostOSHA Issues $1 Million In Fines Over Deaths Of 6 Poultry Workers In Georgia
The agency said Foundation Food Group committed deadly safety lapses that led to the deadly liquid nitrogen leak in January.
NewsAFP NewsVirus 'pingdemic' causes havoc for UK businesses
From watering the plants and setting up tables to arranging bottles on the shelves, Italian restaurant owner Giuseppe Gullo's hands are as full as his customers' bellies, with Britain's "pingdemic" decimating his staff.
NewsAFP NewsChina sanctions US citizens, entities over Hong Kong
Beijing announced sanctions on seven American citizens and entities Friday in response to a US advisory on deteriorating freedoms in Hong Kong, just days ahead of a visit from a senior Biden administration official.
BusinessReutersChina bars for-profit tutoring in core school subjects -document
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China is barring tutoring for profit in core school subjects to ease financial pressures on families that have contributed to low birth rates, news that sent shockwaves through its vast private education sector and share prices plunging. The policy change, which also restricts foreign investment in a sector that had become essential to success in Chinese school exams, was contained in a government document widely circulated on Friday and verified by sources. The move threatens to decimate China's $120 billion private tutoring industry and triggered a heavy selloff in shares of tutoring firms traded in Hong Kong and New York including New Oriental Education & Technology Group and Koolearn Technology Holding Ltd.
NewsReutersU.S. mulls crackdown on Chinese imports of Iranian oil
DUBAI (Reuters) -The United States is considering cracking down on Iranian oil sales to China as it braces for the possibility that Tehran may not return to nuclear talks or may adopt a harder line whenever it does, a U.S. official said. Washington told Beijing earlier this year its main aim was to revive compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and, assuming a timely return, there was no need to punish Chinese firms violating U.S. sanctions by buying Iranian crude, the official said. That stance is evolving given uncertainty about when Iran may resume indirect talks in Vienna and whether incoming Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi is willing to pick up where the talks ended on June 20 or demands a fresh start.
NewsAFP NewsAs cases soar, Spaniards keep their masks firmly on
It's over 35 degrees Celsius and although masks are no longer obligatory in the streets of Spain, masks are everywhere in Madrid as people fear soaring Covid cases.
NewsReutersChina retaliates with sanctions on former U.S. commerce secretary Ross, others
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China said on Friday that it has imposed counter-sanctions on U.S. individuals including former U.S. commerce secretary Wilbur Ross in response to recent U.S. sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong. The sanctions are the first imposed by China under its new anti-foreign sanction law, passed in June, and come days before U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman is due to visit China amid deeply strained ties.
NewsAFP NewsEU watchdog approves Moderna jab for ages 12 and up
The European medicines watchdog on Friday approved the use of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine for children aged 12 to 17, making it the second jab for adolescents for use on the continent.
LifestyleHuffPostThe 20 Funniest Tweets From Women This Week (July 17-23)
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BusinessReutersExclusive-Facebook's Kustomer deal set to face EU antitrust investigation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Facebook's acquisition of U.S. customer service startup Kustomer is set to trigger a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next month, three people familiar with the matter said on Friday. The European Commission will conclude its preliminary review of the deal on Aug. 2 after which it will begin an in-depth 90-day investigation, the people said. Facebook has until July 26 to offer concessions to stave off the investigation but is unlikely to do so because of the difficulty of finding the right remedies to address competition concerns, the people said on condition of anonymity.
NewsAFP NewsWhy is the Great Barrier Reef's UNESCO status under discussion?
After years of climate-worsened damage to its vibrant corals, Australia's vast Great Barrier Reef will not be added to UNESCO's list of endangered World Heritage sites.
HealthAFP NewsUS orders 200 mn more Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses
The United States will purchase 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and BioNTech and has an option to buy additional doses to address virus variants, the companies announced Friday.
NewsHuffPostMy Rapist Got A 406-Year Prison Term. Here's What Happened When He Was Up For Parole.
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