Seven years ago, Edward Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency (NSA), blew the whistle on mass surveillance programs on US citizen’s phone records. Now, on Wednesday, an appeals court ruled that the program was illegal. From the ruling, the court believed that the US intelligence officials who defended the program in public […]
Long viewed as a rising star in a family that is practically American royalty, Congressman Joe Kennedy was defeated in a bid for the US Senate seat. Interestingly, this is the first time that the Kennedy family has lost in a Massachusetts state election. The 39-year-old grandnephew of assassinated president John F. Kennedy fell to […]
McDonald’s is facing a lawsuit from over 50 black-owned franchisees in the US who claim they went out of business after being forced by the fast-food giant to establish their shops in crime-ridden locations. The franchisees also say that their businesses were denied financial assistance given to white-owned franchisees. According to a copy of one […]
Huawei is terminating its oldest sports sponsorship deal with an Australian National Rugby League (NRL) team because of what it calls the ‘great trade war’ between Australia and China. After a relationship that lasted nine years, the Chinese telecommunications giant is breaking the contract with the Canberra Raiders. In recent years, Australia has barred the […]
It now official! Jeff Bezos is the first person to be worth $200 billion. If there is one person that the COVID-19 pandemic has been kind to, then it is Bezos. This week, the 56-year-old billionaire, the richest man in the world since 2017, hit this milestone. Bezos owns a glittering array of A-list companies, […]
Just months after being appointed, TikTok CEO, Kevin Mayer, a past Disney executive, has retired amid a charged political environment. In a letter to employees, Mayer blamed a ‘sharply changed political environment’ for his action following a directive from President Donald Trump to ByteDance to sell up to an American firm within three months. Mayer’s […]
A investigation by the US Treasury targeting Vietnam discovered that in 2019, the country intentionally weakened its currency by around 4.7% to the dollar. This information comes from a letter to the US Commerce Department. Vietnam’s central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, allowed net purchases amounting to $22 billion in foreign exchange, which led […]
After 64 years of sumptuous food, KFC followers will no longer see the ‘It’s Finger-Lickin’ Good’ slogan that has become part of the franchise. According to a statement, the fast-food chain plans to suspend the slogan it has come to be associated with. The statement continues to say that in the era of COVID-19, lives […]
Amid an increase in online shopping during this era of COVID-19, Japan is facing a shortage of credit card numbers. As shoppers avoid traditional stores and opt for contactless payment, credit card firms are at a loss on how to deal with the limitation of 16-digit card numbers. Popularity in credit card usage has probably […]
The United States Food and Drug Administration has sent more warning letters to firms that claim their products cure, prevent, or treat coronavirus. The FDA, alongside the Federal Trade Commission, cautioned Living Senior that the cannabidiol products on its website violated the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In a press release on Thursday, the […]