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Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
38 states file anti-trust lawsuit against Google

A group of 38 states filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Google on Thursday, alleging that the search giant has an illegal monopoly over the online search market that hurts consumers...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Jean-Luc Brunel, model scout and friend of Jeffrey Epstein, arrested in France on rape and sexual trafficking charges: report

A French model scout accused of plying Jeffrey Epstein with new victims has reportedly been arrested by authorities in Paris on charges of rape and sexual trafficking. Jean-Luc Brunel was...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Jean-Luc Brunel, modeling agent suspected of recruiting girls for Jeffrey Epstein, arrested

Modeling mogul Jean-Luc Brunel, a close associate and one-time business partner of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested in France and is being held for questioning on numerous rape...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
BAME people were hit hard by the pandemic, then let down by the UK govt’s response. No wonder they don’t trust the Covid vaccine

Maybe the saddest indictment of the British government's handling of the Covd-19 pandemic is the news that over 40 percent of ethnic-minority Britons are currently unwilling to have the vaccine...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Model’s ‘tears of joy’ as agent held over alleged sex crimes

A former model who testified to French police that she was drugged and raped as a teenager by an associate of disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein said she wept “tears...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Nigeria’s Boko Haram rebels release video of abducted boys

Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadist rebels have released a video purportedly showing some of the more than 300 schoolboys abducted last week from a government boarding school in the northwestern town...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Uber to offer 10 million free or discounted rides to people seeking COVID-19 vaccination

Uber will offer 10 million free or discounted rides to people looking to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Baby Jesus has left the building: In the spiritless world of woke there’s no room for an authentic Christmas anymore

In an annus horribilis unmatched in our lifetimes, there is still no space for spirituality at Christmas with obscene greeting cards, crass commercialism and woke concerns undermining efforts to inspire...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Robinhood Financial to pay $65 million to settle SEC charges of misleading customers

Robinhood will pay $65 million as part of a settlement with the SEC after being charged with misleading customers on their revenue sources.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Child welfare contractor spent $80K on Cubs tickets

A cash-strapped Kansas foster care contractor that struggles to pay its bills and is under investigation for falsifying documents spent $80,000 on tickets to see the Chicago Cubs, owned by...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Farming
High Court rules on game shooting during Level 5 Covid restrictions 

A High Court challenge aimed at preventing gun club members from being prosecuted for shooting game during the currency of Level 5 Covid19 restrictions has been resolved.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Apple’s HomePod Mini packs mega sound

Apple HomePod Mini review

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Bankers say economy is improving in rural parts of 10 states

The economy is improving in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but the region continues to lag behind where it was before the coronavirus pandemic began, according to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
JetBlue is coming to MIA in 2021 with nonstop flights to Northeast, Los Angeles

JetBlue is coming to Miami International Airport next year. The low cost airline is making its MIA debut on Feb. 11, 2021 with nonstop, daily flights to New York City's...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group declines to make formal bid for Mulberry

Mike Ashley's retail empire has confirmed it will not make a formal bid for luxury handbag maker Mulberry.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
A Few Good Them: Woke Canadian judge says lawyers and their clients must state their pronouns when introduced to the court

The chief judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia is hoping the madly PC move “improves experiences within the legal system for gender diverse parties and lawyers,” because heaven...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
400 United Steelworkers on strike at Alabama aluminum plant

More than 400 United Steelworkers members are on strike against the French manufacturer Constellium over what the union on Thursday called unfair labor practices at an aluminum factory in northwest...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
FTSE 100 falls over cautious Gove comments

Traders were left scratching their heads over what to make of the latest comments coming from Brussels and London regarding the ongoing negotiations on an EU-UK trade deal.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Watch: Man proposes to train-driving girlfriend as she pulls into station

A man surprised his train-driving girlfriend by proposing as she pulled into a Dublin station.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
Nordstrom is having a huge sale on face masks for adults and kids right now

Get new cloth face masks at a big discount thanks to this huge 30% off sale at Nordstrom—shop our top picks.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Russia given two-year Olympics, World Cup and World Championship ban by Court of Arbitration for Sport

Russia will not be officially represented at the next summer and winter Olympic Games or the 2022 football World Cup after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Cayman Islands jails US college student in coronavirus case

A U.S. college student and her boyfriend have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures following a recent ruling that will...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Taoiseach tests negative for Covid-19 after coming into contact with French president Macron

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has tested negative for Covid-19.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Deep State media issue Biden with marching orders to be more ‘unified’ (read ‘hostile’) towards Russia

A flurry of articles has burnished Russia's image as America's “evil enemy.” Then quickly followed a piece in the New York Times, which read like an instruction to President-elect Biden...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Farming
Christmas tractors raise money for people affected by farm accidents

Tractors in Co Tipperary have been dressed to the nines to raise money for charity at Christmas, delighting festive farming fans.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Christmas tractors raise money for people affected by farm accidents

Tractors in Co Tipperary have been dressed to the nines to raise money for charity at Christmas, delighting festive farming fans.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Virginia basketball restarts, adds No. 1 Gonzaga

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Virginia has added a men's basketball game against top-ranked Gonzaga as the 17th-ranked Cavaliers prepare...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Mexico City resists lockdown with hospital occupancy at 75%

Every day this week Mexico City has set a record for hospital beds occupied by COVID patients, driving numbers above those last spring. The mayor is urging people to stay...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
NBA Foundation announces first $2 million in grant awards

The NBA Foundation has chosen the initial seven recipients of grants from the newly created group, the first step toward what the league has promised will be at least $300...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Spain’s parliament votes to legalise euthanasia

Spain's parliament has voted to approve a bill that will allow physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia for long-suffering patients of incurable diseases or unbearable permanent conditions.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Nutella-owner Ferrero gobbles up Essex cereal bar maker Eat Natural

Italian confectionery giant Ferrero has agreed a deal to buy UK cereal bar and muesli maker Eat Natural.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Government ordered to pay landowners on lower Missouri River

The federal government must pay some landowners along the lower Missouri River for flooding damage caused by changes the Army Corps of Engineers made to the river to protect endangered...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Washington’s whack-a-mole sanctions on Iran are wearing thin as Tehran finds new ways to dodge pressure

Despite the Trump administration's attempts to further coerce the Islamic Republic in its dying days, Iranian oil exports have been growing, giving the nation an ever-increasing window of escape from...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
San Diego County suspends virus enforcement on restaurants

San Diego County has suspended enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and live entertainment establishments after a local judge found in favor of two strip clubs that defied a state...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Farming
ICSA election candidates give conflicting membership figures

Attracting youth into the Irish Cattle Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) is a central priority for the two candidates running in its presidential election.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Science & Tech
50 perfect last-minute gifts people actually want that don’t require shipping

These are the best last-minute gifts that don't require shipping, including the best meal kit delivery service, subscription boxes, and gift cards.

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
GM is renovating NC facility to build US Army troop carrier

General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production a military trooper carrier. The announcement was made Thursday GM Defense LLC, which is a subsidiary...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Politics
GM is renovating NC facility to build US Army troop carrier

General Motors says it's renovating a GM building in North Carolina to support production a military trooper carrier. The announcement was made Thursday GM Defense LLC, which is a subsidiary...

Posted by The Analyst | December 17, 2020 | Breaking News
Credit Suisse indicted over alleged ties to Bulgarian mafia

Swiss prosecutors have filed an indictment against bank Credit Suisse for allegedly failing to do enough to stop money laundering linked to drug trafficking by a Bulgarian criminal organisation in...