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Sheryl Sandberg is “disgusted and disappointed” that Facebook was helping advertisers target anti-Semitic users. Facebook’s COO weighed in on last week’s revelation, announcing new tools and policies to prevent this type of behavior from occurring on the platform in the future. Facebook had been allowing advertisers to target users using terms like “jew hater” in […]

The new Apple Watch hasn’t shipped yet, but it’s already running into some issues. Apple on Wednesday confirmed the new Apple Watch Series 3 is having problems connecting to LTE networks. “We have discovered that when Apple Watch Series 3 joins unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks without connectivity, it may at times prevent the watch from using […]

If Republicans are able to cobble together the votes for the Graham-Cassidy health care plan and pass it before September 30, it would be one speedy legislative sprint. But just how speedy? Only 4% of bills signed into law over the last four decades have taken 10 days or fewer from introduction to becoming a […]

[Breaking news update, published at 4:36 p.m. ET] A nightly curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. will take effect Wednesday evening and end Saturday morning, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced. [Previous story, published at 4:22 p.m. ET] Hurricane Maria’s eye has left Puerto Rico, but the mammoth storm is still lashing the island […]

David F. Duttry, 77, of DuBois died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017 at Nelson’s Golden Years. Born March 1, 1940, he was the son of the late Arthur J. and Edith (Turner) Duttry. On Nov. 9, 1959, he married Nancy A. (Noker) Duttry, who preceded him in death in 2012. He worked as a mechanic for […]

President Donald Trump continued to make the rounds at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday. At lunch, he attended a gathering of African leaders and made a few remarks. And almost immediately he said this: “Africa has tremendous business potential, I have so many friends going to your countries trying to get rich. I […]

Preet Bharara, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York who President Donald Trump fired just three months into his presidency, says he believes that if he had stayed Trump would have asked him “to do something inappropriate.” “I will tell you one thing, now that it’s been some months. I believe based […]

Rescuers in hard hats and masks descended Wednesday on Mexico City in search of survivors after a deadly earthquake struck the region. “The priority now is continue rescuing those who are still trapped and provide medical attention to the injured,” President Enrique Peña Nieto said, calling Tuesday’s quake — the second to shake Mexico in […]

As yet another hurricane descends into the Caribbean, vulnerable and often tourism-dependent nations are again being badly battered. Wednesday morning, Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico with 155-mph winds after devastating Dominica and other islands. After the physical impact, it will take years to rebuild; the long-term economic consequences will be even more devastating, if […]

The Emmys are over and the new TV season is about to begin, but with deep-pocketed players crowding into the programming game, top writer-producers are already looking like big winners. Shonda Rhimes jolted the TV industry when the “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” creator signed an over-arching deal with Netflix, peeling her away from ABC. The […]

John J. Labosky, 43, of DuBois died Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 at his home. Born Nov. 23, 1973 in Ypsilanti, Mich., he was the son of John J. Labosky, who survives and lives in Edina, Minn., and the late Ellen Kay (Finger) Overton. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph E. Labosky of Minneapolis, Minn., […]

Fresh off a few major wins at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, Hulu has just scored a big-name star for one of its upcoming shows. Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn will take on his first regular TV role in “The First,” from “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon. Hulu did not release details regarding Penn’s role due […]

It keeps getting more complicated for Equifax. The credit agency’s Twitter account tweeted links on Wednesday to a fake site pretending to be Equifax, further bungling the company’s response to a massive hack that affected 143 million customers. Equifax, like many companies, handles customer service and complaints through its Twitter account. But in tweets replying […]

In a rare public appearance eight months after leaving office, former President Barack Obama took shots at his successor’s plans on health care and foreign policy but didn’t criticize him by name. In a speech and question-and-answer session that closely resembled the types of appearances he favored as president, Obama called repeated efforts to repeal […]

CEOs of top U.S. companies have been very vocal this year. But Tim Cook thinks DACA is their most important battle yet. “I think it’s the biggest issue of our time currently, among all these big issues,” the Apple chief said Wednesday during a talk at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum in New York City. […]

A woman who has been linked to actor Kevin Hart in an alleged extortion plot held a press conference Wednesday to say that she, too, is a victim. With her attorney Lisa Bloom, Montia Sabbag faced cameras Wednesday and said she was in an “intimate relationship” with the actor about a month ago and unknowingly […]

Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr says he’s planning to hold a public hearing next month on Russian election interference through Facebook and other social media platforms. Earlier this month, Facebook disclosed it had sold about $100,000 in ads to Russian troll farms connected to about 470 inauthentic accounts. Facebook briefed the Senate and House intelligence […]

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a rare set of public remarks Wednesday, the beginning of a series of upcoming events after eight months of departing office. Obama will give a keynote address and answer questions from Bill and Melinda Gates during an event sponsored by their organization that marks the release of a report […]

Rescuers in hard hats and masks descended Wednesday on Mexico City in search of survivors after a deadly earthquake struck the region. “The priority now is continue rescuing those who are still trapped and provide medical attention to the injured,” President Enrique Peña Nieto said, calling Tuesday’s quake — the second to shake Mexico in […]

Two weeks ago, Hurricane Irma ravaged the Caribbean with sustained winds of 185 mph and cut a swath of devastation across lush islands that are home to an estimated 1.2 million people. Now Hurricane Maria is following a similar path, unleashing its fury on Puerto Rico after killing seven people and causing “widespread devastation” on […]

John Kerry — remember him! — made a little news during an appearance on “Morning Joe” Wednesday. Check out this exchange between the Democrats’ 2004 nominee and “MJ” anchor Joe Scarborough: Scarborough: You’re tan, you’re rested and ready. You’re younger than everybody else talking about running for president of the United States. Is it Kerry […]

Airbnb is moving into the dining space. The short-term rental startup on Wednesday announced that users can now book restaurant reservations within the Airbnb app. The reservation service is made possible through a partnership with Resy, a restaurant-booking app. Airbnb has fully integrated Resy into the Airbnb app. For now, users can book reservations at […]

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has “decided” how he is going to proceed on the Iran nuclear deal struck by the Obama administration that he has long derided. “Well, I have decided,” Trump told reporters who pressed him for an answer before they were escorted out of his meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, president of […]

Aaron Paul is going to be a dad, yo. The “Breaking Bad” star and his wife Lauren Parsekian are expecting their first child. He announced the news Tuesday on his official Instagram account with a photo of Parsekian showing off a baby bump and a caption that read “Hey everyone. Look what I did.” “Words […]

CVS is upping its commitment to making schools tobacco-free. CVS’s charitable foundation said it will issues grants to 126 colleges and universities to help them ban smoking on campus. The foundation is donating a total of $1.2 million, or about $10,000 a school. The money will go toward things as simple as no smoking signs […]