Macron draws Moscow’s ire for saying Russia becoming ‘subservient’ to China
The Russian criticism focused on an interview Macron gave in which he decried the Kremlin’s isolation brought on by its invasion of Ukraine more than 14 months ago.
Day: May 16, 2023
Rudy Giuliani sued for $10m for alleged sexual assault by former employee
Noelle Dunphy claims that Donald Trump’s former lawyer made her perform sex acts on him as part of job
WhatsApp introduces Chat Lock, which lets users put chats in a password- or biometrics-protected folder and hide chats’ contents and senders in notifications (Jay Peters/The Verge)
Jay Peters / The Verge:
WhatsApp introduces Chat Lock, which lets users put chats in a password- or biometrics-protected folder and hide chats’ contents and senders in notifications — WhatsApp is getting a new “Chat Lock&rdquo…
Court order that could end US health law’s preventative care mandate put on hold
A federal judge’s ruling striking down a key part of the Affordable Care Act has been temporarily put on hold by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
Warren Buffett’s company recommits to Bank of America stock while dumping other banks
Investor Warren Buffett recommitted to Bank of America during the first quarter while dumping two other bank stocks as part of a number of moves in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio.
Canadian on U.S. ‘Most Wanted’ list extradited from Montreal to face charges in Detroit
A suspect who had been on an American “Ten Most Wanted List” was extradited this week from Canada in order to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S.
Fire at New Zealand hostel kills at least 6 people, prime minister says
A fire ripped through a hostel in New Zealand’s capital overnight, killing at least six people and forcing others to flee the four-story building in their pajamas in what a fire chief on Tuesday called his ‘worst nightmare.’
Vice, Decayed Digital Colossus, Files for Bankruptcy
Vice Media has filed for bankruptcy, “punctuating a yearslong descent from a new-media darling to a cautionary tale of the problems facing the digital publishing industry,” writes Lauren Hirsch and Benjamin Mullin via the New York Times. The media comp…