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N.Ireland's Donaldson appears in court over rape, other sexual offence charges
NEWRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) -The former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Jeffrey Donaldson, faces 11 historical sex offence charges, including one count of rape, prosecutors told a Northern Irish court on Wednesday.
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World
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to defend a former U.S. president at a criminal trial, and felt the heat almost immediately when a judge questioned his credibility.
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World
US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday waded back into the battle over abortion access during arguments in a case pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care.
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Internet
Italy fines Amazon over ‘recurring’ purchase option
Italy’s competition authority said April 24 it had fined two Amazon companies €10mil (RM51.04mil) for unfair commercial practices, for pushing customers into agreeing to “recurring” rather than “one-time” purchases online.
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World
Australian counter terrorism force arrests seven teenagers after Sydney bishop stabbing
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian counter terrorism team arrested seven teenagers on Wednesday linked to a boy charged with a religiously-motivated terror attack on a Sydney bishop and questioned another five people.
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World
Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
SANTAREM, Portugal (Reuters) - Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal's fascist dictatorship five decades ago as if it were yesterday.
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Social media
TikTok ban looms with Biden poised to start 270-day countdown
For TikTok, the clock has started running in its existential fight to avoid a US ban.
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World
Ukrainian drones struck two Rosneft oil depots in attack, Kyiv source says
KYIV (Reuters) - Drones sent by Ukraine's SBU security service struck two Rosneft-owned oil depots in Russia's Smolensk region in an overnight attack on Wednesday, a Ukrainian intelligence source said.
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Internet
Computer-generated fake nudes discovered by victims on the Internet, Florida cops say
A rapidly spreading form of sexual exploitation hit home for three people in Florida, when they discovered surreal nude photos of themselves posted on the Internet, according to investigators.
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World
North Macedonia votes for president in test before parliamentary poll
SKOPJE (Reuters) - Voters in North Macedonia went to the polls on Wednesday to elect the president in a litmus test for a parliamentary election next month in which a nationalist opposition is seeking to unseat the ruling centre-left Social Democrats.
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World
Russia detains ally of Defence Minister Shoigu for alleged corruption
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A Russian court on Wednesday ordered one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies be kept in custody on suspicion of taking bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.
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Social media
Australia’s top spy urges big tech to unravel encrypted chats
Australia’s top spy on April 24 urged greater cooperation from the big tech companies, asking them to break a long-held industry taboo by providing access to encrypted messages.
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Internet
74-year-old accused of robbing bank at gunpoint may have been victim of scam, US cops say
A 74-year-old woman was arrested after police say she robbed a bank in Pennsylvania at gunpoint.
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Streaming
Americans’ new TV habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
Americans are getting increasingly impulsive about hitting the cancellation button on their streaming services.
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Internet
Google postpones phasing out of ad cookies in Chrome browser
Google delayed its plan to phase out cookies, software that lets marketers track users, in its Chrome browser this year, pushing to 2025 a move that will ultimately transform how advertisements are targeted on websites.
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World
Russian attack injures six people in Ukraine's Kharkiv, governor says
(Reuters) -Russian missiles damaged residential buildings and injured six people in Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv, early on Wednesday, Governor Oleh Synehubov said on Telegram.
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World
Prabowo vows to fight for all Indonesians, urges unity among political elites
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto vowed on Wednesday to fight for all Indonesians and he called for unity among political elites to take the country forward, as he seeks to boost his parliamentary clout before taking office in October.
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World
Russian priest presiding over Navalny's memorial suspended from duties
(Reuters) - A Russian Orthodox priest who presided over the memorial service for the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in March has been suspended from clerical duties for three years, the Moscow Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
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Mobile apps
These apps allow US workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs
EarnIn is one of more than a dozen companies that provide this service, billed as Earned Wage Access. The apps extend small short-term loans to workers in between paychecks so they can pay bills and meet everyday needs. On payday, the user repays the money out of their wages.
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Cybersecurity
Cyberattacks are on the rise, and that includes small businesses. Here’s what to know
Cyberattacks on businesses are rising, including small businesses. It's a troubling trend because a breach can be very costly and time consuming if owners don't have a plan to deal with one.