TikTok to pay $400m to settle US child privacy lawsuit
TikTok’s child data case ends in huge settlement TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to settle a US government case over allegations that the platform mishandled the personal information of children. The deal was announced by the Department of Justice on Friday, bringing an end to a lawsuit first […]
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Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle baby powder cancer lawsuits Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay up to $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to settle tens of thousands of US lawsuits alleging that its baby powder and other talc-based products caused ovarian cancer. The proposed landmark deal would cover about 69,000 cases and draw a line […]
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Three dead and four injured after shooting at US food festival
Authorities are still searching for a second suspect Three people are dead and four more have been injured after a shooting at a US food festival. The incident happened near the famous Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday evening at the annual Bite of Seattle food festival. Two people died at the scene while a […]
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US signs landmark nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia amid arms-race fears
The United States and Saudi Arabia have signed a landmark nuclear deal that will allow the Gulf kingdom to develop a civilian nuclear programme, in an agreement announced on Wednesday that experts warn could raise the risk of proliferation across an already unstable region. The US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal, described by Washington as a “peaceful […]
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Manhunt underway after 12 people shot at US festival
The suspects remain at large A manhunt is underway after at least 12 people were shot during a festival in the United States. Officers are hunting the suspects involved with two of the victims reported to be in a critical condition. Emergency services say the victims were spread over a large area and police believe […]
3 months ago
Cannibal who ate brother’s eyeball found dead in jail
He also set the family cat on fire Warning: this article contains mention of suicide that some people may find distressing. A man who ate his brother’s eyeball and set his cat on fire has been found dead aged 32. Matthew Hertgen was found not guilty by reason of insanity after he was accused of […]
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