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Airbnb is closing its listings business in China

Airbnb will shut down its listings in China after two years of lockdowns in the country "with no end in sight," according to a source familiar with the matter.

Facebook-parent Meta to share more details with researchers about political ad targeting

Facebook-parent Meta on Monday said it would soon offer more transparency and information to researchers about how political and social ads are targeted to users on the platform, months before the US midterm elections.

DC attorney general sues Mark Zuckerberg over his handling of the Cambridge Analytica incident

Washington, DC, Attorney General Karl Racine sued Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, accusing the Facebook co-founder of misleading the public on the company's handling of privacy and personal data in connection with the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Samsung plans to create 80,000 new jobs with $356 billion investment

Samsung on Tuesday outlined a plan to pour more than $350 billion into its businesses and create tens of thousands of new jobs over the next five years.

Google's new Street View camera is more portable (and looks weirdly cute)

Since launching in five US cities in 2007, Google's Street View cars have been circling the globe, using roof-mounted cameras to map more than 10 million miles of imagery — pictures that have been stitched together to build a visual …

Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation

Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms' ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech.

US Marshals are looking for a fugitive yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist. Here's what the evidence shows

The father of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, said he does not believe his daughter is capable of such violence.

Why Italy's 'king of chocolate' is so delicious

There's chocolate, and then there's gianduiotto chocolate. An ancestor of Nutella, the melt-in-the-mouth treat is as rare as it is delicious.

Fire breaks out at shopping center in Las Vegas near Sunset Park

The Clark County Fire Department was on scene of an early morning fire that broke out in a building across the street from Sunset Park Monday.

Parents, kids upset over Boulder City ballpark being turned into a dog park

The Boulder City council is looking to turn the Veterans’ Memorial baseball park into a dog park.

Hugs help women face stress, study says. Men, you are out of luck

You have a big test, a difficult conversation or a stressful day ahead -- how much of a difference could a hug from your partner make on your state of mind?

Three-dose Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in children ages 6 months to 5 years, Pfizer and BioNTech say

Three child-size doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be safe and showed a strong immune response in children ages 6 months to 5 years, the companies said Monday. The vaccine makers said they will finish submitting the trial …

An author who studies diverse democracies shares what he sees as the future of the US

An army of commentators have rightly condemned a belief called "replacement theory," which a young White man cited before killing 10 people, most of them Black, Saturday at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.

This working mom is Republicans' best shot at unseating Marjorie Taylor Greene -- if they want to

Jennifer Strahan walked up and down the main street of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's hometown with a mission -- to make sure as many potential voters as possible know who she is before Tuesday's Republican primary.

New York court releases new congressional map after Democratic-drawn lines were blocked

New York Judge Patrick McAllister approved the court-appointed special master's new congressional map for the state late Friday night.