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Facebook users ‘don’t seem to care’ about data scandal, analyst says

Facebook and Instagram users are not worried by recent “chatter” like the Cambridge Analytica scandal or concerns about fake news and privacy issues, according to PiperJaffray. Despite a tough year for the social media giant, a survey of about 1,300 U.S. Facebook and Instagram users found that two-thirds of respondents …

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Trump administration reportedly to announce NAFTA ‘handshake’ deal with Mexico Thursday

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Mexico’s Minister of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal looks on during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on March 10, 2017 in Washington, DC. The U.S. is near an informal NAFTA deal with Mexico, according to one report. Politico reported on …

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Trump rips Michael Cohen after former lawyer implicated the president in crimes

Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump reacts to a question during an interview in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, August 20, 2018.  President Donald Trump ripped his former personal lawyer and fixer in a post on Twitter Wednesday, a day after Michael Cohen pleaded guilty …

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Trump dodged the biggest news of the day at a raucous campaign rally

Scott Olson | Getty Images President Donald Trump focused exclusively on topics besides Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen at a West Virginia rally on Tuesday night. Here he is shown speaking earlier this month in Ohio.  President Donald Trump avoided mentioning either his former campaign boss Paul Manafort, or his …

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Italy prepares a new budget, while some experts prepare for the worst

Andreas Gebert | Getty Images News | Getty Images Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini speaks during a statement after a bilateral meeting prior to the European Union member states’ interior and justice ministers conference on July 11, 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria.  Italy has now turned into the weak link of …

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Oil market could see a diesel fuel resurgence, analysts say

VCG | Getty Images  An oil tanker sits beside transfer pipes at a terminal as it prepares to unload its cargo of fuel on July 4, 2018 in Zhoushan, China.  A much-anticipated shipping revolution could spark a dramatic upswing in diesel fuel demand over the coming months, energy analysts have …

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US to put a 25% tariff on every car from European Union

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. March 20, 2017. President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that the U.S. would slap a 25 percent tariff on cars coming from the European Union. The president’s statement came hours after …

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Facebook says it removed content from Iran and Russia 

ReutersTV | Reuters Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg answers questions about the improper use of millions of users’ data by a political consultancy, at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, in this still image taken from Reuters TV May 22, 2018 Facebook said that it’s removed pages and content originating in …

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Paul Manafort disappointed in verdict, evaluating all his options, lawyer says

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, exits the District Courthouse after a motion hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday, May 4, 2018. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is evaluating all his options after he was found guilty of …

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Here are the charges Michael Cohen admitted to in federal court 

Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen arrives at his hotel in New York City, June 20, 2018. President Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen admitted guilt on eight counts of financial crimes in federal court Tuesday. The guilty plea followed months of deliberations in …

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