US AND CANADA

UBER FACES $323.61M FINE FOR GDPR VIOLATIONS

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Uber has been hit with a massive $323.61 million fine by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) for transferring European drivers' personal data to U.S. servers, a violation of the EU's strict GDPR rules. The fine follows a two-year investigation that found Uber failed to protect sensitive information such as ID documents, taxi licenses, and location data, which were transferred to the company's U.S. headquarters without proper safeguards.

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SHARES FALL AT NESTLE AFTER CEO'S SURPRISE DEPARTURE

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Nestle shares fell Friday after the surprise departure of chief executive Mark Schneider, which followed slowing sales growth and bad headlines at the Swiss food group.

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BOEING FACES SETBACK AS SPACE X STEPS UP TO BRING STRANDED ASTRONAUTS HOME BY FEBRUARY 2025

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NASA has announced that SpaceX will rescue two astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) due to issues with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. This decision marks a significant milestone in the commercial spaceflight industry and highlights the ongoing challenges faced by traditional aerospace companies.

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DNC REFUSES TO PUT PALESTINIAN AMERICAN SPEAKER ON CONVENTION STAGE

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Outside the United Center in Chicago, while former President Bill Clinton had taken the stage on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, delegates from the uncommitted movement, whose support of Vice President Kamala Harris is contingent on her support of an arms embargo on Israel, announced to reporters that the DNC had denied their request to have a Palestinian American speaker on the main stage.

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J.D. VANCE DEFENDS CONTROVERSIAL "CHILDLESS CAT LADY" COMMENTS AS SARCASM

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Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance found himself in hot water recently over comments he made in a 2022 Fox News interview that resurfaced. The Ohio senator defended his controversial remarks referring to some Democrats as "childless cat ladies," insisting they were meant as a joke to highlight serious policy issues.

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SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ RESIGNS FOLLOWING BRIBERY CONVICTION

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On August 21, 2024, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez officially resigned from the U.S. Senate, a decision that came on the heels of his conviction on multiple bribery charges in July. The Democratic lawmaker, who has served in the Senate since 2006, faced immense pressure from both his party and the public following the guilty verdict, which implicated him in a far-reaching corruption scheme involving foreign governments.

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SECRET SERVICE AGENTS PLACED ON LEAVE FOLLOWING TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

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Multiple Secret Service agents have been placed on administrative leave as the investigation into last month's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump continues. The incident, which occurred during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, left Trump with a minor ear injury and resulted in the death of one attendee.

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BODY OF BRITISH TECH MAGNATE MIKE LYNCH RECOVERED FROM SUPERYATCH

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The Italian coast guard said Thursday the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered off the coast of Sicily from the wreckage of a superyacht whose builders had called it unsinkable.

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