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NEW YORK - Nearly 40 percent of New Yorkers believe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the villain rather than the hero in Amazon’s recent decision to pull out of the state, according to a poll published Monday. Only 12 percent of…

TEXAS – Beto O’Rourke apologized Friday night for writings the former Texas representative made as a teenager describing fantasies about running over children with a vehicle. “I’m mortified to read it now, incredibly…

SILICON VALLEY - One of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s top lieutenants unexpectedly quit Thursday following news that federal prosecutors are investigating the company’s use of private data. Chris Cox was put in charge of some of…

NEW YORK – Federal prosecutors are investigating partnership deals Facebook forged with some of the world’s largest technological companies. A grand jury subpoenaed records from two smartphone developers, The New York…

Twitter is offering the public a new prototype for the Twitter app, which includes a variety of changes to how the platform looks and operates. SILICON VALLEY – Twitter is rolling out a new prototype that executives say is…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration warned the German government that the U.S. may not share intelligence with Germany if the country continues using Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei to build up its fifth generation…

SILICON VALLEY – Facebook removed several ads Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign published on the company’s social media platform, Politico reported Monday. The ads, which Warren’s…

OHIO – Emergency workers were summoned to Amazon’s warehouses nearly 200 times for suicide attempts and other mental health crises over a five-year span. Employees say brutal working conditions at the company leave some to…

NEW YORK - A former Tesla employee filed a tip with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that company staffers were skeptical of CEO Elon Musk’s promise to take the company private, Business Insider reported Monday. …

CALIFORNIA - Rep. Devin Nunes of California appeared to associate his state’s ban on plastic straws to socialism in a tweet Saturday after visiting a nearby restaurant. “At restaurant tonight waitress asks if we want straws,” the…

IOWA – Former Vice President Joe Biden and self-avowed socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders are leading the polls in Iowa, according to a poll published Saturday. The two septuagenarians are so far besting their younger, female…

CALIFORNIA – Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan Friday to wallop big tech companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon as the Massachusetts Democrat works to differentiate herself among fellow presidential candidates. Her…

NEW YORK - Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has racked up several ethics complaints since she began her first congressional term. She has yet to address one of the most damning reports about her campaign team’s…

WASHINGTON - Department of Defense officials are warning the Trump administration to stop targeting telecommunications giant Qualcomm or risk placing the U.S. behind the eight ball on fifth generation cellular development. …

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden is almost totally prepared to announce his bid for the White House, according to media reports. There’s just one big thing keeping him from pulling the trigger: concerns that President…

SILICON VALLEY – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday that the Silicon Valley company will begin completely reorienting its platform over the next several years, moving toward encryption and privacy. The move would…

Ann E. Carlson, Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, Faculty Co-Director, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment speaking at the UCLA School of Law in September, 2016. Photo credit: UCLA School of Law, YouTube. …

SILICON VALLEY – Google is reportedly refusing to remove a feature in the company’s app store allowing Saudi men to track the whereabouts of women, according to online outlet Insider. Google reviewed the Absher app and…

COLORADO - Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Monday that he is running for the White House. He joins a growing list of Democrats vying for the opportunity to spoil President Donald Trump’s reelection bid. “I’m running…

NEW YORK - Democratic Virginia Sen. Mark Warner suggested Sunday that Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam should be given an opportunity to redeem himself after reports surfaced in February showing a photo from his school yearbook of people…

One of several polls released by the Wall Street Journal and NBC on Sunday. WASHINGTON - Only a scant few Americans view socialism in a favorable light, according to a Wall Street Journal poll published Sunday. The poll numbers come as…

MAINE – A Maine lawmaker is pulling his bill imposing a carbon tax on citizens as the state sought be the first to adopt one of the key pillars of the Democratic Party. State Rep. Deane Rykerson, a Democrat from Kittery,…

President Donald Trump’s newest pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency was confirmed Thursday even after Sen. Susan Collins announced her opposition to the former coal lobbyist. EPA acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler was…

WASHINGTON – House Republicans scuttled a climate change hearing Tuesday before it began after too few Democrats showed up to contest adjournment. The House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and…

DETROIT - Fiat Chrysler announced Tuesday that the company opening a new auto assembly plant in southeast Michigan as part of a multi-billion expansion into the city of Detroit. The plant will provide roughly 6,500 jobs to the city…

NEW YORK – Tesla CEO Elon Musk is disputing the Securities and Exchange Commission’s claim that the billionaire entrepreneur violated an agreement with the agency to tone down his Twitter behavior. The SEC told a federal judge…

CALIFORNIA – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a judge Monday to hold Tesla CEO Elon Musk in contempt for violating the terms of an agreement requiring the company to pre-approve his tweets. The SEC claimed…

ARIZONA - Some of the people responsible for moderating content on Facebook are suffering from post-traumatic stress syndrome while others are morphing into rabid conspiracy theorists, The Verge reported Monday. Many of the…

CALIFORNIA - Consumer Reports said Thursday night that it cannot recommend the Tesla Model 3 after customers complained about some of the vehicle’s poorly manufactured parts. “ members say they’ve identified a number of problems…

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has recommended President Donald Trump choose U.S. Ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft as his next point person at the United Nations, Axios reported Friday. Craft is the wife…