Police losing battle to get drivers to put down their phones
By DENISE LAVOIE State police in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have been known to patrol in a tractor-trailer so they can sit up high and spot drivers texting behind the wheel. In…
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EU says Apple must pay up to 13B euros in back taxes
By JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday that the…
Uber to use autonomous cars to haul people in next few weeks
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD and TOM KRISHER Ride-hailing service Uber says it will start hauling passengers with self-driving cars on the streets of Pittsburgh in next several weeks. The company says…
Russian man faces US trial in lucrative hacking scheme
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America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free
By VIJAY JOSHI The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government. And yet the…
Israel takes on Facebook in battle against incitement
By TIA GOLDENBERG Nine months ago, Dareen Tatour posted a poem to Facebook about her frustration over spiking violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Days later, Israeli police banged on her…
No charges recommended in Clinton email probe, FBI says
By ERIC TUCKER and KEN THOMAS The FBI won’t recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James…
End in sight for FBI probe into Clinton’s email server?
By ERIC TUCKER and KEN THOMAS Hillary Clinton’s interview with the FBI may signal that the Justice Department is nearing the end of its yearlong probe of her use of…