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European Union Fines Apple $1.8 Billion

The European Union has fined Apple in it’s first anti-trust lawsuit against the tech giant for favoring it’s own streaming service over rivals. According to the European Commission, Apple stopped app developers from “fully informing iOS users about alternative and cheaper music subscription services outside of the app.” This led to users paying “significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions." The...

Egypt Announces 35 Billion in UAE Investment for Construction of New City

What's Happening Egypt has announced that 35 billion USD in investments from the UAE would be flowing into the country over the next two months. The investment is in order to develop a 170km2 area of Ras El Hekma into a "next generation city" according to ADQ, the Emirati investment fund which is working on the project in cooperation with...

Drummond Executives Accused of Funding Militias in Colombia

Current and former leaders of the Alabama-based coal mining company, Drummond, are set to go on trial for allegedly funding right-wing paramilitaries, according to Colombia’s Attorney General’s office. The prosecutor claims there is "abundant evidence" that former company president Augusto Jimenez, who led the company’s Colombian operations from 1990 to 2012, and the current head, Jose Miguel Linares, conspired with...

Lockheed Says They’re Ready For NATO to Provide Ukraine With F-16s

In an interview on Wednesday with the Financial Times Lockheed Martin's chief operating officer (COO,) Frank St. John, said there is "a lot of conversation about third party transfer of F-16s." St. John went on to say that his company will ramp up production of the jets so they'll be prepared to "backfill pretty capably any countries that choose...

Bed Bath & Bust

One day after announcing to investors and customers that it may not be able to remain in business, the value of Bed Bath & Beyond shares has continued to decline. In the past year, the widely recognized meme stock has plummeted in value, currently trading at around $1.30, representing a loss of almost 90%. Additionally, the stock lost 23%...

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Demonstrations Break Out in Germany Amid Workers’ Day

Thousands of Germans took to streets across the nation to protest a number of concerns, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, border security, and "social cuts," according to protestors. The Protests: An estimated 20,000 people took to the...

“Islamic Resistance in Bahrain” Claims Drone Attack Against Israel

The Bahraini Iran-backed Shia militia group Saraya al-Ashtar, which has renamed itself as the "Islamic Resistance in Bahrain," has claimed to have carried out a drone attack against the Israeli city of Eilat last...

Ukrainian National Sentenced for Role in REvil Ransomware Operation

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison on Wednesday for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments, the U.S....