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Lebanon files complaint against Israel at UN labor body over deadly pager explosions
A Lebanese government minister says his country has filed a complaint against Israel at the U.N.’s labor organization over the string of deadly attacks involving exploding pagers, saying workers were among those killed and injured
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Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high
The price of bitcoin has hit a new high as investors bet that former President Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies
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South Korea fights deepfake porn with tougher punishment and regulation
South Korea has announced a package of steps to curb a surge in deepfake porn
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Nintendo Chief insists the Switch momentum will keep going, even after its successor
Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s chief says its Switch console sales are still going strong, while he promised that a successor is coming
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A TV as big as a bed? With the holidays approaching, stores stock more supersize sets
For some television viewers, size apparently does matter
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Federal agencies say Russia and Iran are ramping up influence campaigns targeting US voters
The nation’s federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation
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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won for illegally collecting Facebook users’ sensitive personal information, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers for targeted advertisements
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You may have blocked someone on X but now they can see your public posts anyway
Elon Musk’s X has been modified so that accounts you’ve blocked on the social media platform can still see your public posts
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Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too
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In Cyprus, officials from Algeria to Iraq train to keep WMD from crossing their borders
A small facility in Cyprus is hosting senior government officials from as far as Algeria, Iraq and Georgia for training by top U.S. experts to prevent the kinds of materials used to build weapons of mass destruction from crossing their borders
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