Monthly Archive: March 2018

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Walmart sorry for ‘confusion’ over end of program for people with disabilities

MONTREAL — Walmart Canada is apologizing for the way it chose to end its involvement with a Quebec program that provides job training for people with intellectual disabilities. Spokesman Robert Nicol says the company’s goal in withdrawing from the program was to find other ways to help the participants, including through direct employment. The retailer […]

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Judge dismisses case against social media after club rampage

DETROIT — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Facebook, Google and Twitter by families of patrons killed in the 2016 Orlando, Florida, nightclub massacre. In his ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge David Lawson found no legal merit for the case filed in December 2016 in Detroit by the families of Tevin Crosby, Juan […]

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Tesla says vehicle in deadly crash was on Autopilot

NEW YORK — The vehicle in a fatal crash last week in California was operating on Autopilot, making it the latest accident to involve a self-driving vehicle, Tesla confirmed. The electric car maker said the driver, who was killed in the accident, did not have his hands on the steering wheel for six seconds before […]

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Trump goes after Amazon – again – over postal delivery

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com, calling its deal with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages a money-losing agreement that hurts U.S. taxpayers. In tweets Saturday, Trump calls the Amazon deal a post office “scam.” He writes that “the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each […]