WASHINGTON — Facebook is displaying advertisements for well-known American corporations on group pages operated by overseas wildlife traffickers illegally selling the body parts of threatened animals, including elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger teeth. In a secret complaint filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, wildlife preservation advocates allege that Facebook’s failure to stop illicit […]
CINCINNATI — Big Boy is getting a museum in Ohio. The Cincinnati-based Frisch’s Big Boy double-decker burger restaurant chain on Wednesday will unveil the museum to a gathering of employees and retirees at the chain’s original Mainliner restaurant. The Mainliner opened in 1939 in Fairfax, just east of Cincinnati. The museum named “A Tale of […]
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping promised to cut auto import taxes, open China’s markets and improve conditions for foreign companies in a speech Tuesday that called for international co-operation against a backdrop of a spiraling dispute with Washington over trade and technology. Speaking at a business conference, Xi made no direct mention of his American […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Monday placed new restrictions on a permanent contraceptive implant that has been subject to reports of painful complications from thousands of women. But the metal implant, called Essure, will remain on the market. The Food and Drug Administration said only women who read and have the opportunity to sign […]
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel’s Laura Ingraham returned to work with defiance Monday, denouncing a “Stalinist” effort by liberals to stifle the free speech of conservatives and promising to make fighting it her new cause. She made no mention of the advertisers who had abandoned her own program after she tweeted that a survivor […]
Toronto Argonauts fans can expect lower ticket prices this season, along with tailgating inside the stadium and branding focused on the team’s roots as a rowing club. The changes announced Monday are part of owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment’s ambitious efforts to revamp the Argos and after years of attendance woes and build a […]
SAN FRANCISCO — Relying on a woman’s previous salary to determine her pay for a new job perpetuates disparities in the wages of men and women and is illegal when it results in higher pay for men, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The unanimous ruling by an 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit […]
In blow to peace, Colombia jails ex-rebel on US drug warrant ABC News Colombian FARC leader arrested on drug trafficking charge BBC News Senior FARC Member ‘Santrich’ Arrested in Colombia Bloomberg Full coverage Source: New feed
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TORONTO — An association representing some Tim Hortons franchisees says a prominent member has had his licence renewal denied amid ongoing tensions with the company. The Great White North Franchisee Association board says Mark Kuziora was denied a renewal for one of his two Toronto Tim Hortons outlets as an intimidation tactic. Kuziora, who is […]