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The presidential hopeful accused the tech giant of trying to charm Republican lawmakers—even accusing it of corruption—while the firm undergoes four separate government antitrust investigations. Legislators and lawmakers at state and federal level have continued to examine Facebook’s role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, and the company’s head of mergers and acquisitions faced questions about its role in the $1 billion acquisition of Instagram in Capitol Hill this week....

Despite the high costs of the parade, fears of damage caused by heavy military vehicles and the authoritarian connotations of such a spectacle, Trump is plowing full speed ahead with his “great celebratory military parade.” Nonetheless, his critics have been in full voice. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren added her condemnation of the event on Wednesday night, telling a CNN reporter that the “Salute to America” is really more of a salute to Trump....

Jason Clay, the public information officer for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region told Newsweek the elk had the child’s swing on it for at least three days. Officials first received reports about the elk on October 23. He said there were two main reasons that officials removed the elk’s antlers. “For the safety of the wildlife officer as he worked to free the animal from the child’s swing and to also deter a hunter from harvesting that animal since we are in hunting season,” Clay explained....

The Filipino veteran’s winning total of 11-under-par 273 was his third victory on the Asian Development Tour (ADT) and also his third triumph on home soil. Thailand’s Pavit Tangkamolprasert missed out on his second ADT win as he could only sign off with a 72, and had to share second place with England’s Peter Richardson who posted a 67 for a 278 total at the Riviera Golf and Country Club....

He’s also faced criticism from Tesla’s shareholders that he is spending too much time on Twitter, then The Guardian ran a story suggesting that Musk was going to “turn into the same sort of joke that Trump has become,” and GQ joined the pile-on from the fashion perspective. As the Twitter Files continue to drop, Musk has been cast as a manipulator of narratives who handpicked a team of outcast journalists to drop “nothingburgers....

While governments around the world have used a variety of tactics in their attempts to stop the novel coronavirus from ravaging populations, Sweden’s state epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, favored a “common sense” strategy over forced lockdowns. Swedish citizens were asked to voluntarily comply with social distancing and work from home rules, a tactic that reportedly led to higher rates of infection, hospitalization and death than some of its neighbors—including Norway, Denmark and Finland....

That is, at least, what he told Embiid, who spoke to the media on a conference call on Monday afternoon. When asked about playing with Noel, Embiid said, “I think it would be great, that’s a great fit. We both are excellent shot-blockers, that is what we do best. … I talked to coach, and he said he sees us as Tim Duncan and David Robinson at those positions. I think we are going to do pretty good....

The Ligue 1 champions suffered a fourth top-flight loss of the season to remain four points behind leaders Nice, who have a game in hand. Conte sympathises with Zaza Goals from Yannis Salibur and Nill De Pauw ensured Edinson Cavani’s late strike was only a consolation, with pressure building on Emery. But the Spaniard told beIN Sports: “The championship lasts 38 games. We want to finish first and I think the team will change position, I am sure....

More than 33,000 customers remained without power in Moore County early Monday, according to Duke Energy, after authorities said two power substations were damaged by gunfire in what is being investigated as a criminal act. The outages began at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said. Officials announced a state of emergency including a curfew from 9 p.m. on Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. At a news conference on Sunday, Sheriff Ronnie Fields said the attack “was targeted,” but that authorities have not determined a motive....

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s two eldest children were a late addition to the Westminster Abbey service and were confirmed by the palace only when the order of service was released the night before. Charlotte, 7, and George, 9, were originally going to walk behind their parents and in front of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but when their father arrived from a procession on foot, the plan changed. Future king George, who is second in line to the throne, and his sister instead walked in between the new Prince and Princess of Wales, in a row of four behind the queen’s children....

There is a rare condition in which the sella turcica becomes partially or completely filled with cerebrospinal fluid, causing the pituitary gland to become flattened against the bony wall of the sella turcica. Because most of the sella is now filled with fluid instead of tissue, on medical imaging studies it appears to be empty. This condition is called the “empty sella syndrome.” Symptoms Strictly speaking, empty sella syndrome is not a syndrome at all, since a syndrome is a set of medical signs or symptoms that tend to occur together....

England got over the challenge of the White Ferns in the previous game, courtesy of a Heather Knight special with the bat. They will be eyeing another win to stamp their authority over New Zealand. However, New Zealand have a good squad filled with youth and experience, making for a great game of cricket in Worcester. EN-W vs NZ-W Probable Playing 11 Today EN-W XI Lauren Winfield-Hill, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen-Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Charlotte Dean, Kate Cross and Freya Davies...

DeVos criticized the proposals—which are stated parts of President-elect Joe Biden’s economic recovery plan and among the legislative aims of congressional progressives like Democratic New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—during her speech at an Education Department financial aid conference on Tuesday. “We’ve heard shrill calls to cancel, to forgive, to make it all free,” DeVos said in her speech. “Any innocuous label out there can’t obfuscate what it really is: Wrong....

ALL is not lost. “We got rained on today, but there’s a silver lining,” Theodore Shaw, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, tells NEWSWEEK. That lining came in the form of a concurring opinion from Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has taken over Sandra Day O’Connor’s role as the court’s swing vote. Kennedy typically swings more conservative than O’Connor; and, as was expected, he agreed with the conservative majority this time....

Apparently, Elon Musk’s favorite video games are Deus Ex, Half-Life 2, BioShock, Mass Effect 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, and Saints Row 4. Musk didn’t elaborate on why he preferred these games, but it should be noted that he has made reference to some of them in the past. In fact, Musk once compared himself to the Deus Ex protagonist, which caused a bit of backlash as many online thought that he had more in common with the game’s villain instead....

JESSE: Call me a company man, but when I look at the finalists for the American League MVP, I think that Miguel Cabrera deserves it. I know that Mike Trout had better numbers, and I’m generally a numbers guy, but it’s not a stat trophy, it’s subjective. When I looked at the AL this year, I saw a hitter in Cabrera who could put the fear of God into an atheist....

To ensure you have as long as you need to drink your coffee hot, each mug comes with a saucer-like charger that plugs into the wall. In a similar move to extend battery life indefinitely on the road for both of its travel mugs, Ember now has a car charger. In theory, this is a perfect accessory for fans of Ember. I went hands on to see if the Travel Mug2 and the new $49....

The reigning Ligue 1 champion is currently third in the table, six points adrift of leader Nice having drawn two and lost two of its first 11 league games. Fifth-placed Rennes will provide a stern challenge at Parc de Princes having lost just one of its last seven games in all competitions, and Emery is expecting a tough battle. “Recently, the team has progressed, but there is still much room for improvement,” he told French newspaper Le Parisien....

The Gunners brought in Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen for the 2018-19 season and the goalkeeper appears to have edged ahead of Petr Cech in a battle for the number one spot. However, reports have suggested Arsenal are keen to do a deal for Navas, who has been on the fringes at Madrid after Thibaut Courtois joined from Chelsea. Emery, though, said that was not the case as he believes Leno, Cech and Emiliano Martinez offer plenty of strength in depth....

A brace from Joe Willock and another from Alex Iwobi sent the Gunners through, in-front of a mainly empty stadium with Blackpool’s supporters protesting against their owners. Having progressed in the prestigious competition, Emery had more good news for Arsenal fans, strongly hinting that new players might be on the way before the end of the month. After the game, he told reporters: “I think the club is working for the possibility to take some players who can help us during the next four months....