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ReutersMicrosoft consolidates retail channels in China
Microsoft is consolidating its retail channels in mainland China, the firm said in response to media reports that it is closing its network of authorised physical retailers in the world's second-largest economy. Microsoft did not confirm or deny the closures and did not comment on the number of authorised stores that would be impacted by the consolidation, in response to a request for comment from Reuters. "Microsoft continually assesses its retail strategy to meet the evolving needs of our valued customers and we’ve made the decision to focus our channel approach in Mainland China," it said in a statement.
- Associated Press Finance
Brazil data regulator bans Meta from mining data to train AI models
Brazil’s national data protection authority determined on Tuesday that Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, cannot use data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. Meta's updated privacy policy enables the company to feed people’s public posts into its AI systems.
- Yahoo Canada Style
11 best early Amazon Prime Day TV deals in Canada — save up to $996 (seriously!)
Prime Day doesn't kick off until July 16, but Canadians can already save big on TVs and smart monitors.
- HuffPost
New Poll Finds 1 Democrat Absolutely Trouncing Trump
Just one problem: This person doesn't seem interested in running, should the opportunity arise.
- The Daily Beast
Obama Privately Goes Shaky After Offering to Prop Up Biden
Former President Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has made his bid to win back the White House even tougher than it had been previously.The Washington Post reports that Obama gave a harsher private assessment of Biden’s chances of re-election following the debate despite publicly trying to ease concerns by tweeting that “bad debates happen.”The outlet reported that Obama “spoke directly with Biden by phone after last Thursday’s debate to offe
- Miami Herald
Florida Keys sailboat was a floating house of horrors for children, cops say
Florida Keys police opened their investigation after the FBI arrested him.
- The Canadian Press
Irish prime minister 'appalled' by Canadian tourist's death after alleged assault
MONTREAL — Ireland's prime minister says he's "absolutely appalled" by an assault in the country's capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal. Simon Harris on Wednesday described Neno Dolmajian's death in Dublin as "reprehensible" and "horrific" and told parliament the death is now being investigated as a murder. "I'm absolutely appalled at the recent vicious attack in Dublin city centre which resulted in the death of a young man, Neno Dolmajian, and my thoughts are with his l
- HuffPost
Tyranny Expert Sums Up A Donald Trump Win With 2 Ominous Words
Timothy Snyder succinctly predicted what will happen “unless Trump loses.”
- Entertainment Weekly
Karine Jean-Pierre, NBC's Kelly O'Donnell pause conference to call out journalist's 'inappropriate' Joe Biden joke
"That's inappropriate," O'Donnell said during the press conference, pointing behind her to an off-camera colleague.
- People
How Much Do Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders Make? A Breakdown of Salaries Mentioned in “America's Sweethearts”
Netflix's docuseries 'America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders' has sparked conversations about the salaries of NFL cheerleaders
- The Canadian Press
House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — A leading House Democrat is preparing a constitutional amendment in response to the Supreme Court's landmark immunity ruling, seeking to reverse the decision “and ensure that no president is above the law.”
- The Wrap
Stormy Daniels Notes if Trump Could Prove She Lied, ‘He’d Have Whipped His Junk Out a Long Time Ago’ | Video
The former adult actress talks to Rachel Maddow about her testimony in Trump's business fraud trial The post Stormy Daniels Notes if Trump Could Prove She Lied, ‘He’d Have Whipped His Junk Out a Long Time Ago’ | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
- Hello!
Prince Harry's cousin Lady Amelia Windsor is a festival babe in retro bikini and flares
Lady Amelia Windsor modelled a tiny bikini top with bold festival flares as she partied with friends at Glastonbury - see photos.
- The Daily Beast
Daughter, Zara Tindall, ‘Shaken to the Core’ by Princess Anne’s Amnesia
Zara Tindall has been left “shaken to the core” by her mother Princess Anne’s mystery encounter with a horse which left her with a brain injury that has resulted in amnesia, according to a report.OK! Magazine says that Zara, 43, has been left freaked out by the incident which saw Anne, 73, also known as The Princess Royal, struck by a horse while she was out walking, alone, on Sunday, June 23, at her home, Gatcombe Park, in the Cotswolds.She was treated at the scene and then hospitalized for fiv
- People
Firefighter Interrupted Ex's Date at Olive Garden with New Woman, Then Keyed Car Before They Vanished
Chandler Kuhbander and Raegan Anderson were found dead Sunday about 400 miles away, following a weeklong search
- Cosmo
Bikinis, sheer 'fits and hotel robes: Alix Earle nails the Italy holiday wardrobe
We have been loving the Instagram outfit pictures of Alix Earle's bikinis, crochet dresses and hotel robes complete with a hair towel from her holiday to Italy.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Caught on Video Claiming ‘Broken-Down’ Biden Has Quit: ‘It’s Kamala’
Donald Trump delivered a brutal assessment of Joe Biden’s performance against him in last week’s presidential debate, calling the president a “broken-down pile of crap” teetering on the verge of “quitting the race” in a video provided by a source to The Daily Beast.“He just quit, you know—he’s quitting the race,” Trump says, sitting in a golf cart. “I got him out of the—and that means we have Kamala.”Later in the clip, he fawns over Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling him “a fierce man, very t
- HuffPost
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Faces Backlash For Photo Alleged To Be Barbecued Dog
Vanity Fair published a profile of the independent presidential candidate that included the alarming picture.
- Yahoo Canada Style
Connor McDavid’s fiancée Lauren Kyle celebrates upcoming wedding at bridal shower: See their relationship timeline
The pair are set to tie the knot this summer.
- The Canadian Press
FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn’t exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday misrepresented in a social media post what the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity means for his civil and criminal cases.