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Chinese e-retailer Temu files lawsuit in US against rival Shein, alleging antitrust violations 07/19/2023 08:46am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� Chinese e-commerce retailer Temu has filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts accusing its rival Shein of violating U.S. antitrust law by preventing garment makers from working with it. Temu, which is owned by popular Chinese e-commerce site Pinduoduo Inc., is alleging that Shein has comp Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push 07/19/2023 06:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, next week will become the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration steps up its outreach to Pacific island nations. Emhoff will meet with government officials, community leaders and female Natalie Beach steps out of the online drama and into 'Adult Drama' with her memoir 07/18/2023 08:09pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Natalie Beach is ���not bothered��� by the constant correlation of her name with her former best friend, Caroline Calloway. ���Caroline is an incredibly interesting person, and she���s really talented and a wonderful writer,��� said Beach, who rose to fame in 2019 after writing Editorial Roundup: United States 07/18/2023 05:14pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 18 The Washington Post on closing gun-making loophole Do-it-yourself has never been easier; just ask the owners of any of the more than 25,785 ghost guns seized nationwide last year. The internet has made it simple for Americans o This isn't the first time Hollywood's been on strike. Here's how past strikes turned out 07/18/2023 03:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The common refrain is that there's nothing Hollywood loves so much as its own history ��� but that's a history inextricable from its labor movements. As the industry comes to a momentous halt courtesy of dual strikes by its actors and screenwriters, it's worth looking back at the e Lawmakers approve bill allowing French police to locate suspects by tapping their devices 07/18/2023 02:45pm • PARIS (AP) ��� French lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a sweeping justice reform bill that includes a provision to allow law enforcement agents to remotely tap into the cameras, microphones and location services of phones and other internet-connected devices of some suspected criminals. The measure plai Cybersecurity labeling for smart devices aims to help people choose those less vulnerable to hacking 07/18/2023 12:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide cybersecurity certification and labeling program in place to help consumers choose smart devices that are less vulnerable to hacking. Officials likened the new U.S. Cy Spain fines Apple and Amazon $218 million for elbowing out small retailers 07/18/2023 11:34am • MADRID (AP) ��� Amazon and Apple were fined a total of 194 million euros ($218 million) Tuesday for colluding to box out competitors by favoring sales of Apple products directly from the online retail giant, Spain���s antitrust watchdog said. Amazon and Apple reached agreements in 2018 that limited Arrest in Gilgo Beach killings isn't end of investigation, police say. Other deaths remain unsolved 07/17/2023 08:37pm • MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Detectives on Long Island are hunting for fresh clues about an architect arrested in connection with a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings. They���re combing through storage units linked to Rex Heuermann and using DNA evidence to see if he���s connecte Citing Trump case, Pentagon leak suspect Teixeira urges judge to release him while he awaits trial 07/17/2023 04:19pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking secret military papers challenged a judge's decision that he remain behind bars, pointing Monday to the pretrial release of former President Donald Trump and others charged in high-profile classified documents cases. A m Insider Q&A: Head of securities regulators' group on how to look out for investment scams 07/17/2023 08:10am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Scammers targeting investors are using fears of a recession and high inflation to put new wrappers on their ruses, but the underlying scams are still pretty much the same, says Andrew Hartnett. He is president of the North American Securities Administrators Association, a group dev 8 Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in 2023 07/16/2023 08:00pm • Warren Buffett bought his first shares of stock at age 11 back in 1941. Over the next 81 years, the "Oracle of Omaha" used his value investing prowess to amass a fortune worth about $114 billion, even after donating more than $50 billion to charity. Buffett's discipline and common-sense value invest Free laptops heading to low-income homes in Montgomery Co. 07/15/2023 11:08am • Thousands of low-income families in Montgomery County will be getting free laptops from a state grant that hopes to bridge the digital divide. The $7 million grant from the Maryland Connected Devices Program will put 34,000 free Chromebook laptops into the hands of disadvantaged families. "Acc Today in History: July 15, Gianni Versace fatally shot in Miami Beach 07/15/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, July 15, the 196th day of 2023. There are 169 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On July 15, 1916, Boeing Co., originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle. On this date: In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolis Long Island architect charged in 3 of the Gilgo Beach serial killings 07/14/2023 07:10pm • RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) ��� A Long Island architect was charged Friday with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after detectives pursuing a new lead say they matched DNA from a pizza he ate to genetic material found on t