Amazon to refund $70 million in unauthorized in-app charges

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission ruled Tuesday that parents of children who racked up charges through in-app purchases could get some or all of their money back. The FTC and Amazon agreed to end their battle over the legality of the charges by having Amazon refund the purchases not authorized by the parents. A federal …

Watch: Holiday artichoke dip goes terribly wrong on-air

Global News’ Leslie Horton shared her favorite treat to make at Christmas — but admitted her recipe for artichoke dip went “terribly wrong.” Not everything we cook goes as planned, but seriously, why would you bring it to a live news set if it sucked?

New Mexico Governor Withdraws Border Troops On Same Day As SOTU

Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the majority of the state’s National Guard troops away from protecting the southern border Tuesday. “I reject the federal contention that there exists an overwhelming national security crisis at the southern border, along which are some of the safest communities in the country,” Grisham said in a …

Staples To Acquire Essendant For $12.80 Per Share In Cash

Staples, Inc. and Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which an affiliate of Staples, the world’s largest office solutions provider, will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Essendant common stock for $12.80 per share in cash, or a transaction value of $996 million including net debt. The transaction follows …

Why the Nuclear Triad MUST be maintained permanently and the New START scrapped

The US nuclear deterrent, and in particular, the nuclear triad, are under constant attack from the pro-unilateral-disarmament Left, whose goal, of course, is to unilaterally disarm the US and expose it to attack. The latest round of this attack was conducted recently in the Diplomat e-zin by James R. Holmes, the Diplomat‘s resident wannabe defense …

US-China Truce Improves Ratings in Forex Markets

The US forex market jumped Tuesday on hopes of a truce between the United States and the Republic of China. Furthermore, the presidential assurances that he won’t impose a national emergency helped calm the situation. The market was cautious as everyone was expecting president trump to invoke his executive powers and order the construction of …

Media Hypes Roger Stone ‘Revelation’ That Has Been Public For A Year

A court filing in the special counsel’s case against Roger Stone was widely interpreted in the mainstream press as explosive new evidence of the Trump confidant’s contacts with WikiLeaks and Russian operatives Prosecutors said Friday that search warrants used in the special counsel’s investigation revealed communications that Stone had with WikiLeaks and Guccifer 2.0. Various …

The Greatest Showman promises music, drama and a bit of history [trailer]

Inspired by the story of P.T. Barnum of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, The Greatest Showman is an original musical from the Academy Award-winning lyricists from La La Land. The film celebrates the birth of show business & tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. The 20th …