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5-year-old Michigan boy calls 911 to ask for McDonald’s
According to WZZM , Iziah Hall really wanted McDonald's , but his grandmother was still sleeping. "What's your emergency?" she answered. Possibly not yet savvy to place an online order on Grubhub or UberEats, Iziah Hall grabbed a phone and dialed three digits. [Full Article...]
British 'WannaCry hero' Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to United States hacking charges
Marcus Hutchins, 24, of Ilfracombe, Devon, who is known online as MalwareTech, said he had admitted two charges relating to writing malware. Hutchins had risen to overnight fame within the hacker community in May 2017 when he helped de-fang the global "WannaCry" ransomware attack , which infected hundreds of thousands of computers and caused disruptions at factories, hospitals, shops and school... [Full Article...]
Canada extends deadline for Trans Mountain pipeline decision to June 18
The Trans Mountain Pipeline System is a pipeline that carries crude and refined oil from Alberta to the coast of British Columbia in Canada. The Trans Mountain expansion (TMX) project would almost triple the amount of crude flowing from Alberta's oil sands to British Columbia's coast, but has been beset by regulatory delays and opposition from indigenous groups, environmentalists and the governm... [Full Article...]
Sears Sues Former CEO Lampert
In the suit , Sears Holdings claims that Lambert "unmistakably meant to hinder, delay and defraud creditors and/or occurred when the Company was insolvent and had insufficient capital to continue its operations and to repay its billions of dollars in debt". [Full Article...]
On the hunt: How to celebrate Easter in Summit County
Be sure to check the comments for a map of designated areas so you come prepared. If eggs are still available the hunt will continue from 10am on Easter Monday until all the eggs are gone. Park Place Baptist Church on Lakeview Avenue will have an egg hunt and activities for the children on Saturday from 3-5 p.m. and an 11 a.m. Roughly 400 kids are expected to participate in the three age ... [Full Article...]
UK's Chrysaor buys North Sea oil assets from ConocoPhillips
This is expected to increase even further to more than 185,000 this year through new drilling and development programmes. In the British North Sea, BP targets around 200,000 boed by 2020, Shell has said it produced 140,000 bpd past year, Total around 180,000 boed and smaller companies such as Premier and EnQuest produce less than 100,000 boed, according to company and Stifel research data. [Full Article...]
Barnes&Noble is offering free download of the Mueller report
Barnes & Noble will offer a version of the Mueller report to download as a free ebook . As Thursday morning promises the hotly anticipated release of the redacted Mueller report, a bookstore is stepping in to make sure as many people as possible can read it as quickly as possible. [Full Article...]
Watchdog Said they Should Split Audit and Consultancy
The CMA has said the biggest, most complex companies listed in the United Kingdom - estimated to number around 30 - would be exempt from the joint audit requirement. Audits of exempt companies may be subject to rigorous, real-time peer reviews commissioned by and reporting to the regulator. The backlash came after the CMA delivered recommendations to the government on Wednesday on ways to improv... [Full Article...]