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Facebook Defends Giving Device-Makers Access To Users' Data For Years

7:54pm June 04, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The company says it shared the data only to help Apple, Samsung and other device-makers "recreate Facebook-like experiences." It denies a New York Times report that "deep access" was granted.

Howard Schultz, pictured in 2017, is stepping down as executive chairman of Starbucks as of June 26.

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Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz To Step Down

7:03pm June 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

After decades at the helm of the company that changed the way the world consumes coffee, Schultz will hold the title of chairman emeritus. Pundits say he may be interested in a move to politics.

Catherine Healy, a former sex worker turned advocate is being made a dame by Queen Elizabeth II, for work championing the rights of those in the sex trade.

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Queen Honors Activist Who Fought To Decriminalize Prostitution

6:50pm June 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Catherine Healy has spent more than 30 years as an activist and was instrumental in drafting legislation that legalized prostitution in New Zealand. Now she's becoming a dame.

A child plays with a mobile phone while riding in a New York subway in December. Two major Apple investors urged the iPhone maker to take action to curb growing smartphone use among children.

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Apple Aims To Help Parents Crack Down On Kids' iPhone Use

6:39pm June 04, 2018

Apple will allow users to get reports on how much their kids are using particular apps on their iPhones and iPads. The announcement follows pressure from shareholders about the overuse of technology.

President Donald Trump argues that his power to pardon would include even himself â but says he doesn't need to use it because he's done nothing wrong.

Trump: I Have 'Absolute' Power To Pardon Myself, But Have Done Nothing Wrong

6:00pm June 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

President Trump followed a weekend filled with broad assertions of executive authority by stating on Twitter that he could absolve himself of wrongdoing.

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, testifies during a Senate hearing last month. Pruitt is facing multiple investigations for his official spending. According to a memo released by House Democrats, one of Pruitt's aides said he asked her to run personal erra

EPA Chief's Latest Ethics Issue: Used Mattress From A Trump Hotel

5:28pm June 04, 2018

by Peter Overby

The aide said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt asked for help procuring a mattress while he was apartment hunting. Federal ethics rules prohibit staff from doing private work for their superiors.

Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cake, is hugged by a supporter after a rally on the campus of a Christian college in November.

In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple

5:19pm June 04, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a local baker in Colorado was within his rights to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding.

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An anesthetic and sometimes-party drug, ketamine is helping some patients calm the symptoms of mental disorders.

From Chaos To Calm: A Life Changed By Ketamine

4:47pm June 04, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

The anesthetic ketamine first wowed the medical world with its ability to relieve severe depression in hours. Now it's showing promise for other psychiatric disorders, including bipolar and PTSD.

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Human resources departments are swamped by allegations and investigations related to the #MeToo movement.

#MeToo Complaints Swamp Human Resource Departments

4:26pm June 04, 2018

by Yuki Noguchi

Companies are grappling with an influx of sexual harassment allegations, investigations and related training, as workers at all levels, in different industries come forward.

A protester takes part in a March Against Monsanto in Paris in May 2016. The European chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer is buying Monsanto — and dropping the U.S. company's now-controversial name.

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Monsanto No More: Agri-Chemical Giant's Name Dropped In Bayer Acquisition

3:50pm June 04, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Germany's Bayer announced in 2016 that it would be buying Monsanto for more than $60 billion. Now it confirms it will be dropping the Monsanto name, which has been made infamous by protesters.