But Tim Cook wasn’t buying the bearish view of China. « I don’t buy the view that the market’s saturated, » Cook said. « I think the smartphone market is sort of the best market for a consumer product company in the history of the world. » China is one of Apple’s most important and competitive markets, and one…

Image copyright PA Image caption Kanye West recently recorded a song defending his support for Donald Trump US rap artist Kanye West has said the historic enslavement of African Americans that took place over hundreds of years may have been a « choice ». « When you hear about slavery for 400 years … for 400 years? That…

Image: Getty Images for Taco BellBy Laura Vitto2018-05-01 21:17:35 UTC Why break into a Taco Bell to eat Doritos taco shells when you can buy a bag of them literally anywhere else? That’s a question for Jose Cruz who, per the Pasadena Star-News, broke into a local Taco Bell on Saturday, and ate a bunch…

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The 2018 Tony Award nominations have been announced, and they range from spongey to mean to angelic. Broadway adaptations of Tina Fey’s hit comedy Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical lead the pack with a leading 12 nominations each, with a bevy of big-name talent ranging from Fey to Lorne Michaels to John Legend behind them. On the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two top officials in charge of security and toxic-waste cleanups at the Environmental Protection Agency have abruptly left their jobs, days after EPA administrator Scott Pruitt told lawmakers his subordinates were to blame for ethics problems that have imperiled his political future and prompted more than a dozen federal investigations. In…

Roma’s fans celebrate after a sensational comeback against Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-final, but many feel « ashamed » since the attack on a Liverpool fan at Anfield last weekWhen Liverpool were drawn to face Roma in their Champions League semi-final, Reds fan Rob Trotter had already made his mind up. Having suffered an « intimidating » visit…