Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision in two cases … Read more
Oxford University on Tuesday shared an interesting piece of information about the noted author and scholar JRR Tolkien. Born on 3 January 1892, Tolkien became popular after he produced two epic novels – The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Today, the University of Oxford said the author was fined for overdue library books … Read more
A top judge said the president’s “bizarre” election claims were based on a “fraudulent narrative” about faulty voting machines Brazil’s electoral court has rejected a request by President Jair Bolsonaro to overturn the results of October’s presidential race, saying the outgoing leader had challenged the election in “bad faith” while slapping his Liberal Party coalition … Read more
London CNN Business — Commodities giant Glencore (GLCNF) has been ordered to pay a record £281 million ($314 million) penalty by a UK court for bribing officials across Africa to gain access to oil. The UK government’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which brought the case against Glencore Energy UK, said on Thursday that the penalty … Read more
A court in Hamburg found him guilty of endorsing Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, and has ordered him to pay €4,000 Displaying the last letter of the Latin alphabet in the rear window of his car could cost a German man €4,000 ($3,988). A court in Hamburg found the 62-year-old guilty of supporting Russia’s military operation … Read more
What a time to be on Rocky Top. As the rest of the college football world watched, Tennessee kicker Chase McGrath floated a ball through the uprights in the closing seconds to beat Alabama 52-49 and send a full-capacity Neyland Stadium into total pandemonium. Gamblers who bet on Tennesee also rejoiced after the Volunteers’ upset. … Read more
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The University of Tennessee has been fined by the Southeastern Conference after fans stormed the field following the Vols’ historic win over Alabama on Saturday night. With one second left in the game, Chase McGrath kicked a field goal that brought the score to 52-49 and handed a win to Tennessee … Read more
Matt Barnes tells Shannon that he got fined $25K for telling Robert Sarver “I’ll slap that sh*t out of you” in front of his wife Source link
Steve Kerr said Draymond Green will return to practice tomorrow and only be fined for punching Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole. The Warriors open the regular season against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at Chase Center in San Francisco. 9 MINUTES AGO・Skip and Shannon: Undisputed・5:02 Source link
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been fined but will not be suspended after punching team-mate Jordan Poole last week. Coach Steve Kerr said on Tuesday that Green would return to practice on Thursday and will feature for the defending NBA champions against Denver on Friday night and in the season curtain-raiser next week … Read more