The fallout continues for Facebook over how it handles user data and privacy. U.S. and European lawmakers are calling for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to testify, and regulators have opened investigations. Michelle Quinn reports on how the social media giant is facing a tipping point when it comes to dealing …
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Thousands of fans gathered in Washington for the city’s comic convention, called Awesome Con. During the three-day event, they meet their favorite artists and actors, have their comic books autographed, and do a little shopping. Many also dress up in costume. From Washington, VOA’s Jill Craig has more. …
your ad hereK-Pop Diplomacy: South Koreans fly to Pyongyang for Rare Concerts
From aging crooners to bubbly K-Pop starlets, some of South Korea’s biggest pop stars flew to North Korea on Saturday for rare performances that highlight the sudden thaw in inter-Korean ties after years of tensions over the North’s nuclear ambitions. The concerts in Pyongyang on Sunday and Tuesday come ahead …
your ad hereAsian-American, Brazilian Apostles Make Mormon History
The Mormon church made history and injected a bit of diversity into a previously all-white top leadership panel Saturday by selecting the first Latin-American apostle and the first apostle of Asian ancestry. The selections of Ulisses Soares of Brazil and Gerrit W. Gong, a Chinese-American, were announced during a twice-annual …
your ad hereWith Paper, Phones, Atlanta Struggles to Recover From Cyberattack
Atlanta’s top officials holed up in their offices on Saturday as they worked to restore critical systems knocked out by a nine-day-old cyberattack that plunged the Southeastern U.S. metropolis into technological chaos and forced some city workers to revert to paper. On an Easter and Passover holiday weekend, city officials labored in preparation for …
your ad hereFashion Industry Favorite to Arrange Royals’ Wedding Flowers
Britain’s Prince Harry and his American fiancée, Meghan Markle, have chosen a London florist beloved of the fashion industry to arrange the flower decorations for their wedding in late spring, Kensington Palace said Sunday. Philippa Craddock, whose client list includes designer Alexander McQueen and British Vogue magazine, will use seasonal …
your ad hereSpielberg’s New Film Goes into the Future
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is going into the future with his virtual reality adventure “Ready Player One.” Based on Ernest Cline’s bestseller of the same name, the film takes place in the dystopian future of 2045, but it references 1980s popular culture. VOA’s Penelope Poulou has more. …
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