Luring Chinese investors with Trump’s name, and little else
A hotel project in Texas promotes a connection to “the world’s leading developer” and a path to a visa in the United States, NYT reports.
Trump: US election result will be like ‘Brexit times five’
Donald Trump held three rallies in which he compared the inaccurate early predictions of Britain’s “Brexit” to his own campaign, NBCNews reports.
How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web
One of the U.S.’s critical internet infrastructure players was hit with a staggering distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
AT&T agrees in principle to buy Time Warner for $85 billion: Report
AT&T Inc has reached an agreement in principle to buy Time Warner Inc for about $85 billion, sources said on Friday.
Philippines’ Duterte says didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from US
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he was not severing ties with his country’s long-time ally the United States.
Trump gains on Clinton, poll shows ‘rigged’ message resonates
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gained on his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton among American voters this week.
Fitch cuts Italy outlook on political uncertainty, weak growth
Ratings agency Fitch cut its outlook for Italy on Friday, saying weak growth, high debt and the uncertain outcome of a planned referendum posed risks.
Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe’s Mars probe
Scientists say Europe’s experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball of rocket fuel.
Emails show Clinton campaign weighing Keystone XL decision
Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton’s campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
EU lawmaker tries to salvage trade deal with Canada
The president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, is trying to salvage an EU trade deal with Canada in a personal intervention following the breakdown of talks.