A former groundskeeper who contracted terminal cancer after years of working with Roundup, a popular herbicide which Monsanto claims to be safe, is suing the chemical giant. (Photo: AFP/Robyn Beck) In the first trial of its kind, a Californian dying of cancer is suing United States agrochemical giant Monsanto, claiming its popular herbicide Roundup caused his disease - a case that could have sweeping ramifications. The stakes are high for Monsanto, which could face massive losses should it have to pay out damages over the product, whose main ingredient is glyphosate, a substance which some say is dangerously carcinogenic. Dewayne Johnson, a 46-year-old father of two, says he is sick because of contact with Roundup, which he used for two years from 2012 as a groundskeeper for the Benicia school district near San Francisco, his lawyer Timothy Litzenburg told AFP. Thousands of lawsuits targeting Monsanto are currently proceeding through the US court system, according to American media. … [Read more...] about Monsanto faces first US trial over Roundup cancer link
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U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing
U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens while testifying before a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (REUTERS) - Facebook Inc faced criticism on Wednesday from Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers who demanded that the social media company be more forthcoming about data it has shared with four Chinese firms. The bipartisan criticism reflected rising frustration in Congress about how Facebook protects the privacy of the more than two billion people who use its services worldwide. The leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee accused Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg of failing to disclose the company's agreements with the Chinese firms when he appeared before them in April and testified about … [Read more...] about U.S. lawmakers press Facebook over Chinese data sharing
Two Vietnamese fatally stabbed in Las Vegas hotel
Police are treating the case as a double homicide but no information on possible suspects has been released. Two Vietnamese were discovered to have been stabbed to death in their hotel room in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada last Friday. The Embassy of Vietnam in Washington has identified the victims as Nghia Boi Sang, 38, director of a Ho Chi Minh City-based tourist company and her employee Nguyen Le Ba Khuong, 30, Vietnam News Agency reported. Sang and Khuong were staying at Circus Circus hotel and casino as part of their company's tour group, which arrived at Las Vegas last Thursday night and were planning to visit the Grand Canyon the following day. The two however did not show up for their scheduled Grand Canyon tour, and hotel security discovered their bodies with multiple stab wounds following a welfare check in the afternoon, according to local media. Police have ruled out the possibility of the case being a murder-suicide and are investigating it as a double homicide. … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese fatally stabbed in Las Vegas hotel
Two Vietnamese tourists fatally stabbed in Las Vegas hotel
Police are treating the case as a double homicide but no information on possible suspects has been released. Two Vietnamese tourists were discovered to have been stabbed to death in their hotel room in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada last Friday. The Embassy of Vietnam in Washington has identified the victims as Nghia Boi Sang, 38, director of a Ho Chi Minh City-based tourist company and her employee Nguyen Le Ba Khuong, 30, Vietnam News Agency reported. Sang and Khuong were staying at Circus Circus hotel and casino as part of their company's tour group, which arrived at Las Vegas last Thursday night and were planning to visit the Grand Canyon the following day. The two however did not show up for their scheduled Grand Canyon tour, and hotel security discovered their bodies with multiple stab wounds following a welfare check in the afternoon, according to local media. Police have ruled out the possibility of the case being a murder-suicide and are investigating it as a double … [Read more...] about Two Vietnamese tourists fatally stabbed in Las Vegas hotel
YouTube office shooting leaves 3 injured, female suspect dead
A woman opened fire with a handgun at YouTube's headquarters near San Francisco on Tuesday (Apr 3), wounding three people before shooting herself dead as employees of the Silicon Valley tech company fled into the surrounding streets, authorities said. Police officers run toward a YouTube office in San Bruno, California, as they respond to reports of a shooting. (Source: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Police did not identify the suspect or say what might have motivated the shooting rampage at YouTube, a video-sharing service owned by Alphabet Inc's Google. But MSNBC reported that investigators believe a woman in her 30s approached an outdoor patio and dining courtyard on the campus around lunchtime and began to fire before entering the building. Senior law enforcement officials believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute, MSNBC and other media reported. A US government security official told Reuters there was no known connection to terrorism. "We have one subject who is deceased … [Read more...] about YouTube office shooting leaves 3 injured, female suspect dead