Videos of the Day: Trump Uses Democrats’ Own Words in Border Security Pitch

Epoch Newsroom
12/14/2018
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12/14/2018

Trump is asking Congress to approve $5 billion in border wall funding before both chambers head home for Christmas.

He published the video with the caption, “Let’s not do a shutdown, Democrats—do what’s right for the American People!”

Pompeo: China Illegally Holding 2 Canadians

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the detention of two Canadian citizens in China is unlawful and is calling for them to be released.

China detained the two Canadian businessmen after Canadian police arrested Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on Dec 1.

“The unlawful detention of two Canadian citizens is unacceptable. They ought to be returned. The United States has stood for that whether they’re our citizens or citizens of other countries. We ask all nations of the world to treat other citizens properly and the detention of these two Canadian citizens in China ought to end.” said U.S. Secretary of state Mike Pompeo.

GM Says It Has 2,700 Jobs for Workers Slated to Be Laid Off

General Motors’ plans to lay off thousands of employees might not be as bad as originally projected.

The company said Friday that 2,700 out of the 3,300 U.S. factory jobs slated for elimination will now be saved. Blue-collar workers will still lose jobs at four U.S. plants slated for closure next year, but most will be able to find employment at eight other GM factories where jobs are being added. Some will have to relocate.

GM still plans to lay off about 8,000 white-collar workers and another 2,600 factory workers in Canada.

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Facebook Says Bug May Have Exposed Photos on 7 Million Users

Facebook said on Dec. 14, that a software bug affecting nearly 7 million users may have exposed a broader set of photos to app developers than what those users intended.

Although this doesn’t mean the photos were actually seen by anyone, the revelation of the bug offers another reminder of just how much data Facebook has on its 2.27 billion users and how often these sorts of slip-ups happen.

In a blog post, the company said the bug affected 6.8 million people who granted permission for third-party apps to access the photos. Facebook said the users’ photos may have been exposed for 12 days in September and that the bug was fixed.