U.S. Secret Service agent accused of sexting deemed flight risk: prosecutors
Prosecutors asked that Moore be held until trial because he was a flight risk, a danger to the public and his crimes involved a minor.
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In big shift, online retailer Jet.com drops membership fee
(Reuters) – Jet.com, the online retailer founded by former Amazon.com executive Marc Lore, said on Wednesday that it dropped its $50 annual membership fee, marking a shift in business strategy for the upstart as it seeks to undercut Amazon and others on price.
Read moreChina’s ‘Internet police’ open a window on Web censorship
The branch of China's police in charge of censoring “illegal and harmful” online information will make its efforts more visible to the public from Monday with the launch of their own social media accounts, the Ministry of Public Security said. The Chinese government aggressively censors the Internet, blocking many sites it deems could challenge the rule of the Communist Party or threaten stability, including popular Western sites like YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, as well as Google Inc's main search engine and Gmail service
Read moreMaryland prisons official fired for joking about being groped
(Reuters) – A senior Maryland state corrections official has been fired after making comments on social media about being groped in prison by guards, a prisons spokesman said on Friday.
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