Deutsche Bank report reveals shortcomings in its screening process, raises anti-money laundering concerns

REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Deutsche Bank has uncovered shortcomings in its ability to fully identify clients and the source of their wealth. The bank was previously fined nearly $ 700 million for allowing money laundering. Sample tests of investment bank customer files from several countries, including Russia, revealed gaps in the bank’s screening process. Deutsche Bank is […]

The government’s top ethics official said Trump’s business deals ‘raise serious concerns’ — but he doesn’t have the authority to investigate

The acting director of the Office of Government Ethics said some of President Donald Trump’s business deals “raise serious concerns,” but the agency doesn’t have the authority to investigate. Congressional Democrats are concerned about an Indonesian real estate development with Trump-brand properties receiving $ 500 million in loans for from the Chinese government. The ethics office’s […]

US interference in Irish referendum? Concerns raised over ‘foreign’ pro-life groups

Irish transparency activists have raised concerns around foreign interference from US pro-life groups ahead of the upcoming abortion referendum on Friday. US anti-abortion activists, describing themselves as ‘journalists,’ have been campaigning across the historically Catholic country, calling on Irish citizens to vote ‘no’ to repealing the 8th amendment. If the referendum passes, it would pave […]

B.C. health official voices ‘grave concerns’ after child given homeopathic remedy using rabid-dog saliva

A B.C. naturopath’s claim that she treated a small child’s behaviour problems with a homeopathic remedy derived from rabid dog saliva has prompted a letter to the federal government from the province’s senior public health official.

Some Facebook employees are reportedly quitting or asking to switch departments over ethical concerns (FB)

Toby Melville/Reuters Facebook engineers are quitting or trying to transfer to Instagram or WhatsApp, according to a recent report from the New York Times. Employee dissatisfaction reportedly stemmed from the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which a data-analytics company used information from an estimated 87 million profiles to influence voters during the 2016 election.  Many […]

Report: Helicopter Pilots Voiced Safety Concerns Before Fatal Crash in NYC

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Tesla faces mounting concerns that it’s finally going to hit a financial wall in 2018

Since Tesla was founded more than 14 years ago, the electric car company has run a nonstop gauntlet of doubters who felt that its audacious plans were overblown hype. As Tesla rolled out new versions of its cars, and as its stock price soared to make it more valuable than Ford, cofounder Elon Musk took […]