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It seems Amazon may be putting profits before customers.  The Wall Street Journal has reported that the retail giant tweaked its product-search algorithms in order to favor its own 'private label' and higher profit margin products– instead of what is most relevant for consumers. Programmers involved with the search algorithm are said to have opposed the change, as Amazon's principles stress they 'work to earn and keep customer trust'. The changes were cited by sources familiar with the situation, who claimed Amazon's product-search system was changed last year.  The Wall Street Journal has reported that the retail giant tweaked its product-search algorithms in order to favor its own 'private label' and higher profit margin products– instead of what is most relevant for consumers Prior to the switch, algorithms would first show products that were bestsellers or relevant to what customers were looking to purchase. Now, the technology is said to produce items that … [Read more...] about Amazon hits back after report claims the company tweaked the search algorithm on its site to favor its own products

French police have renewed their appeal for witnesses to sex crimes that allegedly took place in the Jeffrey Epstein mansion flat in Paris where Prince Andrew regularly stayed. It follows the Queen's second son appearing on BBC at the weekend to discuss his friendship with the late billionaire paedophile. Prosecutors in Paris are keen to interview Andrew and other high-profile figures who were guests at the £8million home in Avenue Foch. Children as young as 12 are said to have passed through the 50-room property in Avenue Foch, which included a massage parlour. Prince Andrew sporting a Royal and Ancient pullover at Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim in September (left) and Jeffrey Epstein (right) in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 Prosecutors in Paris are keen to interview Prince Andrew and other high-profile figures who were guests at the £8million home in Avenue Foch … [Read more...] about French police renew appeal for witnesses to sex crimes at Epstein’s Paris mansion in wake of Andrew interview

FedEx is slamming the New York Times for an article that revealed the delivery company paid no federal tax in the fiscal year 2018 thanks to the Trump's administration's tax cuts yet executives failed to live up to their promise to reinvest that saved money into the U.S. economy.  The delivery services company cut its tax bill from a whopping $1.5billion in 2017 to zero in the fiscal year 2018, thanks to the $1.5trillion tax cut. Donald Trump signed the cut into law in December 2017, but it was criticized by Democrats as a gift to corporations and the wealthy.  FedEx founder and chief executive Frederick Smith was one of the many CEOs who lobbied hard and loud for the cut, saying that it would allow his company and other big corporations to invest more in the U.S. economy.  But a revision of the company's financial records show the FedEx didn't, according to the New York Times.  On Sunday the New York Times published a story revealing FedEx paid no federal tax in … [Read more...] about FedEx slams the New York Times for saying the delivery company paid NO federal tax in 2018 after Trump’s cuts, claims the newspaper ignored the ‘$6 BILLION they put back into the US economy’ and challenges the publisher to a debate

Police in Minnesota are hailing a 15-year-old girl for her bravery after they say she survived a harrowing month-long ordeal during which she was repeatedly raped and beaten by her captors, until she finally escaped by swimming across a lake to safety. Authorities in Alexandria shared details of the victim's kidnapping and rescue on Wednesday, also revealing that the girl played a key role in helping police capture her suspected kidnappers, one of whom was a family acquaintance.  DailyMail.com is not naming the 15-year-old girl or showing her face because she is now believed to be the victim of multiple sexual assaults. Scroll down for video  Brave: A 15-year-old Minnesota girl is pictured with her mother on Tuesday, shortly after she escaped from three men who had been keeping her captive for a month  Thomas Barker, 32 (left), Steven Powers, 20 (center) and Joshua Holby, 31 (right) are expected to be charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment and assault in … [Read more...] about Brave girl, 15, who swam across a lake to freedom was tied up, beaten and raped for a month by three men

Mystery has continued to persist around the disappearance of Susan Powell for the last decade, but a new NBC Dateline special will be airing a cache of evidence for the first time, hoping to shed light on what really happened to the Utah mother-of-two that fateful December night.  Susan, 28, was last seen at the home she shared with her husband Josh and their two sons in West Valley City on December 7, 2009. Josh claimed he had taken the boys on a midnight excursion in freezing temperatures and returned to find his wife had vanished. Authorities initially focused their attentions to Josh, who after losing custody of his children during the investigation, blew up his house with himself and his young boys locked inside. Though prior to his death Josh protested that he had no idea what happened to his wife that night, Susan’s father, Chuck Cox, believes otherwise, telling NBC the night before she disappeared he had, uncharacteristically, offered to make the family dinner. … [Read more...] about EXCLUSIVE: Father of missing Susan Powell says he believes her husband poisoned her with PANCAKES because he uncharacteristically cooked them for her the night before she disappeared ten years ago