Jason Murdock

Reporter

Jason Murdock is a staff reporter for Newsweek.

Based in London, Murdock previously covered cybersecurity for the International Business Times UK and B2B tech for V3.co.uk. Winner of The Drum's 'Digital Writer of the Year' award in 2017. Contact: j.murdock@newsweek.com

  
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 Meyers Shares Montage of Trump Using 'Baby' as Insult "I'm sorry, but you are the last person who should call anyone else the husband from hell," Meyers joked.
  
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 Google Fined $1.7 Billion by EU for Abusive Ad Tactics EU Commissioner Margrethe Vestager accused Google of "illegal misuse of its dominant position."
  
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 Kitten Cannibalism: U.S. Fed Cat Brains to Other Cats “Dog and cat meat represents an abnormal diets for cats, dogs and mice," the White Coat Waste Project said.
  
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 Watch: Carlson Guest Calls Out Host on 'Racist' Remarks “She exploited somebody else’s culture and I'm the racist for pointing it out? I love that!” Tucker Carlson said.
  
 World
 What is Holi? Facts About the Festival of Colors 2019 In the modern era, the festival includes a bonfire and the throwing of bright powders. But critics warn it has a dark side.
  
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 Woman Tries to Open Plane Door Shortly After Takeoff The woman may be suffering from a medical issue, officials from Detroit Metro airport said following the incident.
  
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 Facebook Says Christchurch Video Viewed 4,000 Times Facebook said the first user report of the video wasn't received until 12 minutes after the live broadcast ended.
  
 Tech & Science
 Myspace: Your Old Photos and Music May Be Lost Forever "Anyone who doesn't think this is going to happen with YouTube is kidding themselves," one Twitter user warned.
  
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 Watch: John Oliver Takes Down Leno's Call for Civility The host led a segment that was centered around the public shaming of Monica Lewinsky, including by Leno.
  
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 CNN Host Says Conway 'Beneath Dignity' of the Network "She never answers a question. She berates you. She is condescending," CNN's Don Lemon said.
  
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 8chan User Claimed to be Mosque Shooter Before Attack About a half hour after the post, the mass shootings were reported at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
  
 World
 'I Intended to Maim’: Phone Stops Bow and Arrow Attack "I did not intend to kill him," the attacker told local media after being arrested and charged.
  
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 Kimmel: 'I Don't Want to Talk About Trump Every Night' "How about this: You stop being terrible, we’ll stop pointing it out,” Kimmel said.
  
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 California Mom Holds 13-year-old, Orders Child to Fight “Hit her. It’s after school. It’s after school,” a woman was heard shouting in a viral fight video.
  
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 'The Late Show' Mocks Trump Over 'Complex' Plane Tweets The comical footage was in response to Trump's claim that planes are becoming "too complex to fly."
  
 Tech & Science
 New Apple Video Streaming Service: What Will Be on It? “It’s show time," Apple said, seemingly confirming reports of a new Netflix-like subscription service.
  
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 Florida Funeral Home Displayed Lost Body, Family Claims “I went up to view her body. ‘No, this is not my sister,’” the deceased woman's sibling told local media.
  
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 The Web at 30: Trump Election Left Users 'Horrified'  British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee was speaking as the web turned 30. His work was memorialized in pixelated form in today’s Google Doodle.
  
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 Calif. Police Use AI Predictive Policing—Does it Work? Software from the company PredPol has been used by up to 50 police departments in the U.S., 10 of which are in California.
  
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 Texas Mother Dies After Large Rock Hits Car Windshield "She was a good woman. A good mom," the victim's boyfriend, Christopher Rodriguez, told local media.
  
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 Texas Man Says Sorry to 3 Kids Then Shoots Dog in Face "He took a bullet for my family... I'm just happy he's alive," said Nolan's owner Genola Vance.
  
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 Tweet of ‘Sad’ Texas Doughnut Shop Owner Goes Viral Support piled in from YouTuber Casey Neistat, actor James Woods and even Twitter itself.
  
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 'Drunk' Baby Was Three Times Over Adult Driving Limit The 7-month-old baby girl was taken to hospital by her mother after she became "limp and unresponsive."
  
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 FBI Most Wanted Fugitive Captured, Linked to New Death Lamont Stephenson, 43, of New Jersey, was detained by officers from Prince George's County Police Department shortly after 2 a.m. yesterday.
  
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 Texas Abortion Bill Threatens Doctors With Heavy Fines "Where D.C. is unclear, we're going to be very clear here in Texas," said Texas Senator Lois Kolkhorst.
  
 World
 Teacher Who Beat, Killed Student Faces Death by Hanging Respicius Mtazangira, 51, was found guilty of killing pupil Sperius Eradius, 14, by a high court this week.
  
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 Watch: Donald Trump Calls Tech CEO Tim Cook 'Tim Apple' “We appreciate it very much Tim Apple,” Trump said as Cook nodded along, sending social media into a frenzy.
  
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 Watch: Philadelphia Taco Bell Employees Beat Customer "When I reached out to Taco Bell for justice they offered a $20 gift card," victim Bryan Reese wrote on Twitter.
  
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 Watch: Tesla Man Sleeps While Going 75 Mph on Highway  “We were going about 75 mph on the highway, and he was just totally out,” the man who recorded the video has claimed.
  
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 Florida Man Tries to Fly with Replica Grenade Launcher "I don’t think I’ll blow your mind when I tell you grenades, real or fake, aren’t allowed," the TSA said in a recent blog post.
  
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 Woman Tries to Steal $200K from Son, Who is Now Missing Yvonne Longmire, 58, used another man—Maurice Ford, 22—to pose as her son to steal cash, police allege.
  
 World
 Flight Disrupted After Outbreak of 'Coughing Sickness' "Five members of cabin crew became sick on flight, one passenger on board the flight tweeted.