void ApplicationUI::getHTMLInfo()
{
    QNetworkAccessManager *mgr = new QNetworkAccessManager(this);
    QObject::connect(mgr,
                    SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*)),
                    this,
                    SLOT(processHTMLPage(QNetworkReply*)));
    QNetworkRequest request = QNetworkRequest();
    request.setUrl(QUrl(myURL));
    qDebug() << "Getting the following URL: " << myURL;
    mgr -> get(request);
}
void ApplicationUI::processHTMLPage(QNetworkReply* reply)
{
    qDebug() << "ProcessHTMLPage method has run";
    QByteArray payload = reply->readAll();
    qDebug() << "size of payload is: " << payload.size();
    QString str = QString::fromUtf8(payload.data(), payload.size());
    qDebug() << str;



    reply -> deleteLater();
}

============================
RESULTS
============================

Getting the following URL:  "http://t.co/zJcHz6y4ve"
ProcessHTMLPage method has run
size of payload is:  0
""