Gannett Focuses On Memberships, Digital Growth 01/02/2018

Gannett CMO Andy Yost says 2018 is “the year of brand
appraisal,” and the time to focus on growing memberships.
“Subscription’ sounds transactional, ‘membership’ sounds like a two-way relationship that gives you
access to things you can’t get elsewhere,” Yost told Publishers Daily.
Gannett...

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Theresa May Must Face Down Right-Wing Press On Foreign Aid, Says Ex-BBC War Correspondent

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Martin Bell


Politicians have a moral responsibility to face down right-wing newspapers campaigning for the Government to slash the UK foreign aid...

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Repealing Net Neutrality Could Hurt Online Entrepreneurs

If you don’t use social media, you may not have heard about Chopping Block Barbershop on the South End of Stratford, Connecticut. Its owner, Percy Craig, advertises on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Booksy. Like his Facebook page, and you will find photos of fresh haircuts, “barbers...

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2017 Was The Year Of Hacks. 2018 Probably Won't Be Better.

Once more unto the (data) breach, dear friends.


2017 was notable for some massive data breaches, unintended exposures of sensitive information on the internet and other unfortunate tech incidents. Some were intentional (looking at you, North Korea), and some were not (hello Equifax, nice...

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LinkedIn Evaluates Its Agency Roster 12/29/2017

LinkedIn is conducting a roster-wide assessment of its ad agencies, according to Adweek, which reports that the business social network may be looking to reduce the number of agencies it uses. 
The reassessment comes
after last year’s acquisition of the company by Microsoft for...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/linkedin-evaluates-its-agency-roster-12292017/

The Symbiosis Of Social And Programmatic 12/27/2017

Which came first? The acceleration of social media, thanks to programmatic media-buying technology? Or the expansion of programmatic media-buying, thanks to the inclusion of social media
channels?
You don’t have to be an egghead to know the answer is a symbiotic one: The rapid expansion of...

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Meet The Doctors Risking Their Lives To Help Sick Syrian Children In Aleppo

These doctors are risking their lives traversing mine-ridden Syrian countryside to reach children who desperately need medical care. 
This Unicef medical truck flits between villages in southern Aleppo, an area which has been torn apart by the conflict in Syria. 
...

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Twitter Has Started Its Messy 'Purge' Of Neo-Nazi And 'Alt-Right' Accounts

New rules implemented on Twitter Monday have led to the suspensions of accounts belonging to prominent neo-Nazis, white nationalists and other far-right extremists. 


Jayda Fransen, a leader of Britain First, a virulently anti-Muslim extremist group in the United Kingdom, got booted off...

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Bernie Sanders Clarifies Comments About Middle-Class Tax Cuts In GOP Bill

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) dismissed attempts to construe one of his recent comments as praise for the Republican tax legislation, declaring in a statement on Wednesday that the GOP law is “one of the worst pieces of legislation in the modern history of our country.”


In an interview with...

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How Email Fits In The Digital Marketing Mix 12/26/2017

Email is one of the most easy-to-use tools in the marketing arsenal. Only 10% rate it among the toughest, according to a study released earlier this month by Ascend2 and Research Partners. ‘
But that doesn’t mean they expect much from it. A mere 13% see email as one of the most...

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Westfield Stratford Incident Sees One Arrested After Police Called To Disturbance

One person was arrested after police were called to a disturbance at Westfield Stratford.
Videos and images posted to social media showed groups of young people being dispersed by police, with some describing the incident as a “riot”.
...

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Latinos Can Now Look For A 'Chispa' In New Tinder-Style Dating App

Latino singles are getting their own dating app from Match Group, the company behind Match.com, OKCupid and Tinder. 


On Tuesday, Match Group and Univision Communications Inc. launched Chispa, which means “spark” in Spanish. The free dating app, available for Android and iOS devices, is...

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Diverting Class Warfare Into Generational Warfare: Round LVIII

With the Republicans having just passed a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the bulk of which goes to the richest one percent, it was inevitable that the generational warriors would come out of the woodwork and resume the attack on Social Security and Medicare. Generational warriors try to divert...

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CNN Ends 'The Update' 12/26/2017

Kicking Snap while it’s down, CNN just announced plans to shutter its daily Snapchat show “The Update.”
After less than a year, it became clear to CNN that the show
wasn’t working. Both Snap and CNN insist the imminent demise of “The Update” doesn’t have broader implications for...

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'Mary, Mel And Sue's Big Christmas Thank You' Has Viewers Longing For Old BBC 'Bake Off'

There was a festive reunion for Mary Berry, Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc on Christmas Eve, as they came together on TV for the first time since leaving ‘The Great British Bake Off’ last year. 

The trio delighted...

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A Very Vintage Holiday: Photos Recall Christmas Past

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Mary Pickford, assisted by little Johanna Randall (whom she is holding) and Muriel Wisdom, keeps up a Hollywood tradition in 1937 by trimming the first outdoor Christmas tree in Beverly Hills, California. Pickford was then the honorary chairman of the Holiday...

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Democrats Are Attacking The GOP For Its Hypocrisy On Deficits. That Might Be A Mistake.

WASHINGTON ― Republicans ran against the rising national debt in the 2010 midterm elections, and it worked. The party won big and regained control of the House of Representatives.


And regardless of what actually motivated the voters who propelled the Republican takeover that year, the tea...

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Americans Are Tied To Email, Study Finds 12/22/2017

Don’t believe reports that tell you email is a dying medium. 
On the contrary — most Americans check their emails several times a day, and 78% expect to use it as much or more
than they now do in five years, according to Inbox Report 2018, a study by Fluent, a performance marketing...

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Aldi Skipton Stabbing Of Jodie Willsher Sees Man Charged With Murder

A man has been charged with murder after supermarket worker Jodie Willsher was stabbed to death in an Aldi store in Skipton, North Yorkshire Police said on Friday. 
The mother-of-one died on Thursday after being rushed to Airedale General Hospital following the attack at the...

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Social Commerce Takes Hold | HuffPost

Social media gets lots of press, but social commerce has been pretty much ignored. Why is that — and why does it matter in the world that connected people to products?


Let’s start with a definition.


Social commerce is simply the ability to buy things from a third-party company within a...

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The Middle Class Is So Christmas Past

Republicans promised the American people a tax bill for Christmas, and this week they delivered. It’s definitely a bill for working people and the poor because by 2025, they’ll pay more. For them, poverty is the new black.


By contrast, Congress bestowed 83 percent of the new tax law’s...

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Court Reporter - Patrick Zarrelli

Court Reporter - Patrick Zarrelli

Stossel: The Deadly-isms - Reason.com

Socialism, Nazism, progressivism… these “isms” do so much damage. But people still believe. Matt Kibbe of Free the People created a video series called “The Deadly-isms” to inform people about them.
Pundits talk about these things in terms of right vs left, but Kibbe...

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Pringles Plans First-Ever Super Bowl TV Spot 12/21/2017

Pringles will advertise for
the first time during next year’s Super Bowl on Feb. 4. 
With an estimated 11.2 million pounds of chips consumed on game day, Pringles plans to introduce viewers to a new way to
enjoy their Pringles: “flavor stacking.” 
Each stack is made with a...

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Facebook, Twitter Aim For More Impactful Exchanges 12/20/2017

Getting a head start on the rest of us, Facebook and Twitter have already announced their New Year’s resolutions for 2018.
Facebook, for
one, has resolved to become more meaningful.
Citing a body of independent and internal research, the tech titan found that the more time people...

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My Take on the Politics of "The Last Jedi"

The Learn Liberty website has just posted my new article on the politics of The Last Jedi. Here is an excerpt:

The Last Jedi — the latest installment in the Star Wars series — premiered to mixed reactions from critics and fans last weekend. The film has many impressive scenes and action...

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Developers To Be Banned From Offering 'Feudal' Leaseholds On New Houses, Sajid Javid Announces

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Developers are to be banned from selling houses with ‘feudal’ leasehold contracts, the Government has announced.
...

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Facebook Is The Enemy Now

It’s long past time for the biggest internet companies to pull their weight in society. Trembling startups not long ago, the global technology superelite have amassed the effective power of major nation-states, but without accountability, responsibility for their public influence,...

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Top Republican Brags About His Party's Sabotage Of Obamacare

Imagine it’s 2005, and a top Republican lawmaker boasted about closing Social Security Agency bureaus, making it tougher for seniors to get their checks. Or imagine it’s 2009, and a leading Democrat bragged about cutting supplies for Army units in Iraq, hobbling the war effort.


Well, it’s...

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Breaking News Before Local Cops Do Lands Laredo Vlogger With Felony Charges

Villarreal/FacebookPosting local crime news online before the cops do could land you felony charges in Texas. That’s what Priscilla Villarreal—who runs a hyper-local Laredo news page on Facebook called LaGordiloca—found out last week.
LaGordiloca’s nearly 84,000 followers and...

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Twitter Cracks Down On Hate Tweets 12/19/2017

As promised, Twitter has started cracking down on what it considers to be “hateful” content.
Along with direct threats of violence, the social network is now taking action
against content that glorifies or condones such acts. Going forward, Twitter also promises to permanently suspend...

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A Million Children Will Miss Out On Free School Meals Under Universal Credit, Charity Says

One million children living in poverty in England will miss out on free school meals when Universal Credit is rolled out, according to a charity.

The Children’ Society says government plans to change the free school meals system to...

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The Best TV Lines Of 2017, According To Fans On Twitter

It’s time to relive the best TV lines of 2017.  


Variety television critic Maureen Ryan kicked off the trending hashtag #BestTVLines2017 on Monday afternoon, revealing her favorite line of the year to be: “Tell Cersei. I want her to know it was me” by Olenna Tyrell on “Game of...

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We Got Arrested To Show Senator Collins What We Think Of The Tax Bill

Last week, in the midst of congressional debate on the Republicans’ disastrous tax plan, we went to Senator Susan Collins’ office in Bangor to join the discussion and talk about how the bill will impact people like us.


Looking to have a constructive conversation about her vote on the...

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Facebook Tries To Make User Time More Meaningful, Less Unhealthy 12/18/2017

At least among “passive” users, Facebook is admitting that it might not be the healthiest pastime.
Citing a body of independent and internal research, as well as expert opinion,
the tech titan says people who spend a lot of time passively consuming information (on Facebook’s News Feed, for...

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https://skpsoft.com/social-media/facebook-tries-to-make-user-time-more-meaningful-less-unhealthy-12182017/

Donald Trump, Lying, and Eroding Social Trust

Cpenler/DreamstimeAmericans’ trust in their national government hovers around historic lows according to a Pew Research Center poll this month. The poll reports that “only 18 percent of Americans today say they can trust the government in Washington to do what is right...

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The Syrian Refugee Chasing His Dream Of Being a Professional Footballer

Odai Al Jburri, a Syrian refugee, dreams of turning his passion for football into a professional career.
 In 2011, his family fled Homs to find a better life in Lebanon. 
But despite the arduous journey, he has not given up his childhood dream of playing for a major European football club. 
...

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Being A Facebook Wallflower Isn't Good For You, The Social Site Says

Passively reading Facebook posts — without posting messages or responding to comments — makes users feel bad about themselves, some studies have discovered. The surprising development is that Facebook itself is getting the word out about the negative news.


A 2015 study at the University...

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Progressive Groups Want Doug Jones To Throw Caution To The Wind

Through a unique confluence of events, Democrat Doug Jones managed to defy the deeply Republican leanings of Alabama and win a special election on Tuesday to represent the state in the Senate.


But without an alleged child predator like Republican Roy Moore on the ticket in 2020, Jones...

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I'm Not Sure There's A 'Going Back' Anymore 12/15/2017

Interesting read in Bloomberg Businessweek this week on how Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte (one of the few heads of states worse than Trump) manipulated Facebook posts to con his
people (for whom Facebook is the primary source of news) and eliminate political rivals.
While Trump...

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Twitter Debuts Digital Spot To Define Platform 12/13/2017

Twitter has been trying to explain its purpose to regular folks for a while.
In early 2016, it launched a campaign that tried to answer the question: “What is
Twitter?” Earlier this year, another effort endeavored to illustrate why Twitter is different than other social platforms. 
Now,...

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BBC Question Time Brexiteer Accidentally Admits He Didn't Know What Brexit Would Entail

A member of the BBC Question Time audience accused Nicky Morgan and fellow Tory rebels of a “really treacherous act” for voting against the Government yesterday before unwittingly admitting he didn’t know what Brexit would entail.
...

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Someone Hacked Anderson Cooper's Twitter Account And Called Trump A 'Pathetic Loser'

CNN host Anderson Cooper says his Twitter account was hacked after it posted a tweet calling President Donald Trump a “tool” and a “pathetic loser.”


Trump on Wednesday morning appeared to distance himself from Alabama GOP candidate Roy Moore’s failed bid for Senate with this post:



The...

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Rich Fraud, Poor Fraud: The GOP's Double Standard On Tax Mistakes

WASHINGTON ― The Republican tax bill would provide new tax breaks for businesses ― many of which already shirk taxes on a massive scale.


At the same time, in the name of fraud prevention, the bill could create new obstacles for poor people who claim a tax credit designed to boost their...

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Government Is the Cause of—Not the Solution to—Online Censorship

MAXPPP/MAXPPPWhile Americans are screaming at the Federal Communications Commission about their fears of private censorship if “net neutrality” goes away, the reality is that governments, in the United States and overseas, are consistently the driving force behind attempts to...

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LifeStyles Recognizes Women Buy Condoms, Too 12/13/2017

Intercourse requires two
partners, but when it comes to heterosexual interplay, many condom advertisers are leaving one party out of the conversation. 
Despite the fact that women have as much (if
not more) stake in avoiding sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, much of the...

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Record Levels Of Prison Suicides Point To 'Deep Rooted Failures' In System, Say MPs

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Record levels of suicide and self-harm behind bars are a “damning indictment” of the prison system and point to “deep-rooted failures”, a powerful Commons...

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Lead Cop In Felony Trial For Trump Inaugural Protesters Sent Anti-Activist Tweets

WASHINGTON ― The police detective who has spent virtually all of this year aiding the prosecution of individuals arrested en masse on the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration was questioned on Tuesday about tweets he sent, retweeted or liked that were critical of Black Lives Matter...

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The Deeply Immoral Values Of Today’s Republican Leaders

Republican leaders claim that they are the party of family values. They are not. They also claim that they understand and respect hardworking Americans. They do not.


The Republican elite’s immorality goes well beyond Donald Trump, who has bragged about sexual assault, and has indeed been...

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Posting or Hosting Sex Ads Could Mean 25 Years in Federal Prison Under New Republican Proposal

Gregory Baldwin IKON Images/NewscomLooking forward to a future when federal agents monitor Tinder? We won’t be far off if some folks in Congress get their way.
Under a proposal from Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R–Va.), anyone posting or hosting digital content that leads to an act of...

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Twitter, Facebook And Google Prevail In Suit Over Dallas Shooting 12/06/2017

Siding with tech companies, a federal
judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to hold Twitter, Facebook and Google responsible for a mass shooting in Dallas.
The lawsuit stemmed from a shooting in July 2016, when Micah Johnson
killed five police officers in Dallas. Rick Zamarripa, the...

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Temperatures To Plummet To -15C As UK To Wake Up To 'Black Ice Monday'

Treacherous driving conditions are expected to cause chaos for motorists as the country returns to work, after more than 12 inches of snow blanketed parts of the UK on Sunday.
A yellow warning for ice is in place for most of Wales and central parts of England between 4am and...

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'I Didn't Make This World For You'

… They have become great and rich; they have grown fat and sleek … they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless … and they do not defend the rights of the needy.


Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees, to deprive the poor of their rights...

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Facebook Offers Audio To Introduce Users To Various Artists 12/11/2017

As part of a broader effort to increase video engagement, Facebook is offering amateur auteurs a library of audio to spice up their offerings.
At launch, the new Sound Collection service includes thousands audio tracks and sound effects, all of which are owned by Facebook. They are free and...

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People React To Stoneless Avocados

This week M&S launched the stoneless ‘Cocktail Avocado’ That’s right, it’s an avocado without a stone – and the supermarket chain has said the fruit could reduce instances of “avocado hand.” Millennials rejoice! It has an edible skin and measures in at around 5-8cm.
...

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International Women’s Day Was The Most Talked-About Moment On Facebook This Year

2017 was quite a year for women. It kicked off with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, a man who was elected despite being accused by more than a dozen women of sexual assault and misconduct. In response, millions of people took to the streets the following day for the Women’s...

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Twas The Night Before Tax Scam...

Twas the night before Tax Scam and all through the nationAmericans were working to end their frustration,They were reading and listening to the pundits with care;And the more that they heard, the greater their scare;What’s in the bill, can you decipher the words?We think the whole process...

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Can Publishing Poor Quality News Result in More Ad Fraud? 12/07/2017

by Rich Kahn
, Op-Ed Contributor,
8 hours ago


These days, political headlines are as juicy as gossip mag exclusives. Whether it’s news about President Trump’s latest tweet or social...

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Facebook Is Ready To Eat Your Children's Brains 12/06/2017

I’m not a parent, nor will I be playing one as your new Social Media Insider.
But that
doesn’t make the news that Facebook is — for the first time ever — opening its doors to pre-teen kids any less terrifying.
No, the fact that Facebook
consulted with some parents and experts...

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Families 'Going Without Toilet Rolls' As Hygiene Poverty Worsens Before Christmas

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Charities have warned of increased demand of basic toiletries before Christmas as an emerging ‘hygiene poverty’ worsens


Families with young...

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5 Signs You Need A Tinder Timeout

With so many options ― and so few meaningful connections ― it’s easy to see how looking for love on Tinder and other similar apps could become demoralizing. 


We swipe indiscriminately, losing out on potentially great matches just because photos were so-so or a profile didn’t include the...

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10 Tax-Related Things You Can Do Right Now To Save Money And Stress Later

With the White House and Republicans on the brink of maybe-possibly-probably squeezing through some major tax changes before the end of the year, offering future tax advice is a bit like trying to nail jelly to the barn door.


The Senate Republicans have passed their version of a tax...

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Cops Brag That They Bullied a Woman Out of Town After a Neighbor Said She Sells Sex

Larksville Police Department/FacebookWhy should cops bother with investigations and due process when they can rely on anonymous tips and social shaming? That seems to be the attitude in Larksville, Pennsylvania, where police are bragging to local news that they bullied a woman out of town...

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'The President Stole Your Land' 12/05/2017

The outdoor
industry is coming out swinging after President Donald Trump announced dramatic reductions in two national monuments in Utah, including a potential lawsuit from industry leader Patagonia.
With ads–and its entire homepage–screaming “The President Stole Your Land,” Patagonia says...

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Labour Unveils Plan To Force Ministers To Publish Secret Impact Reports

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Theresa May is facing fresh pressure over Universal Credit after Labour unveiled plans to force ministers to publish secret reports on detailing the...

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6 Things Smart Job Seekers Never Do

Seventy percent of employers screened job candidates on social media this year, according to the latest Career Builder study. And more than half of those companies said they would pass on an otherwise strong candidate if they saw something they didn’t like on Instagram, Facebook and...

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The Tax Scam: Naming The Culprits

It took quite a conspiracy of lies and mendacity to drive tax cuts for the superrich and giant corporations through both houses of Congress.


The tax scam is no done deal – House and Senate negotiators must still agree on a single package, and that package must win approval in both houses....

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Facebook Tests Pre-Roll Ads On Watch 12/04/2017

Changing course, Facebook has decided to test pre-roll ads in front of videos streamed in its Watch service.
The decision — first reported by AdAge — comes just months after
Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg told investors that pre-rolls weren’t in the company’s future.
To date,...

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Woman Arrested On Suspicion Of Neglect After Toddler Walks Into Shop Unaccompanied

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of neglecting a child after a toddler spent the evening being looked after at a police station.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers were called at about 4.20pm after the boy, possibly aged two or three years old, walked into a shop on Belle...

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Barack Obama Appears To Zing Donald Trump With Twitter Followers Boast

Barack Obama Appears To Zing Donald Trump With Twitter Followers Boast | HuffPost


Former President Barack Obama appeared to throw subtle shade at President Donald Trump for having fewer Twitter followers than himself during a forum in India on Friday.


In a conversation with journalist...

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Here Are 6 Of The Most Radical Provisions In The GOP Tax Bill

The nearly 500-page overhaul of the tax code that Republicans rammed through the Senate early Saturday morning gave lawmakers and experts little more than a moment’s notice to pore over the law’s myriad changes.


But one thing is clear: The bill is filled with perks for America’s...

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