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Aug 30 2024
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Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Be Neutral–While Tossing Gifts to Trump and the GOP
This week Mark Zuckerberg sent a letter to Jim Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. For months, the GOP-led committee has been on a crusade to prove that Meta, via its once-eponymous Facebook app, engaged in political sabotage by taking down right-wing content. Its investigation has involved thousands of documents, and the committee interviewed multiple employees, which failed
Wired
Sep 02 2024
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British school marked down over cultural development, not ethnic make-up
Britain’s education watchdog marked a school down for limiting pupils’ cultural development, not because it was “too white”, contrary to claims on social media. Posts on Facebook and X shared a screenshot of a Daily Telegraph headline from 2014 about Ofsted’s assessment of a primary school in eastern England. The headline said, “School marked down by Ofsted for being 'too white'.” Underneath
Reuters
Aug 26 2024
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Mark Zuckerberg admits censorship and vows to curb election donations
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made weighty promises to Congress on Monday ahead of the 2024 election, saying he planned to fight any pressure from the White House to censor content on his social media platform and that he would not donate his controversial “Zuckerbucks” in this year’s election. Zuckerberg said in his most explicit criticisms yet of the Biden White House that senior officials “
Washington Examiner
Sep 04 2024
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Oaktree’s Marks Says Fed Cuts to Take US Rates No Lower Than 3%
US interest rates will settle in a range of between 3% and 4% after reductions by the Federal Reserve, according to Oaktree Capital Management LP’s Howard Marks . “The Fed will back off from the emergency rate of five and a quarter, five and a half and get down into the threes,” Marks, the co-chairman and co-founder of Oaktree said at a conference in Melbourne Thursday. “But my point to you,
Bloomberg
Aug 26 2024
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You don’t want to miss Mark Patinkin’s new book
Now Mark Patinkin from The Providence Journal has a new book out called, “The Holy Land at War: A Journey Through Israel, the West Bank and Gaza,” that details his on-the-ground experience covering the war and revisits his first experience covering the region in the early 1990s. It has been more than 10 months since Hamas led a terrorist attack on Israel that killed more than 1,000 people, and
The Boston Globe
Aug 26 2024
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Trump visits Arlington Cemetery to mark Afghanistan withdrawal anniversary
Former President Trump on Monday visited Arlington National Cemetery to mark the three-year anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as he sought to turn the chaotic pull out into a resonant line of attack against Vice President Harris. Trump was joined by family members of some of the 13 U.S. soldiers who were killed in a bombing at Abbey Gate during the withdrawal for a wreath
Fox 4 Kansas City
Aug 26 2024
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Making the Grade: AVID program marks 10 years at Riverwood
“Our students are generally in the academic middle, but they can be very successful with that support,” said Jenkins. “We help them stay focused and on track through weekly tutorials, guest speakers once a month and building confidence and relationships.” Students must apply and be accepted before they can schedule regular AVID classes into their school day. Those sessions are designed to hone
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sep 04 2024
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Mark Kelly on Measure to Stop Illegal Immigrant Voting: 'The Problem Doesn't Exist'
Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) does not believe there is an underlying issue in the country of illegal immigrants voting, making the remark when asked about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would provide safeguards to ensure non-citizens are not voting in federal elections. The SAVE Act is back on the scene following chatter of attaching it to a continuing resolution
Breitbart News
Sep 06 2024
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Mark Vientos crushes walk-off homer to send Mets to thrilling eighth win in a row
For a stretch last month, the teams ahead of the Mets in the National League wild-card race seemed to win every day. Now, it’s manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew causing similar angst for those same teams. These are the best of times for the Mets, who Friday night received yet another well-rounded performance to beat the Reds 6-4 in 10 innings at Citi Field for a season-best eighth straight victory
New York Post (News)