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Jan 20 2021
News
Trump issues last-second pardon to Fox News host Jeanine Pirro’s tax cheat ex-husband Al
He’s a tax evader and a flashy New York businessman who cheated on his wife, and Donald Trump just gave him a last-minute pardon.
Trump on Wednesday morning issued a full pardon to Al Pirro Jr., the ex-husband of one of Trump’s most slavishly loyal supporters in the media, Jeanine Pirro, host of Fox News’ “Justice with Judge Jeanine.”
The pardon, announced less than 45 minutes
CNBC
Jul 12 2021
News
‘Completely uncharted territory’: The threat to US democracy in 2024
A Harvard scholar of democracy talks about what makes the U.S. different from Chile and Hungary – and how serious a threat the country could be facing as it heads into the next election cycle.
Steven Levitsky is a professor of government at Harvard University who studies democratization and authoritarianism, with a focus on Latin America. In 2018, he and Daniel Ziblatt, a fellow Harvard
Christian Science Monitor
Jul 12 2021
News
Cuban Protests Demand Freedom, Food, Covid-19 Vaccines
Thousands of Cubans took to the streets in a wave of demonstrations in Havana and at least 14 other cities throughout the Communist island, demanding an end to the 62-year dictatorship and protesting the lack of food and Covid-19 vaccines.
“We are not afraid! We are not afraid!” people shouted as they marched through the streets on Sunday, videos posted on social media showed. “Freedom
Wall Street Journal (News)
Nov 03 2020
Analysis
Yahoo Buries Millions of Users Under Avalanche of Anti-Trump Headlines
It’s not just TV news that’s heavily skewed their election news this year – a major Internet news site has bombarded its readers with anti-Trump and pro-Biden headlines every morning for the past four months.
A Media Research Center analysis of The Daily Yahoo email newsletter, compiled by Yahoo News and delivered to the inboxes of approximately 225 million active monthly users of Yahoo
NewsBusters
Nov 03 2020
Data
Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen their own news sources report facts meant to favor one side
A growing share of Americans are paying close attention to news about the election, but many are also concerned about the media reporting inaccurate or incomplete information. And that includes information reported by their own most-used news sources, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.
Two-thirds of U.S. adults say they’ve seen the news sources they turn to most often
Pew Research Center
Sep 16 2020
News
U.S. Charges Chinese Nationals in Cyberattacks on More Than 100 Companies
Federal prosecutors unsealed charges on Wednesday against five Chinese citizens that officials say appear linked to Chinese intelligence, accusing them of hacking more than 100 companies in the U.S. and overseas, including social-media firms, universities and telecommunications providers.
Two Malaysian businessmen were arrested Monday in Malaysia and accused of conspiring with some of
Wall Street Journal (News)
May 12 2021
News
Facebook ‘Fact Checks’ Scientific Piece Arguing Coronavirus Originated in Chinese Lab
Facebook is fact-checking posts that claim the coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab, a theory gaining traction in the scientific community—particularly after science reporter Nicholas Wade published a piece on Medium last week explaining why he believes the lab-leak theory is the most likely explanation.
Facebook is warning users that articles describing evidence for the theory are "
Washington Free Beacon
Jun 23 2020
News
Cards Against Humanity co-founder Max Temkin steps down amid accusations of racist, sexist Chicago office
Max Temkin, co-founder of Cards Against Humanity, has stepped down from the company amid accusations of a racist and sexist culture in the Chicago office.
The company posted a statement on its website Tuesday announcing Temkin resigned June 9 following an internal investigation into social media posts by former employees about a toxic work environment. Many of the complaints centered
Chicago Tribune
Jul 24 2020
Humor
Twitter Bans 7,000 Hate Accounts That Were A Little Too On The Nose
Citing the dangerous precedent it set to allow users to continue tweeting without the slightest ounce of nuance or subtlety, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced Friday that they banned 7,000 hate accounts that were a little too on the nose. “As per Twitter’s guidelines, there is a zero-tolerance policy for speech that just comes right out and incites violence against certain groups, without
The Onion (Humor)