Anderson
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over 5 years ago
Facebook refuses to delete altered video of Nancy Pelosi
A fake video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slowed down to make her appear drunk, has been viewed nearly 2.5 million times on Facebook. It has been shared nearly 50,000 times, with thousands of comments. But as far as Facebook is concerned, the video does not violate any ...continued
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Right-wing plutocrats try to rebrand in face of rising support for progressive policies
The politically powerful Koch network is looking to change its image. In the face of rising support for progressive policies, the well-funded network wants to rebrand from greedy capitalists to benevolent philanthropists. Until the Kochs and their fellow donors stop suppo...continued
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over 5 years ago
Ian Wright tears into UEFA as Henrikh Mkhitaryan misses out on Europa League final | Sportslens
Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel with the squad to Baku for next Wednesday’s Europa League final with Chelsea. "We're very disappointed to announce that @HenrikhM...continued
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over 5 years ago
Uber, Lyft and Pinterest prove that private investors are sucking up all the value
Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks on a webcast during the company's initial public offering (IPO) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, May 10, 2019.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Ima...continued
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over 5 years ago
Ngidi looking forward to 'grudge match' against India at the World Cup
9:16 AM ETLiam BrickhillLungi Ngidi has lined up South Africa's World Cup match against India at the Rose Bowl as a grudge match he is particularly looking forward to. India thrashed South Africa 5-1 the last time the teams met in a bilateral series in early 2018, and Ngi...continued
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World ‘not on track’ to stop 1.5 degrees of global warming warns UN Secretary General
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres warned the world is “not on track” to limit global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Speaking in New Zealand Sunday morning ahead of traveling to Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Fiji — nations a...continued
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over 5 years ago
This is what happens when a white woman wants to chat about race
Kim Ruff, who is running for the Libertarian Party nomination for president, admits to having a limited understanding about broad swaths of the country she hopes to lead — particularly the parts with large numbers of black Americans. But she is open to learning. To her cr...continued
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over 5 years ago
Equity Shot: Judging Uber’s less-than-grand opening day – TechCrunch
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We are back, as promised. Kate Clark and Alex Wilhelm re-convened today to discuss the latest from the Uber IPO. Namely that it opened down, a...continued
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Freedom Mobile server leak exposed customer data
A security lapse at Canada’s fourth largest cell network Freedom Mobile exposed customer data.Security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar found an Elasticsearch server leaking five million logs containing customer data. The server wasn’t protected with a password, allow...continued
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over 5 years ago
Trump’s lawyers pick the worst possible way to fight Deutsche Bank subpoenas
Here’s a pro tip for lawyers: if you are going to ask a court to fundamentally alter the balance of power between the legislative branch and the judiciary, it’s a good idea to accurately describe any Supreme Court cases you rely upon. It’s a bad idea to tell the court tha...continued
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