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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.John Lamparski/Getty Images A bug in a recent version of Twitter’s Android app inflated video advertising metrics by as much as 35%, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider. Twitter let advertisers know about the error earlier this week. The company has issued advertisers refunds for over-billing from video campaigns that ran…
Philadelphia, PA, December 22, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), like many, read many numerous local and national news stories reporting that a Jewish family allegedly “fled” Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The reports claimed that the family feared retribution after being wrongfully blamed for the cancellation of the school production of A Christmas Carol. ADL investigated,…
The year 2016 has seen it all: the death of a gorilla and the birth of an irredeemable meme; the resurgence of fascism and the rise of the alt-right; the election victory of Donald Trump and the complete deterioration of modern American politics. And yet, the year perseveres, collecting momentum and shattering our preconceived notions…
Sometimes something happens in life that’s so unbelievable that it may as well be fiction. Take this love story for example. Twitter user @notjerryclayton was sitting in a cafe in Brooklyn, NY, just minding his own business recently, when the two baristas behind the counter decided to choose that very moment to declare their secret…
The last time the United States declared its nuclear weapons policy, in 2010, it required a year of deliberation and a fussed-over 64-page report to set it out. President-elect Donald J. Trump appears to have done so in only 140 characters, forcing analysts and foreign states to divine United States policy from a few brief…
Now that Passengers is out, there’s been a lot of talk of how the trailers and commercials hid what the film is about. It’s not just a film about two extremely attractive people stuck together on a spaceship—it’s about something much more sinister and uncomfortable. Odds are if you’re reading this you know what we’re…
CNN reports that the business community is shocked at the idea that Donald Trump might impose import tariffs when he takes office: Two sources who represent business interests in Washington tell CNN that the man in line to be White House chief of staff, Reince Preibus, has told key Washington players that one idea being…
KING: Black family brutalized by Texas cop for reporting assault – NY Daily News. Source: KING: Black family brutalized by Texas cop for reporting assault – NY Daily News
Donald Trump’s transition team has asked the State Department for details on programs aimed at benefiting women around the world, including identifying staff members who worked to reduce gender-based violence and promote women in the workplace. In an email sent to numerous State Department offices Wednesday, the president-elect’s transition team asked for urgent response to…
21st Century News Cycle – by Tom Tomorrow. Source: 21st Century News Cycle – by Tom Tomorrow