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President Donald Trump instructed his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to fire Alles. Alles remains in his position as of now but has been asked to leave. The USSS director was told two weeks ago there would be a transition in leadership and he was asked to stay on until there was a…
Private-equity firm Great Hill Partners has agreed to acquire Gizmodo Media Group from Univision Communications Inc., the companies said, ending the Spanish-language broadcaster’s foray into English-language digital media. James Spanfeller, the former chief executive of Forbes.com and president of consumer magazines at digital publisher Ziff Davis, will become chief executive of G/O Media Inc., a…
Is the future more Black Panther or Black Mirror? Guest correspondent Sasheer Zamata investigates Afrofuturism and the journey to make Snapchat filters actually work. Source: Black Future Month | March 20, 2019 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS
The MAVNI program was once a route to citizenship for many qualified immigrants. Naturally, Trump ruined it. Allana Harkin gets cheesed in the pursuit of justice Source: (50) Immigrants in the Military | March 27, 2019 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS – YouTube
White statues have long been a tool for white supremacists to claim historical superiority but as with all things, the white supremacists are wrong. The Lucas Brothers went to The Met to see it all in color. Source: White at the Museum | April 3, 2019 Act 3 | Full Frontal on TBS | Full Frontal…
Twitter has suspended dozens of suspicious Hebrew-language accounts run by a controversial Chinese religious group ahead of Israel’s national elections, BuzzFeed News has learned. It’s at least the second such suspension in the run-up to the elections, but the company is saying little about what actions it took or why. Nor is it clear what…
Like most children, Margaret Howe Lovatt grew up with stories of talking animals. “There was this book that my mother gave to me called Miss Kelly,” she remembers with a twinkle in her eye. “It was a story about a cat who could talk and understand humans and it just stuck with me that maybe…
Steve Jobs wanted to put a ding in the universe. Today, Apple wants to ding your pocketbook. Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino last month.CreditCreditDavid Paul Morris/Bloomberg The Steve Jobs Theater on Apple’s spendy new campus in Cupertino, Calif., is a majestic temple to pomp. An ethereal…
ImageNowhere to go but down: Making room for an in-ground pool at 48-50 West 69th Street in Manhattan.CreditCreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times The extremely loud and incredibly expensive renovations that have shattered a formerly quiet residential block in Manhattan. Nowhere to go but down: Making room for an in-ground pool at 48-50 West…
Luxury retailer Barneys New York just got a lifeline. The retailer has extended the term of its credit line by $50 million, giving it money for growth, as well as needed liquidity to weather industry challenges and a rent hike at its famed New York flagship, people familiar with the talks told CNBC. Rent at…