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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Tap LinkedIn for Career Opportunities
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Trump gets his best poll of the cycle. Here’s how to put it in perspective.
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Learn the Etiquette of Virtual Weddings
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‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.
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Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.
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Barack Obama Drains a 3-Point Shot Before Michigan Rally for Joe Biden
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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies
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Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.
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Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.
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George Shultz Speaks Out for Renewing U.S. Leadership Overseas
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Got Worries? Make Newspaper Dolls to Catch Them
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Kids’ Graphic Novels That Turn the Superhero Genre on Its Head
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Texas: All of a sudden, a two-party election in the Lone Star State.
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‘They’re coming after our state,’ McSally warns Arizona Republicans.
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The Battlegrounds Within Battlegrounds
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Celebrities lend Biden a hand in turning out the vote in Philadelphia.
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Barack Obama Drains a 3-Point Shot Before Michigan Rally for Joe Biden
Barack Obama was on fire this weekend stumping for his former VP in Michigan -- and that's no coincidence seeing how he was in the GROOVE after sinking a trey beforehand. Prior to Joe Biden's Detroit rally, Barack was putting up shots in the…
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Stanford Study Seeks to Quantify Infections Stemming From Trump Rallies
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Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, facing opponents from both parties, embraces Trumpism.
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Police in North Carolina use a chemical spray to disperse a get-out-the-vote rally.
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George Shultz Speaks Out for Renewing U.S. Leadership Overseas
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.
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Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation
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What a second England coronavirus national lockdown could mean for the country
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The puzzle isn’t complete. Pennsylvania is the last piece for Biden.
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What Keeps Facebook’s Election Security Chief Up at Night?
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Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do
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A judge orders the Postal Service to take ‘extraordinary measures’ to deliver ballots on time in 22 districts.
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N.E.H. Funds Restoration of Statues Toppled During Protests
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Trump, in Minnesota, lashes out at Democrats for limiting crowd sizes.
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Nursing Homes, Racked by the Virus, Face a New Crisis: Isolation
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What a second England coronavirus national lockdown could mean for the country
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering tightening coronavirus restrictions, it is claimed - but what what would stay open if a a devastating new lockdown is introduced?
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OFFICERS AMBUSHED: Two New Orleans cops shot at in French Quarter
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Lori Loughlin Begins 2-Month Prison Sentence
The former "Fuller House" actress has been taken into custody as she begins her punishment for her role in the college admissions scandal. Details here!
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Facebook hits pause on algorithmic recommendations for political and social issue groups
With just days to go before the U.S. election, Facebook quietly suspended one of its most worrisome features.
During Wednesday’s Senate hearing, Senator Ed Markey asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about reports that his company has long known its group recommendations push people toward more extreme content. Zuckerberg responded that the company had actually disabled that feature for certain groups — a fact Facebook had not previously announced.
“Senator, we have taken the step of stopping recommendations in groups for all political content or social issue groups as a precaution for this,” Zuckerberg told Markey.
TechCrunch reached out to Facebook with questions about what kind of groups would be affected and how long the recommendations would be suspended at the time but did not receive an immediate response. Facebook first confirmed the change to BuzzFeed News on Friday.
“This is a measure we put in place in the lead up to Election Day,” Facebook spokesperson Liz Bourgeois told TechCrunch in an email. “We will assess when to lift them afterwards, but they are temporary.”
The cautionary step will disable recommendations for political and social issue groups as well as any new groups that are created during the window of time. Facebook declined to provide additional details about the kinds of groups that will and won’t be affected by the change or what went into the decision.
Researchers who focus on extremism have long been concerned that algorithmic recommendations on social networks push people toward more extreme content. Facebook has been aware of this phenomenon since at least 2016, when an internal presentation on extremism in Germany observed that “64% of all extremist group joins are due to our recommendation tools.” In light of the feature’s track record, some anti-hate groups celebrated Facebook’s decision to hit the pause button Friday.
“It’s good news that Facebook is disabling group recommendations for all political content or social issue groups as a precaution during this election season. I believe it could result in a safer experience for users in this critical time,” Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt told TechCrunch. “And yet, beyond the next week, much more needs to be done in the long term to ensure that users are not being exposed to extremist ideologies on Facebook’s platforms.”
On Facebook, algorithmic recommendations can usher users flirting with extreme views and violent ideas into social groups where their dangerous ideologies can be amplified and organized. Before being banned by the social network, the violent far-right group the Proud Boys relied on Facebook groups for its relatively sophisticated national recruitment operation. Members of the group that plotted to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer also used Facebook groups to organize, according to an FBI affidavit.
While it sounds like Facebook’s decision to toggle off some group recommendations is temporary, the company has made an unprecedented flurry of choices to limit dangerous content in recent months, possibly in fear that the 2020 election will again plunge it into political controversy. Over the last three months alone, Facebook has cracked down on QAnon, militias and language used by the Trump campaign that could result in voter intimidation — all surprising postures considering its longstanding inaction and deep fear of decisions that could be perceived as partisan.
After years of relative inaction, the company now appears to be taking seriously some of the extremism it has long incubated, though the coming days are likely to put its new set of protective policies to the test.
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Voters suing Minnesota over a mask mandate are asking the Supreme Court to intervene.
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Time Running Short, Trump and Biden Return to Northern Battlegrounds
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Woman Who Mailed Threat to Susan Collins Gets 30 Months in Prison
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¿Quién ganará Florida, Biden o Trump? Esto dicen las encuestas
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Political Satire Isn’t Dead. It’s Been Turned Into Horror Stories.
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Glimmers of Hope for a Winter With Tropical Travel
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Trevor Lawrence Tests Positive For COVID-19, Clemson QB To Miss Saturday's Game
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence -- the biggest star in college football -- has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NFL Network. 21-year-old Lawrence is now required to isolate for 10 days ... which means he will NOT play against Boston College on…
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WhatsApp is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day
WhatsApp, the popular instant messaging app owned by Facebook, is now delivering roughly 100 billion messages a day, the company’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said at the quarterly earnings call Thursday.
For some perspective, users exchanged 100 billion messages on WhatsApp last New Year’s Eve. That is the day when WhatsApp tops its engagement figures, and as many of you may remember, also the time when the service customarily suffered glitches in the past years. (No outage on last New Year’s Eve!)
At this point, WhatsApp is just competing with itself. Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp together were used to exchange 60 billion messages a day as of early 2016. Apple chief executive Tim Cook said in May that iMessage and FaceTime were seeing record usage, but did not share specific figures. The last time Apple did share the figure, it was far behind WhatsApp’s then usage (podcast). WeChat, which has also amassed over 1 billion users, is behind in daily volume of messages, too.
In early 2014, WhatsApp was being used to exchange about 50 billion texts a day, its then chief executive Jan Koum revealed at an event.
At the time, WhatsApp had fewer than 500 million users. WhatsApp now has more than 2 billion users and at least in India, its largest market by users, its popularity surpasses those of every other smartphone app including the big blue app.
“This year we’ve all relied on messaging more than ever to keep up with our loved ones and get business done,” tweeted Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp.
Sadly, that’s all the update the company shared on WhatsApp today. Mystery continues for when WhatsApp expects to resume its payments service in Brazil, and when it plans to launch its payments in India, where it began testing the service in 2018. (It has already shared big plans around financial services in India, though.)
“We are proud that WhatsApp is able to deliver roughly 100B messages every day and we’re excited about the road ahead,” said Cathcart.
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Trump’s Hard-Line Immigration Policies Go Before Voters
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Trump and Biden Converge in Florida, an Elusive Prize Still Up for Grabs
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A Californian is battling both influenza and Covid-19 in an early case of ‘co-infection.’
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Appeals court rules Minnesota must segregate ballots received after 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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First pictures of mum and her two kids who were found dead in their family home
Seema Banu, 37, her daughter Asfira Riza, 11, and son Faizan Syed, 6, were discovered dead in their house in, Ballinteer, South Dublin by police on Sunday
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Harry Styles’ Car Broke Down In Front Of A Fan’s Home, But She Wasn’t There
In hilariously sad news, Harry Styles’ car broke down in front a huge stan’s house, but she wasn’t home. The fan, Theadora revealed on her private Instagram story that her father let Styles into their home to use the phone while she was out.
Since sharing the news, the images have gone viral.
“Theadora, my car broke down on your street and your dad’s friend kindly let me wait at your house with a cup of tea,” he wrote. “I’m devastated that we missed each other. Looking forward to meeting soon. Treat people with kindness.”
“P.S. I fed the fish.”
Yeah, Harry Styles also fed Theadora’s fish, of the same name of course.
He wrote another note on a little watermelon paper saying, “Tell your dad to get in touch and I’ll see you at a show.”
He also signed her Fine Line copy with, “Sending you all my love, I’m so sorry we missed each other. Until next time, Harry.” And took the opportunity to draw a face mask on himself.
Imagine coming home to find out @Harry_Styles' car broke down outside your house and he's been in your room, feeding your fish and leaving you notes.
He is truly the king of kindness.
We need more people like this in the world. pic.twitter.com/PO1l5f6ZYX
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) October 28, 2020
Amazing.
Harry Styles’ Australian tour was officially called off last month.
He also shared a video for ‘Golden’ the other day. Watch it below.
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Listen To Peking Duk & The Wombats Team Up On ‘Nothing To Love About Love’
In huge collab news, festival faves Peking Duk and The Wombats have joined forces on a new song. ‘Nothing To Love About Love’ as you’d expect, is a dance floor banger that combines the Duk’s dance beat sensibilities with signature Wombats vocals.
In stark contrast to the upbeat vibe of the song, the lyrics are all about heartbreak.
“I got caught up in the feeling, there’s nothing I love about love,” the song echoes.
‘Nothing To Love About Love’ marks The Wombats’ first release of the year. It’s the second offering we’ve received from the Peking Duk boys though.
It follows up their collab with Alisa Xayalith of The Naked And Famous on ‘Move’.
Peking Duk dubbed the collab “Peking Bats” when announcing the triple j premiere of the track.
You can get your ears around the new track down below.
Just recently Peking Duk’s Reuben Styles kicked off a solo project. Y.O.G.A. is Styles’ attempt at creating online spaces where we can discuss mental health. Take a peek here.
The pair also revealed recently that they have their next six singles “locked and loaded”.
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Pearl Jam Release Full MTV Unplugged Video
Pearl Jam have already re-released their MTV Unplugged vinyl and CD, and have shared the concert via streaming services. Now, they’ve released the full video on Youtube for your viewing pleasure.
PJ classics from their debut album like ‘Alive’, ‘Even Flow’, and ‘Black’ are performed in the set.
You can catch the full 7-song setlist along with the performance down below.
Pearl Jam have released a few new songs this year including ‘Superblood Wolfmoon’ and ‘Retrograde’, which appeared on Gigaton. And just a couple of weeks ago, ‘Get It Back’.
‘Get It Back’ was originally on the the second volume of Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy.
The compilation album featured 77 previously unreleased or rare tracks from artists like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Phoenix, Bright Eyes, and more and was available on Bandcamp for 24 hours.
Watch Pearl Jam’s MTV Unplugged session for a special 90s throwback below.
Pearl Jam ‘MTV Unplugged’ Setlist
Oceans
State of Love and Trust
Alive
Black
Jeremy
Even Flow
Porch
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Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost's Road to Marriage
The "Black Widow" actress and the "SNL" comedian tie the knot in secret! Take a look back at how their romance started. Watch!
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5 Scary Movies to Watch This Halloween on Peacock
Do you know which film is the most terrifying of all? "Sinister," "Psycho" and more horror flicks make our spooky movie round up that's backed up by science! Watch.
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Ad revenues and e-commerce boom boost Facebook earnings but US users down from COVID surge
Facebook reported its Q3 earnings today, including revenues of $21.5 billion, and net income of $7.8 billion. The company earned $2.71 in per-share profit during the three-month period.
Analysts had expected Facebook, the social giant, to earn a much-smaller $1.91 per-share off smaller revenues of $19.82 billion. The company also reported an average of 1.82 billion daily active users in September, up 12% compared to the year-ago period. Monthly actives were 2.74 billion, also up 12%. Both results were ahead of expectations.
Notably Facebook’s headcount rose sharply during the year, rising 32% compared to the year-ago period. That outstripped its 22% year-over-year revenue growth. The company’s total expenses rose 28%, again faster than its revenues.
Shares of Facebook are effectively flat in after-hours trading, up around 0.4% at the time of writing.
The company did not share a specific outlook for Q4 2020 or 2021 in its report, instead noting that it anticipates “fourth quarter 2020 year-over-year ad revenue growth rate to be higher than [its] reported third quarter 2020 rate,” along with stronger non-advertising revenues stemming from Oculus Quest 2 sales, the company’s new VR helmet.
Facebook did say that 2021 will bring a “significant amount of uncertainty.” A potential hurdle of Facebook will be the regulatory environment in Europe, and viability of transatlantic data transfers. Facebook says that its “closely monitoring the potential impact on our European operations as these developments’ progress.”
Analysts expect Facebook to generate revenues of $24.25 billion and per-share profit of $2.67 in the fourth quarter of 2020, and $100.0 billion in 2021 top line leading to $10.26 in per-share income.
What matters in all of this? That the core advertising market that seemed to bolster Snap’s own results has helped fill Facebook’s wings as well. Facebook noted in its earnings that it thinks that the “pandemic has contributed to an acceleration in the shift of commerce from offline to online,” leading to it experiencing “increasing demand for advertising as a result of this acceleration.” Twitter, meanwhile, saw ad revenue only marginally increase, about 8% from the year prior, as advertiser taste buds remain volatile.
That’s a tailwind from a secular shift. For Facebook, it could mean a good year’s growth.
It’s worth noting, however, that Facebook lost users in the U.S. and Canada — down to 196 million from 198 million last quarter — a decline that it attributed to a slowing surge from the abnormal highs seen in the midst of the lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. So tailwinds, but also a return to normal patterns. And it expects this flat or down trend to continue into Q3, noting that “in the fourth quarter of 2020, we expect this trend to continue and that the number of DAUs and MAUs in the US & Canada will be flat or slightly down compared to the third quarter of 2020.”
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Jimmy Orr, a Favorite Target of the Colts’ Unitas, Dies at 85
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Biden campaign pushes drop boxes in new ads with the slogan ‘Silence him.’
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Choua Yang, Hmong Refugee and Educator, Dies at 53
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The Voting Suppression Tipping Point
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