“i-would-never-pay-for-this”:-celebs-fume-after-musk-restores-blue-checks-for-“influential”-users

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X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and currently headed by tech magnate Elon Musk, has seemingly restored blue check marks for a number of high-profile users.  Prior to Musk’s takeover, Twitter’s blue checks signified a form of verification for celebrities, professional athletes, politicians, and other well-known public figures. OnceContinue Reading

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Hundreds of tourists have been located safely in Taiwan, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island., NewsFeed Hundreds of tourists have been located safely in Taiwan, a day after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the island. Despite hundreds of aftershocks, rescue efforts have also successfully reached aContinue Reading

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US job growth has continued at a steady clip in months since COVID pandemic, but experts are looking for warning signs., All eyes will be on Friday’s US unemployment numbers to see how many jobs were added in March and whether the unemployment rate continues to stay in its historicallyContinue Reading

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The British High Court of Justice  in London has given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a significant reprieve in his fight against extradition to the United States on charges of espionage. In a sixty-six-page judgment issued on March 26, a two-judge panel stopped short of granting Assange outright permission to appeal the extradition order signed inContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. With the Republicans holding just a two-vote majority in the House of Representatives, voters will go to the polls in November in at least two congressional districts that have been challenged as discriminatory against people of color. After months of delays and appeals,Continue Reading

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Denmark’s National Maritime Authority warns ships not to sail through the Great Belt strait., Denmark’s National Maritime Authority warns ships not to sail through the Great Belt strait. An activated but faulty missile launcher on a Danish navy vessel has triggered a closure of airspace and shipping traffic in theContinue Reading

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From FreeThought Productions: “Melanie says ‘I’m a science educator at a community college in Massachusetts. A few years ago, while teaching general education biology (to students who really didn’t want to be there), I thought to myself: What does the average person need to know about science? The stages ofContinue Reading