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Advisers worry as social media investment scams surge
Trusted figures often used to persuade people to put money into fraudulent schemesFinancial Times - World -
Love Island to bring back social media ban
Friends and family will not be able to post on behalf of the islanders while they're in the villa.BBC News - Top stories -
Key weeks ahead for Russia’s war in Ukraine
Russia has launched a push north of Kharkiv but its ultimate goal is so far unclear.BBC News - Top stories - Ukraine -
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Reddit-OpenAI deal highlights demand for social-media platform’s data
Reddit already has a longstanding partnership with Google, and more deals may be in the pipeline, says Deutsche Bank.MarketWatch - Business -
Trump's Social-Media Account Posts Video Referencing a 'Unified Reich'
The post on Truth Social used the term amid imaginary headlines of the former president winning re-election.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to Resign
Gruenberg bowed to pressure to resign after an external investigation found widespread sexual harassment at the agency. He plans to stay until a successor is confirmed.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Medical examiner links spicy tortilla chips to death of Massachusetts teen who took part in social media challenge
Medical examiner links spicy tortilla chips to death of Massachusetts teen who took part in social media challengeABC News - Health -
Teen died from eating a spicy chip as part of social media challenge, autopsy report concludes
A teen who participated in a spicy chip challenge on social media died from ingesting a high amount of a chili pepper extract, according to an autopsy report.NBC News - Top stories -
2024 NFL schedule release: Ranking league's 10 most memorable videos created by social media teams
The best of the best social media videos from Wednesday nightCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’. Chinese social media companies have launched a new crackdown on user content, targeting posts that show off personal wealth ...The Guardian - World -
Why is social media getting all churned up about cottage cheese? | Rachel Cooke
After being promoted by US bloggers and Instagram, cottage cheese sales are now up 40% in the UK. Its blandness is befitting of the times. While I didn’t see the cottage-cheese craze coming – who could ever have predicted this ...The Guardian - World -
As Japan's yakuza weakens, police focus shifts to unorganized crime hired via social media
Police in Japan who were busy tracking thousands of yakuza members just a few years ago have set their eyes on a new threat: unorganized and loosely connected groups they believe are behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuzaABC News - World -
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Trump posts social media clip seemingly suggesting a win will bring 'unified Reich'
Former President Donald Trump on Monday posted a video on his social media platform that uses language that appears to mirror that of Nazi Germany.ABC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Anthony Albanese says children under 16 should be banned from social media
PM backs campaign calling for minimum age to be raised from 13, saying impact of platforms can be ‘devastating’ . Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news ...The Guardian - World -
Biden and Trump fire up bases as new poll shows Trump ahead in 2 key states
Election day is 24 weeks away, and the 2024 race for president is heating up as both candidates fire up their bases. Weijia Jiang has highlights from a weekend on the campaign trail along with the findings of a new CBS News poll in the key states ...CBS News - Politics - Donald Trump -
Key Senate Democrat doesn't plan to probe Justice Alito over upside-down flag
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin won't investigate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over an upside-down U.S. flag at his home in January 2021.NBC News - Top stories -
'Greedy' Sheeran and Lady Gaga ticket tout jailed
Maria Chenery-Woods ran a multi-million pound reselling concert tickets on an "industrial scale".BBC News - Top stories -
Biden slams Trump as he touts record-high Dow crossing 40,000
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are in the midst of a messaging fight over who has handled the economy better. The Dow hitting 40,000 could help Biden.CNBC - Business - Joe Biden -
The Complex Social Lives of Viruses
New research has uncovered a social world full of cheating, cooperation, and other intrigues, suggesting that viruses make sense only as members of a community.Wired - Tech -
The age of green protectionism
Shielding clean tech industry may have side effectsFinancial Times - World -
House approves measure condemning 'calls to defund the police'
The House approved a resolution Friday that condemns “calls to defund the police,” taking aim at the rallying cry embraced by some progressives amid the Black Lives Matter movement. The chamber approved the four-page measure in a 337-61 vote, with ...The Hill - Politics -
What did the inquiry say?
The report finds the infected blood scandal could and should have been largely avoided.BBC News - Top stories -
'Nones' Say Yes to Democrats
But will the party pay a price for turning off religious voters?The Wall Street Journal - World -
Social Security’s annual report is terrible news for seniors
The revised forecast doesn’t mean we can worry lessMarketWatch - Business -
Social Security’s COLA could be 3.2% in 2025
The average cost-of-living adjustment over the last 20 years has been about 2.6%, according to the Senior Citizens LeagueMarketWatch - Business -
Unity for Humanity awards grants to drive social change
Unity, the maker of the Unity game engine, announced 2024 Unity for Humanity grant winners and honorees, all of whom will receive bespoke awards from a pool of $500,000. Judged based on the vision, impact, inclusion, and viability of their ...VentureBeat - Tech -
Johnson condemns lawmaker fighting at hearing: ‘Not a good look’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) condemned the tone of a raucous Thursday night House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing saying members need to show decorum. “It's not a good look for Congress,” Johnson told reporters as they asked about a ...The Hill - Politics -
Greene fracas at hearing leaves lawmakers shaking their heads
A Thursday night hearing’s descent into chaos earned rebuke from both sides of the aisle after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) attacked another member’s physical appearance, a barb Democrats said had racial undertones. House Oversight and ...The Hill - Politics -
House Republicans introduce measure to overturn nursing home staffing rule
House Republicans have introduced a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s minimum staffing requirement for nursing homes. Under the requirements unveiled last month, all nursing homes that receive federal ...The Hill - Politics - Republican Party -
Columbia faculty group passes no-confidence measure on school's president
Columbia University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences approved a vote of no confidence Thursday against university President Minouche Shafik over her handling of the recent pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The vote, organized by the school’s ...The Hill - Politics -
China pledges $42 billion in a slew of measures to support the struggling property sector
Chinese authorities on Friday pledged new support for state-owned enterprises to enable them to buy unsold apartments.CNBC - Business - China -
China pledges $42 billion in a slew of measures to support the struggling property sector
Chinese authorities pledged new support for state-owned enterprises to enable them to buy unsold apartments, in an effort that could help developers get more funding to finish construction on pre-sold properties.NBC News - Top stories - China -
How Caitlin Clark’s W.N.B.A. Salary Measures Up Across Sports
Unless the league’s finances change significantly, Clark’s salary might never reflect what stars of her magnitude typically earn.The New York Times - Sports -
Youngkin Vetoes Measures to Remove Tax Breaks for Confederate Heritage Group
The Virginia governor rejected efforts by the state’s Democrats to reshape the Commonwealth’s relationship with its Confederate past.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Nevada abortion rights groups submit signatures to advance ballot measure
A proposed amendment to enshrine access to abortion in Nevada’s constitution is one step closer to appearing on the battleground state's November 2024 ballot.NBC News - Top stories - Abortion -
Ronaldo, 39, wants to to defy age, continue career
Cristiano Ronaldo has said he has no plans of slowing down at the age of 39 and added that he is motivated to carry on competing with the "young lions" that are coming through in the game.ESPN - Sports -
A Case Against Biden Without Mentioning Age
‘I see a man who has spent his adult life living off the largess of political power.’The Wall Street Journal - World - Joe Biden