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  • Xeni Jardin
    5:03 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    Megachurch Pastor Hope Carpenter: 'I cut people. I got a knife right in that pocketbook.'

    "I cut people. I got a knife right in that pocketbook," Carpenter said, gesturing toward her seat.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:04 pm Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    Google and YouTube executives ignored warnings on toxic video content, now we're all paying the price

    The epic battle inside YouTube over content moderation and recommendation algorithms is detailed brilliantly in a damning new report from Mark Bergen at Bloomberg News.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:35 am Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh's 'Healthy Holly' book sales now under state investigation

    Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is now being investigated by the state prosecutor over questions of corruption surrounding sales of her self-published children's book series, 'Healthy Holly.'

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  • Xeni Jardin
    10:51 am Tue, Apr 2, 2019
    'Inside Edition' host Deborah Norville to have cancer surgery after TV viewer noticed a lump on her neck

    The host of a popular American television tabloid show will undergo surgery to remove thyroid cancer, spotted for the first time not by a doctor but by one of her… Read the rest of the article: 'Inside Edition' host Deborah Norville to have cancer surgery after TV viewer noticed a lump on her neck

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  • Xeni Jardin
    3:56 pm Mon, Apr 1, 2019
    Here are a whole bunch of little albino turtles

    I like these albino turtles.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    3:47 pm Mon, Apr 1, 2019
    Weiner Dog enjoys riding around in his li'l Weiner-Mobile

    Oh, he loves to be an Oscar Mayer weiner.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    3:33 pm Mon, Apr 1, 2019
    Drunk girls get surprised with puppies

    Making the viral rounds again this week is this extremely funny and cute video of young women who've had a few to drink, and are suddenly surprised with — a… Read the rest of the article: Drunk girls get surprised with puppies

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  • Xeni Jardin
    1:06 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Former NSA contractor Harold Martin pleads guilty to 'willful retention of national defense information'

    Former NSA contractor Harold Martin today changed his plea to guilty, on charges of willful retention of national defense information.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:57 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    NSA domestic surveillance debate returns to Congress with 'Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act'

    "It's time, finally, to put a stake in the heart of this unnecessary government surveillance program and start to restore some of Americans' liberties," Wyden said in a statement.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:35 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Russian agent Maria Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

    The admitted agent for Russia was connected with the NRA and pro-Trump U.S. political groups.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:22 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave 6 secret authorizations to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia

    U.S. Department Of Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave "six secret authorizations by companies to sell nuclear power technology and assistance to Saudi Arabia," Reuters reports, based on a copy of… Read the rest of the article: Trump Energy Secretary Rick Perry gave 6 secret authorizations to sell nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:15 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Twitter update lets iOS users go 'Lights Out,' adds automatic dark modes

    Today, Twitter announced expanded 'dark mode' options for iOS users. Previously, Twitter offered a blue/gray dark mode theme, but they've added a true black/white "Lights Out" mode, and an automated… Read the rest of the article: Twitter update lets iOS users go 'Lights Out,' adds automatic dark modes

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  • Xeni Jardin
    12:07 pm Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Leaked Apple docs describe support program for 3rd-party repairs, just as right-to-repair bills in 20 states would require

    Documents from Apple leaked to reporters describe a program of support for third-party repairs, and the details sound like it was intended to comply with the requirements of a slew… Read the rest of the article: Leaked Apple docs describe support program for 3rd-party repairs, just as right-to-repair bills in 20 states would require

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:58 am Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    Cat post: Wait for the mlem

    Wait for it. Wait for the mlem. :P

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:39 am Thu, Mar 28, 2019
    U.S. government now caging asylum seekers under the international bridge in El Paso, Texas

    Photographs we're seeing online today, including one by Mark Lambie of the El Paso Times, below, capture the desperation of the unknown number of men, women, and children currently penned… Read the rest of the article: U.S. government now caging asylum seekers under the international bridge in El Paso, Texas

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:43 am Wed, Mar 27, 2019
    Facebook says white nationalist and white separatist content now officially banned from platform

    In a statement announcing the official ban, Facebook says the ideologies are "inherently hateful."

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:28 am Wed, Mar 27, 2019
    "I am an Uber employee and I support the drivers' strikes."

    "The authenticity of the following anonymous op-ed has been verified by Medium's editorial staff."

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  • Xeni Jardin
    11:20 am Wed, Mar 27, 2019
    FTC fines four robocallers behind "billions" of US calls

    The FTC says the 4 companies made 'billions' of pre-recorded calls to phone numbers throughout America.

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  • Xeni Jardin
    10:56 am Wed, Mar 27, 2019
    Border Patrol holds asylum seekers in tent under a bridge, calls it a "transitional camp"

    In El Paso, Texas, the U.S. Border Patrol has confirmed that it is holding asylum seekers in a "transitional" camp under the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge. A… Read the rest of the article: Border Patrol holds asylum seekers in tent under a bridge, calls it a "transitional camp"

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  • Xeni Jardin
    2:57 pm Tue, Mar 26, 2019
    Yale rescinds admission for student whose parents allegedly paid $1.2 million to get her in

    Buzzfeed's Julia Reinstein reports that Yale "has rescinded admission for a student whose family allegedly paid $1.2 Million to get her into the school."

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