NArP’s Derrick Johnson, in the midst of leading a corporate boycott against the largest social media company, told CNBC on Monday that Facebook should be a place to target ads but not hate. “It is a platform. It is a useful tool for targeting ads,” said the CEO of the …
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Italy authorizes rescue ship to bring 180 immigrants to Sicily | News
A humanitarian rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean for days was “finally” instructed to sail to an Italian port, so that the 180 immigrants on board can be landed. In a social media post on Sunday, SOS Mediterranee also described “relief at the #Ocean Viking” when the ship’s crew and …
Read More »Grandfather of 11-year-old victim of gun violence says police are not the problem: “Chase people who look like me who hurt people who look like me.”
The grandfather of an 11-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in Washington, DC over the weekend, told “The Story” Monday that calls to remove the police “will not work” while the crimes Weapons-related increases continue in major US cities. “You can’t take money from the police department,” …
Read More »The 10 Oregon ZIP Codes with the Newest Coronavirus Cases
Coronavirus is spreading more widely in an increasing number of communities across the state, as the increasing number of cases can no longer be largely attributed to concentrations in just a handful of Oregon ZIP codes. State data released by the Oregon Health Authority last week showed 1,402 new confirmed …
Read More »Looking for an ‘exit plan’ to leave the academy amid concerns about the coronavirus
Credit: Adapted from Getty. The full impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on science careers may not be known for years, but the hiring freeze and other signs of confusion at universities have already shaken faith in academia as a career option. As universities try to adapt and survive in a …
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