Simon & Schuster, the book’s publisher, said Wednesday that it has sold more than 780,000 copies so far. The total included hard copies, e-books, audiobooks plus “consumer orders that have yet to be met due to extraordinary demand,” the editor said. Most authors are fortunate to sell tens of thousands …
Read More »Judge temporarily blocks publication of revealing book of President Trump’s niece
The ruling, issued by Justice Hal B. Greenwald of the New York State Supreme Court, the state’s lower court, is the first legal victory for Robert S. Trump, the president’s younger brother. Robert Trump has tried to block the book from Mary Trump, the President’s niece, claiming that she violates …
Read More »Netflix launches $ 100 million pledge to help bridge ‘centuries-old financial gap between black and white families’
Posted: June 30, 2020 at 12:10 PM ET Netflix said Tuesday it would allocate 2 percent of its cash holdings to support black communities. Bloomberg News / Landov Netflix Inc. announced an effort Tuesday to increase economic opportunities for black communities by allocating money to banks and other institutions that …
Read More »Democrats criticize Trump after White House reported on Russian rewards
House Democrats emerged from a closed-door briefing at the White House on Tuesday, which reacted to President Donald Trump’s response to reports that Russia paid rewards to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan for attacking and kill American troops. “The president publicly called this a hoax. Nothing in the briefing we just …
Read More »Facebook to boost news articles with original reports on algorithm
Starting today, Facebook will update the way news is ranked in its News Feed to prioritize original reports, executives explain to Axios. It will also degrade stories that are not transparent about who wrote them. Because it is important: The tech giant has long been criticized for not doing enough …
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