May 2019

More Turmoil at The Markup, a Tech Site Still in Beta Mode

One month after the top editor was ousted from The Markup, a fledgling nonprofit investigative tech news site, amid disagreements with the other two founders, more turbulence followed. On Friday, Craig Newmark, the Craigslist founder and the site’s biggest backer, said in a statement that the site’s other two founders had departed. “I’ve been informed […]

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Cory Booker Says Beating Trump Should Be ‘the Floor, Not the Ceiling’

BURLINGTON, Iowa — As Senator Cory Booker swept through Iowa on a four-day visit over Memorial Day weekend, he called on his often overflowing crowds to approach the presidential primary campaign through a new paradigm. “This election, I get a little frustrated, I have to admit to everybody,” he told a crowd of about 200

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GM’s Barra, Lockheed’s Hewson among highest paid female CEOs

Here are the 10 highest-paid female CEOs for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. The AP’s compensation study covered 340 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two full consecutive fiscal years at their respective companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April

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Cannes 2019: Mati Diop ‘a little sad’ to make history

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Atlantics director Mati Diop and (l-r) actors Mame Sane, Nicole Sougou and Mariama Gassama. The first black female director in competition at the Cannes Film Festival has said she was inspired by her “need to see black people on screen”. French-Senegalese star Mati Diop made history on Thursday when

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Netball counts down to World Cup ‘summer of excitement’

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Commonwealth Games netball final had a dramatic conclusion Netball burst dramatically into the UK sporting consciousness last year, when England stunned huge favourites Australia to grab the Commonwealth Games gold medal with a memorable last-second victory. Now the triumphant Roses are hosting this year’s Netball World Cup (NWC2019),

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Discipline or treatment? Schools rethinking vaping response

A glimpse of student athletes in peak physical condition vaping just moments after competing in a game led Stamford High School Principal Raymond Manka to reconsider his approach to the epidemic. His school traditionally has emphasized discipline for those caught with e-cigarettes. Punishments become increasingly severe with each offense, from in-school suspensions to out-of-school suspensions

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