About 5% of Facebook’s monthly active users are fake. The figure may not sound like much, but given Facebook’s 2.4 billion monthly active users, that’s an astounding 120 million active users on the platform who are not who ― or even what ― they claim to be. The social media platform included the figure in […]
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As he sprinted madly around the bases, Kevin Kiermaier wondered when he’d stop. He never did. Kiermaier legged out a three-run, inside-the-park homer when Cleveland outfielders Oscar Mercado and Leonys Martin collided, and Ryan Yarbrough handled the Indians’ struggling lineup into the eighth inning of his first start this season to lead the Tampa Bay
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Thursday that it planned to penalize countries that undervalue their currencies, the latest effort to prevent foreign competitors from trying to undercut American producers and import cheap goods into the United States. Under a rule change proposed by the Commerce Department on Thursday, the United States would expand its
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives and Senate negotiators have reached a deal on a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill that has President Donald Trump’s support, lawmakers from both parties said on Thursday. Republican Senator Richard Shelby said there could be a Senate vote on the legislation as early as Thursday. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer confirmed that Democrats
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Image copyright Jillian Tisdale Surgeons are warning dog owners not to wrap leads around their fingers or wrist because of the dangers of serious hand injury. They say thousands of people could be at risk from lacerations, friction burns, fractures and ligament injuries. There were 30 serious hand injuries caused by dog leads last year
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The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft has finally got the rights to the song Bitter Sweet Symphony after 22 years. Shortly after its release, the song was embroiled in a legal battle which meant Ashcroft had to forfeit royalties to Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The duo have now relinquished all publishing rights to Ashcroft.
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Unions that have been trying to organize graduate students at private universities are about to have some cold water thrown on their campaigns. The federal agency that referees collective bargaining in the private sector announced Wednesday that it would be issuing a new rule regarding whether such students who teach qualify as employees eligible to
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Hundreds of derelict apartments sitting on Italy’s south coast have become a home to migrants and people in poverty. Parco Saraceno, near Naples, was built in the 1960s as a luxury tourist resort, but many residents were forced to leave because it was in breach of planning laws. It then became a ghost town where
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KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — In Kailua, the sand is soft and white, the water is clear and calm, and the view is exactly what you would expect from a beach in the Hawaiian Islands. Those are among the reasons Oahu’s Kailua Beach Park has been selected as the best stretch of sand for an annual
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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook, facing withering criticism from governments around the world, said Thursday that it had been more aggressive in recent months about scrubbing its platform of hate speech. In a report the company releases biannually, Facebook also said its automated detection software that scrubs illicit content was improving: It now automatically detects and
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