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Holocaust forum looks at social media's role in antisemitism 10/13/2021 02:41pm • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) ��� Participants at a Holocaust remembrance conference in Sweden blamed social media Wednesday for contributing to a global rise in antisemitism, while YouTube and Facebook officials pledged to be part of the solution. Government and social media representatives attending t Slain reporter's father takes on Facebook over violent video 10/12/2021 05:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The family of a slain journalist is asking the Federal Trade Commission to take action against Facebook for failing to remove online footage of her shooting death. Andy Parker said Tuesday the company is violating its own terms of service in hosting videos on Facebook and its sib Big picture, big data: Swiss unveil VR software of universe 10/12/2021 03:30pm • LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) ��� The final frontier has rarely seemed closer than this ��� at least virtually. Researchers at one of Switzerland���s top universities are releasing open-source beta software on Tuesday that allows for virtual visits through the cosmos including up to the International S The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store 10/12/2021 11:50am • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. Bloons TD 6, Ninja Kiwi 3. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB 4. HotSchedules, HotSchedules 5. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 6. True Skate, True Axis 7. Procreate Pocket, Savage Interactive Pty Ltd 8. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations 9. Monopoly, Marmalade Game Stud More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax 10/11/2021 05:25pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� More than 130 countries have agreed on sweeping changes to how big global companies are taxed, including a 15% minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries. The deal announced Friday is an attempt to address the ways g Road closures, parking restrictions for IMF and World Bank fall meetings 10/11/2021 10:09am • Starting Monday and running through Friday, road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect for parts of Northwest D.C. during the 2021 IMF and World Bank fall meetings. Here's what you need to know. The following streets will be posted Emergency No Parking from Monday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 a How one Facebook worker unfriended the giant social network 10/10/2021 06:01am • Less than two years after Facebook hired Frances Haugen to help correct dangerous distortions spilling across its platform, she had seen enough. The idealism she and countless others had invested in promises by the world���s biggest social network to fix itself had been woefully misplaced. The harm Today in History 10/09/2021 12:00am • Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2021. There are 83 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Oct. 9, 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was summarily executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture. On this date: In 18 Column: Saudi control of Newcastle ��� victories over reality 10/08/2021 02:19pm • LONDON (AP) ��� When the broker of Newcastle's buyout was asked when she last spoke to Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman about the English Premier League club, she was momentarily unsettled. After a long sigh and further hesitation, Amanda Staveley was clearer when pressed for a second t Reston Station lands $350M refinancing as work begins on next phase 10/08/2021 01:15pm • A lot of real estate transactions cross our desks at the Washington Business Journal. We can���t devote full stories to them all, but some deserve to be on the record. Welcome to Deal Dash. Comstock Holding Companies Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) has landed a more than $350 million refinancing on the fir Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads 10/08/2021 10:22am • LONDON (AP) ��� Google is cracking down on digital ads promoting false climate change claims or being used to make money from such content, hoping to limit revenue for climate change deniers and stop the spread of misinformation on its platforms. The company said Thursday in a blog post that the ne DC ranked No. 22 on 'Best Cities of the World' list 10/08/2021 08:28am • D.C. ranks No. 22 on the newly released World���s 100 Best Cities list by tourism and economic advisory firm Resonance Consultancy. Among U.S. cities on the global list, D.C. ranks No. 6, behind New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and Las Vegas. The annual rankings are based on vario Russian court orders bailiffs to enforce fine on Facebook 10/07/2021 03:48pm • MOSCOW (AP) ��� A Moscow court has ruled to enforce the collection of fines from Facebook for breaching Russian laws on illegal content, officials said Thursday. The Tagansky District Court in Russia's capital ordered bailiffs to collect 26 million rubles (over $361,000) following Facebook's failure Texas-Oklahoma soon to be part of "SEC! SEC!" 10/07/2021 12:06pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� To get a glimpse of the Southeastern Conference's plan to dominate college football Saturdays, take a look at this weekend's schedule. In Dallas, No. 6 Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas play their annual matchup amid the revelry of the State Fair of Texas in late morning. No. 1 Alabam Google says flight search tool can help you fly 'greener' 10/07/2021 07:43am • SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) ��� Searching for flights on Google just got ���greener.��� A new search feature rolled out Wednesday tells users which flights have lower carbon emissions, giving them the ability to choose flights based on carbon emissions just as they would price or the number of layove