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Why is Taylor Swift now a topic in the Virginia governor's race? 10/06/2021 06:46am • Virginia's race for governor took an unusual turn Tuesday due to reports that Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign was using pop superstar Taylor Swift's name in new attack ads. The digital ads target Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin, citing his time as co-CEO of the Carlyle Group, Ex-Facebook manager criticizes company, urges more oversight 10/05/2021 09:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — While accusing the giant social network of pursuing profits over safety, a former Facebook data scientist told Congress Tuesday she believes stricter government oversight could alleviate the dangers the company poses, from harming children to inciting political violence to fuelin Foundations, new donors build $51M fund to support workers 10/05/2021 03:16pm • A fund created by a group of social-justice-minded foundations including Ford and Rockefeller and donors like Jack Dorsey and MacKenzie Scott shortly after COVID hit has more than quadrupled in size to $51 million and is now pouring money into activities and advocacy to strengthen the social safety The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store 10/05/2021 12:02pm • Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft, Mojang 2. 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Every study on text messaging shows that people respond at a significantly higher rate an 7 ESG Funds to Buy Now 10/01/2021 12:00am • These socially responsible ETFs cater to ESG investors.Investors around the world are embracing strategies that align with their personal values and their pocketbooks. The clearest evidence of this is the rise of exchange-traded funds with an expressed focus on filtering investments based on environ Scammers got nearly 30% of Arizona virus unemployment pay 09/30/2021 07:17pm • PHOENIX (AP) — Scammers were able to pocket nearly 30% of the $16 billion in unemployment insurance payments sent out by Arizona since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the director of the state agency overseeing the program said Thursday. Most of the fraud happened in the first several mont Quarantine guidelines change in Prince George's County Public Schools 09/30/2021 04:38pm • Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, are updating their COVID-19 quarantine policies at the recommendation of the county health department, the school system announced Thursday. The new policy requires quarantining for anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, displayed symptoms, or is How to benefit from corporate pledges to minority businesses 09/30/2021 07:00am • Since the start of 2020, companies from Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase to Google and Twitter have pledged billions of dollars to support entrepreneurs of color. All those dollars don’t go directly into business owners’ pockets, however. Many are being invested in other financial institutions Fighting wave of misinfo, YouTube bans false vaccine claims 09/29/2021 04:35pm • YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation Wednesday that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations. The video-sharing platform said it will no longer allow users to baselessly speculate th Some fear boosters will hurt drive to reach the unvaccinated 09/29/2021 03:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The spread of COVID-19 vaccination requirements across the U.S. hasn't had the desired effect so far, with the number of Americans getting their first shots plunging in recent weeks. And some experts worry that the move to dispense boosters could just make matters worse. The fear i YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT 09/29/2021 12:27pm • BERLIN (AP) — YouTube says it has shut two German channels of Russian state broadcaster RT in a move centering on alleged coronavirus misinformation, a decision that drew threats of retaliation from Russia on Wednesday. YouTube, which is owned by Google, said RT's German branch had received a “s Should You Buy Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) Stock? 09/29/2021 12:00am • Since its 2004 initial public offering, Alphabet Inc. (ticker: GOOG, GOOGL) has been one of the world's top performing investments. Its shares are up more than 5,000% from when they went public 17 years ago. 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