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Musician loses work after anti-immigrant post on Facebook
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama musician who said on social media that he’d like to shoot immigrants attempting to enter the United States says he’s losing work because of the post. Birmingham guitarist Phillip…
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Ex-teacher who made anti-gay comments settles lawsuit
UNION, N.J. (AP) — A former New Jersey high school teacher who resigned after posting anti-gay comments on her Facebook page has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the school district. The Union Township school district…
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Florida school resource officer fired over Facebook posts
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city fired a school resource officer for social media posts the police department deemed “offensive, insulting, and derogatory.” The Gainesville Sun reports Jason King is appealing his April firing…
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Misinformation and biases infect social media, both intentionally and accidentally
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Giovanni Luca Ciampaglia, Indiana University and Filippo Menczer, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Social media are among the primary sources…
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Chicago teen to be sentenced in 2014 Facebook feud slaying
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago teenager will be sentenced Wednesday for using a gun given to her by an uncle to kill another girl in what started as a Facebook feud over a boy, ending…
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Lawyer: Police think slaying of XXXTentacion was random
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The lawyer for slain rapper XXXTentacion said Tuesday that detectives believe he was fatally shot in a random robbery while likely planning to buy a motorcycle at an upscale shop…
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France’s Macron tells teenager: Call me ‘monsieur’
PARIS (AP) — A video of French President Emmanuel Macron admonishing a teenager who called him by a nickname went viral on social media Tuesday. The video shows Macron shaking hands in a crowd, when…
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Indiana trooper wins praise for stopping too slow driver
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana State Police trooper who tweeted a photo of a vehicle he stopped for driving too slowly in the left lane says he’s overwhelmed by the widespread praise he’s receiving online.…
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Saudi entertainment chief sacked after conservative backlash
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi King Salman sacked the head of the country’s entertainment authority after religiously conservative citizens took to social media to denounce a Russian circus show that included female performers…
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Thai police arrest Australian accused of selling sex cruises
BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police said Tuesday that they have arrested an Australian man for allegedly promoting sex cruises with prostitutes on a Facebook page. Police said Stephen Allan Carpenter, 49, was arrested Monday night…
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Authorities: Rapper XXXTentacion shot dead in Florida
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Troubled rapper-singer XXXTentacion was shot and killed Monday in Florida in what police called an apparent robbery attempt. The 20-year-old rising star, whose real name is Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy, was…
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Famed Glasgow art school ravaged by fire again
LONDON (AP) — A large blaze ripped through an architecturally important building at the Glasgow School of Art, the second time in four years that fire has damaged the famed Scottish school. More than 60…
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AP: Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers
The political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica was brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users’ private data.
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Yelp shuts down teachers’ account sharing student reviews
BOSTON (AP) — Yelp is shutting down accounts used by a Boston teacher to post rave restaurant reviews written by her third-grade students. The reviews were part of an assignment designed to teach students at…
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Woman accused of trying to help Islamic State denied bond
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin woman accused of trying to plan terrorist attacks on social media leads a lonely life and sought companionship online, but she never posed a real threat, her attorney told a…
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