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Bloomberg:
Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo — Engineer wrote memo blasting “politically correct monoculture” — CEO Pichai said Google employee violated Code of Conduct — Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo blasting …
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Google has fired the employee who penned a controversial memo on women and tech — The author wrote, among other things, that females suffered from more “neuroticism” — In a memo to employees, CEO Sundar Pichai said the employee who penned a controversial memo that claimed that women …
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Louise Matsakis / Motherboard:
Here Are the Citations for the Anti-Diversity Manifesto Circulating at Google
Here Are the Citations for the Anti-Diversity Manifesto Circulating at Google
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Charlie Nash / Breitbart:
Google Fires Viewpoint Diversity Manifesto Author James Damore
Google Fires Viewpoint Diversity Manifesto Author James Damore
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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Government Report Finds Drastic Impact of Climate Change on U.S. — WASHINGTON — The average temperature in the United States has risen rapidly and drastically since 1980, and recent decades have been the warmest of the past 1,500 years, according to a sweeping federal climate change report awaiting approval …
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Oliver Milman / The Guardian:
US federal department is censoring use of term ‘climate change’, emails reveal — Exclusive: series of emails show staff at Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service advised to reference ‘weather extremes’ instead … Staff at the US Department of Agriculture …
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Noa Yadidi / CNN:
Trump, Blumenthal exchange jabs on Twitter — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal called President Donald Trump out on Twitter for “bullying” after a Twitter attack from the President accused the senator of lying and being a “phony Vietnam con artist.”
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Chicken hawk piece of trash’: Vets unload on Trump for attacking Dem senator's military record — President Donald Trump on Monday once again attacked Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) for misrepresenting his military record. — “Never in U.S. history has anyone lied or defrauded voters …
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
Blumenthal claps back at Trump
Blumenthal claps back at Trump
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The Daily Beast:
Lara Trump ‘Running the Show’ at ‘Trump TV’ … President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law is “running the show” at his Trump TV project funded by his reelection campaign, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast. — When the Trump campaign unveiled a new Trump-friendly news product on social media last week …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Pro-Trump pundit Kayleigh McEnany goes from CNN to RNC
Pro-Trump pundit Kayleigh McEnany goes from CNN to RNC
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
5 tweets from the new Republican Party spokesperson that are very awkward now
5 tweets from the new Republican Party spokesperson that are very awkward now
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CNN:
Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — (CNN)Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say they can't trust most of what they hear from the White House.
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Peter Thiel Has Been Hedging His Bet On Donald Trump — Peter Thiel has said publicly that Trump's administration is “off to a terrific start.” Privately, he's told friends that there is a 50% chance the current presidency “ends in disaster.” — Donald Trump's most prominent Silicon Valley supporter …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
The curious case of Nicole Mincey, the Trump fan who may actually be a Russian bot — President Trump walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington at the start of a 17-day vacation in Bedminster, N.J. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Twitter suspends army of fake accounts after Trump thanks propaganda ‘bot’ for supporting him
Twitter suspends army of fake accounts after Trump thanks propaganda ‘bot’ for supporting him
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Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller blasted a reporter as ‘cosmopolitan.’ But he lives in a $1 million CityCenter condo. — White House senior adviser Stephen Miller famously used the adjective “cosmopolitan” to insult CNN's Jim Acosta during an exchange in the White House briefing room last week …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Here Is The Alias Email Account Loretta Lynch Used As Attorney General — Like her predecessor, Eric Holder, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch used an email alias to conduct government business, The Daily Caller has confirmed. — Several of Lynch's emails were included in 413 pages …
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Chris Crowley / grubstreet:
Trump Made Up His Story About the 21 Club Renovation, Former Owner and CEO Say — Last week, it was reported that President Donald Trump compared an Afghanistan policy review to the renovation of upper-crust restaurant the 21 Club. In typical Trumpian fashion, it turns out that the morality tale …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Rich SF residents get a shock: Someone bought their street — Thanks to a little-noticed auction sale, a South Bay couple are the proud owners of one of the most exclusive streets in San Francisco — and they're looking for ways to make their purchase pay. — Tina Lam and Michael Cheng snatched …
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. May Begin Airstrikes Against ISIS in Philippines — The Pentagon is considering a plan that allows the U.S. military to conduct airstrikes on ISIS in the Philippines, two defense officials told NBC News. — The authority to strike ISIS targets as part of collective self-defense …
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Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
‘May you die in pain’: Northern California GOP congressman gets an earful at town hall — “May you die in pain.” — That was the nastiest moment of Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa's early morning town hall in Chico on Monday. — The wish was uttered by an older man who criticized LaMalfa …
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Washington Times:
Bakers refused to make pro-Trump birthday cake for 9-year-old boy: Report — A boy whose letter to President Trump made national headlines last month reportedly wanted a pro-Trump cake for his birthday party, but his mother was unable to find a baker willing to fulfill the order.
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
We analyzed 17 months of Fox & Friends transcripts. It's far weirder than state-run media. — How the Fox morning show evolved into Donald Trump's posse. — It was 6 am, just a few weeks after Donald Trump had moved into the White House — and there was a light on in the East Wing.
Rick Watson / people.terry.uga.edu:
MIS Major … Class: Tues/Thurs 8:00 - 9:15 am Correll 214 — This course provides a basic understanding of information management in organizations and specifically the design and use of database systems. Topics include data modeling, relational databases, and structured query language.
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Anthony Gockowski / Campus Reform:
Prof lets students choose own grades for ‘stress reduction’
Prof lets students choose own grades for ‘stress reduction’
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Bloomberg:
Warren Blocks Trump's Pick for Antitrust Chief — Makan Delrahim excluded from group of Senate confirmations — AT&T-Time Warner early talks said to advance without Delrahim — Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren put a “hold” on the confirmation of Makan Delrahim …
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Kat Rosenfield / Vulture:
The Toxic Drama on YA Twitter … The Black Witch, a debut young-adult fantasy novel by Laurie Forest, was still seven weeks from its May 1 publication date, but positive buzz was already building, with early reviews calling it “an intoxicating tale of rebellion and star-crossed romance,” …
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Jake Zuckerman / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Manchin one of three Democratic senators not to sign tax-reform stance — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is one of three Senate Democrats who didn't sign a letter establishing the party line on tax reform, though he said Tuesday he agrees with all its components.
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Michael Gartland / New York Post:
De Blasio naps on his office couch after workouts: sources — Between workouts and naps, it's a wonder he has any time to try and raise taxes. … Mayor de Blasio's daily exercise routine at a Brooklyn gym often leaves him too tuckered out to stay awake at City Hall, where he catches …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
‘Good Conservative’ Grassley Ramps Up His Panel's Trump-Russia Probe — Republican Grassley calls himself ‘equal opportunity overseer’ — Some Republicans question Grassley's Judiciary Committee probe — Donald Trump may have annoyed the wrong man in Congress.
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