Days after Facebook removed personal accounts associated with Trump associate Roger Stone, the longtime political provocateur vowed Friday to take “appropriate legal action.” Facebook announced in a technical blog on Wednesday it had removed 54 Facebook accounts, 50 pages and four Instagram accounts that were involved as a network in […]
Day: July 10, 2020
Pinellas Releases Draft Back-To-School Plan, Mandates Masks
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Along with #2 pencils and three-ring binders, Pinellas County public school students can add face masks to their lists of back-to-school supplies. Pinellas County Schools has released a draft of its reopening plan for the 2020-21 school year in which it announced that masks will be […]
Atlantic County To Test Asymptomatic Residents For Coronavirus
NORTHFIELD, NJ — Atlantic County will now test asymptomatic patients for the coronavirus. Proof of county residence remains required, but patients will no longer need a prescription for testing. The county will next test residents from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday at Route 9 and Dolphin Avenue in Northfield, behind the Atlantic […]
What School Might Look Like For Howard County Students This Fall
HOWARD COUNTY, MD — The start of the 2020-2021 academic year will be delayed from Aug. 25 to Sept. 8, the day following Labor Day. The first staff day will be Aug. 25, the Howard County Board of Education voted Thursday night . Scott Ruehl, director of leadership development for […]
NJ Extends Driver’s License, MVC Rules Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy, speaking during a Friday news conference, said he’s extending deadlines for driver’s license and other Motor Vehicle Commission services to eliminate the chaotic scenes amid the coronavirus outbreak. He made the announcement as he revealed 367 new coronavirus cases and 31 more deaths. (you […]
Trump needs to find a better nickname for Biden, and fast.
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the new edition of Insider Today. Please sign up here. QUOTE OF THE DAY “I would put on my old uniform and go to war all over again to protect the right of Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump to say offensive things on TV and Twitter.” […]
Amazon begins rolling out bigger UPS and FedEx-style delivery trucks
By Lisa Baertlein and P.J. Huffstutter LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Amazon.com <AMZN.O> is launching a new fleet of bigger, boxier trucks like those favored by rival package carriers United Parcel Service Inc <UPS.N> and FedEx Corp <FDX.N>, as it fights to fix widespread pandemic-fueled delivery delays that sent customers into […]
‘Me and You and Everyone We Know’ Is Still One of the Best Movies About the Internet
Click here to read the full article. Miranda July’s “Me and You and Everyone We Know” premiered at Sundance in late January 2005, a few short weeks before YouTube went live on Valentine’s Day the following month. MySpace was in its infancy, Twitter hadn’t even been conceived, and Facebook was […]
Despite demands from advertisers and activists, Facebook fails to control hate speech
Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Many of them […]
Is she latest victim of ‘curse’ of beloved TV musical series ‘Glee’?
If you believe in curses then you’ve got to be wondering if there’s a hex on the beloved TV musical series “Glee,” staggered over the years by untimely deaths of its cast and crew. Now comes the latest tragedy: the presumed drowning of Naya Rivera. Investigators continued their search and recovery efforts […]
Third-Party Report Verifies CarGurus Outperforms Competing Automotive Marketplaces
Data Shows the Consumer-Friendly Experience Ultimately Helps Dealers Sell Vehicles Faster CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CarGurus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARG), a leading global online automotive marketplace, today announced a study released by Bates White Economic Consulting that verified CarGurus’ leading impact and importance in automotive retail. The […]
Facebook has failed to control hate speech. Will advertiser demands change anything?
Jonathan Greenblatt, the chief executive and national director of the Anti-Defamation League, was not all that optimistic in advance of the online meeting that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg had set up with him and the heads of other civil rights groups last Tuesday. Many of them […]
Coronavirus’s painful side effect is deep budget cuts for state and local government services
Washington state cut both merit raises and instituted furloughs as it faced a projected $8.8 billion budget deficit because of the coronavirus. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Nationwide, state and local government leaders are warning of major budget cuts as a result of the pandemic. One state – New York […]
Everything you need to know about travelling abroad this summer, following changes to quarantine rules
Summer holidays abroad could be back on but what will they look like? (Getty Images) Back in June when the government announced the introduction of strict travel measures that would mean anyone arriving from abroad would have to isolate for 14 days, we saw our summer holiday hopes fade quicker […]
4 Positive Ways The Pandemic Has Changed How We Eat
The coronavirus pandemic has uprooted food systems as we knew them, leading to grocery shortages and devastating the restaurant industry. But it has also driven some food trends that have helped people stay connected ― and could lead to long-lasting, positive change. It’s up to us to decide whether they […]
25 Tips and Tricks for Buying a Car Online During the Pandemic
The coronavirus shutdown has forced car dealers and auto manufacturers to place a much greater emphasis on selling vehicles online. The process isn’t new to the COVID-19 crisis, but the current situation has compelled virtually every major automaker to expand their online offerings to the point that you can now […]
Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas
PHOENIX (AP) — International students worried about a new immigration policy that could potentially cost them their visas say they feel stuck between being unnecessarily exposed during the coronavirus pandemic and being able to finish their studies in America. The students from countries as diverse as India, China and Brazil […]
Trump’s reelection campaign gets a reboot as virus persists
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s campaign reboot is getting a reboot. He will take baby steps back out onto the road Friday after a multiweek hiatus caused by a nationwide surge in coronavirus cases and after his planned comeback in Oklahoma turned into a debacle. Trump, trailing in the […]
Howard school system contemplates what fall reopening could look like
The clock is ticking for school districts across the country to decide what school will look like in the fall amid the coronavirus pandemic, and Howard County is no exception. In Maryland, school systems have until Aug. 14 to submit their plans to the Maryland State Department of Education. The […]
Fauci says ‘divisiveness’ hurts response; Big Ten schools to only play league games; CDC won’t rewrite school rules
Florida saw an alarming increase in deaths and top federal health officials ran counter to President Donald Trump’s wishes, saying guidelines for reopening schools won’t be rewritten and some states should consider shutting down again as coronavirus cases spike nationwide Thursday. The Big Ten announced it will limit its fall sports […]