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How Mark Zuckerberg Became a Political Animal

October 16, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on How Mark Zuckerberg Became a Political Animal
Facebook’s CEO long left politics and policy to deputies. No more. As the company’s influence has grown, and with it controversies, political acumen has become an essential tool.

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Amazon Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping

October 16, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Amazon Prime Day Accelerates Shift to Online Shopping
The two-day event propelled consumers to spend billions more online this week, kicking off an end-of-year shopping season that is expected to be dominated by e-commerce shopping.

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Senate to Subpoena Twitter CEO Over Blocking of Disputed Biden Articles

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Senate to Subpoena Twitter CEO Over Blocking of Disputed Biden Articles
GOP senators said the Judiciary Committee would subpoena Jack Dorsey after his social-media company limited sharing of New York Post articles about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son.

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NBC Actors, Producers Protest Trump Town Hall

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on NBC Actors, Producers Protest Trump Town Hall
The group of more than 100 are protesting NBC News’s decision to carry a town hall meeting with President Trump opposite a previously scheduled Joe Biden town hall on rival ABC News.

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Twitter Suffered Widespread Service Disruption

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Twitter Suffered Widespread Service Disruption
Twitter services were disrupted for more than two hours on Thursday with some users unable to send tweets or see them. The company said there is no evidence of a security breach or hack.

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Support Airport Drive Businesses

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Since April 2020, the Board of Trustees and the Economic Stimulus Committee have tried different events or games to help our local businesses while restrictions were placed on them. El Charros, Babes Drive In, Butcher’s […]

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Heartland Pet Food Reaches Safety Milestone

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Heartland Pet Food has surpassed 2,000,000 hours without a lost time injury at their Joplin facility. This impressive milestone has taken place over the last 4.5 years. The team at Heartland Pet […]

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Facebook Has Made Lots of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them.

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Facebook Has Made Lots of New Rules This Year. It Doesn’t Always Enforce Them.
The social-media giant has made a flurry of new rules designed to improve the discourse on its platforms. When users report content that breaks those rules, a test by The Wall Street Journal found, the company often fails to enforce them.

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Millions of Jobs Lost, but Hiring Is Booming at These Companies

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Millions of Jobs Lost, but Hiring Is Booming at These Companies
The home-mortgage market, cloud-computing, and customer service are some of the sectors seeing high demand in a fourth quarter typically dominated by shopping-related seasonal hiring.

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Project Pink Offers Free Breast Health Evaluations

October 15, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Freeman Health System and Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks are making it possible for uninsured or underinsured individuals to get a breast health evaluation and mammogram screening for free with Project […]

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  • Compass Academy Network Presents $5,000 Partner Grant to Atlanta C-3 School District
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