US: Zuckerberg stumbles on fact-checking questions from AOC
By Solange Reyner From Newsmax Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday during testimony before the House Financial Services Committee stumbled over his responses to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s questions concerning fact-checking political advertisements. “Could I pay to target predominantly black zip codes and…
Taking blood pressure meds in morning increases danger of dying
From Newsmax Taking blood pressure medications at bedtime rather than in the morning nearly halves the risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure, a large, new study finds. Researchers in Spain followed more than 19,000 adults…
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US: ‘Even more headaches’: Publishers brace for fallout from California’s ‘gig worker’ law
By Max Willens From DIGIDAY California’s Assembly Bill 5 has set the stage for an epic battle about the future of the gig economy. It has also created headaches for California-based media companies, which fear the legislation’s restrictions will affect…
Keep forced labor off the shelves
From Joanna Ewart-James, Freedom United Did you know that there is a high risk that palm oil linked to forced labor and environmental destruction could end up on supermarket shelves, making its way into everything from shampoo to ice cream? But consumers…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
‘Smartphone slouching’ more serious than it sounds
From Newsmax The health risks that spring from poor posture while using mobile devices don’t concern many Americans, a new survey finds. But maybe it should. Poor posture can lead to health issues such as chronic pain in the back,…
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REPORT: How young people consume news
From Reuters Community Broadcasters and newspapers that are struggling to reach under-35s will need to think differently about content, formats and platforms if they are to engage a generation that has fundamentally different expectations. This is the key conclusion of…
Solutions, journalism and the future of google algorithms
By Giles Crosse, From Reuters Community A recent story from Journalism.co.uk hints a new google algorithm system could shake up page rankings for original, positive reporting. The story reveals that to help publishers reap the rewards for their original investigative reporting, Google…
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Thomas Cook, Juncker, extremism, Turkey-Syria
The European Parliament plenary session supported measures to help tourists and tourism businesses cope with the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook. MEPs took stock of the five-year Juncker Commission and called for tougher laws to fight extremism in wake of the…
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