Who Owns the Internet? | The New Yorker
Thirty years ago, almost no one used the Internet for anything. Today, just about everybody uses it for everything. Even as the Web has grown, however, it has narrowed. Google now controls nearly ninety per cent of search advertising, Facebook almost eighty per cent of mobile social traffic, and Amazon about seventy-five per cent of e-book sales.
Massive 'dragon boogers' wash ashore in Canada
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It's not every day that a strange blob of seemingly otherworldly goo washes up on a Canadian lake, but when it does you can be sure it'll make headlines. In Canada — which is home to moose, maple syrup, timbits and literally nothing else — there's a little place called Lost Lagoon, which is a... Read the full story
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Correction rolls back original contention, but existing story is still of little utility.
"Two sources tell NBC News that Manafort's smartphone notes from the meeting included the words 'donations' in close proximity to the reference to the Republican National Committee."
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Megan Garth might be the best field kicker at the school, but she won't be joining the team at her private Christian school. Read the full story
…I had a role in the smashing two-night run of a high school senior class play called "Time Out for Ginger," about the havoc caused by a girl trying to join the football team. The play could be mounted again this school year and still be timely. In all the years that have passed since my star (ahem) turn we've managed only to make the subject more complicated and immeasurably more unintelligible. As witness this from one Col. Seth Hathaway, head of the Prince Avenue Christian school in Bogart, Georgia:
"While the school recognizes the changing roles of girls in organized sports, its covenantal partnership does not support the belief that mixed athletic contact sports should traverse a spectrum from high school varsity all the way down to the second grade."
In other words, Girls Keep Out.
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Sitting slumped in your chair all day at work? AI agents are here to ruin your nap. Read the full story
'U can be my nurse': General allegedly sent racy texts to soldier's wife | New York Post
Maj. Gen. Joseph Harrington, a two-star general in charge of US Army Africa who is based in northern Italy, allegedly sent dozens of messages to the woman in Europe, who is married to an American soldier, USA Today reports.
Wells Fargo: There were nearly twice as many potentially fake accounts opened than originally thought
Earlier this month, Wells Fargo CEO Timothy Sloan warned his employees to brace for more negative headlines
Wells Fargo finds an additional 1.4 million potentially fake accounts - The Washington Post
"We apologize to everyone who was harmed by unacceptable sales practices," Wells Fargo chief executive Timothy J. Sloan said.
Fort Campbell soldiers sold stolen Army gear to buyers overseas, U.S. Attorney says
Six soldiers and two civilians were indicted Wednesday on charges they conspired to steal and sell Army equipment, from printer ink to machine gun parts and the sight for a grenade launcher, on eBay.
Kim Kardashian Finally Reveals What She Thinks Of Donald Trump And It's Not Good
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Kim Kardashian is not a fan of President Donald Trump, that much is now clear. ... Read the full story
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Crew to attempt removal of mysterious object from beach
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — Workers will try to remove a mysterious circular object with steel legs that has puzzle onlookers since it was found lodged underwater off a Rhode Island beach.
Pennsylvania couple sees image of Jesus in baby's sonogram
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania couple says Jesus showed up in their daughter's sonogram picture...
Statistically, risks to people from sharks remain low. The last fatal attack recorded in Massachusetts was in 1936.
Probably quite a bit. Still…
Petition seeks to rename Roosevelt Island, calls FDR 'racist' | New York Post
What authoritarianism experts think of Trump's decision to pardon Joe Arpaio - The Washington Post
The Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) was invented by 25-year-old creative strategist Maryellis Bunn, a Laguna Beach native who says she came up with the idea after growing bored of Manhattan.
