The debate is especially fraught for people of color who have used Twitter to network and elevate their voices, while also confronting toxicity on the platform.
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Warren Buffett’s firm reports $2.7 billion loss on investment drop
Buffett has long said he believes Berkshire’s operating earnings are a better measure of the company’s performance because they exclude investment gains and losses, which can vary widely quarter to quarter.
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Power blackouts across Ukraine amid Russian shelling
The move comes as Russian forces continue to pound Ukrainian cities and villages with missiles and drones, inflicting damage on power plants, water supplies and other civilian targets, in a grinding war that is nearing its nine-month mark.
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Trump Organization trial off until Thursday after witness tests positive for COVID
A criminal trial involving tax fraud charges against Donald Trump’s company won’t resume until late next week at the earliest as a key witness continues to recover from COVID-19
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Trump ally Tom Barrack acquitted of foreign agent charges
Tom Barrack is an old friend of Donald Trump and chaired the former president’s inaugural committee.
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Alex Jones trial moves to punitive damages phase
The Infowars host’s lawyer, Norm Pattis, has asked the judge not to award any punitive damages under the Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after assault
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, ‘Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home.’
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Kanye West’s t-shirt is a fashion don’t. Someone else owns ‘White Lives Matter’ trademark.
A trademark request was filed under the name Jae Gibson on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s database, and Phoenix radio hosts Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward acquired the mark on Oct. 28, according to Capital B.
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Gabby Petito’s family files wrongful death suit against Moab
The wrongful death lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages from the police department in Moab, a rural Utah city known for being an entryway to national parks full of red rock canyons and mesas.
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Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
After floating the idea of charging users $20 a month for the “blue check” and some extra features, he appeared to quickly scale it back in a Twitter exchange with author Stephen King.