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Justin Osofsky / Facebook:
Facebook releases timeline of murder suspect's activity: first video uploaded 11:09AM PDT, first report received around 11:27AM, account disabled at 1:22PM — On Sunday morning, a man in Cleveland posted a video of himself announcing his intent to commit murder, then two minutes later posted another video …
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Adrianne Jeffries / The Outline:
How Celebrity Net Worth's traffic plunged after Google took its data for Featured Snippets, even when the site said it could not have access — SEEKING ANSWERS — Google's Featured Snippets are not only often wrong, they're also damaging to small businesses that depend on search traffic.
Alyson Shontell / Business Insider:
Bustle acquires Elite Daily from Daily Mail for an undisclosed sum and rebrands to Bustle Digital Group — - Bustle has acquired Elite Daily, a millennial site, from Daily Mail. — The deal was a mix of cash and stock. The exact amount was undisclosed but seems to be less …
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Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Glenn Beck countersues Tomi Lahren, claiming she mistreated staff, offended the Blaze audience, and made public appearances without prior approval — Glenn Beck, and his conservative network, The Blaze, have filed a counter lawsuit against firebrand conservative news personality Tomi Lahren …
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Profile of Shannon Donnelly, a Palm Beach Daily News society columnist who maintains an unusual degree of access to Donald Trump, having covered him since 1985 — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Minutes before the world found out that President Trump had ordered a missile strike against Syria in retaliation …
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Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:
In custody court case dispute, Alex Jones' lawyer says the talk-show host is a “performance artist” playing a character on Infowars — Highlights — Alex Jones and his ex-wife, Kelly, will be locked in a child custody trial the next two weeks in Austin.
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Brian McGrory / BostonGlobe.com:
Memo from Boston Globe Editor-in-Chief Brian McGrory on how the publication plans to retool the newsroom to support both digital and print — A dedicated group of Boston Globe staff has spent much of the past year examining our digital and print report, talking with colleagues throughout the newsroom …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Ex-Trump spokesman Epshteyn joins conservative local news operator Sinclair Broadcasting Group as chief political analyst — Boris Epshteyn, the combative former White House spokesperson, has joined the conservative local news operator Sinclair Broadcasting Group.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Great local reporting remains alive in a dying newspaper industry, but employment trends show it urgently needs support — In only 15 years, American newspaper companies slashed their workforces by more than half — from 412,000 employees in 2001 to 174,000 last year.
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Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC:
Netflix reports $2.64B in Q1 revenue, nets 3.53M new international members vs 3.71M expected and 1.42M domestic vs 1.56M expected — Netflix posted first-quarter earnings that beat expectations, and revenue that was in line with analysts' estimates on Monday.
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Matthew Balan / Mediaite:
Gabe Sherman: Rupert Murdoch wants to keep Bill O'Reilly, but his sons, especially James, want to fire the host and move on — New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman spotlighted a schism inside the Murdoch family over the future of embattled Fox News host Bill O'Reilly during a segment on Sunday's AM Joy on MSNBC.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
In the latest US-Russia diplomatic crisis, Putin has used Trump's anti-media stance to undermine him on the global stage — MOSCOW — I wanted to better understand President Trump's America, a place where truth is being ripped from its moorings as he brands those tasked with lashing it back into place …
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