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Sources: Harvey Weinstein has settled at least eight sexual harassment and unwanted physical contact cases; staff describe a code of silence around allegations — Two decades ago, the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein invited Ashley Judd to the Peninsula Beverly Hills hotel …
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In statement, Harvey Weinstein apologizes and says he's planning a leave of absence from his company to “deal with this issue head on” — The New York Times received the following statement from Harvey Weinstein responding to allegations about his treatment of women in Hollywood.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Harvey Weinstein has hired lawyers including Lisa Bloom and Charles Harder ahead of expected New York Times and New Yorker stories about his behavior — The Hollywood mogul has enlisted a team of attorneys to fight planned articles that are said to be about his personal behavior.
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Documents shed light on how Breitbart News under Steve Bannon defined and boosted the alt-right and white nationalism, aided by editor Milo Yiannopoulos — A cache of documents obtained by BuzzFeed News reveals the truth about Steve Bannon's alt-right “killing machine.”
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Benjamin Hoffman / New York Times:
Quarterback Cam Newton draws rebukes from NFL, Pro Football Writers of America, Association for Women in Sports Media after mocking female reporter's question — Jessica Mendoza is analyzing Major League Baseball games on ESPN, Beth Mowins is calling N.F.L. games for CBS …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook tests button to provide additional context on links in News Feed, such as the publisher's Wikipedia entry, trending information, and related articles — Facebook thinks showing Wikipedia entries about publishers and additional Related Articles will give users more context about the links they see.
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Bloomberg:
Facebook requested blanket exemption from FEC over political ad disclosures for many years until changing course in 2017 — In 2011, company said FEC shouldn't stand in way of innovation — Russian meddling prompts calls for political ad transparency — Facebook Inc. is pledging greater …
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Axios:
Facebook steps up efforts to answer questions about its role in Russian election meddling, with print ads, lobbying, outreach by Campbell Brown and Liz Spayd — Facebook is stepping up its offensive to respond to questions about the role it played in Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Analysis of six Facebook pages linked to Russian accounts, including Blacktivists and Secured Borders, shows ~19M interactions with posts — A Columbia University social media analyst has published his findings about the reach and engagement achieved by Russia-linked Facebook pages during the 2016 election.
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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Netflix is raising prices in US starting today: standard $9.99 plan will be $10.99/month; premium $11.99 plan will be $13.99/month; $7.99 plan does not change — Netflix will raise prices for its US subscribers starting Thursday, the company confirmed to Business Insider.
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Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal:
Source: YouTube accelerates rollout of update to search after criticism of misinformation, hate, and conspiracy videos after Las Vegas shooting and NFL protests — Debunked claims appear in top 5 videos for people seeking news about shooting, NFL anthem protests
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ProPublica:
Pro Publica announces Local Reporting Network, paying salary for one investigative reporter through 2018 at up to six news outlets in cities with <1M population — Over the past several years, economic pressures have reduced the ability of local and regional news organizations to support accountability reporting.
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