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Fast Forward Citing ‘Hate Speech,’ Sweden Briefly Blocks Israeli Ambassador On Twitter
(JTA) — A Swedish government agency on information apologized for blocking briefly from its account on Twitter thousands of users, including that of Israel’s ambassador in Stockholm, that it flagged as engaging in hate speech. The Swedish Institute published the apology Tuesday on the Swedish-language edition of its website, in which it also stated that…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Sends Twitter Stock Aflutter With Investment
Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, helped power Twitter to large gains in stock price Tuesday, after an announcement that he would be purchasing a hefty number of shares in the social media company. When the stock market closed Tuesday, the price of Twitter stock had gone up 4% to $18.24,…
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Fast Forward Maggie Haberman Hits Back In Twitter Spat With ‘Trump Adviser’ Sean Hannity
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman hit back at Fox News star Sean Hannity after he accused her of concocting “fake news” in a piece about 20 unusual advisers to President Trump. Hannity accused Haberman of failing to ask him about reports that Trump turns to him for advice. @nytimes You colluded with HRC in…
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Fast Forward This Year’s Most Heartwarming Seder Story Comes Via Twitter
Samantha Gross, an American intern at the London Evening Standard newspaper, told her heartwarming story on Twitter where she first found her Seder. 1. Today, something incredible happened. And I will tell this story via Twitter, which is fitting for how this incredible thing came to be. — Samantha J. Gross (@samanthajgross) April 10, 2017…
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Points Out Hypocrisy Behind Ivanka’s Sympathy For Syrians
Jake Tapper, the fire-spitting CNN reporter and anchor, directed his ire over the weekend at Ivanka Trump, asking the first daughter to square her father’s decision to launch an airstrike on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s air force while refusing to welcome refugees. @IvankaTrump How do you feel about his proposed ban on Syrian refugees from…
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Pays Tribute On Twitter To Gold-Star Families
Jake Tapper, the CNN anchor known for his tough questions for politicians, is paying tribute on Wednesday to gold-star families, tweeting out photos of deceased American soldiers with their spouses and children. Tapper, who hosts cable’s “The Lead,” is honoring Gold Star Spouses’ Day, which focuses on the needs and concerns of those whose husbands…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Tweets About Fair Wages For Women on Equal Pay Day
Ivanka Trump on Tuesday showed her support for Equal Pay Day, tweeting out a message about closing the pay gap between men and women – a key part of her agenda in her father’s White House. #EqualPayDay is a reminder that women deserve equal pay for equal work. We must work to close the gender…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Pokes Trump On Twitter Over ‘Exploding’ Student Loan Crisis
Mark Cuban is at it again, put his finger in the eye of President Trump, by taunting him about Americans’ student debt on Twitter. .@realDonaldTrump when will you address the exploding cost of college and the problem of student debt ? — Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 29, 2017 Cuban’s Tweet comes as educators and administrators…
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