Last week Twitter permanently suspended US President Donald Trump in the wake of his supporters’ violent storming of Capitol Hill. Trump was also suspended from Facebook and Instagram indefinitely. Heads quickly turned to the right-wing…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The third annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue is held at the State Department in Washington 2/2 By Mike Stone, Alexandra Alper and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration in…
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The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea I’ve analyzed over 30,000 tweets from Donald Trump’s Twitter feed from January 2015 to December 2020. They show Trump following a…
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For years, US President Donald Trump pushed the limits of Twitter’s content policies, raising pressure on the platform to exercise tougher moderation. Ultimately, the violent siege of the US Capitol forced Twitter’s hand and the…
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2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Pump jacks operate at sunset in Midland 2/2 By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Thursday will offer the oil and gas industry a final chance to secure…
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Remote working was the most requested but refused accommodation for disabled people in the workplace before the pandemic. Since COVID-19, however, employers have been forced to adapt. A lot of workplaces went online, leading to…
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2/2 © Reuters. Workers look for trash in newly harvested cotton at a processing plant in Aksu 2/2 By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration announced an import ban on all cotton and…
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The Brexit deal has failed to have any major effect on the exchange rate of the pound since January 1. The pound has held steady against the US dollar at US$1.36 and has strengthened slightly…
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The dating of an exceptionally old cave painting of animals that was found recently on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is reported in our paper out today. The painting portrays images of the Sulawesi warty…
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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve is seen in an aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied after an early jump on Wednesday as…
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