Author: Drew Harwell
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Switchbacks beat up LA Galaxy II in 3-1 win
The Switchbacks may not be playing for the Stanley Cup but they can still score an avalanche of goals. Colorado Springs erased an early 1-0 deficit with three goals of their own to beat LA Galaxy II 3-1 Saturday night in Carson, Calif. Things were looking rough in the 14th minute when LA countered the Switchbacks’…
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Why false narratives will endure on social media
The migrant caravan in Mexico and the attempted mail bombings of major political figures last week have unleashed torrents of false and misleading reports on social media, testing the limits of costly efforts by Silicon Valley to combat disinformation ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Despite hiring thousands of employees and investing in teams dedicated…
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Your banking data was once off-limits to tech companies. Now they’re seeking it.
Facebook’s push to gain access to users’ banking data and other sensitive financial information could help make online banking more efficient – or it could backfire among those skeptical that the world’s biggest social network can reliably safeguard personal data. The site has joined a growing race among big technology companies seeking private information once…
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Taxpayers billed $1,092 for an official’s two-night stay at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club
The bedroom suites at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, available only to members and their guests, feature hand-painted Moorish ceilings, antique Spanish-tiled mosaics and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. On a weekend in early March, during one of seven trips by Trump and his White House entourage to the posh Palm Beach property since the…
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How Ivanka Trump’s fashion line collides with her father’s ‘America First’ agenda
On Inauguration Day, President Trump stood in front of the U.S. Capitol and vowed that his “America First” agenda would bring jobs back to the United States. “We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs,” he declared, adding: “We will follow two…
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Kay and Jared jewelry giant dispute claims of sex harassment
Sterling Jewelers, the Kay and Jared retail-jewelry conglomerate now facing a massive class-action arbitration case, on Thursday dismissed hundreds of former female employees’ allegations that the company fostered a culture of sexual harassment and discrimination. Calling those accusations a “purported parallel universe,” the chairman of Signet – Sterling’s parent company – and other top executives…
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Report: Sex demanded for promotions at jewelry giant
Declarations from roughly 250 women and men who worked at Sterling, filed as part of a private class-action arbitration case, allege that female employees at the company throughout the late 1990s and 2000s were routinely groped, demeaned and urged to sexually cater to their bosses to stay employed. Sterling disputes the allegations. The arbitration was…
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Trump family’s elaborate lifestyle is a ‘logistical nightmare’ — at taxpayer expense
On Friday, President Trump and his entourage will jet for the third straight weekend to a working getaway at his oceanfront Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. On Saturday, Trump’s sons Eric and Don Jr., with their Secret Service details in tow, will be nearly 8,000 miles away in the United Arab Emirates, attending the…
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Documents confirm Trump still benefiting from his business
Before taking office, President Trump promised to place his assets in a trust designed to erect a wall between him and the businesses that made him wealthy. But newly released documents show that Trump himself is the sole beneficiary of the trust and that it is legally controlled by his oldest son and a longtime employee.…
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Eric Trump’s business trip to Uruguay cost taxpayers $97,830 in hotel bills
When the president-elect’s son, Eric Trump, jetted to Uruguay in early January for a Trump Organization promotional trip, U.S. taxpayers were left footing a bill of nearly $100,000 in hotel rooms for Secret Service and embassy staff. It was a high-profile jaunt out of the country for Eric, the fresh-faced executive of the Trump Organization…