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Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

In this image from video, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (House Energy and Commerce Committee via AP)
Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

By Marcy Gordon And Barbara Ortutay Mar. 25, 2021 04:07 PM EDT

State relaxes visitation, activity rules at nursing homes

Mar. 24, 2021 09:58 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other congregate care facilities in Massachusetts are now allowed to welcome more visitors and...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sells NFT of first tweet for $2.9M

Mar. 22, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has sold a digital version of his first tweet for more than $2.9 million more than two weeks after he announced a...

Bartender Daniel Vazquez, right, hands a menu to Betsy Campbell at Picos Mexican restaurant Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Houston. Picos, like many restaurants across the state, continue to operate at a reduced capacity and ask customers to wear masks despite Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ending state mandates for COVID-19 safety measures Wednesday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Stripe continues cash haul, now valued at $95 billion

Mar. 15, 2021 08:09 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 file photo, Aadetailed view of the "No room for racism" badge on the shirt of Newcastle United's Callum Wilson during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Brighton at St. James' Park in Newcastle, England. The leaders of English soccer have asked the heads of Facebook and Instagram to show “basic human decency” by taking more robust action to eradicate racism and for users’ identities to be verified. There has been growing outrage that players from the Premier League to the Women’s Super League have been targeted with abuse on Twitter and Facebook-owned Instagram. (Alex Pantling /Pool via AP, File)
English soccer at breaking point over abuse on social media

By Rob Harris Feb. 13, 2021 07:00 PM EST

The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio chat app launched less than a year ago, has caught the attention of tech industry bigshots like Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, not to mention the Chinese government, which has already blocked it in the country. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?

By Barbara Ortutay And Michael Liedtke Feb. 10, 2021 06:00 AM EST

FILE - This July 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign outside of the Twitter office building in San Francisco. Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called “an extraordinary year” for the platform. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Twitter posts strong Q4 results as user base, revenue jumps

By Barbara Ortutay Feb. 09, 2021 04:44 PM EST

FILE - In this March 2, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg speaks during a FOX News Channel Town Hall in Manassas, Va. Bloomberg is one of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Bezos and Bloomberg among top 50 US charity donors for 2020

By Maria Di Mento And Ben Gose Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy Feb. 09, 2021 11:09 AM EST

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2017, file photo shows a Facebook logo at Station F in Paris. Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted, repeatedly, that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Timeline: After years of slow steps, Facebook muzzles Trump

Associated Press Jan. 07, 2021 03:11 PM EST

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Facebook and Twitter's actions around the closely contested election on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Washington.. (Bill Clark/Pool via AP)
Twitter, Facebook CEOs vow election action; GOP touts curbs

By Marcy Gordon Nov. 17, 2020 01:10 PM EST

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Nov. 17, 2020 08:22 AM EST
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization could pay a heavy price for leaving Afghanistan too early, after a U.S....

President-elect Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, speaks about economic recovery at The Queen theater, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Election 2020 Today: Transition roadblock, Biden's warning

By The Associated Press Nov. 17, 2020 07:13 AM EST

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks during the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, in Washington. The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify during the hearing. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
Social media CEOs rebuff bias claims, vow to defend election

By Marcy Gordon Oct. 28, 2020 12:28 PM EDT

This combination of 2018-2020 photos shows, from left, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to face a grilling by Republican senators who accuse the tech giants of anti-conservative bias. Democrats are trying to expand the discussion to include other issues such as the companies' heavy impact on local news. The Senate Commerce Committee has summoned Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai to testify for a hearing Wednesday. The executives have agreed to appear remotely after being threatened with subpoenas. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, LM Otero, Jens Meyer)
Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

By Marcy Gordon Oct. 27, 2020 01:26 PM EDT

FILE - This Sept. 13, 2014, file photo, shows the Chase bank logo in New York. JPMorgan Chase says profits improved marginally in the third quarter, a notable change after the nation’s largest bank had to set aside billions in the last two quarters to cover losses from the coronavirus pandemic. The New York-based bank said it earned a profit of $9.44 billion, or $2.92 a share, in the July to September period. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
After explosive growth at Square, Chase launches own version

By The Associated Press Oct. 21, 2020 02:13 PM EDT

People hold banners as they demonstrate on the street to protest against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, Friday Oct. 16, 2020. Nigerian protests against police brutality continued Friday for the ninth day, with demonstrators fending off attacks from gangs suspected to be backed by the police, warnings from the Nigerian military, and a government order to stop because of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Nigeria's anti-police brutality protests block major roads

By Sam Olukoya Oct. 16, 2020 04:19 PM EDT

Boston University gets $1.5 million for antiracism research

Oct. 01, 2020 12:29 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston University's Center for Antiracist Research was awarded $1.5 million from the Rockefeller Foundation to research racial disparities in the...

Google to keep most of its employees at home until July 2021

By Michael Liedtke Jul. 27, 2020 03:14 PM EDT
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, a sobering assessment...

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Jul. 26, 2020 02:06 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 21 The Washington Post on...