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President Trump Taps Brett Kavanaugh As His 2nd Supreme Court Pick (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 07/10/2018 - 06:31New 'LA Times' Owner Wants To Compete With NYTimes And Washington Post (National Public Radio)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/18/2018 - 11:52As Vote On ZTE Sanctions Looms, Some U.S. Lawmakers Focus On A Bigger Chinese Telecom (National Public Radio)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Fri, 06/15/2018 - 16:19Activists In Myanmar Say Facebook Needs To Do More To Quell Hate Speech (National Public Radio)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 06/14/2018 - 14:09White House Appeals Ruling That President Can't Block Twitter Followers (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/05/2018 - 06:18Apple Aims To Help Parents Crack Down On Kids' iPhone Use (National Public Radio)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 06/04/2018 - 14:15Inspired By Russia, He Bought Influence On Facebook
On June 5, California holds its congressional primaries and in one largely rural district, there is a new kind of money entering politics: payments to Facebook, where messages can be sharply targeted and it's cheaper to advertise than on radio, TV or newspapers. In CA's 4th Congressional District, one political novice bought his way into relevance using the social network, and has helped shape a hotly contested Democratic race, stirring up animosity in the process.