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One thing we've talked about for a long time at Techdirt is the importance communities for media outlets, including our own. These days, it feels like a lot of media companies are giving up on this work altogether and outsourcing it to social media platforms — but that means foregoing some of the most powerful aspects of the internet. This week, we're joined by Josh Millard, who recently took over MetaFilter, to talk about building online communities and not relying on Facebook.

Presidents are expected to keep quiet about whatever the Federal Reserve does. But Donald Trump has become famous for upending supposedly sacrosanct protocols.

Chase Utley, known as "The Man" in Philadelphia or "Dad" to Los Angeles, received the greeting you'd expect from thankful fans. Last night the Phillies faithful stood and thanked their former field general with numerous standing ovations, and I have no doubt Chase appreciated the gesture. Per Rowan Kavner at Dodger Insider:
“I’ve had so much support over the years, and there’s a lot of different tools that kind of help guys perform at this level,” Utley said at his initial retirement announcement. Читать дальше...

The latest update for GTA Online, After Hours, was released today. At first glance the update might seem like it’s all about parties, nightclubs and music. But After Hours is one of the biggest updates the game has ever received. And, after two hours of playing, I think it might be one of the game’s most important…

In the latest threat to escalate his trade war with China, President Trump has raised the possibility of new tariffs on all US imports from that country. The warning came in an interview with CNBC on July 20, when Trump declared: "I'm ready to go to 500," an apparent reference to the $504 billion...

The administration unveiled the short-term bailout for tariff-hit farmers hours after President Trump proclaimed on Twitter: "Tariffs are the greatest!"

Thanks to modern technology and infrequently updated Street View imagery, when Denise Underhill decided to check out her mother's former home using Street View, she saw that her mother was in the image.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Public Radio has dismissed three longtime employees of the former “A Prairie Home Companion” show, including the son of creator and ex-host Garrison Keillor. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Jason Keillor was dismissed last week along with Prairie Home Productions managing director Kate Gustafson and publicist David O’Neill. Jason Keillor

Star Tribune - http://www.startribune.com/sports/soccer/489038901.html 07-24-2018 03:25 PM

Because life is just trolling now, Blizzard has taken a major departure from its usual script and released Hero 28 for Overwatch, a hamster in a giant mech suit called Wrecking Ball. I suppose that it's difficult for a game with a genetically modified talking gorilla to ever get weirder, but Wrecking Ball's lore, character and mechanics are a big departure from the rest of the heroes that this patch definitely feels special. Anyway, Wrecking Ball just went live on the public servers thanks to a new update. Читать дальше...

The secretary of state is not the president. And Donald Trump has proven that any speeches about freedom coming from his administration are not anchored in conviction.

LOVE Island’s Eyal Booker says he doesn’t want his jumper back after Megan Barton-Hanson had sex with Wes Nelson TWICE while wearing it. The model wore the top a lot during his time in the villa – as well as when he was coupled with Megan. But after their split, Megan got together with Wes […]

39;Gold Is Here 39;, a documentary film by David Masterwille on the galamsey menace in Ghana, will be screened at the Goethe-Institut in Accra on Thursday, August 2. It explores the lives of artisanal gold miners in the rain forests of Ghana while taking a critical look at villagers who have been shot and have suffered serious injuries ...

Taxes hit seniors, working class The Tarrant County Appraisal District review board is an absolute sham. Often all the board does is rubberstamp whatever the appraiser approves. You’re also not … Click to Continue »

TORONTO — Of all the things people in Toronto are horrified by in the aftermath of the shooting that killed two people and injured 13, this stands out: The man responsible had a handgun. To mass shooting-weary America — where there are about 300 million guns of all kinds — possession of a handgun might

CHICAGO (AP) Linebacker Jon Reschke is back on Michigan State's roster, although coach Mark Dantonio says his return to the team remains a work in progress.

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — A Rogers woman pleaded not guilty Thursday (July 19) to embezzling nearly $20,000 from a Springdale law firm over six years. Monserrate Morales, 28, is charged in Washington County Circuit Court with three counts of first-degree forgery, one count of second-degree forgery, theft of property and tampering with physical evidence — all felonies. She also faces one misdemeanor charge of falsifying business records. Springdale police allege Morales, who worked as a secretary for the McManus Law Firm... Читать дальше...

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CHICAGO — Linebacker Jon Reschke is back on Michigan State’s roster, although coach Mark Dantonio says his return to the team remains a work in progress. Reschke left the Spartans following the 2016 season, saying he’d made an insensitive comment involving a former teammate. At the time, he said he and Dantonio had decided he

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On Monday evening, when Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam landed in New Delhi, a battery of AIADMK MPs and second line leaders queued up to gree

Celebrities are taking to Twitter to send love and prayers to Demi Lovato. If you didn’t read the news, the 25-year-old entertainer was reportedly rushed to the hospital for what appeared to be a heroin overdose. The reports have not yet been confirmed, but we’ve reached out to Demi‘s rep for a comment. According to [...]