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SAN FRANCISCO - If you're starting to notice more ads on Instagram, it's all part of Facebook's plan.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're starting to notice more ads on Instagram, it's all part of Facebook's plan.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you're starting to notice more ads on Instagram, it's all part of Facebook's plan.

Facebook, the world's largest social network, has steadily built its advertising business to become the world's second-largest digital ad platform after Google. While Facebook has been introducing Instagram ads slowly — to avoid irritating users by overloading them with commercial messages — the company said in September that it would allow more kinds of ads, including longer video spots, on the photo-sharing service. The company beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday by reporting third-quarter net income of $891 million... Читать дальше...

Facebook, the world's largest social network, has steadily built its advertising business to become the world's second-largest digital ad platform after Google. While Facebook has been introducing Instagram ads slowly — to avoid irritating users by overloading them with commercial messages — the company said in September that it would allow more kinds of ads, including longer video spots, on the photo-sharing service. The company beat Wall Street estimates on Wednesday by reporting third-quarter net income of $891 million... Читать дальше...

Three months ago, Walt Disney's darkened outlook dragged down media stocks. Now, it’s Time Warner’s turn

PARIS - Ronald Koven, who fought for journalists' rights in the former Soviet bloc and around the world for the World Press Freedom Committee after a rich journalism career, has died. He was 80 years old.

Airbnb and other startups are changing the dynamics of the travel market by adding new capacity, and travel websites have begun offering their own services that are based on people renting out their rooms and homes. HomeAway is based in Austin, Texas, and its sites have more than 1 million paid listings of vacation rental homes in 190 countries. “We’re eager to benefit from Expedia’s distribution, technology and expertise, which will allow us to provide an even better product and service experience for our owners... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Republican legislative leaders said Wednesday they want to change Mississippi's education funding formula to try to push more money into classrooms and less into administrative expenses. The comments by Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and House Speaker Philip Gunn came a day after voters defeated Initiative 42, a citizen-sponsored education proposal that would have allowed people to sue in chancery court if school funding falls short. [...] critics have said that revamping the education program could... Читать дальше...

Doug G. Ware
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A gunman who opened fire at police officers near San Diego's airport Wednesday was finally arrested five hours after the ordeal began, authorities said.

The comedian Jerry Seinfeld once said a bookstore is the only piece of evidence we have that people are thinking. Whether he factored in the migration of bookstores to the digital world is not known, but the entertainer could be among those chuffed at the news that Amazon, the online giant that decimated brick-andmortar outlets, itself opened a book store on Tuesday.

From heads of state to entrepreneurs -- the ten most powerful people in the world

POTOMAC, Maryland - President Barack Obama is encouraging supporters to get as engaged and involved in political elections as they were seven years ago in electing him to the White House.

Obama spoke to about 350 donors at a suburban Maryland fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee just one day after Democrats lost the gubernatorial race in Kentucky and failed to make gains in the Virginia Senate.

Police say hourslong standoff is over after a man fired at a police K-9 unit responding to a domestic violence call near the San Diego airport

Officials: Boy, 6, killed after Louisiana city marshals shoot at fleeing vehicle; dad wounded

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire - GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Wednesday he'll release in the next few weeks all of the statements detailing his use of an American Express card he shared with the Republican Party of Florida.

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Wednesday he'll release in the next few weeks all of the statements detailing his use of an American Express card he shared with the Republican Party of Florida. During his successful 2010 bid for U.S. Senate, news broke that Rubio had charged items such as grocery bills, plane tickets for his wife and repairs to the family minivan to the card. Rubio's personal finances are gaining new scrutiny as he tries to break out of the crowded GOP nomination fight. Читать дальше...

MARKSVILLE, Louisiana - A 6-year-old boy was killed and his father critically wounded after marshals for a central-Louisiana city fired at their vehicle as the father was trying to flee, officials said.

Doctors leaders are calling for all primary school children to be given a free portion of fruit or vegetables every day.

James Tran, 28, allegedly circled behind Stone and stabbed him several times during a fistfight in downtown Sacramento early Oct. 8.

“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer’s warning you about how one stock can take down a whole group.