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Social Commerce 2021: Social media and ecommerce convergence trends brings growth opportunity for brands

Brands are leveraging social media checkout and shopping integrations as tech-savvy consumers engage with social commerce more often. Insider Intelligence's Social Commerce...
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The Supreme Court Delivers a Twist Ending on LGBTQ Discrimination

20 minutes ago | The New Republic | 2 articles

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with a Catholic foster-care agency in Philadelphia that refused to help place children with same-sex couples on Thursday, ruling that the...
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'Listening to my body': Nadal to sit out Wimbledon, Olympics

36 minutes ago | Saint Louis Today

MADRID - Rafael Nadal will sit out Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics to rest and recover “after listening to my body,” he announced via social media on Thursday, taking one of...
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Justice For Mikayla Miller: Black And Brown Politicians Demand Independent Investigation Into Teen's Death

36 minutes ago | News One

A group of Black and brown elected officials from Massachusetts is demanding that there be an independent investigation into the death of Mikayla Miller , a 16-year-old Black...
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Senator Joni Ernst: President Biden Is Abdicating Leadership To Vladimir Putin

46 minutes ago | FOX News

Senator Joni Ernst , author of “ DAUGHTER OF THE HEARTLAND: My Ode to the Country that Raised Me “, spoke to Brian Kilmeade about President Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin...
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How to change your Facebook page name

1 hour ago | Business Insider

If your business or personal brand name has changed, its important to update your Facebook page name. kate sept2004/Getty Images You can change your Facebook page name from the...
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US-owned Australian TV network tries to reel in ad money using ‘social justice' pitch & ‘progressive' viewers - reports

1 hour ago | RT

Hit by flagging ratings, Australia-based Network 10 has reportedly pitched itself as a voice for “social justice, equality and inclusion” and telling advertisers to “go woke”...
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NC State Board of Education to vote Thursday on new social studies standards

1 hour ago | WRAL

The North Carolina State Board of Education will hold its rescheduled vote Thursday on a set of guidance documents for implementing the state's new social studies standards...
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Trinity Church Wall Street giving $4.6M in grants to congregations

2 hours ago | Times Union

Trinity Church Wall Street got its parish charter from King William III and during the Gilded Age, tycoons with a scorched earth policy toward labor relations peopled the pews...
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Billie Eilish to fans of her sexy British Vogue shoot: ‘I'm not this now'

2 hours ago | New York Post

The teen pop sensation opened up about the social media response to her internet-breaking, boudoir-inspired shoot for the UK fashion mag.
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Mayor Lightfoot declares racism a public health crisis in Chicago

CHICAGO - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and other city and community leaders declare racism a public health crisis in Chicago. Lightfoot, joined by Dr. Allison Arwady Thursday morning... Read more ...

Play halted for Eriksen tribute during Denmark-Belgium game

COPENHAGEN - Denmark and Belgium players halted their European Championship match Thursday for a stadium-wide minute's applause for Christian Eriksen. Read more ...

Zambia's First President Kenneth Kaunda Dies At Age 97

Zambia's first president and champion of African independence Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97, the country's president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening. Read more ...

14 House Republicans Voted Against Making Juneteenth A Federal Holiday

Many Republican lawmakers cited concerns over the actual name of the holiday and whether it conflates with the July 4th federal holiday. Read more ...

The US House voted to repeal the 2002 Iraq War authorization

Summary List Placement The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq. The resolution passed 268-161. The... Read more ...

Federal workers get surprise Friday off for new Juneteenth holiday

The White House announced Thursday that most federal workers will have Friday off due to the new Juneteenth federal holiday, which President Biden will sign into law Thursday... Read more ...

Hong Kong police arrest 5 staffers in pro-democracy newspaper raid

Hong Kong police used a controversial new law to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper, accusing them of “collusion with a foreign country" to... Read more ...

'Little slice of hell': Home with profane graffiti covering carpets, walls...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Colorado real estate is on fire, but even so, will there be any takers for a vandalized $590,000 property described as a "little slice of... Read more ...

Italian hothead Gattuso quits after just 23 days at Fiorentina - and is...

The internet has reacted after it was announced that the typically hot-headed ex-AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso has left his post as Fiorentina manager just 23 days into the... Read more ...

2021 US Open tennis tournament will return to full fan capacity

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