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The now infamous incident at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is far from isolated. Experts say it echoes a tragic past that excluded black people from public spaces.

National

People Who Say Police Were Called For #LivingWhileBlack Ask Congress To Act

8:27pm June 05, 2018

Since two men were arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks, there have been over a dozen more incidents of people calling 911 on people of color who were seemingly just living their everyday lives.

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Melania Trump speaks with people during a visit to the Necker Hospital in Paris, on July 13, 2017.

In Traditional First-Lady Style, Melania Trump To Unveil Her Policy Goals

7:55am May 07, 2018

by Sarah McCammon

Melania Trump often stays on the sidelines. But Monday she's outlining her initiatives — at a moment when her husband is under intense scrutiny.

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Days after Weibo announced it would ban homosexual content, an already-planned rally was held in Nanjing, China, to raise awareness of discrimination against homosexuals. This photo from Sunday was released to the AP by the Jiangsu Tongtian Volunteer Grou

World News

Weibo Bans Gay Content — And Quickly Reverses Itself After An Outcry

3:19pm April 16, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The massive social media company drew outrage for lumping gay-themed content in with violent and pornographic material.

Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a combined Senate Judiciary and Commerce committee hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on April 10.

Politics & Government

6 Facts About Fake News In The 2016 Election

11:31am April 11, 2018

by Danielle Kurtzleben

One lesson: Social media plays a bigger role in bringing people to fake news sites than it does in bringing them to real news sites.

A screenshot of Backpage.com says federal law enforcement authorities seized the website as part of an enforcement action by the FBI and other agencies.

Backpage Founders Indicted On Charges Of Facilitating Prostitution

6:36pm April 09, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

A federal grand jury indicted seven people behind the website. Known for adult services ads, Backpage has for years prevailed in lawsuits accusing it of facilitating sex trafficking of children.

From right: Kent Walker, vice president and general counsel with Google Inc.; Colin Stretch, general counsel with Facebook Inc.; and Sean Edgett, acting general counsel with Twitter Inc., swear in to a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D

Lobbyists, Campaign Cash And Think Tanks: How Silicon Valley Tackled Politics

5:00am April 09, 2018

by Peter Overby

Facebook didn't open an office in Washington, DC until it was five years old and already worth billions. Last year, the company spent $12 million lobbying lawmakers and the federal government.

The Nasdaq composite index, which includes many tech stocks, has lost nearly 7 percent since March 12.

Economy

Tech Stocks Have Lost Some Of Their Luster, Dragging The Stock Market Lower

12:32am March 30, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Technology stocks ranging from Amazon to Facebook to Apple have been hammered in recent days, driving broader declines in the market. There are growing calls to regulate big tech companies.

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Science

The Psychology Of Fake News

3:31pm March 27, 2018

by Tania Lombrozo

How can we succeed in creating and perpetuating a culture that values and promotes truth? Cognitive scientist Tania Lombrozo considers the science of fake news — and how to protect ourselves.

When patients connect online, they often share information that reveals how treatments work in the real world.

How Social Media Can Reveal Overlooked Drug Reactions

11:28am March 23, 2018

by Menaka Wilhelm

Even big clinical studies can miss important drug side effects. Researchers, doctors and drugmakers are looking at patients' experiences posted on social media for clues on problems that were missed.

Adam Frank, who has been working with computational science since its initial stages, weighs in on the new threat of computational propaganda.

Science

Computational Propaganda: Bots, Targeting And The Future

3:19pm February 09, 2018

by Adam Frank

Computational propaganda was invented by people who realized the possibilities emerging from the intersection of new technologies and behaviors they create — and it's frightening, says Adam Frank.