Twitter’s website indicates that the company “purpose is to serve the public conversation” and the platform’s lengthy rules “are to ensure all people can participate in the public conversation freely and safely.” Twitter has specific rules against just about everything, including violence, terrorism, child sex exploitation, abuse, harassment, hateful conduct, self-harm, promotion of unlawful good or services, sensitive media with graphic content, various privacy concerns, spam, election integrity, impersonation, copyright/trademark infringement and manipulated media. … [Read more...] about Twitter lets pro-China disinformation linger on its platform amid coronavirus pandemic
Amid virus disruption, Hall fears for Women’s British Open
It makes the 23-year-old Hall a big deal in women’s golf — even if she hasn’t won on either side of the Atlantic since that week in Lytham. She fancied her chances on the Troon links, too, having finished tied for 35th in her title defense at Woburn. … [Read more...] about Amid virus disruption, Hall fears for Women’s British Open
Large hail, damaging wind possible Thursday in Houston, experts say
Thunderstorms will pick up during the day Thursday, bringing with them the possibility of large hail and strong, damaging winds, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS Storm Prediction Center gives Houston an "enhanced" chance for this severe weather in suburbs west of Houston, the third rank on a five-tiered scale predicting severe weather chances. … [Read more...] about Large hail, damaging wind possible Thursday in Houston, experts say
Survey: 50% say all their savings will be wiped out by the end of April
Distancing is working. Here's why California's peak is still May Study: Closing schools might not be worth the disruption Newsom: Calif. strikes deal to buy 200M masks a month The rise of the 'quarantine haircut' in SF How California's coronavirus outbreak compares to other states 'Last thing to go will be care for animals': Oakland Zoo has used $1.5M of $4.5M reserve Cell phone data reveals which California counties are not socially distancing Here's how much money you're set to receive under the $2 trillion aid package Coyotes are being seen on the empty streets of San Francisco Why clerks won't bag your reusable tote at Safeway, other stores any more What should you do if a member of your household gets COVID-19? Vexing questions about COVID-19 scientists still can't answer Why the oldest restaurant in San Francisco refuses to lay off a single employee How to deal with anxiety during coronavirus, according to therapists Can you leave your county if a shelter-in-place order is in … [Read more...] about Survey: 50% say all their savings will be wiped out by the end of April
Maryland jobless claims more than 108,000 last week
“However, I want to caution that 90 percent of testing is being done by doctors and hospitals who are sending tests to private labs outside of the state which have not been keeping such data, and so we do anticipate having significant gaps in the initial data that will be available to us,” Hogan said Tuesday. … [Read more...] about Maryland jobless claims more than 108,000 last week
