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Meta is working to stop deleted Threads accounts from nuking Instagram too | Engadget

[ad_1] So, you signed up for a Threads account, because you wanted to see what the fuss was about with Meta’s Twitter rival. If you decide that the new social network isn’t for you or if you want to start fresh, deleting your Threads profile may not be the way to go — as The …

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Amazon’s iRobot purchase is under investigation by European authorities | Engadget

[ad_1] Amazon’s $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba manufacturer iRobot is under scrutiny not only in the US, but also in Europe. The European Commission has revealed that it has opened an in-depth investigation into the purchase out of concerns that the merger would restrict competition for robotic vacuum cleaners. In particular, the commission is concerned …

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Princeton graduate student held in Iraq

[ad_1] Elizabeth Tsurkov, a graduate student at Princeton University, is being held captive by a Shiite militia after she was abducted in Baghdad, The Washington Post reported. She has been missing since March, but the office of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the circumstance of her disappearance Wednesday. Netanyahu said she is still alive. She is …

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Florida A&M attorneys refile racial discrimination lawsuit

[ad_1] Attorneys for Florida A&M University, a historically Black institution, filed a revised lawsuit alleging that state officials racially discriminated against the institution and shortchanged it on funding for more than three decades, according to WJCT News. A federal judge had rejected an earlier version of the lawsuit. The case was originally filed on behalf …

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Stanford graduate student workers vote to unionize

[ad_1] Stanford University graduate student workers who teach and research have unionized, the new Stanford Graduate Workers Union announced Thursday. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that, “Of approximately 3,410 eligible voters, 1,639 voted for the union and 38 voted against. Parties have five business days to file objections to the election. If no …

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Online learning still in high demand at community colleges

[ad_1] East Los Angeles College, the most populous campus in the California Community College system, offered 60 percent of its courses in a hybrid or online format this past spring, most of them asynchronous. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer than a quarter of courses were offered online. Miguel Duenas, vice president of student services at …

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Florida Democrats question suspension of search for Florida Atlantic president

[ad_1] Florida Atlantic University thought its presidential search was near the finish line, when three finalists were named. But The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the search was suspended. State University System Chancellor Ray Rodrigues order the search suspension, citing “concerning information” and “anomalies” in a letter to the FAU trustee board chair. But Democrats charge …

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