CAIR Oklahoma, governor, state GOP respond to State Representative’s controversial Facebook post

A state Muslim civil liberties group, governor and state Republican party are responding after a Facebook post by a Republican state representative equated the removal of confederate monuments after the Civil War to removing mosques after the 9-11 terror attacks. State Rep. John Bennett, R-Salisaw, posted on his Facebook timeline early Thursday morning "If we're removing confederate monuments after the Civil War, I think we should also be removing mosques after 9/11."

Tech companies urge Supreme Court to protect cell phone privacy – CNET

More than a dozen prominent tech companies are urging the US Supreme Court to make it harder for law enforcement officials to obtain individuals' sensitive cell phone data. The companies filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court on Monday, arguing that law enforcement officials should be required to obtain a warrant before accessing data on a cell phone customer's location.The 44-page brief, signed by Apple, Facebook, Google and Verizon, among several others, said greater privacy protections are needed as companies increasingly collect user data over digital technologies.

Tech Companies Urge Supreme Court To Boost Cellphone Privacy

More than a dozen high technology companies and the biggest wireless operator in the United States, Verizon, have called on the U.S. Supreme Court to make it harder for government officials to access individuals' sensitive cellphone data . From a report: The companies filed a 44-page brief with the court on Monday night in a high-profile dispute over whether police should have to get a warrant before obtaining data that could reveal a cellphone user's whereabouts.

Rachel Peterson, director of data center strategy and development for …

Rachel Peterson, director of data center strategy and development for Facebook, discusses the social media giant's decision to build a $750 million data center in New Albany, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017. Rachel Peterson, director of data center strategy and development for Facebook, discusses the social media giant's decision to build a $750 million data center in New Albany, Ohio, Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.

Facebook’s Sandberg to highlight Sept. 12 Advancing Women’s Leadership…

BofA California president and ' classic music ' s No. 1 maverick ' also to speak at forum hosted by University of the Pacific Facebook chief operating officer and best-selling author Sheryl Sandberg will be the featured speaker when University of the Pacific hosts the next Advancing Women's Leadership forum Sept.

Charter a new course

A hedge-fund manager who just used the most insensitive words imaginable to insult a state legislative leader, and trivialized America's history of racial terrorism to boot, should step away from his role leading the city's largest charter-school network. Every day that Daniel Loeb remains atop the board of directors of Success Academy Charter Schools, he harms its hard-earned credibility as a true ticket to equal opportunity for thousands of African-American kids.

Another Woman Joins Iowa Midterm Race After Death Threats Drove Kim Weaver Out

Just a few months after launching her congressional campaign challenging Republican incumbent Rep. Steve King, Democratic candidate Kim Weaver dropped out of the race for Iowa's Fourth District House seat. In a Facebook post she made in June explaining her decision, Weaver said she feared for her personal safety after receiving death threats during the campaign.

Minnesota 4-H’ers Set to Compete in Eighth Annual Poultry Prince…

Minnesota 4-H poultry participants will have the opportunity to put their knowledge and industry experience to the test during the eighth annual Poultry Prince and Princess Contest , held at the Minnesota State Fair from August 24 through August 27, 2017. The scholarship program, put on by Minnesota 4-H and Gold'n Plump , recognizes the skills, leadership and confidence of the state's top young poultry experts by awarding two participants with the Poultry Prince and Princess ambassador titles and scholarships of $1,000 each.

Facebook Funds ‘Defending Digital Democracy’ Initiative At Harvard

An anonymous reader quotes Diginomica: A fresh initiative aimed at information sharing about election threats and dubbed Defending Digital Democracy has the financial support of Facebook and the academic muscle of Harvard behind it. Will the project succeed where similar initiatives have failed...? On 19 July and backed by a $500,000 initial grant from Facebook, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School launched a new, bipartisan initiative called the Defending Digital Democracy Project .

Here’s how a rollback of net neutrality could affect your internet

Activists and internet companies are protesting Wednesday a proposed quash of net neutrality protections by the FCC. Here's what the likes of Amazon, Netflix and internet users say would happen to your internet access with the rollback.

Trump and Putin meet for first time with grips and grins

In this image taken from video U.S. President Donald Trump, center left, meets with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, during the G20 summit. HAMBURG, Germany - With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of U.S. outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion.

Hogan hailed a hero as ‘Father’ of UML

While William Hogan's name is not displayed across a building -- partly because the former chancellor didn't want to be the center of attention and deflected credit -- he certainly laid the foundation for success across campus. Hogan, known as the "Father of UMass Lowell" -- leading the university for 25 years and working there for more than four decades until 2006 -- died last week.

As Climate Threats Mount, Experts Say No Time Left for Deceitful “Debate”

Scott Pruitt sued the EPA more than a dozen times before he was named as the agency's head this year. As new and worrying evidence of global warming's destructive impacts mount around the globe, climate experts are saying efforts by the Trump administration's EPA chief to discredit decades of climate science research should be seen as a deceitful-and dangerous-tactic.