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Former President Donald Trump, left, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner, right, in a composite image.Getty Images Donald Trump requested that Jared Kushner trademark “Rigged Election!”… Read More »Donald Trump asked Jared Kushner if he could trademark the phrase “Rigged Election,” according to the Jan. 6 interview transcript
What to keep I noticed a philosophical division among the archivists I spoke to. Digital archivists were determined to preserve everything with the mindset that… Read More »Your memories. Their cloud. – The New York Times
Twitter CEO Elon Musk is slashing the costs of his struggling new company and even firing janitors, reportedly forcing some staffers to bring their own… Read More »Elon Musk fires Twitter janitors and reportedly forces staff to bring their own toilet paper
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NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, broadcaster and program host who became the first woman to become a TV news superstar during… Read More »Television news pioneer Barbara Walters dies at 93
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