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  • Spotify Is Planning a New Version of Its Free Music Service

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    Non-paying listeners are key source for subscription streaming Fresh off going public, service seeks to boost user growth Spotify Technology SA is developing a new version of its free music service, the first big product change since the streaming company went public last week, according to people familiar with the matter.  The company is tweaking the […]

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  • China Will Do What’s Best for China: Not Shooting Markets

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    Xi Jinping should avoid responding to U.S. tariffs by punishing markets. China’s global financial ambitions would be among the casualties. Many of the proposals or suggestions on how China might respond to U.S. tariffs have the air of “Surrender or I will shoot myself in the foot.” They may not only hurt China, but damage […]

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  • Braced for air strikes on Syria, some airlines re-route flights

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    Some major airlines were re-routing flights on Wednesday after Europe’s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes into Syria. Eurocontrol said in a notification published on Tuesday afternoon that air-to-ground and cruise missiles could be used over the following 72 hours and there […]

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  • DOOH media formats for your business – no dearth of choice

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    By Scott Brown When planning a DOOH campaign, you need to be aware of the choices available to you. The execution of the campaign depends on judicious choice of formats available. The target audience, timings, footfalls and campaign objective are factors influencing the format type. Correct selection of DOOH media formats can save you money, […]

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  • Las Vegas Convention Center $860M expansion design unveiled

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    LAS VEGAS (AP) — The multimillion-dollar expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center that officials say will allow the city to remain at the top of the list of trade show destinations will have a modern design tied by a ribbon-like roof on the outside and iconic imagery inside. The board of directors of the […]

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  • Baklava and belly dancers: students experience Beirut culture

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    The sweet smell of baklava wafted in the air as gentle Arabic music welcomed Pitt students of different ethnicities and cultures for a Middle Eastern experience. Students wandered the room, chatting with their friends, dipping pita bread into hummus and getting henna tattoos. According to Amani Attia — the coordinator of Arabic Language program — […]

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  • Kerry Washington’s Neutrogena makeup collection is here, and it’s Olivia Pope-approved

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    Celebrities team up with beauty brands to act as their spokesmodels all the time, but there’s something extra special about the fact that Kerry Washington is the face of Neutrogena. Not only is she a model in the brand’s campaigns, but since she joined up, Kerry has pushed Neutrogena to create new products that serve a […]

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  • US says Israel carried out deadly strike on Syria air base

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    Lavrov says strike a ‘very dangerous development’; No comment from Israel on allegations it carried out attack The United States, Russia and Syria said Israel carried out a deadly airstrike on an Iran-operated air base in Syria’s central Homs province overnight Monday, with Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov describing the raid as a “very dangerous […]

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  • Crook County students use virtual reality to travel the globe

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    PRINEVILLE — The students in Connor Booster’s sixth-grade international studies class turned their gazes in every direction, soaking up as much detail as they could of Robben Island in South Africa. The 14 students carefully studied Nelson Mandela’s tiny prison cell and voiced their concern that the cell lacked a bathroom. “You see that red […]

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  • How to Find Out What Facebook, Google Know About You

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    As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of Congress about the company’s practices this week, Americans are waking up to just how much personal information tech companies have collected about them. Facebook said it will begin notifying 87 million people this week whose information was handed to political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica without their […]

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