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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12390 on: October 06, 2020, 01:41:06 PM »
Easy to make promises that you won't be around to fulfil. Trump's Mexican Wall anyone?
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12391 on: October 07, 2020, 07:52:20 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54440422
 
'Cities as friendly to strangers as towns and villages'

'They found people in Nottingham, Plymouth and Newcastle among the most likely to assist.'

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12392 on: October 08, 2020, 03:30:00 AM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-54440422
 
'Cities as friendly to strangers as towns and villages'

'They found people in Nottingham, Plymouth and Newcastle among the most likely to assist.'

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With how often we end up having to help Nick it's not that much more effort to help any stranger that comes to our city

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12393 on: October 11, 2020, 02:00:28 AM »
It's just a hunch but I'm guessing whoever programmed facebook's AI has a really weird food fetish...  noooo:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8823925/Facebook-blocked-advertisement-onions-Canadian-seed-company-overtly-sexual.html
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12394 on: October 12, 2020, 08:37:36 AM »
This is just asking for trouble and lawsuits. Lawyers are going to be laughing all the way to the bank over this decision.  noooo:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/09/yelp-racist-behavoir-label/

https://blog.yelp.com/2020/10/new-consumer-alert-on-yelp-takes-firm-stance-against-racism
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12395 on: October 12, 2020, 08:42:43 AM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12396 on: October 12, 2020, 09:43:27 AM »
This is just asking for trouble and lawsuits. Lawyers are going to be laughing all the way to the bank over this decision.  noooo:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/09/yelp-racist-behavoir-label/

https://blog.yelp.com/2020/10/new-consumer-alert-on-yelp-takes-firm-stance-against-racism

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I can see this becoming Gibson's Bakery on a national scale.  noooo:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12397 on: October 13, 2020, 01:12:01 PM »
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« Reply #12398 on: October 13, 2020, 03:20:20 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12399 on: October 13, 2020, 03:35:11 PM »
Cyprus to suspend 'EU golden passports' scheme

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12400 on: October 13, 2020, 10:51:17 PM »
Cyprus to suspend 'EU golden passports' scheme

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12401 on: October 14, 2020, 06:35:06 AM »
Cyprus to suspend 'EU golden passports' scheme

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #12402 on: October 16, 2020, 08:10:57 AM »
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