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... in January during which hundreds of writers read his works. The artists supporting him are hoping to keep his story alive through this week’s Twitter campaign. M. Lynx Qualey, who runs the blog Arabic Literature and helped organize the Twitter campaign, said Fayadh’s poetry “is not apostasy, it ...
WASHINGTON -- The Islamic State group's Twitter traffic has plunged 45 percent in the past two years, the Obama administration says, as the U.S. and its allies have countered messages of jihadi glorification with a flood of online images and statements about suffering and enslavement at the hands of ...
It started as a really bad weekend for Hillary Clinton after her husband’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and word that Mrs. Clinton was to be interviewed by federal agents. Donald Trump stepped all over that with a tweet that some considered anti-Semitic. John Yang talks to Tamara Keith of NPR and Stu...
... marriage, although 22 countries introduced legislation in support of marriage equality. At 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 30, PBS NewsHour will host a Twitter chat to discuss LGBT constitutional rights in countries around the world. Joining us for this discussion will be Jody Heymann, David Godfrey and The ...
... Transgender Law Center, Kris Hayashi (@krishayashi), BuzzFeed national LGBT reporter Dominic Holden (@dominicholden), writer and educator Alex Myers (@MyersWriting), writer Raquel Willis (@RaquelWillis_) and Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow for the LGBT Law Project Eugene Chen (@nylag). [View the story "Twitter chat: Transgender rights in the U.S." on Storify]
... too strong? Should some students be steered toward alternative options? The PBS NewsHour, as part of our series on higher education in May, hosted a Twitter chat on whether college is truly for everyone. Our guests included Vivek Wadhwa, a former entrepreneur and writer who has criticized other tech entrepreneurs ...
... who no longer has any role with Trump's Twitter account or books, says he's marveled at the following his most famous client has built on social media. Asked whether he had any Twitter advice for Trump now, Costanzo said, "He seems to be doing just fine without me."
... humor, and his Twitter presence is so pronounced that Texas' Legislature last year named him honorary "Tweeter Laureate." One problem, though: Willett has repeatedly used Twitter — and his famously biting wit — to mock Trump. Last summer, Willett used his Twitter account, @JusticeWillett, to take a swipe at Trump's conservatism ...
Getting into college is one thing, but staying in school and graduating can be a difficult task for some of the country's most vulnerable students. What more can colleges and universities do to retain minority, low-income, foster and veteran students? NewsHour held a special Twitter chat on college ...
... achieved? What are the lessons learned? And what’s next for those who became the faces of campus protests across the country? NewsHours hosted a Twitter chat discussing campus activism and the growing political and social engagement of college students across the country. The chat was part of our special ...
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