Prominent Tech and Media Figures Who Have a History of Loving Reddit
Bill Gates has hosted 11 Reddit “Ask Me Anything” sessions.
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Bill Gates has hosted 11 Reddit “Ask Me Anything” sessions.
Smith’s clients have included the Obamas, Steven Spielberg and Rupert Murdoch.
The gallery’s collection of commissioned portraits has expanded in recent decades to include figures beyond U.S. politicians.
Priced at $15,000 each, the prints will help fund Wiley’s Black Rock Senegal program.
The auction’s more eclectic lots include an oil painting of Ellen DeGeneres’ viral 2014 Oscars selfie and a bird cage-shaped daybed.
Unlike many issues, NIMBYism doesn’t adhere to party lines. But it’s rare for leaders to call out not-in-my-backyarders on their own side of the political spectrum. Barack Obama just did, blasting progressives’ role in the housing crisis. “The most liberal communities in the country aren’t that liberal when it comes to affordable housing,” the former president said during the American Institute of Architects Conference, according to Curbed. He cited “bipartisan resistance” to affordable housing development
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The U.S. Supreme Court denied a late challenge to the Obama Presidential Center construction project, potentially the last word on stopping the $700 million development in Jackson Park. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected an emergency appeal to stop work at the site, denying the motion without comment, according to Crain’s. The group Protect Our Parks has been fighting the project’s location for years partially, on the grounds of environmental concerns and partially over
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Contact tracing is a practice almost as old as epidemiology itself, but today’s technology means the way that we go about tracking the spread of a contagious illness within and between communities is changing very quickly. This presents an opportunity for learning more about the opportunities and challenges presented in extending contact tracing and exposure […]
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Despite the headlines you may see today, President Obama already has a verified Facebook page. It’s this one: facebook.com/barackobama/. Obama launched another Facebook page for himself today, this time the official POTUS Facebook page.
“Hello, Facebook! I finally got my very own page,” the President wrote on the page.
Confused? So are we, but this is in line with the… Read More