US bans laptops and tablets on flights from eight countries in Africa and the Middle East

Not content with its second crack of the whip with a travel ban, the Trump administration has now issued a ban on larger electronic devices being taken on flights from certain countries. Devices larger than a cell phone will not be permitted in cabin baggage but must instead be checked in. The ban is set to run indefinitely, and means that laptops, tablets, portable DVD players, ebook readers, portable games consoles and other larger electronic devices will be banished to the holds of aircraft. While the ban focuses on individual airports rather than countries, it has been noted that they… [Continue Reading] Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2017-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Snap Inc. Wants Businesses to ‘Meet the Snapchat Generation’

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[ AdWeek | 2020-08-03 04:00:52 UTC ]
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The attacks on press freedom in Portland

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[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2020-07-24 12:18:51 UTC ]
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For the Middle East, the Arab Spring was a rare chance to control its own fate

Even though the uprisings mostly failed, Noah Feldman argues, they’re still meaningful. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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John Bolton's Memoir Lands, Receives Mixed Reception from Bookstores

After months of delays due to the Trump administration's attempts to prevent its publication, John Bolton's White House memoir finally lands today—and while some booksellers are eager to sell it, others refuse to do so. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-23 04:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. judge rules John Bolton can publish book despite efforts by Trump administration to block it

A federal judge ruled Saturday that former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified... Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2020-06-20 14:56:06 UTC ]
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Bolton Accuses Trump Administration of Seeking to Suppress His Book

In a response filed ahead of a hearing set for today, former national security adviser John Bolton accused the Trump administration of using the government’s prepublication review process to suppress his memoir, 'The Room Where It Happened.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bolton’s memoir of the Trump administration is a bestseller before its release.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-17 16:57:46 UTC ]
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Coronavirus continues to take its toll on the media industry

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Trade Show Organizers Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak

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Meredith Taps GE Exec for CFO Role | People on the Move

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STM and AAP raise alarm over US policy change on Open Access

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 20:30:17 UTC ]
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Is Trump Preparing to Order Public Access to Taxpayer Funded Research?

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