#TikTok is stoking Gen Z’s appetite for classical music

#TikTok is stoking Gen Z’s appetite for classical music

“#TikTok is stoking Gen Z’s appetite for classical music” Spencer Rubin amassed 32.5 million views and 867,000 followers on TikTok for his relatable and comedic videos. However, the Long Island native is not performing choreographed dances or posting about intimate relationships — he plays the oboe. Rubin, 17, studies classical oboe at Juilliard Pre-College. He…

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#Inside Cuba’s crackdown after dramatic protests

#Inside Cuba’s crackdown after dramatic protests

“#Inside Cuba’s crackdown after dramatic protests” In the wake of the July 11 street protests that rocked Cuba’s Communist regime, the Havana government has moved to reassert control by arresting hundreds of their own citizens, more than three dozen of whom are suspected of having been “forced disappearances”  Beginning the week after the demonstrations, Cubans…

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#Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account

#Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account

“#Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account” Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account for one week following another violation of the platform’s rules over a statement about the COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Tuesday. On Monday, Greene (R-Ga.) tweeted that the Food and Drug Administration “should not approve the covid vaccines.” Greene said “there…

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#AOC says TikTok in bed ‘key to a healthy relationship’

#AOC says TikTok in bed ‘key to a healthy relationship’

“#AOC says TikTok in bed ‘key to a healthy relationship’” Couples who TikTok together, stay together — or so it seems. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a moment out of her busy schedule to offer some relationship advice to her 8.7 million Instagram followers and offered that the popular social network helped keep her relationship strong. In…

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#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns

#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns

“#Apple exec says she was placed on leave after raising sexism concerns” An Apple senior engineering program manager said she was placed on indefinite administrative leave Wednesday after raising concerns about sexism, a hostile work environment and unsafe working conditions.  Ashley M. Gjøvik told The Verge she asked Apple to mitigate the hostile work environment while they investigate” the claims she had…

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#Taliban members are reportedly running Clubhouse chatrooms

#Taliban members are reportedly running Clubhouse chatrooms

“#Taliban members are reportedly running Clubhouse chatrooms” As the Taliban sweep across Afghanistan, some members of the Islamist terrorist group are apparently making time to log on to Clubhouse, a trendy audio-based social media app.  Taliban spokespeople are running chatrooms within the app where they discuss religion and their plans for the future of Afghanistan,…

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