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Posted by The Analyst | 16 April 2020 | Politics
Even during a pandemic, ‘key workers’ of UK press are giggling celebrity fanboys and fangirls

Armed with their government-issued, prized key-worker status, top-selling UK papers' shoddy coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic has delivered very few answers but lots of cheap clickbait and sexy shots of stars. Tough times have a way of revealing true colors, and this pandemic has done exactly that for the British press. The government afforded them...

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Posted by The Analyst | 16 April 2020 | Farming
Advertising for Burger King’s plant-based burger banned

Burger King has been banned from advertising its plant based ‘Rebel Whopper' as being vegan friendly on the basis that it is cooked in the same grill as meat based burgers and is also dressed with mayonnaise which is made from eggs.

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Posted by The Analyst | 16 April 2020 | Farming
Trump administration aims to buy milk, meat to help farmers hit by coronavirus: Perdue

The Trump administration plans to buy milk and meat from U.S. farmers as part of an initial $15.5 billion effort to help them weather the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday.

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Posted by The Analyst | 16 April 2020 | Farming
Concern that TAMS extension could do more bad than good

There is concern that extending the deadline for the latest tranche of TAMS payments will actually curtail crucial investment on Irish farms.

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Posted by The Analyst | 15 April 2020 | Politics
There he goes again: Russiagate godfather Obama promotes NYTimes’ latest conspiracy (this time it’s Putin + Covid-19!)

What does Joe Biden have in common with a New York Times article even critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin have described as “incompetent”? Both have received ringing endorsements from former US President Barack Obama. “Democracy depends on an informed citizenry and social cohesion. Here's a look at how misinformation can spread through social media,...

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Posted by The Analyst | 15 April 2020 | Science & Tech
Best Buy furloughs majority of its hourly part-time employees

The temporary leave will begin on Sunday and furloughed employees will retain their health benefits at no cost for a minimum of three months.

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Posted by The Analyst | 15 April 2020 | Politics
Microsoft’s decadent VR ad featuring SATANIC artist famed for ‘spirit-cooking’ & pseudo-cannibalism fuels burgeoning class war

A tone-deaf Microsoft ad featuring performance artist Marina Abramovic has been memory-holed after it was pilloried online. Was it her ‘spirit cooking' notoriety from the Podesta emails or are people just sick of wealth-flaunting? An ad featuring the Serbian performer's latest project, a “mixed reality” installation incorporating Microsoft's HoloLens virtual-reality platform, clearly touched a nerve...

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