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13Jan/16

Obama touts legacy in last State of the Union

January 13, 2016PoliticsAfrican-American people, American people of German descent, American writers, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, Cuba, Hillary Clinton, Illinois, Liberalism in the United States, Michelle Obama, Obama, Progressivism in the United States, Second inauguration of Barack Obama, Speeches by Barack Obama, Speeches of Barack Obama, TWITTER INC., United States, Washington D.C., White Housesmbale

In a wide-ranging speech, U.S. President Barack Obama sets a hopeful tone for 2016 as he touts progress made in two terms.

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03Jan/16

Singer Natalie Cole dead at 65 – media reports

January 3, 2016MusicCedar Sinai Hospital, Cole, Covers albums, Donna Brazile, Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Awards, Ike Cole, Jessie Jackson, Keyshia Cole, Musicians, Nat King, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, New York, silky-voiced singer, Singers, This Will Be, TWITTER INC., Unforgettable, Unforgettable ... With Love, United Statessmbale

Nine-time Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole dies at the age of 65, following complications from a kidney transplant and Hepatitis C.

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21Dec/15

Host Steve Harvey (L) speaks to the audience after Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez (R) was crowned Miss Universe

Host on the spot after Miss Universe glitch

December 21, 2015FashionAriadna Gutiérrez, Ariadna Gutierrez Arévalo, Beauty pageants, Binibining Pilipinas winners, Colombia, Columbia, Competitions, Entertainers, Mana Rabiee, Manila, Miss Colombia, Miss Universe, Miss Universe Organization, PAULA CORREA, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, Pia Wurtzbach, Steve Harvey, Sucre, TWITTER INC.smbale

The host of the Miss Universe pageant mistakenly announces Miss Colombia as the winner before correcting the mistake and announcing that the crown really goes to Miss Philippines. Mana Rabiee reports.
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07Dec/15

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Amateur video shows arrest of knife attacker at east London metro station

December 7, 2015CrimeAttacks, Bashar al-Assad, Counter Terrorism Command at London's Metropolitan Police, David Cameron, Geography of London, Islamic terrorism in Europe, Islamic terrorism in France, Leytonstone, Leytonstone tube station, Leytonstone tube station attack, LEYTONSTONE UNDERGROUND STATION, London, London's Metropolitan Police, Mass stabbings, Paris, Richard Walton, Sunday Times, Syria, The Guardian, TWITTER INC., United Kingdom, Violencesmbale

Amateur video captures the moment when police arrested a knife attacker at an east London metro station.

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25Oct/15

A smartphone that keeps getting smarter

October 25, 2015InnovationCloud clients, Companies, Consumer electronics, facial recognition, Industries, Information appliances, Japan, Kuniyuki Maruyama, Microsoft Kin, MIWAKO TANG, Mobile computers, mobile phones, RoBoHoN, RoBoHoN a robot smartphone, Robot, Science in popular culture, Sharon Reich, Sharp Corp, Sharp Corporation, smartphone, Smartphones, Tokyo, TWITTER INC.smbale

Sharp Corporation hopes that RoBoHoN changes the future of smartphones, by turning them into mobile robots. Sharon Reich reports.
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17Oct/15

Twitter names ex-Google executive Kordestani executive chairman

October 17, 2015BusinessAlphabet Inc., Businesspeople, Companies, Dick Costolo, Dorsey, Economy of the United States, Google, GOOGLE INC., Jack Dorsey, Kordestani, Microblogging, Omid, Omid Kordestani, Real-time web, Social networking services, South of Market San Francisco, Square Inc., Text messaging, Twitter, TWITTER INC.smbale

Twitter Inc appoints appointed former Google executive Omid Kordestani as its executive chairman.

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27Jul/15

Stars react to Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death on Twitter

July 27, 2015Human InterestAfrican-American people, Al Sharpton, Atlanta, Ava DuVernay, Bobbi, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bobby Brown, Cissy Houston, English-language films, Entertainment/Culture, Feminine given names, Human Interest, Missy Elliot, Musicians, Ne-Yo, O: The Oprah Magazine, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Network, Reverend Al Sharpton, singer, Singers, Television, The Oprah Winfrey Show, TWITTER INC., United States, Whitney, Whitney Houstonsmbale

Stars, including Oprah Winfrey, react to Bobbi Kristina Brown’s death on Twitter.

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12Jun/15

Twitter’s Dick Costolo to step down as CEO

June 12, 2015InternetBusiness/Finance, Businesspeople, CEO, Computing, Dick Costolo, Dorsey, Jack Dorsey, Las Vegas, Reuters, Square Inc., Technology, Twitter, TWITTER INC., United States, World Wide Websmbale

Dick Costolo to step down as CEO of Twitter on July 1st.

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01Jun/15

Caitlyn Jenner Vanity Fair cover draws huge social media reaction

June 1, 2015Human InterestAmerican women in business, Annie Leibovitz, Barack Obama, Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Diane Sawyer, e! entertainment, Ellen Degeneres, Entertainment/Culture, Human Interest, Jenner, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Kardashian family, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian, Kim Kardashian West, Kylie Jenner, Lena Dunham, LGBT people, Malibu, Nationality, Occupations, People from California, Sam Smith, Television in the United States, TWITTER INC., United States, Vanity Fairsmbale

Celebrities and family members respond to the Vanity Fair cover featuring Caitlyn Jenner, formerly Bruce Jenner.
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18May/15

Obama gets his own account on Twitter: ‘It’s Barack. Really!’

May 18, 2015PoliticsAfrican-American people, Alex Wall, American writers, Barack Obama, Barack Obama on social media, BarackObama, Bill Clinton, Chicago, Donald Trump on social media, George H. W. Bush, HillaryClinton, Illinois, Michelle Obama, Microblogging, Organizing for Action, Politics, president, Real-time web, Selma, social media, Technology, Text messaging, Twitter, TWITTER INC., Twitter usage, United States, Websites, White House, World Wide Websmbale

President Barack Obama starts his own Twitter account, quickly amassing tens of thousands of followers.

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