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U.S. campuses hold race protests after Missouri resignations

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Students will hold events to highlight racial issues at a handful of U.S. college campuses this week, spurred by the impact of protests at the University of Missouri that culminated in the resignation of the school's president and chancellor. Peaceful marches or walkouts have been held, or are planned, at Yale University, Ithaca College and Smith College, though none has yet reached the intensity of demonstrations at Missouri, where hundreds of students and teachers protested what they saw as soft handling of reports of racial abuse on campus

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Obama launches Facebook page, sends message on climate

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The White House launched a Facebook page on Monday for President Barack Obama and used the social media platform to send a message on climate change. Organizing for Action, the political organization that helped elect Obama, has long used an account under the name “Barack Obama.” But the new page allows the president to speak in the first person, much like the Twitter account the White House launched for Obama in May.

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Facebook to appeal Belgian ruling ordering it to stop tracking non-users

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By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it would appeal a court ruling ordering it to stop tracking the online activities of non-Facebook users in Belgium who visit Facebook pages, or face a 250,000 euro ($269,000) daily fine.

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Marriott, Alitrip tie-up to let Chinese travellers book online

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By Clare Baldwin HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S.-based hotel chain Marriott International Inc and Alibaba Group’s online travel booking platform announced a tie-up on Monday, joining a flurry of rivals expanding their presence in China to cater to the country’s growing upper-middle class. China’s economy is forecast to slow to roughly 6.5 percent growth in coming years, but companies such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd promise direct access to the country’s middle class and what Marriott Asia Pacific head Craig Smith is calling a “land grab” for Chinese travellers.

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Snapchat’s daily video views triple to 6 billion: report

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The number of videos viewed each day on Snapchat has tripled since May to 6 billion as the messaging app closes the gap with social media giant Facebook Inc, according to a report in the Financial Times that cites people close to the company. The Financial Times said that Snapchat confirmed the 6 billion figure but had declined to comment further.

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Trump pokes fun at his presidential style as ‘Saturday Night Live’ host

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By Erin McPike and Alice Popovici NEW YORK (Reuters) – Candidate Donald Trump on Saturday satirized his imaginary presidency with a Washington Monument covered in gold mirrors and policy agenda made of magic in his turn as host of comedy show “Saturday Night Live.” The Republican front runner steered clear of making fun of an immigration plan that has angered Latinos but the show's writers did make sure he was called a “racist” during his opening monologue. Actor Larry David stood to the side of the stage and yelled “racist” as Trump spoke, saying he heard he would make $5,000 for doing so — a reference to one group's offer to anyone who yelled that at Trump during the live NBC show.

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UFO off California? Streaking light was missile test, Pentagon says

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(Reuters) – Social media lit up on Saturday night with reports of streaking lights across the skies from California to Arizona, but the phenomenon turned out to be a Navy missile test flight launched off the southern California coast, the Pentagon said.

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NSA says how often, not when, it discloses software flaws

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By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S.

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Square IPO priced at 30 percent discount to last private funding

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By Heather Somerville SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Mobile payments company Square Inc set a price range on Friday for its highly anticipated initial public offering that values the company at up to $4.2 billion, a 30 percent discount to its valuation at its last fundraising round. San Francisco-based Square, which is headed by Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey, is one of the most prominent “unicorns,” or private companies valued at more than $1 billion, to make a public debut this year

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Alibaba to pay about $3.7 billion for ‘China’s YouTube’

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It is also a vote of confidence in China's economy by Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma, who has said investors should not overreact to his country's slowing growth. Youku Tudou's American Depositary Shares rose 10 percent to $26.80 in premarket trading on Friday, below Alibaba's offer of $27.60 per ADS. Alibaba held 18.3 percent of Youku Tudou as of Oct