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Minnesota dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion draws threats, protests

July 29, 2015 admin bloomington, hate-messages, hunting, known-as-cecil, minneapolis, office, police, regrets-killing, suburban, walter-palmer, were-gathering, zimbabwe

By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Police in Minnesota are investigating reports of a threat against a dentist who killed Zimbabwe’s most famous lion just outside a national wildlife preserve, sparking a global firestorm of hate messages on social media. Demonstrators were gathering on Wednesday afternoon outside the suburban Minneapolis office of Walter Palmer, 55, an avid big game hunter, who said in a statement he regrets killing the huge cat known as Cecil on July 1. As of Tuesday, Palmer had temporarily closed his office, River Bluff Dental, in Bloomington, Minnesota, amid wishes for his death and widespread criticism of his hunting on social media and under business reviews on Google and Yelp.

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Facebook profit falls 9 percent as costs soar

July 29, 2015 creative beat-forecasts, billion-times, bloomington, boost-mobile, chief-operating, facebook, million-users, officer-sheryl, police, profit-fell, regrets-killing, social, suburban, were-gathering, zimbabwe

Facebook Inc reported quarterly revenue that beat forecasts but its profit fell 9 percent as the social media company sharply increased spending to boost mobile revenue and future growth. “We're investing in the next set of services and what will be future investments like Messenger, WhatsApp and Oculus,” Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an interview on Wednesday after the earnings report. Messenger has more than 700 million users, and the app has been downloaded more than 1 billion times on Android, Google Inc's mobile operating system, Facebook said

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Yelp needs help, and buyout may be the answer

July 29, 2015 creative billion-times, bloomington, boost-its, consumer-review, facebook, francisco-based, now-valued, officer-sheryl, offices, police, social, suburban, their-offices

Yelp, owner of consumer review website Yelp.com, reported a second-quarter loss on Tuesday and forecast revenue for the current quarter that was far below expectations. As of Tuesday's close, Yelp – now valued at about $1.8 billion – had already lost 39 percent of its value this year. Unless Yelp can come up with a strategy to boost its financial performance, the San Francisco-based company should consider selling itself, several analysts said.