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Companies That Embraced Social Issues Have Second Thoughts; Secrecy, Cigars and a Venetian Wedding: How the PGA Tour Made a Deal with Saudi Arabia; AI vs. Hollywood: Writers Battle “Plagiarism Machines” in Union Talks; One Man’s Quest to Make Pickleball Quiet; Companies Quiet Diversity and Sustainability Talk Amid Culture War
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Bidens Clarify National Champ LSU’s White House Invitation; The Contradictions of Sam Altman, AI Crusader; Tech Layoffs as Told By CEOs in 48 All-Staff Memos; School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education
Audubon Society Won’t Change Name, Despite Namesake’s Racism; Experts Say Attacks on Free Speech Are Rising Across the U.S.; PR Lessons From Professional Football’s Response to Damar Hamlin’s Injury; What the Dominion Lawsuit Reveals About the Future of Fox News; UPenn Accuses a Professor of Racist Statements, Should She Be Fired?
Prepare for the Textpocalypse; In Eastern Ohio, Crisis Communications Are Off the Rails; Why the Floppy Disk Just Won’t Die; When You Bare Your Soul in a Text and the Response Is a Thumbs-Up; U.S. News Escalates Battle Over Rankings, Saying ‘Elite’ Colleges Don’t Speak for Higher Ed