Source: Bruce McCall’s “Safe Travels”
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Bruce McCall, the artist who created the cover for the May 15, 2023 issue, passed away at the age of 87. He had contributed more than 80 covers and Shouts & Murmurs columns to The New Yorker, and was known for his surrealist World’s Fair futurism, affection for a past that never was, and droll humor.
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Source: 3 companies to pay $615,000 in NY attorney general investigation over faked net neutrality comments
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Three companies responsible for supplying millions of fake public comments to falsely promote the 2017 repeal of net neutrality rules will pay New York and other states $615,000 in fines. The penalty comes after the New York state Attorney General’s investigation found that the fake comments used the identities of millions of consumers, including thousands of New Yorkers, without their knowledge.
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