Nathan Olivarez-Giles

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RT @reckless: Alternate headline: can porno GIFs lay the foundation for a new Yahoo empire? theverge.com/2013/5/19/4345…

WSJ: Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion all-cash Tumblr acquisition

theverge.com — According to The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo's board of directors has approved the company's widely-rumored acquisition of Tumblr in an all-cash deal worth $1.1 billion. Assuming the terms are accepted by Tumblr, CEO Marissa Mayer is all but certain to announce Yahoo's latest pickup - easily its largest to date in a spree of acquisitions and content deals - at a media event tomorrow in New York City.
RT @verge: WSJ: Yahoo's board approves $1.1 billion all-cash Tumblr acquisition vrge.co/10cw15R

Christine White, Known for ‘Twilight Zone’ Role, Dies at 86

nytimes.com — Julia Wilson wore pearls and a face of reassurance as she and her husband, Robert, took their seats on an airplane operated by Gold Star Airways half a century ago. Robert Wilson had just been released from a sanitarium. Six months earlier he had suffered a mental breakdown - on an airplane.
RT @palafo: Police officer killed gunman -- and his hostage, a 21-year-old Hofstra student nyti.ms/19MPEWi

Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record

nytimes.com — The man who broke into a home near Hofstra University on Long Island early Friday, took hostages and was killed in a shootout with the police that also left a 21-year-old college student dead, had an extensive criminal record and was wanted for violating his parole on a robbery conviction, the authorities said Saturday.
RT @bittman: The Health Toll of Immigration - buff.ly/19QnFFj. Move to America and watch your lifespan shrink.

The Health Toll of Immigration

nytimes.com — BROWNSVILLE, Tex. - Becoming an American can be bad for your health. A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
RT @alex: Re: Tumblr. If you are trying to inject cool into your company, you are likely set to fail.
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