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Monday 08.19.2019

Opinion: Democrats Need To Take Responsibility For Baltimore’s Problems, From The Economist

Democrats. Do they hold responsibility for the problems that are plaguing the formerly great city of Baltimore? The troubles that Trump mocked the city for in recent tweets. To which Elijah Cummings, a Black Democratic congressman from Maryland’s seventh district, took offense. In his tweets, Trump called Baltimore “the worst run and most dangerous” district in America.

Facebook Contractor Allegedly Ties Moderators’ Access To Mental Health Therapy To Productivity

Access to on-site counseling is one of the few perks for the moderators hired to view and scrub hateful, gruesome content from Facebook and Instagram.

10 Things To Know About John Conyers’ Multi-Decade Fight For Reparations

Until he retired in 2017, John Conyers was the longest-serving African-American member of Congress. The former U.S. Representative for Michigan (1965 to 2017), is the first to introduce a bill calling for the study of slave reparations for African Americans. In 1989 he introduced H.R. 40.

Nomura Predicts 2nd Market Sell-Off As Soon As Late August, Could Be ‘Lehman-Like’

A second stock sell-off could resemble a crisis-level plunge like the one that followed Lehman Brothers’ collapse before the 2008 financial crisis, according to Nomura.

4 Months After Listing, Jumia Shares Fell Below IPO Price On New York Stock Exchange

Jumia, an Africa-focused e-commerce platform, was the first-ever startup from Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.