Jun 22, 2020

Forget the rally — TikTok and K-pop fans will cost Trump money

A supporter sits in the upper seats during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump at the BOK Center, June 20, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Win McNamee/Getty Images

They gave the Trump campaign a whole lot of bad data, which is expensive to clean up. Plus: drive-ins across the pond, racist film classics and "Diversity, Inc."

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TikTok

TikTok fans and K-pop stans deluge Trump campaign with bad data

by Kimberly Adams

Jun 22, 2020

While it's unclear whether the social media campaign affected turnout at the president's Tulsa rally, fake signups to campaign events can corrupt data used for voter outreach.

The upper section of the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is partially empty as President Donald Trump speaks at his campaign rally on June 20.

Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

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COVID-19

Do employers need to keep track of sick workers?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 22, 2020

Like so many things about the coronavirus, it depends.

A server wearing protective gear at work in a Maryland restaurant.

Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images

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Race and Economy

Companies are saying they'll diversify, but will they follow through?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Jun 22, 2020

Many companies are committing to diversifying the workforce. But if previous efforts have failed, will this time be different?

Kenneth Frazier, leader of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., is one of the few Black CEOs running a Fortune 500 company.

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Race and Economy

Some old films will come with a racism warning, but is it too little, too late?

by Jasmine Garsd

Jun 22, 2020

In the last few weeks, several historic films have come under increased scrutiny.

Rhett Butler (Clark Gable) kisses the hand of a tearful Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) in "Gone With the Wind."

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COVID-19

As Europe emerges from lockdown, drive-in movies spring up

by Stephen Beard

Jun 22, 2020

Social distancing rules revive interest in an old American form of entertainment.

"Grease" is screened at a drive-in movie in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on June 13.

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Music from the episode

It Hurts (아파) [Slow] 2NE1

Social Insecurity Oddisee

Suga Suga Baby Bash, Frankie J

Respiration Black Star, Common

Chosen Blood Orange

Chief Rocka Lords Of The Underground

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

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