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[h=4]The Short List: Hashtag wars over new 'Star Wars'; muddled mammogram message; Amazon's hiring[/h]Out of the loop today? We've got what you missed on the hashtag wars over new the 'Star Wars' movie, muddled messages about mammograms and Amazon's hiring spree for the holidays.
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It's time to return to a galaxy far, far away. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' hits theaters Dec. 18.(Photo: Lucasfilm)
It's a 'Star Wars' movie, people. Not political propaganda.
Whew, boy. We didn't see this hashtag coming. Tweets with #BoycottStarWarsVII accuse<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Star Wars: The Force Awakens of pushing a multicultural agenda and engaging in "white genocide." The angry tweets<span style="color: Red;">*</span>object to the fact that none of the main protagonists are white males. Then<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the vicious<span style="color: Red;">*</span>hashtag started trending because others tweeted it out of curiosity or in defense of the films. Later,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Selma director Ava Duvernay stepped into the fray, encouraging Twitter to #CelebrateStarWarsVII instead.
Yet another conflicting recommendation on when to get a mammogram
If you've got an appointment to get squished, take note. The American Cancer Society said Tuesday that women with an average risk<span style="color: Red;">*</span>of breast cancer should begin annual mammograms at age 45 —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>five years later<span style="color: Red;">*</span>than it had previously recommended. Also worth knowing:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The society said<span style="color: Red;">*</span>doctors can skip breast exams during women's checkups. Why the changes? There<span style="color: Red;">*</span>is growing recognition that mammograms can do harm, as well as good. (False<span style="color: Red;">*</span>positives, overdiagnoses —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>it happens.) As for the breast exams, they have<span style="color: Red;">*</span>never been shown to save lives. How much does it cost to treat breast cancer? The answer is hard to nail down.
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The American Cancer Society has released new breast cancer screening recommendations for women. USA TODAY’s Liz Szabo and Shannon Rae Green discuss the news. USA TODAY
Amazon's holiday hiring bonanza is telling us something
Nobody shops at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the mall anymore. At least, well, we don't. (Do you? Tell #TheShortList all about it.)<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amazon said Tuesday it plans to hire 100,000 people for the holidays, a 25% jump from last year that reveals a shift in the way we shop. And also where the holiday jobs are: warehouses, not sales floors. We're guessing even Santa shops online now, amirite?
A worker prepares packages for delivery at an Amazon warehouse.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Sean Gallup, Getty Images)
The federal government just can't believe Lance Armstrong
And so they're asking a judge to help get answers to questions that Armstrong's lawyer objected to during a deposition. (It's all part of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>massive $100 million civil fraud lawsuit against Armstrong.) The feds want to ask Armstrong about the time when he hit two parked cars with his vehicle in Aspen, Colo., and the "joint decision" Armstrong made with his girlfriend to have her lie to police. His answers go to his credibility, the government says. What does Armstong say? He's changed. Really.
Notice anything different about your Facebook feed, iPhone users?
You will in an instant. As part of a new Facebook<span style="color: Red;">*</span>initiative called Instant Articles, which launched Tuesday, some stories will load as fast as greased lightning —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as much as 10 times faster than the usual post. Not only that, but Facebook says Instant Articles offer publishers a way to deliver us a more interactive and immersive experience. How do you know if a post is an Instant Article? Look for the lightning bolt. And don't worry, Android users: You'll get the new feature later this year. (Like!)
This May 10, 2012 file photo shows a view of Facebook's logo.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images)
If you read only one thing:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Katharine Richards is living with HIV. Her ex-boyfriend gave it to her, and was sent to prison for it. Now Richards is fighting his release.
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A man stands at the Tagoi Motu near the Toau Atoll in the French Polynesia.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Gregory Boissy, AFP/Getty Images)
Oh, Cannabis. Canada's recent leap to the left in elections could lead to full marijuana legalization<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for our northern neighbor, which already allows medical pot use.
Have you seen it? Hershey's is going in for some big holiday Kisses. Really.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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Hershey's is doubling down on their iconic Kiss this holiday season, introducing a hazlenut chocolate that's twice the size of their original. VPC
From the beautiful files.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Natural Museum of History in London recently announced the winners of its wildlife photography contest, and the images are stunning.
A flock of scarlet ibis soars past a dune on the island of Lençóis on the coast of northeast Brazil. The photograph, shot by Jonathan Jagot of France, is one of the winners of the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest held by the Natural History Museum of London: http://usat.ly/1M1Pv3H
A photo posted by USA TODAY (@usatoday) on Oct 20, 2015 at 8:37am PDT
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Contributing:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Liz Szabo, Hoai-Tran Bui, Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY; Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY Sports;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Michael L. Diamond, Asbury Park (N.J.) Press; the Associated Press
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