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[h=4]The Short List: What is Yik Yak; Bloomingdale's creepy ad; Ronda Rousey's upcoming disappearing act[/h]Out of the loop today? We've got what you missed on Yik Yak in Columbia, Mo., Bloomingdale's weirdo ad and Ronda Rousey's upcoming disappearing act.
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What's Yik Yak? It's kind of like a message board often used for random social commentary, like how boring a class is or how long a line is at Starbucks — with the occasional toss to the obscene.(Photo: Ronald Lizik, AP)
'Some of you are alright. Don't go to campus tomorrow.'
Those words propelled Yik Yak, the anonymous, location-based messaging app, into the national spotlight after racist threats were posted about the recent protests at the University of Missouri. Wait, what's Yik Yak? It's kind of like a message board often used for random social commentary, like how boring a class is or how long a line is at Starbucks — with the occasional toss to the obscene.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>But anonymous is only anonymous until the police get involved. Yik Yak will turn over information without a warrant in the case of an emergency, such as kidnapping, bomb threats, school shootings or suicide threats. Police arrested Hunter Park, 19, a student at the University of Missouri's Rolla campus, and charged him with using the app to make the threat: "I'm going to shoot any black people tomorrow, so be ready." Also out of Missouri today.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The university named black law professor Michael Middleton to serve as interim president, three days after Tim Wolfe resigned amid protests over racially charged events on the main<span style="color: Red;">*</span>campus in Columbia.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Meanwhile, the University of Missouri student who filmed assistant professor Melissa Click's call for "muscle" to eject him from a protest site on campus says he has filed a complaint with police alleging simple assault.
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Yik Yak has safeguards to keep people from posting threats on its app, but the service still grapples with handling some of those offensive messages.
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Pastor's pregnant wife, shot in the head, dies
What a wrenching story to bring you today. Amanda Blackburn, who was shot in her Indianapolis home Tuesday morning during an apparent robbery, has died after being removed from a ventilator. Her organs were donated. Blackburn, the mom of a toddler who was 12 weeks pregnant with her second baby, moved to Indiana in 2012 with her husband to start a church. News of the attack prompted an outpouring of grief and prayers on social media.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Police have revealed few details about the attack.
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Police and church officials said Wednesday the pregnant wife of a pastor died after being shot during a home invasion in Indianapolis the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said, on Tuesday. Wochit
Today in holiday outrage: Bloomingdale's sorry over creepy ad that maybe encouraged date rape
Welcome to a holiday season full of outrage.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“Spike your best friend’s eggnog when they’re not<span style="color: Red;">*</span>looking.”<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Um, what?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The advertisement is part of Bloomingdale's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>newly released<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Christmas catalog and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>features a woman laughing and looking away as a male model looks suggestively at her back. The backlash on Twitter and Facebook has been intense.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bloomingdale's has apologized, calling the copy "inappropriate and in poor taste."
Ronda Rousey plans to 'disappear' after her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>fight this weekend
Whatever the outcome of Ronda Rousey's UFC fight this weekend against Holly Holm, Rousey says she's had enough of the public eye. She tells Rolling Stone that she's taking a break<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to focus on her various upcoming films. Looking ahead to UFC 193.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Rousey is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the heavy favorite to win the main event in Australia on Saturday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She’s favored more this fight, in fact, than any time before. As for "The Preacher's Daughter" Holly Holm, know this. That's exactly what she is. She takes her Bible to Starbucks. Rousey even called her "a sweet girl." Back to Rousey. Here's a look at her amazing stats ahead of UFC 193.
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VIDEO PLAYLIST: LATEST FROM THE UFCA message to Ronda Rousey about 'Cyborg' Justino | 02:22MMAjunkie's Ben Fowlkes, his latest edition of "The Speed Bag", has a bit to say to the UFC women's bantamweight champion. USA TODAY Sports
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Walmart wants you to have a kinder, gentler Black Friday shopping experience
Walmart is ditching doorbusters for Black Friday. Why? The retail giant says it's part of a strategy to make holiday shopping easier for customers. If you want, you can start early —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Black Friday event at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but you'll find the same deals as you would on Friday. Bonus. Walmart also plans to simplify the craziest 48 hours by scrapping hourly deals on different items. And if you're still reluctant to venture out into the crowds, take note: Online deals will start at 12:01 a.m. PT on Thanksgiving, while all in-store deals will be available once stores open that evening.
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Walmart is remaking Black Friday by ditching doorbusters as part of a strategy to make holiday shopping easier for customers. Instead, it plans to simplify the shopping period by providing nearly all of its deals both online and in stores at once. Wochit
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