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The Facebook Settlement Is $725 Million—Here’s How to Claim Your Tiny Piece

People who used Facebook in the U.S. during the past 15 or so years can expect free money from its parent company—but not a lot, and not anytime soon. In December, Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the social-media company of allowing data firm Cambridge Analytica and other third parties to access private information about millions of users. Cambridge Analytica was a top vendor for former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.…

The Facebook Settlement Is $725M—Here’s How to Claim Your Tiny Piece

People who used Facebook in the U.S. during the past 15 or so years can expect free money from its parent company—but not a lot, and not anytime soon. In December, Meta Platforms Inc. agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the social-media company of allowing data firm Cambridge Analytica and other third parties to access private information about millions of users. Cambridge Analytica was a top vendor for former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.…

Essay: On the continuing fascination with Marilyn Monroe

For Norman Mailer, she was the ultimate figment of every man’s desire. For Joyce Carol Oates, she was a woman who belonged to everyone but herself. For Arthur Miller, she was “a poet on a street corner trying to recite to a crowd pulling at her clothes.” For Elton John, she was a “candle in the wind.” Sex symbol, feminist icon, metaphor, merchandise, mystery — Marilyn Monroe has been just about everything the world wants her to be. Everyone has an idea of her in their minds that they’ve reduced her to. For Andrew Dominik…