The incident occurred with 11 minutes remaining in the tense clash, which was dubbed by many the best game of the competition thus far. One of the Azzurri’s key players in their surprising run to the last four under Roberto Mancini, Roma left-back Spinazzola had pulled up as he ran after …
Read More »YouTube APOLOGIZES, reverses ‘permanent ban’ on pro-censorship pressure group Right Wing Watch
The group, which says it “monitors and exposes the activities of Radical Right political organizations,” found itself permanently banned earlier on Monday for “severe or repeated violations” of YouTube’s terms of service. The Google-owned platform confirmed the decision after initial appeal, leaving Right Wing Watch furious and conservative pundits gloating …
Read More »Google apologizes after listing ancient language spoken by 40 million people as ‘ugliest in India’
The tech giant came under fire after it was discovered that typing “ugliest language in India” into its search engine returned “Kannada,” a language spoken by more than 40 million people, predominantly in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. The harsh designation soon caught the eye of officials in Bangalore, …
Read More »USA Today removes the word ‘male’ from op-ed about trans athletes… and apologizes for using ‘hurtful language’
The outlet published a piece last week penned by Chelsea Mitchell, one of four female high-school athletes who filed an unsuccessful lawsuit last year challenging Connecticut’s decision to allow biological males to compete in girls’ athletics. The champion runner wrote that she was deprived of multiple titles and awards because …
Read More »‘We didn’t stop to think about it’: Michigan Gov. Whitmer apologizes for flouting own Covid-19 rules when dining out
Lockdown-championing Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has been called out for hypocrisy after a photo of her huddling together with 12 other people at a table at a bar in East Lansing, Michigan surfaced on social media. The image was shared by Detroit journalist Chad Livengood, who said it was posted …
Read More »Colombian schoolteacher apologizes for kissing wife’s breast during Zoom physics lesson (VIDEO)
Ruben Dario Parra Zuleta kissed his wife’s chest during a lesson on oscillatory motion taught at the San Vicente Educational Institution in the Colombian city of Palmira. The teacher’s antics were recorded by a female student and shared on social media. The school recognized that Zuleta had behaved inappropriately in …
Read More »Australian mayor apologizes after council youth worker tells ‘white, male & Christian’ students they are ‘oppressors’ – media
The incident allegedly took place at Parkdale Secondary College in a beachside suburb of Melbourne, Australia, last week, but was first reported by the Sunday Herald on Sunday. The paper reported that the Kingston Youth Services worker was giving a presentation about “privilege, pronouns and “intersectionality”’ to year 11 students …
Read More »Psst! Sorry not sorry: Amazon apologizes to congressman it dumped on for tweeting about Amazon workers pissing in bottles
Last week, Amazon’s official Twitter account went after Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI), after he brought up the urination issue in a debate over minimum wage. “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us,” Amazon responded, before touting itself …
Read More »Harvard apologizes after trying to help fight anti-Asian racism by telling students ‘You may wish that you weren’t Asian’
“You may wish that you weren’t Asian,” the university told Asian students on its Counseling and Mental Health Services website. “But remember that your ancestors likely went through similar or even worse incidents. They survived by recognizing the beauty and strength of their community. So seek out or create literature, …
Read More »Australia’s defence minister apologizes, now has to pay up for calling alleged rape victim ‘lying cow’
Linda Reynolds, who is currently on sick leave from her cabinet position, reiterated her apology to Brittany Higgins on Friday for calling her a “lying cow.” She said in a statement that her rude remark was not meant “in the sense it may have been understood” by the public and …
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