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It was confirmed on Tuesday that a body found in the Wyoming woods on Sunday was in fact 22-year-old Gabby Petito. The death has been ruled a homicide by Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blue, though the exact cause of death has yet to be determined. This grim news comes …

Back in 2019, razor manufacturer Gillette launched a grievously ill-considered advertising campaign addressing toxic masculinity, just as the #Metoo movement was gaining speed, using images portraying sexism, bullying and aggressive male behaviour. The idea was to twist the company’s slogan from “The best a man can get” to the “The …

Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, announced over Twitter this week that his company plans to house 20,000 Afghanistan refugees for free, thanks to the “generosity” of its hosts. Now call me cynical, but this sounds a bit like reputational laundering from a platform capitalist whose business is known worldwide …

In an address on Reddit, which was co-founded by the husband of one of Osaka’s most high-profile backers – former champion Serena Williams – her sister confessed that the Grand Slam winner “sucks at explaining her actions most of the time”, adding that it had been “a little hard for me to see …

As it isn’t far from home, I feel an urge to visit the London suburb where a local council has permanently painted a pedestrian crossing blue, pink and white to mark the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia. When I find the crossing, I’ll stand in the middle, ignore …

The US Senate last week passed a bumper anti-China bill titled the “Strategic Competition Act”.  Backed by Chuck Schumer (Dem – New York) as one of his biggest priorities since becoming the Majority leader, the 270+ page document contains scores of recommendations and provisions on formalizing America’s “geopolitical competition” against …

The move returns Cuba to the pariah list, exposing it to a wide range of sanctions and restrictions, five years after the Obama-Biden administration thawed relations with the communist nation and eased its isolation. It also leaves another diplomatic imbroglio for the Biden administration to deal with after the new …

Another day, another race row, and this time the Grammys are in the eye of the storm, after announcing the nominations ahead of the ceremony in January. Beyonce heads the field and is in six categories principally for her track Black Parade, commemorating the end of slavery in the US …

Pope Francis has been hailed by mainstream pundits, who have praised his latest statement on homosexuality in a new documentary titled Francesco. In the film, he said: “Homosexual people have the right to be in a family. They are children of God. … What we have to have is a …

Long wanted to write in the case of “drunken boy”. Let me remind you that a comprehensive forensic examination in a result set, the lack of alcohol in the blood of a child who died in a road accident in city Balashikha. Type expert contaminated samples, but the intent was …