The US president was booted from the social media site for good on Friday, as Twitter embarked on a massive purge in the aftermath of the Capitol Hill debacle. The platform said it decided to lock Trump’s account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” while blocking many …
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Many are celebrating the announcement by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that President Trump will be banned from posting content on the social media platform, as well as Instagram, for at least the next two weeks following violence at the US Capitol – but others are warning that this moment could …
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“We remain in the grip of Covid-19 as cases surge across Europe and we tackle new challenges brought by the mutating virus,” said Hans Kluge, the WHO’s regional chief for Europe. Kluge added that the new variant of the virus, which might be up to 70 percent more transmissible, has …
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Some 58 cadets have admitted to cheating on the remotely-administered calculus exam, the school revealed on Monday. Four resigned rather than face punishment. A total of 72 first-year students and one second-year were accused of cheating after they all made the same error on the May exam, though two of …
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“Students once again attempt to get into @TPUSA Student Action Summit after many of them were blocked by police from entering the venue last night due to questionable last minute capacity changes by county officials,” Blaze reporter Elijah Shaffer tweeted on Sunday, along with footage of the massive crowd gathered …
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On Tuesday, Facebook announced the ban on 84 Facebook accounts, 6 pages, 9 groups and 14 Instagram accounts, citing policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Their activity originated in France and targeted mainly the Central African Republic and Mali, but also Niger, Burkina Faso, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Chad – all …
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“I know crimes, I can smell them. But I don’t have to smell this – I can prove it to you 18 different ways,” Giuliani, a former federal prosecutor before he served as mayor of New York City, told reporters on Thursday. Trump campaign legal aide Jenna Ellis told reporters …
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The ‘Manosphere’ – an ecosystem of blogs, message boards and Discord channels populated by unabashed male chauvinists who believe women shouldn’t even be voting, let alone serving in office – is terrified by the prospect of Kamala Harris becoming the US’ first female president. So says Jezebel, at least – …
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Black Lives Matter is undeniably political. And debate over its intentions was seemingly ended with the news that the group had applied to officially register as a political party in the UK. The application covers eight derivatives, across Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and the Greater London Authority. Interestingly, it has …
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The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in the UK has almost doubled over just about a week, Professor Jonathan Van-Tam said in a piece published by the government. With hospital and intensive care admissions on the rise, the nation is now heading into “colder, darker winter months” …
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