The UK government has for several years targeted residents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, “whose primary language is Russian,” with a variety of information warfare strategies, in order to “develop greater affinity” among them for the UK, European Union and NATO, and to help “weaken the Russian state.” This is explained in …
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Footage earlier on Friday showed protesters and police in a standoff, as authorities attempted to disperse individuals who had gathered in the cities of Hledan, Mandalay, and Yangon to oppose military rule in the country. Individuals who witnessed the situation in Hledan described it as an “act of brutality” against …
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Users will soon be able to get paid by what is referred to as Super Followers access to bonus content, such as a newsletter subscription or bonus tweets. Direct paid subscription features have been successful on other social media platforms, though Twitter has not revealed what sort of fee they …
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Lawyers for Maxwell, who is white, argued in court filings on Monday that because she was indicted by a grand jury in White Plains, New York, rather than Manhattan, the jury pool had a lower proportion of blacks and Hispanics than the community where she allegedly committed the crimes in …
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Christmas season is when movie studios put out prestige films and big box office contenders. In normal times, people flock to theatres during the holidays because they’re off work and it gives them something to do with family or, in some cases, to avoid family. This year with coronavirus closing …
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“Recently, I passed a bill in the Senate to stop sending stimulus checks to dead people, immediately,” Paul tweeted on Monday. The Kentucky senator revealed the bill has been “watered down” so stimulus checks will only cease being sent to dead people after three years. “This is exactly why 90 …
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“Student debt cancellation is a racial-justice issue,” the Massachusetts Democrat declared Monday on Twitter. Pressley’s tweet came amid increasing discussion of student loan debt after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said earlier this month that once Joe Biden becomes president, he would be able to extinguish $50,000 of student borrowings …
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“I think that Vice President Biden campaigned on an incredibly progressive and aggressive agenda,” deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said in an interview Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press program. She added that “he’s going to make good on those commitments.” Bedingfield described Biden’s program to combat climate change as …
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Lafayette Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call, involving a man with a knife at a Shell gas station around 8pm Friday. When they tried to apprehend the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin, he allegedly ignored repeated orders to surrender as well as several taser shots fired at …
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Chinese national Charlie Peng may have bribed around 100 monks over the past two years to garner support for a “Chinese candidate” to succeed the Dalai Lama, Indian government sources told News18. The payments were reportedly made in cash, as well as by wire transfers. During the probe, authorities questioned …
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