The iconic number 10 is currently on international duty in Brazil, where La Albiceleste top Group A after a 1-0 win over Paraguay in their last match, when Messi won the Man of the Match award. Preparing for their encounter with Bolivia on Monday, Messi’s teammates are said to have disturbed the birthday …
Read More »Friends? What friends? Instagram tests expansion of ‘suggested posts’ feature telling users what they REALLY want to see
Putting aside the temporal impossibility of looking at every single post shared by one’s Instagram friends — has anyone ever made it to the bottom of the ever-refreshing scroll of posts? — the new version promises to speckle “suggested posts” throughout the user’s feed, sometimes above posts from individuals and …
Read More »Liberals aghast as American TV news host says ‘traitors’ who stole election from Trump can face ‘execution’
During a segment discussing the 2020 presidential election on OAN, known for being a heavily conservative network, Sharp implied there were thousands involved in “undermining the election” and branded them “traitors.” He started by saying there were “widespread problems with voter integrity” in the election. Officially, these claims are denied …
Read More »Pelosi names ‘white supremacy’ & ‘anti-Semitism’ as root causes of Capitol riot, announcing new Congress probe into ‘insurrection’
Pelosi announced the new congressional committee on Thursday, saying the House-led investigation would look into the “root causes” of the incident, as well as what precautions could have been taken to better secure the halls of Congress. “This morning, with great solemnity and sadness, I am announcing the House will …
Read More »Biden says he’ll sign ‘bipartisan’ infrastructure compromise ONLY alongside Democrat wishlist
“If this is the only one that comes to me, I’m not signing it,” Biden said at the White House on Thursday afternoon, referring to the deal struck with a group of moderate Republicans earlier in the day. Instead, he will only consider it “in tandem” with a much larger …
Read More »Snowden hails ‘significant victory’ for privacy as court rules Baltimore air surveillance unconstitutional
The full bench of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 8-7 on Thursday in favor of Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle and against the Baltimore, Maryland police department, declaring the Aerial Investigation Research (AIR) program unconstitutional. The ruling is the “most significant 4th Amendment victory in …
Read More »Russia’s new T-14 Armata wonder-tank has all it takes to dominate the combat market
The T-14 Armata is Russia’s newest battle tank, featuring an unmanned turret and based on the Armata heavy military tracked-vehicle platform. Both the T-15 Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the T-16 Armored Recovery Vehicle (ARV) are designed on the same platform. It is the world’s first tank with a groundbreaking new …
Read More »‘Journalism is not a crime’: Biden accuses Beijing of ‘denying basic liberties’ following the closure of Apple Daily
Hong Kong-based newspaper Apple Daily closed its doors on Thursday after its offices were raided by police, employees detained, and assets frozen following accusations that the outlet was engaging in “collusion with a foreign country.” Officials pointed to examples of the newspaper encouraging foreign sanctions on China as a “crucial …
Read More »Building collapse in Miami feared to have killed dozens as search stretches on over 12 hours with no new rescues, 99 still missing
Miami-Dade County’s Assistant Fire Chief Ray Jadallah confirmed 55 apartment units on the building’s northeast side had totally collapsed, with 35 people rescued from the wreckage of the 12-story building and ten “assessed and treated” on site. A further two were sent to nearby hospitals, where one died. While estimates …
Read More »New York has dropped hundreds of George Floyd riot charges. Is it any wonder crime is once again soaring in the Big Apple?
Shootings, murder, violent assaults on the subways are all on the rise, and the Guardian Angels are back on the streets to try to stem the tide. This is what happens if you give criminals an invitation to loot – and worse. Once-progressive New York City is about to get …
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