SAN FRANCISCO — The social media platform X will go to court Thursday trying to preserve its lawsuit against an advocacy group that’s been critical of the rise in hate speech and racist posts on the site since Elon Musk took over what was then called Twitter. The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a […]
With the Paris Olympics on the horizon — and an opportunity to redeem itself after last summer’s World Cup fiasco — the U.S. women’s national soccer team took a jarring step backward late Monday night in a 2-0 defeat to Mexico at the Concacaf W Gold Cup in Carson, Calif. The Americans had lost to […]
Draft season kicks into high gear this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis as teams will put prospects under a microscope during private interviews, news conferences and workouts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Quarterbacks always dominate conversations at the combine, and this year will be no different with USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake […]
In the year ending September 2023, 67,983 rapes were reported in Wales and England, police data shows. The latest figures breaking down reports by gender show 72% were made by women in the year ending March 2022. Johanna has worked on initiatives such as the Welsh government’s Sound campaign which encourages young men to learn about […]
US Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) speaks during a news conference, on protections for access to in vitro fertilization. Last week the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos have the same rights as children and people can be held liable for destroying them. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via […]
Introduction: Hunt warned pound would suffer if he misreads the markets Good morning, and welcome to our rolling of business, the financial markets, and the world economy. With just over week to go until the budget, Jeremy Hunt is being warned not to risk unfunded tax cuts that could cause ructions in the financial markets. […]
When she wasn’t at work or asleep last summer, Heidi Leatherby was filming videos about products sold on Amazon. She made videos about coffee makers and electric fences, tea bags and vitamin supplements, kettlebells and rubber duckies — more than 2,200 in six months. “I took all lunch hours, all waking hours of my weekend, […]
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says lessons from 2020 are informing election officials’ priorities and preparations for the general election in November. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says lessons from 2020 are informing election officials’ priorities and preparations for the general election in November. Paul […]
D.C. United began the 2024 season Saturday with its new coach watching with its new general manager and co-owners from the suite level, its two most experienced players unavailable and five newcomers in the lineup. A campaign carrying high turnover and low expectations took flight with a man advantage for most of the night and […]
The name’s Powers. Chad Powers. And he’s coming (back) to a screen near you. Hulu ordered Eli Manning’s character “Chad Powers” to be made into its own comedy series, according to a company press release. Manning created and transformed into Powers for an episode of his docuseries “Eli’s Places” after Manning’s curiosity about the college […]