Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, said Friday that if he was elected, he would appoint a special counsel to investigate how prosecutors handled cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Kennedy also said Friday that there was “little evidence of a true insurrection” and falsely claimed that […]
Newsportu’s Leila Fadel speaks with No Labels co-founder Holly Page about the group’s announcement that it won’t field a candidate in this year’s presidential election. LEILA FADEL, HOST: No Labels, the group that set out to offer voters an alternative to Joe Biden or Donald Trump in this year’s presidential race, has given up its […]
AI-generated images are everywhere. They’re being used to make nonconsensual pornography, muddy the truth during elections and promote products on social media using celebrity impersonations. When Princess Catherine released a video last month disclosing that she had cancer, social media went abuzz with the latest baseless claim that artificial intelligence was used to manipulate the […]
Treasury minister Gareth Davies: reports of ‘spear-phishing’ attacks on MPs ‘extremely troubling’ William Wragg has told the Times that he gave out the personal phone numbers of colleagues to a person he met on a dating app in what appears to have been a “spear-phishing” cyber-attack. Asked about the situation during the morning media round, […]
SAN FRANCISCO — During a regular day in the office, I last about five minutes at my desk. Then I get antsy and move to the table in the office kitchen. Then to the conference room. Then back to the kitchen. For whatever reason, deskbound work is a challenge for me. At home, I rotate […]
Lionel Messi looked on from the sidelines as Inter Miami CF lost 2-1 to Monterrey in the first leg of the teams’ Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal on Wednesday at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Jorge Rodriguez netted a stellar goal late in the game to give Monterrey the win on the night, as Messi […]
The Sun newspaper’s politics show, Never Mind the Ballots, leans heavily on the great soft-comedy moments of golden British TV men-talking, its name pilfered from the Buzzcocks, its graphics from Have I Got News for You. This was a smart idea, because it looks fun, but it was also a dumb idea, because it was […]
Celtic fans displayed a banner before kick-off at Tony Macaroni Arena Livingston have threatened to ban flags and banners at their ground after accusing Celtic’s Green Brigade supporters group of unfurling “unapproved” tifo displays on Sunday. The Scottish Premiership club claim two banners appeared contrary to a prior agreement, describing it as “wholly and utterly […]
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin voters opted Tuesday to ban private funding for election administration, joining more than two dozen states that have ended or limited the practice after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife spent $350 million to help local governments run elections during the coronavirus pandemic. Voters approved an amendment to the state […]
Colombian playmaker Leicy Santos will join the Washington Spirit from Spain’s Atlético Madrid this summer on a three-year contract, the NWSL team announced Tuesday, giving incoming coach Jonatan Giráldez a splashy signing to coincide with his midseason arrival. Santos, 27, has scored seven goals in 43 appearances for Colombia and represented her national team at […]