Tag: Social media
SOS messages, panic as virus breaks India’s health system
NEW DELHI — Dr. Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signaling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his...
Apple’s iPhone privacy clampdown arrives after 7-month delay
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Apple is following through on its pledge to crack down Facebook and other snoopy apps that secretly shadow people on...
Prisons worker on leave after run-in with Wright protesters
STILLWATER, Minn. — A Minnesota Department of Corrections employee has been placed on investigative leave after a profane confrontation with protesters seeking more serious...
Police allege man left explosive device at police station
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A 50-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly leaving an improvised explosive device and causing a fire outside the Terre...
English soccer to unite in 4-day social media boycott
LONDON — English soccer is uniting to boycott social media for four days in response to relentless online abuse of players.
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Evidence in Chauvin case contradicted first police statement
PHILADELPHIA — Moments after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, copies of the original Minneapolis police statement began...
Spanish politics take nasty turn with mailed death threats
MADRID — Most political parties in Spain put aside their differences Friday to contemn a series of death threats mailed to the country's interior...
Video shows Black soldiers harassed at Virginia restaurant
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A group of Black soldiers was recently harassed at a northern Virginia restaurant by a woman who used racist language,...
Powwows across US adapt to pandemic for a second year
The coronavirus pandemic brought powwow season largely to a screeching halt last year.
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Oscar slate holds “firsts” for Asian actors, filmmakers
It may be hard to believe that there are still many “firsts” left to check off after 93 years of the Academy Awards, and...
