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'GMA’ star Michael Strahan’s girlfriend Kayla Quick breaks into groovy dance as she promotes NY Giants’ energy drink
'GMA’ star Michael Strahan’s girlfriend Kayla Quick breaks into groovy dance as she promotes NY Giants’ energy drink
Michael Strahan attended a NY Giants' game with his girlfriend Kayla Quick and daughter Isabella Strahan
2023-10-05 12:29
Manipur women in naked assault video ‘will not give up’
Manipur women in naked assault video ‘will not give up’
Two women in Manipur give the BBC their first face-to-face interview since being stripped and assaulted.
2023-11-10 08:33
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage
2023-07-10 00:29
Adrien Rabiot confirms decision on Juventus future amid Man Utd interest
Adrien Rabiot confirms decision on Juventus future amid Man Utd interest
Adrien Rabiot has signed a new one-year contract at Juventus, ending Manchester United's hopes of luring him to Old Trafford on a free transfer. His previous deal was up at the end of June.
2023-06-27 21:14
Windrush trolls taken down after public criticism
Windrush trolls taken down after public criticism
Twitter trolls who suggested a ship carrying the first wave of the Windrush generation should have “sunk” have been taken down following public criticism. On June 22, 1948, HMT Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury in Essex with around 500 workers aboard from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. They were among the first of the Windrush generation – people who had travelled to the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries as part of a scheme to help fill post-war labour shortages. On 75th anniversary of Windrush, Sunder Katwala, director of independent think tank British Future, told the PA news agency about a series of offensive tweets. One anonymous user with a profile image of a St George’s flag had suggested that the then-prime minister Clement Attlee “should have told the Royal Navy to sink it in the middle of the Atlantic”. The user had also argued that black and Jewish people could not be British. Initially, complaints about the account were rejected – despite MPs receiving assurances in the past that such comments probably violated Twitter rules. Mr Katwala was tagged in a further tweet by another user, which stated: “Should have sunk it just as we should be sinking the illegals coming to our shores.” He had reported that offensive post too, but on Thursday had yet to receive a response from moderators. PA had attempted to contact Twitter on Thursday for a comment. By Friday afternoon, both accounts appeared to have been removed or suspended from the micro-blogging site. Mr Katwala said: “It is good that the right decision has been made in this case after the indefensible decision to declare this incessant racism within the rules was challenged publicly. “My concern is that the Twitter moderation system is invariably getting the most clear cut cases wrong so users are not getting the protection they need most of the time.” Previously, the author and prominent social commentator had said that public figures including Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, ministers and MPs “face daily racism because of the failures of social media platforms”. “So you can’t participate in public space on equal terms without experiencing racism, even though in every other sphere of life, if you’re on the train, on the bus, or in the playground, or in business, people can’t do that anymore, because we have social norms and we uphold them. “There’s no enforcement at all of the most basic social norms even when put in the most vitriolic terms,” he said. Allowing the views of a tiny minority to be amplified on social media skewed how the younger generation saw progress in the real world, leaving an impression society was “going backwards, no forwards”, he suggested. Mr Katwala had said social media does have the ability to “step up” to tackle online hate, as happened after the Christchurch terror attack in New Zealand and after Euro 2020 racist abuse. But he added on Thursday: “It is very clear to me that Twitter is now taking the most extreme content considerably less seriously than two years ago. “How far that is a policy decision under new ownership and how far a reduction in staff capacity is less clear. “The type of very extreme content they would take down when challenged is much more likely to stay up for much longer now. If the platform is not going to act, the case for external regulation gets stronger.” Mr Katwala has recently published a new book, How To Be A Patriot, which is a personal account of what it is to be British. He joined a celebration of the 75th anniversary at the National Windrush Monument in Waterloo, south London, and at a special service at Southwark Cathedral. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Meta rejects accusation of censorship of language around female body AI developing faster than laws aiming to regulate it, academic warns Facebook Marketplace is most complained-about online retail platforms
2023-06-23 23:16
Biden's climate law has led to 86,000 new jobs and $132 billion in investment, new report says
Biden's climate law has led to 86,000 new jobs and $132 billion in investment, new report says
A year after Democrats passed their sweeping $750 billion climate and health care law, it's leading to a surge of clean energy projects and job creation, according to a recent Bank of America report.
2023-08-15 01:36
Commonwealth Games in limbo as Australia pulls out as 2026 host
Commonwealth Games in limbo as Australia pulls out as 2026 host
The Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games on Tuesday citing major cost blow-outs, leaving organisers fuming as they scrambled...
2023-07-18 09:46
Luis Diaz's parents kidnapped in Colombia
Luis Diaz's parents kidnapped in Colombia
The parents of Liverpool forward Luis Diaz have been kidnapped, with his father still yet to be found.
2023-10-29 17:15
Dutch insurer Aegon hikes capital generation target on US strength
Dutch insurer Aegon hikes capital generation target on US strength
Dutch Insurer Aegon raised its full-year capital generation forecast on Thursday, driven by a strong performance in the
2023-11-16 14:43
The number of available US jobs surged in April, complicating the Fed's strategy
The number of available US jobs surged in April, complicating the Fed's strategy
The number of available jobs in the United States unexpectedly rose in April, bucking economists' predictions after a three-month stretch of declines.
2023-05-31 22:03
Foreign business lobbies warn working in China harder than ever
Foreign business lobbies warn working in China harder than ever
Foreign business confidence in China has reached its lowest in years, US and European enterprise lobbies warned Tuesday, as slowing growth and...
2023-09-19 17:17
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
Former Arizona governor contacted by special counsel in Jan. 6 probe
Special counsel Jack Smith's team has contacted former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, who Donald Trump pressured to overturn the 2020 election, a source familiar with the outreach confirms CNN.
2023-07-19 02:37