US Postal Service hiking stamp prices Sunday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON The United States Postal Service (USPS) is hiking the price of first-class mail stamps
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When is 100 Thieves' Project X Coming to Fortnite Creative?
100 Thieves' Project X is coming to Fortnite Creative on July 11. The game was developed in UEFN and will be a 3v3 bank heist.
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Hornets vs. Spurs prediction and odds for NBA Summer League (Back Spurs in Victor Wembanyama’s debut)
Victor Wembanyama makes his NBA Summer League debut on Friday night against No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller and the Charlotte Hornets.The time has come!https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1677056071683416069Wemby is arguably the most hyped prospect since LeBron James broke into the NBA in 2...
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Taylor Swift changes controversial lyrics for 'Better Than Revenge'
Taylor Swift is using "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" as an opportunity to make some changes to her previously recorded music.
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Trump Special Counsel Spent $5.4 Million Probing Former President So Far
Special Counsel Jack Smith spent $5.4 million on staff compensation and other expenses in his first four months
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Kylian Mbappé 'honoured' to be in Cameroon
Sports fans are elated as the French football star visits Cameroon, where his father comes from.
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Meta’s Threads Has 70 Million Signups, Surprising Zuckerberg
Meta Platforms Inc.’s new social media app Threads has garnered 70 million users in just two days after
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Edwin van der Sar in intensive care after suffering brain haemorrhage
Former Man Utd goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been admitted to hospital in Croatia after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
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Conspiracy theorists are trying to claim that nuclear weapons aren't real
Conspiracy theorist and right-wing comedian Owen Benjamin is now claiming that nuclear bombs do not exist because there is evidence of cameras filming nuclear blasts. “It’s weird that the nuclear blasts vaporised brick houses but not the old times camera recording it. It’s because nukes are fake.” Benjamin claims. “Hiroshima and Nagasaki never had any fall out radiation. The whole narrative and all the evidence is absurd.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Twitter was quick to add context through community notes saying: “the cameras were in bunkers 5 miles away from ground zero with telescopic lenses allowing for the camera’s to record the nuclear explosion.” In regards to Benjamin’s claim regarding Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they write that they “have no fallout radiation today as the atomic bombs were detonated at an altitude of about 600m.” His tweet has over 10,000 likes. Benjamin follows up his false claims by saying “there are no nuclear bombs with fallout radiation.” And that the whole world is “in on it”. He adds that people have been “tricked” saying “stop being afraid. It’s fake.” Most disagreed and pushed back against Benjamin’s claim. One user asked for his explanation for what happened in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. He replied by saying they were “bombed with conventional firebombs” and told another user that it was “just large amounts of TNT.” Others tried to explain why Benjamin was wrong: But there were some who defended and agreed with Benjamin: Benjamin also claims that the video in his tweet is of a toy model, and that those explaining how the camera was filmed from far away and protected are lying. He replied to a comment from a user saying they “learned something from the community notes”, sarcastically saying, “yeah you can record inside a house from 5 miles away in 1945.” When asked flat out by a user “are nuclear weapons real?” Benjamin replies: “No. Zero evidence they exist outside of Hollywood movies. Remember hiding under your desk? Looking back does that make sense?” This isn’t the first time Benjamin has spread conspiracy theories on Twitter, he has previously engaged in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial as well as spreading misinformation about Covid. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
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Ukraine Plans to Seize Sense Bank From Russian Billionaires
Ukraine plans to nationalize Sense Bank, one of the country’s systemically important lenders, from its Russian owners as
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Manhattan DA Says 6 Indicted in Adams Campaign-Financing Probe
Six people were indicted in New York City for conspiring in an alleged fraud scheme involving straw donations
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North Carolina amusement park adds additional inspections after roller coaster crack
A North Carolina amusement park came under investigation this week after a video surfaced online of parkgoers riding a roller coaster with a large crack in the support column
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