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2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning

Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many tria...

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5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting

Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Here is what to know. (Image credit: Ad...

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Kurds in the Middle East: Struggle for a homeland

The Kurdish people are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world without their own country. Many are native to the region where four countries — Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey — meet and share langu...

4dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

ICE arrests in the US: What's true, what's fake

Across the United States, arrests by ICE agents - and protests against them - continue. As Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has intensified, more and more videos have gained traction online, showi...

4dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Please Let Me Read – The Web Was Once Good:(

Article URL: https://github.com/subranag/declutter Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46636251 Points: 11 # Comments: 5...

Jan 15Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota

US President Donald Trump threatens to deploy military forces to quell protests in Minnesota, as tensions run high over the role of ICE officers in the city....

Jan 15Deutsche WellePoliticsImpact

UK mulls under‑16 social media ban amid rising online ID push

The UK is weighing an Australia‑style ban on social media for under‑16s, as regulators ramp up enforcement of the Online Safety Act....

Jan 15CoinTelegraphPoliticsImpact

Having a baby in rural America? Get ready for a 3-hour drive.

America's hospitals are dropping their labor and delivery services. skaman306/Getty Images 60% of rural counties offered no labor and delivery services in 2023, a new report found. Many pregnant patie...

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Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza: Three journalists among the dead

In Gaza on Wednesday, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in multiple attacks, including a strike on a vehicle carrying three journalists documenting a new displacement camp. Since the ceasefire too...

5dFrance 24Politics

Live: UN rights chief 'horrified' by Iranian crackdown amid reports of hundreds killed

UN ​human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...

Jan 13France 24PoliticsImpact

Tehran blames 'terrorists' for deaths of demonstrators in Iran

Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...

Jan 14EuronewsPoliticsImpact

Counterprotesters confront conservative influencer in Minneapolis

Hundreds of counterprotesters drowned out a far-right activist’s attempt to hold a small rally in support of the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown in Minneapolis on Saturday, as the ...

Jan 18France 24PoliticsImpact

Media freedom in the spotlight as Kuciak murder case reopens

Europe presents itself as a defender of the free press, yet some high-profile murders of EU journalists have yet to be resolved. Will a new trial into the death of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak change ...

1dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

‘We are the Good Samaritans’: Minneapolis hits back at ICE

A network of ordinary people is trying to hold officers involved in Donald Trump’s sweeping Minnesota crackdown to account...

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Move between worlds: A brighter future unfolds at the intersections

[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] We’ve never lived more interconnected lives — or felt more divided. Separated by belief, culture, and access, we turn inward...

3dSouth China Morning PosteducationImpact

New EU anti-racism strategy misses the point, say NGOs

Diversity groups say the EU has weakened its newly-released policy to tackle discrimination. But was it due to fears of negative reactions from the Trump administration?...

5dDeutsche WellePoliticsImpact

Becoming a Whorelord: The Overly Analytical Guide to Escorting (2021)

Article URL: https://knowingless.com/2021/10/19/becoming-a-whorelord-the-overly-analytical-guide-to-escorting/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688229 Points: 5 # Comments: 1...

Jan 20Hacker NewssocietyImpact

Women poised to take Indian sports to the next level

India has been experiencing major growth in women's sports in recent years. This is being fuelled by investment from both the public and private sector – as well as many role models....

Jan 15Deutsche WelleSports

Women poised to take India sports to the next level

India has been experiencing major growth in women's sports in recent years. This is being fuelled by investment from both the public and private sector – as well as many role models....

Jan 15Deutsche WelleSports

Amid Iran’s blackout, videos show lethal violence across the country

A Washington Post review of videos from Iran posted online of recent protests illustrates how widely violence has spread....

Jan 14Washington PostPoliticsImpact
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