#Jim Banks wants pressure on China over missing Peng Shuai

#Jim Banks wants pressure on China over missing Peng Shuai

“#Jim Banks wants pressure on China over missing Peng Shuai” Rep. Jim Banks called on President Biden on Thursday to apply diplomatic pressure on China over the disappearance of professional tennis player Peng Shuai after she accused a former top Communist Party official of sexual assault.  In a letter to Biden, Secretary of State Antony…

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#Instagram faces bipartisan investigation over effect on teens

#Instagram faces bipartisan investigation over effect on teens

“#Instagram faces bipartisan investigation over effect on teens” Instagram is facing an investigation from a bipartisan group of state attorneys general over the photo-sharing app’s effect on young people, even as its parent company Meta Platforms attempts to shrug off months of scandals.   The attorney generals of New York, Florida, California and several other…

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#MSNBC banned from Kyle Rittenhouse trial

#MSNBC banned from Kyle Rittenhouse trial

“#MSNBC banned from Kyle Rittenhouse trial” The judge presiding over the Kyle Rittenhouse trial banned MSNBC from the courtroom on Thursday after a man claiming to be a producer for the network was accused of following jurors. The man, who identified himself as James Morrison, was pulled over Wednesday after he allegedly blew a red…

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#Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook

#Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook

“#Hate speech in Myanmar continues to thrive on Facebook” JAKARTA, Indonesia — Years after coming under scrutiny for contributing to ethnic and religious violence in Myanmar, Facebook still has problems detecting and moderating hate speech and misinformation on its platform in the Southeast Asian nation, internal documents viewed by The Associated Press show. Three years…

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#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly 0M fine

#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly $600M fine

“#Google to pay AFP for news after charged nearly $600M fine” Google has agreed to pay Agence France-Presse for news content following a nasty legal and regulatory battle that saw the tech giant fined nearly $600 million by French authorities.  The deal comes after years of complaints by news publishers around the world about Google and…

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#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level

#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level

“#New jobless claims march lower toward pre-pandemic level” The number of Americans newly seeking jobless benefits dropped again last week, inching closer to pre-pandemic levels amid the historically tight labor market, the feds said Thursday. As of last week, initial filings for unemployment benefits, seen as a proxy for layoffs, fell to 268,000, down 1,000 from the prior week’s…

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#Jack Grealish gets ultimatum from girlfriend over rumored romance with actress Emily Atack

#Jack Grealish gets ultimatum from girlfriend over rumored romance with actress Emily Atack

“#Jack Grealish gets ultimatum from girlfriend over rumored romance with actress Emily Atack” England soccer star Jack Grealish is reportedly in the dog house with his girlfriend over a secret romance with English actress Emily Atack. Grealish, 26, is in a relationship with model Sasha Attwood, who gave him an ultimatum, according to The Sun, amid romance rumors…

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