#NY Times admits ‘Caliphate’ podcast based on botched reporting

#NY Times admits ‘Caliphate’ podcast based on botched reporting

“#NY Times admits ‘Caliphate’ podcast based on botched reporting” The New York Times’ Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast about ISIS was an “institutional failure” that included shoddy reporting based off interviews with a “con artist,” executive editor Dean Baquet said Friday. In a blistering editor’s note, the newspaper said the 2018 series “Caliphate” blew its journalistic standards….

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#Sony pulls ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ from PlayStation store after complaints

#Sony pulls ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ from PlayStation store after complaints

“#Sony pulls ‘Cyberpunk 2077’ from PlayStation store after complaints” Sony has pulled “Cyberpunk 2077” from its PlayStation store following widespread complaints about glitches in the futuristic video game. Sony Interactive Entertainment, the Japanese tech giant’s gaming division, announced Thursday evening that it was removing the game from its digital store “until further notice.” The company…

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#Human Rights Campaign calls for apology from Elon Musk

#Human Rights Campaign calls for apology from Elon Musk

“#Human Rights Campaign calls for apology from Elon Musk” A leading gay-rights group that has praised Tesla’s treatment of its LGBTQ employees wants Elon Musk to apologize for mocking people who display their gender pronouns in their online bios. The Human Rights Campaign reportedly weighed in on Musk’s latest controversy after he tried to defend…

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#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests

“#NYPD tactics ‘heightened tensions’ during Floyd protests” The NYPD’s tactics during the George Floyd protests earlier this year “heightened tensions” between cops and protesters — and “inconsistent” enforcement of the curfew by cops led to unnecessary use of force, a new report says. “NYPD use of force and crowd control tactics often failed to discriminate…

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#Vice President Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine

#Vice President Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine

“#Vice President Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine” Vice President Mike Pence received the COVID-19 vaccine on live TV Friday morning in a move designed to instill confidence in the American public that the newly approved shot is safe. Pence, second lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams took turns getting jabbed at the Eisenhower Executive…

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