Tag: Media
Humorous hackers hit Iran’s railroad system in cyberattack
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about alleged train...
Mexican journalists says El Salvador expelled him for work
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican journalist who served as editor at a crusading Salvadoran website said Friday he was expelled from the Central American...
Behind the numbers: Heat wave victim was WA Capitol regular
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Among the hundreds of people who died from heat-related issues during the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave last week, one man...
White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push
WASHINGTON — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.”
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QAnon has receded from social media — but it’s just hiding
On the face of it, you might think that the QAnon conspiracy has largely disappeared from big social media sites. But that's not quite...
Ireland basketball CEO apologizes for post about Sterling
DUBLIN — The chief executive of Ireland's basketball federation has apologized for an offensive social media post about England soccer player Raheem Sterling.
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Paris police detain rapper Lil Baby, frisk NBA star Harden
PARIS — American rapper Lil Baby was detained in Paris on Thursday for allegedly transporting drugs, according to the city prosecutor’s office.
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Exiled Turkish journalist attacked outside home in Germany
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish journalist, who is critical of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and has been living in exile in Germany, was...
SC officer fired after body cam video shows confrontation
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina police department on Thursday announced the firing of an officer involved in the arrests of two brothers last...
Belarus government blocks top media outlet, detain reporters
KYIV, Ukraine — The Belarusian authorities on Thursday blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists, the...