Tag: Media
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Posts mislead on delta variant data
CLAIM: Data from the U.K.’s...
Cable TV worker killed, public workers shot in S. Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Charter Communications worker was killed in a South Carolina shooting and standoff that also wounded two public workers repairing a...
Vanessa Williams to honor Juneteenth at July 4 festivities
NEW YORK — When Vanessa Williams hosts this year’s televised Capitol Fourth celebration, she will not only honor the nation’s traditional independence day, but...
Belarus leader says alleged foreign-backed plots thwarted
KYIV, Ukraine — Belarus' authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko claimed Friday that his government has thwarted a series of purported Western-backed plots, and ordered the...
Man charged with ‘common assault’ of top UK medical officer
LONDON — Police in London said a man charged with common assault after England’s chief medical officer was harassed in a park in central...
How COVID-fueled crowdfunding can revive small businesses
A pandemic-fueled boom in crowdfunding has small businesses flocking to capital-raising platforms that experts say could help many companies get back to normal —...
Some EU newspapers refuse to publish ads from Hungarian PM
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Times of Malta on Thursday joined several other European newspapers in refusing requests from Hungary's government to publish a full-page...
What’s in a tag? Twitter revamps misinformation labels
Last May, as Twitter was testing warning labels for false and misleading tweets, it tried out the word “disputed" with a small focus group....
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
BAGHDAD — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four...
California poised to set date for election targeting Newsom
LOS ANGELES — California moved Thursday toward finalizing a date for a recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, while...