Tag: Online media
NCAA basketball players use biggest stage to deliver message
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — A social media effort to raise awareness about inequities in college sports by some prominent basketball players came with calls for rules...
Minneapolis police review force used in homeless camp clash
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis police department on Friday was reviewing use of force by its officers after their attempt to clear out a homeless...
Alexi McCammond parts ways with Teen Vogue over past tweets
<p>NEW YORK — Saying her past anti-Asian and homophobic tweets have overshadowed her work, Alexi McCammond said Thursday that she and publisher Conde Nast...
Twitter suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene by mistake
WASHINGTON — Twitter briefly suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday, but later said the move was a mistake.
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Prosecutor: Louisiana man tried to kill, dismember gay man
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A southwest Louisiana man was charged with federal hate crime and kidnapping charges Thursday by prosecutors who said he tried to...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
Facebook grows in Oregon with data center, fiber-optic cable
<p>SALEM, Ore. — Facebook is growing its footprint in Oregon, announcing Thursday that it will expand its data center in Prineville — already the...
Facebook working on Instagram for kids under 13
Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the...
Myanmar junta chokes information flow as protests intensify
<p>YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar arrested a spokesman for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party as they intensify efforts to choke...
English soccer inquiry recommendations to stop sexual abuse
LONDON — Recommendations to protect youngsters in soccer made by the legal team which conducted an inquiry into sexual abuse in England between 1970...