Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week, in a fresh move to revamp the service after a previous attempt backfired. It’s the latest change to the social media platform that the billionaire Tesla CEO… Read More
State judge to decide on wolf hunting limits in Western U.S.
A Montana judge said he would decide Tuesday whether to continue temporary limits he placed on wolf hunting or to restore quotas and hunting methods pending a trial over changes in the way the state estimates the size of the wolf population, which informs hunting quotas. Monday’s court hearing in… Read More
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is…
“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as it usually goes… Read More
Karine Jean-Pierre scrambled after this bad moment
President Joe Biden claims to have taken more executive action on firearms in his first 18 months than any other president. And on Thanksgiving, Biden condemned “the purchase of semi-automatic weapons,” a huge category of firearms. He called it “sick” that American voters would exercise their Second Amendment rights. After… Read More
Forecasters warn of tornado threat in much of the South
Forecasters are warning of the potential for strong tornadoes in parts of the South on Tuesday as a potent storm system moves into the region. Northern Mississippi will be at highest risk of the strongest storms, along with the northeastern corner of Louisiana, according to the national Storm Prediction Center…. Read More
NY sergeant helps deliver two babies, five years apart
A group of police officers who helped deliver a baby at a Long Island home over the weekend included a sergeant who helped another newborn take his first breath five years ago. This time, Suffolk County Sgt. Jon-Erik Negron joined officers Conor Diemer, Jadin Rodriguez and Zachary Vormittag after a… Read More
BlockFi files for bankruptcy, latest crypto company to fail
Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, the latest casualty of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. New Jersey-based BlockFi had been struggling for much of this year but was given a lifeline this summer in the form of an FTX line of credit. FTX’s own bankruptcy,… Read More
Musk grants ‘amnesty’ to some suspended Twitter accounts
New Twitter owner Elon Musk said Thursday that he is granting “amnesty” for suspended accounts, which online safety experts predict will spur a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation. The billionaire’s announcement came after he asked in a poll posted to his timeline to vote on reinstatements for accounts… Read More
UK backs down from internet censorship plan after free speech outcry
The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is harmful but legal, after the proposal drew strong criticism from lawmakers and civil liberties groups. The U.K. on Tuesday defended its decision to water down the Online Safety Bill, an ambitious but controversial… Read More
Top GOP congressman promises impeachment
President Joe Biden has been presiding over a humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and an opioid problem at home. Last year, 107,000 Americans died of overdoses, with 71,000 of them overdosing on fentanyl, in particular. Amid the border disaster, one top congressman has promised to start impeaching Homeland Security… Read More
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