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In June, the hashtag #DCblackout erupted on Twitter. A series of tweets claimed authorities had blocked protesters from communicating on their smartphones in order to tamp down on unrest around police brutality and the killing of George Floyd. Images circulated of an inferno raging beside the Washington Monument, illuminating the…
Taylor Swift won her third consecutive artist of the year prize at the American Music Awards, but she missed the show for a good reason: She said she’s busy re-recording her songs’ masters after her catalogue was sold. In a video that aired during Sunday’s awards show, the pop star…
By Reuters Staff A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a swab sample from a man during a rapid antigen testing campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a vegetable market in Mumbai, November 21, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has recorded 44,059 new cases of…
A snowfall warning was in effect for Toronto on Sunday as the GTA saw its first blast of winter weather this season. Environment Canada warned that total snowfall amounts of 10 to 20 cm were possible in the region. “The heaviest snowfall is generally expected north of Highway 401,” the…
As many as 3485 more people contracted coronavirus in Karnataka over the weekend with 2011 of them reported from Bengaluru alone. Meanwhile, the total tally rose to 8.73 lakh with 8.36 lakh of them recovering from the infection to date. The Covid-19 positivity rate recorded in the last 24 hours,…
By Kawoon Khamoosh & Joel GunterBBC World Service image copyrightAndrew Quilty image captionAliyas Dayee often travelled to the front line in Helmand to record his daily radio reports The night before he died, Aliyas Dayee was up late working. This was not unusual for Dayee, who didn’t mind going to…
Mr. Trump has frequently maligned Black leaders and cities. He applauded Black voters who chose not to vote in 2016 even as he has claimed to have done more for Black Americans than any president since Abraham Lincoln. And he has not flinched in pursuing what Vanita Gupta, the president…
Thoughts, a photograph portrait by Lisa Saltzman.Credit: Lisa Saltzman The Empire of Depression: A New HistoryJonathan Sadowsky Polity (2020) When is sorrow sickness? So begins Jonathan Sadowskys The Empire of Depression, a history riven with professional turf wars around where to draw the line between normal sadness and something more…
Some of Californias biggest political donors are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to choose a woman of color to fill the seat of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Given how rare it has been for a Senate seat in the countrys largest state to become vacant, California leaders have been hard at…
A focus group of adult Latinos who live in Richfield say that they often find it hard to use public services and programs, despite the city’s large Latino population and trailblazing Latina mayor. The group cites language barriers, concerns about data privacy regarding immigration status, and a lack of access…
