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2 hours ago About sharing Ashling Murphy’s murder caused widespread shock and prompted vigils across Ireland and the UK Ashling Murphy’s boyfriend and sister confronted her murderer Josef Puska in court on the day he was sentenced to life. They told him about their loss and suffering. These are excerpts from their victim impact statements,…
39 minutes ago About sharing Sam Altman, the head of artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, has been ousted by the company’s board, which said it had lost confidence in his ability to lead the company. The board said Mr Altman had not been “consistently candid with his communications”, hindering its ability to exercise its responsibilities. Mr…
1 hour ago About sharing By Mike Wendling BBC News The White House has accused Elon Musk of repeating a “hideous lie” about Jewish people, after the X owner appeared to respond approvingly to an antisemitic post on the platform. On Wednesday, Mr Musk replied a post sharing an antisemitic conspiracy theory, calling it “actual…
Video shows Austria’s president being bitten by the Moldovan leader’s three-legged canine.
57 minutes ago About sharing A rainbow banner reading “stop propaganda of violence” at a 2017 pride event in St Petersburg By Robert Greenall BBC News Russia’s justice ministry has filed a motion with the country’s Supreme Court to ban the activities of what it calls the “international LGBT public movement” as extremist. It is…
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World / November 17, 2023 San Francisco’s Potemkin Village For President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in San Francisco this week, Governor Gavin Newsom transformed the city into a façade of prosperity. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy World leaders during a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in…
World / November 17, 2023 Israel’s Ludicrous Propaganda Wins Over the Only Audience That Counts Why make an effort to be credible if you’re going to be uncritically echoed by White House and the Western press? Jeet Heer Ad Policy In a video released by the Israel Defense Forces, a military spokesman holds up a…