Facebook(NEW YORK) — Facebook has banned an Israeli company and taken down hundreds of its accounts that were aimed at manipulating elections in Africa and southeast Asia, the company announced on Thursday. The social media company said that the Israeli company, Archimedes Group, tried to conceal its identity in setting up fake accounts with false …
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May 17
On Brown v Board of Education’s 65th anniversary, school segregation remains: Report
iStock/fstop123(NEW YORK) — It has been 65 years since Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court case that ruled segregated schools are unconstitutional, but a recent study reveals that black students remain segregated in classrooms and schools across the country. The study by the University of California, Los Angeles’ The Civil Rights Project …
May 17
NASCAR champion Joey Logano teaches journalist how to drive stick
Ford(CONCORD, N.C.) — Learning to drive a car with manual transmission is intimidating no matter what the circumstances. I was about to get a lesson in driving stick from Joey Logano, the reigning NASCAR champion. We were parked in an empty lot on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles away …
May 17
Taiwan becomes first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage
Carl Court/Getty Images(HONG KONG) — Lawmakers in Taiwan voted in favor of a bill legalizing same-marriage Friday, making the self-governing island the first Asian country to do so. Tens of thousands of demonstrators, gay rights supporters and dissenting protesters packed the streets outside the parliament building in Taipei in the rainy morning hours, awaiting the …
May 17
Leadership Mitchell celebrates graduation
A class of Mitchell’s future leaders celebrated its graduation Thursday. The twelve members of Leadership Mitchell successfully completed their nine-month course. Calli Williams of Fischer Rounds moved to Mitchell three years ago without knowing much about the community. She says Leadership Mitchell changed that. “This really opened my eyes to what Mitchell has to offer, …
May 17
Theresa May agrees to ‘timetable for departure’ as cross-party Brexit talks collapse: Reports
Michal Wachucik/Getty Images(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Theresa May looks set to step down in June or July after a meeting with disgruntled lawmakers that left her “tearful,” according to British media. In the Thursday meeting with the 1922 Committee, an influential group of Conservative lawmakers from her own party, the prime minister agreed to …
May 17
Pentagon wants to help Afghan insurgents willing to enter ceasefire
KeithBinns/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is requesting the ability to provide lodging and transportation to insurgent groups in Afghanistan that are looking to implement local ceasefires with the Afghan government, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The decision to request the authority came after a largely successful ceasefire was implemented between the Taliban and Afghan government last …
May 17
Severe weather expected throughout Plains over the weekend
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A stormy pattern stretches from coast to coast on Friday. A day prior, the Midwest was hit hard with baseball-sized hail in Illinois and 86 mph winds in Iowa, while a separate storm system hit hard with flooding and record rainfall from Spokane, Washington, to Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles saw …
May 17
Austria’s headscarf ban sensationalizes a marginal issue, Muslim groups say
Montes-Bradley/iStock(BERLIN) — Six months after banning headscarves in Austrian kindergartens, the country’s ruling right-wing government has gone a step further and prohibited girls under the age of 11 from wearing the Muslim covering in primary schools. The ban, which Austrian lawmakers approved in a vote late on Wednesday, was proposed by the country’s right-wing coalition …
May 17
Teacher arrested after planting live ammunition at school, police say
Southbridge Police Department(SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass.) — Police arrested a high school teacher in Massachusetts on Thursday after he allegedly planted live ammunition in one of the school’s staircases. Surveillance cameras at Southbridge High School in southeast Massachusetts allegedly captured Alfred Purcell, a 57-year-old biology teacher at the school, as he removed a live round of 9 …