September 19, 2022

Rioter who wore ‘Camp Auschwitz’ sweatshirt gets prison term

A Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment. Robert Keith Packer, 57, declined to address U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols before the sentencing last week during a...

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UN chief warns education becoming ‘great divider’ ahead of UN General Assembly

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Photo : AP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that unequal education was quickly dividing the planet as he sought to keep development on the agenda ahead of a week of diplomacy focused on global crises. The UN chief called a special...

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Frank Figliuzzi calls Trump’s QAnon embrace ‘the last act of a desperate man’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Fmr. press secretary to Zelenskyy: I believe Ukraine will win 07:51 More Republicans refuse to vow to accept election results 09:18 Now Playing Frank Figliuzzi calls Trump’s QAnon embrace ‘the last...

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Biden admin’s history-making cyber nominee confirmed. Now comes the hard part.

The Senate last week unanimously confirmed the State Department’s first ever “cyber ambassador” who will head a new, digitally focused bureau within the department.  Nathaniel Fick was confirmed as ambassador-at-large to oversee the new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.  As The Washington Post explained last...

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Two Republican judges just let Texas seize control of Twitter and Facebook

An especially right-wing panel of the already conservative United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down an astonishing opinion on Friday, effectively holding that the state of Texas may seize control of content moderation at major social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook,...

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Mexico earthquake: Massive 7.5 magnitude quake shakes Mexico’s Pacific coast, possible risk of tsunami

People use their cellphones as they stand in the street after a quake, in Mexico City, Mexico (September 19, local time) Photo : REUTERS KEY HIGHLIGHTS The US Geological Survey registered the quake at 7.6 with a depth of 15 kilometres The epicentre was located 59...

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