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Feds investigate racist text messages sent nationwide

Federal authorities are investigating racist text messages that were sent this week to residents in at least 19 states, from California to Connecticut. The texts were also sent to students at ...

FBI investigates racist text messages sent to black people across US

The messages tell recipients they have been selected "to pick cotton" or “chosen to be a slave", authorities say.

States work to tackle racist text messages sent to Black people nationwide

Racist text messages were sent to scores of Black people the day after the election telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Americans overrun with political text messages

Cell phones across the country have been inundated with text messages about the election, particularly in the last few months. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox's "Explain it to Me" podcast, joined CBS ...

Authorities investigate racist texts sent to Black Americans

Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country telling them they have been “selected to pick cotton.” “The FBI is aware of the offensive and racist ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

FBI investigating racists texts sent to Black Americans

The FBI is investigating a series of racist text messages sent to Black Americans across the country. A state attorney general has suggested that foreign actors may be involved. NBC News' Zinhle ...

I Replied Stop to a Political Text Message. I Got 100 More.

Our columnist tried to cut off unwanted texts, and a barrage followed. Here’s how she ultimately banished them.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Racist text messages reported in multiple states after Election Day

Officials in a number of states are responding to reports of racist texts received by residents in the days after the 2024 election.

Officials condemn racist texts sent to Black residents in several states

The FBI said it was aware of "the offensive and racist text messages sent to individuals around the country."

FBI investigating racist texts sent to people around the country

Racist texts have been sent to people around the country, including college students. It's unclear who is behind the messages and how people were targeted. Some recipients tied the messages to the ...

Racist texts sent to random Black Americans in multiple states, FBI investigating

Law enforcement agencies in multiple states say racist text messages with almost identical language were sent to Black Americans Wednesday telling them they had been "selected for cotton picking." ...

Federal agencies investigate racist texts sent after election

The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating the mass racist text messages sent after the presidential election. The messages, which referenced slavery, were sent to people around the ...

The dispute over Diego Garcia sent a strong message to Iran

The new agreement between Britain and Mauritius brought an end to their decades-long dispute regarding sovereignty over the archipelago.

Politics - The Hill - November 1

Black people are receiving racist text messages about picking cotton 'at the nearest plantation'

Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.”

Racist text messages referencing slavery raise alarms in multiple states and prompt investigations

Racist text messages invoking slavery raised alarm across the country this week after they were sent to Black men, women and students, including middle schoolers, prompting inquiries by the FBI and ...

Tech - ABC News - 2 days ago

Trump's potential Supreme Court impact and racist text messages about picking cotton: Morning Rundown

Republicans are looking ahead at the possibility of Donald Trump appointing more Supreme Court justices.

Black people across US receive racist text messages after Trump’s win

FBI investigating after people report texts saying they were selected to pick cotton and go to nearest plantation. Just hours after Donald Trump’s election win on Tuesday, Black people across the ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Multiple agencies investigating racist texts sent to random Black Americans in multiple states

The FBI, FCC, and Justice Department along with state and local agencies are all probing a series of racist text messages with almost identical language that were sent to Black Americans across ...

Santa Monica mother calls for increased security after racist texts sent to Black students

A racist text message was sent to thousands of Black individuals nationwide the day after the election.

McDonald defends handling of ex-senator inappropriate texts

Niall Ó Donnghaile says police were notified of inappropriate texts but no formal complaint was received.

'Minutes after texting me, my son was murdered'

Fiona Namusoke recalls the day her son was stabbed as he waited to be picked up from college.

Sinn Féin leaders correct age of teen texted by senator

Michelle O'Neill and Mary Lou McDonald correct the record about the age of a teenage texted by Niall Ó Donnghaile.

Harris Sharpens her Message on Trump

Also, the U.S. said North Korea sent troops to aid Russia. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

Democratic strategist on the party's economic message

A CBS News exit poll found that 45% of voters felt that their financial situation was worse than it was four years ago. Hyma Moore, the former director for the office of Democratic National ...

Google launches NotebookLM Business to make enterprise AI audio, text

A paid version of the increasingly popular Google tool NotebookLM will target businesses.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Door-Knocks, Texts, and Ads, Ads, Ads: Life on the Swing-State Battlefield

This year’s campaign offers a vivid reminder of how much the playing field in presidential elections has shrunk, giving voters in a handful of states a disproportionate influence in the decision.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 20

DeepMind and Hugging Face release SynthID to watermark LLM-generated text

SynthID makes subtle changes to LLM-generated text to create a statistical signature while preserving the quality of the output.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

Consumer report shows companies are failing to protect from robocalls, texts

A new report says many phone companies are not doing enough to protect people from robocalls and texts. A consumer watchdog group says more than half of them have not fulfilled all of the ...

Phone companies should do more to prevent robocalls and texts, report says

While scam phone calls have slightly decreased in the last three years, scam texts have tripled. A consumer report found that phone companies need to do more to prevent robocalls and texts for ...

Election Text Barrages Blowing Up Phones Ahead of Election

Ping! Harris and Trump deluge voters’ smartphones with fundraising appeals, polls and get out the vote messages in the campaign’s last days.

Business - Inc. - October 31

Williams: Barça players kept texting me to join them

Spain star Nico Williams has revealed some Barcelona players tried to convince him to leave Athletic Club and join them at the Camp Nou in the summer.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Labour’s promise of change requires a clearer message

Starmer’s government must learn from leaders who transformed Britain: Attlee, Blair and, yes, Thatcher

World - Financial Times - October 18

Austin makes political message in Ukraine trip

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Austin makes political message in unannounced trip to Ukraine ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Trump’s closing message: From cows to genitalia

Donald Trump has been making increasingly bizarre statements, such as calling Kamala Harris "retarded" and "a s--- vice president," and has been making false claims about climate change and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

How Harris, Trump messaging is playing to voters

Vice President Kamala Harris has made former President Donald Trump's recent rhetoric, in which he has painted his political rivals as threats to the U.S., a focus of her campaign message. Major ...

Politics - CBS News - October 23

Here Is the Missing Context in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Message’

Israel and its foes share one thing in common.