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New Wave of Offensive Texts Targets Hispanic and L.G.B.T.Q. People
The F.B.I. is investigating messages that told people they would be deported or transported to a “re-education camp.” They came after racist texts were sent to Black people.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 hours ago -
'Offensive' jokes at Trump MSG rally launch wave of criticism from Latinos
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe came under fire for comments made about Latinos and Puerto Rico at former President Donald Trump’s Sunday campaign rally.Top stories - ABC News - October 28 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
Israel launches air strikes against Iran
Israeli military says the retaliatory attack targeted missile manufacturing plants and air defencesBusiness - Financial Times - October 26 -
It’s time to ride the marine energy wave
The United States is investing in marine energy technology to help meet clean energy goals, with the Marine Energy Technologies Acceleration Act providing $1 billion for research, demonstration ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
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.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
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 - November 8 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
Israel’s spiralling offensive
The west must restrain Netanyahu, or it will be haunted by his widening campaignBusiness - Financial Times - October 25 -
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New wave of mass killings in Sudan alarms UN
Paramilitary fighters are accused of committing "atrocious crimes" in Gezira state.Top stories - BBC News - October 27 -
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The Long Wave: Is Kemi Badenoch’s victory a win to Nigerians?
Despite initial excitement after becoming the first Black leader of any British political party, a cooling to Badenoch’s ascent is on the horizon. • Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your ...World - The Guardian - November 6 -
Russia Keeps Hitting Ukrainian Cities With Waves of Drones
Moscow has been using decoy drones with no warheads to overwhelm defenses, and surveillance drones and strike drones to gather intelligence, Ukrainian officials said.World - The New York Times - November 7 -
Raiders fire offensive coordinator Luke Getsy and 2 other offensive coaches
The slumping Las Vegas Raiders have fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy as part of an offensive coaching staff shakeupSports - ABC News - November 4 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
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 -
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 - November 7 -
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.Top stories - ABC News - November 8 -
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."Top stories - CBS News - November 7 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - November 7 -
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." ...Top stories - CBS News - November 8 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - November 9 -
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.”Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Using abbreviations in text messages comes across as less sincere, study finds
People who use abbreviations were less likely to receive responses, analysis by psychologists found. Reducing your texts to a flurry of abbreviations could have unintended consequences, according ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Hispanic, LGBTQ communities receive hateful emails after racist text surge
Members of the Hispanic and LGBTQIA+ communities are now receiving emails saying they have been selected for deportation or to report to a re-education camp.Top stories - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Homophobic and anti-migrant texts target Latinos and LGBTQ+ Americans
FBI investigating texts that follow racist messages sent to Black people in wake of Trump election victory. Racist text messages targeting Black people across the US just hours after Donald Trump ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Teacher murdered in front of schoolchildren as Lima gripped by crime wave
Extortion rackets killed seven people in less than 12 hours in Lima recently, despite a two-month state of emergency. Late into the night, mothers chanted for justice outside their children’s ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Fallen Patriots wave white flag in mauling by hungry Jaguars
Jacksonville take advantage of a porous New England defense to keep playoff hopes alive. How the mighty have fallen. The New England Patriots, a name that once struck fear in the core of an ...World - The Guardian - October 20 -
Thousands displaced as Israel pounds Lebanon with new wave of strikes
Israel says strikes are targeting a Lebanese financial institution that "directly funds Hezbollah's terror," as thousands of civilians flee their homes.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
ServiceNow rides AI wave to another beat-and-raise quarter
ServiceNow says businesses increasingly are turning to the company’s software to improve employee productivity — and now AI is part of the mix.Business - MarketWatch - October 24
