UN Chief Calls For Governments To Censor Fossil Fuel Advertisements
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for governments to ban fossil fuel advertising during a Wednesday speech at the Museum of Natural History in New York City. Guterres, who has served as Secretary-General of the UN since 2017, compared the fossil fuel industry to Big Tobacco and claimed a ban on advertising for fossil fuel […]
Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
US authorities announced that a Washington state man has been sentenced to three years in prison for making 20 false reports of bomb and shooting incidents across the US and Canada that actually prompted emergency responses. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, according to a statement […]
GOP congressmen say ‘the best time to be black in America’ is now after Biden calls Trump racist: ‘This is not 1964’
PHILADELPHIA — Less than a week after President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off a “Biden-Harris Black Voters” campaign in the city, two Republican lawmakers visited battleground state Pennsylvania to appeal to African-American voters. The GOP message contained an optimism that’s been starkly lacking from an administration that has been steadily losing support […]
Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley join calls for UK creative industries anti-harassment body | Movies
Stars of British screen including Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Naomie Harris have joined a call to secure funding to support a newly set up independent organisation dedicated to tackling harassment across the creative industries. They are, Signatories to the Open Letter It calls on companies to pledge funding to the Creative Industries Independent Standards […]
Antisemite calls NYC rabbi ‘dirty Jew,’ bashes him with bag: video
A prominent rabbi was attacked outside a Manhattan synagogue on Tuesday by a backpack-wearing anti-Semite after he asked him to put his dog on a leash. Rabbi Chesky Wolf began recording the stranger after he allegedly called Rabbi Wolf a “dirty Jew” just outside the doors of the Chelsea Synagogue on West 23rd Street between […]
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood calls backlash over Israel show amid Gaza war ‘unprogressive’ | Jonny Greenwood
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has defended his ongoing collaboration with Israeli artist Doudou Tassa amid criticism from pro-Palestinian activists, calling the backlash “unprogressive” and “silencing.” Greenwood, a composer and musician who also plays in Radiohead spinoff group The Smile, has been performing with Tassa since 2008. Last year, Greenwood and Tassa released a collaborative album called […]
Verizon, AT&T customers faced ‘nationwide issue’ affecting ability to make calls
AT&T and Verizon customers Faced Both companies say there are issues with calls between the carriers. according to For multiple reports. “The interoperability issue between the carriers has been resolved,” an AT&T spokesperson said in an emailed statement to The Hill on Tuesday. “We are working with other carriers to find a resolution and thank […]
AT&T’s ‘nationwide issue’ affecting calls resolved
AT&T customers experienced a “nationwide issue” that prevented them from making calls to non-AT&T users, the company announced Tuesday. The issue was resolved around 8:30 p.m., more than seven hours after users reported being unable to make calls. “The interoperability issue between carriers has been resolved. We are working with other carriers to find a […]
Pat McAfee calls WWE’s Braun Strowman ‘one big white son of a bitch’
Hours after Pat McAfee apologized for calling Kaitlyn Clark a “white bitch,” he used a similar term during WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” broadcast. When Braun Strowman, who McAfee has reportedly called a “big motherfucker” in the past, walked to the ring wearing a cutoff shirt with the nickname on it, McAfee said, “That’s a big […]
Tamika Catchings calls out WNBA over Caitlin Clark cheap shot
Ever since Chennedy Carter took Caitlin Clark to the ground with her shoulder on Saturday, there has been a lot of criticism regarding Carter’s flagrant foul. Criticism has been drawn over Chicago Sky teammate Angel Reese’s reaction to the play — when she appeared to jump off the bench in celebration — and the general […]