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Man accused of insulting Lukashenko online dies in Belarus jail

A Belarusian man in prison awaiting trial on charges of insulting the autocratic president has died in custody, the country’s main human rights organization announced Thursday. The Viasna Center for Human Rights announced that Aliaksandr Kulinić, 51, died on Tuesday in a detention center in the western city of Brest, known for its harsh treatment […]

FACT CHECK: Image Of False United Nations’ Goals Shared Online

A photo shared on Instagram allegedly shows the United Nations’ (U.N.) Agenda 2030 goals. Verdict: False There is no evidence for this claim. The U.N.’s actual Agenda 2030 does not align with the goals shown in the Instagram post. Fact Check: Palestine has applied to become a full U.N. member, as Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad […]

Atlantic City casino profits down in 2023, despite online gambling boost

Atlantic City casinos reported lower profits in 2023 than the previous year, despite help from the state’s booming online gambling market. The nine casinos reported combined gross operating profits of $744.7 million in 2023, down 1.6% from 2022, according to figures released Monday by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement. Including two Internet specialist […]

NYC Mayor Adams ripped online for late emergency text following earthquake

New York City Mayor Adams’ administration’s delayed emergency text message in response to this morning’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been ripped online. The city sent an emergency text to residents through the Notify NYC system at 10:47 a.m. ET, informing them of the earthquake. “Emergency Alert. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake has occurred in the New […]

Hochul ribbed online for calling New Jersey ‘west of Manhattan’ after earthquake

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) came under fire on social media on Friday for saying the magnitude 4.8 earthquake that shook New York struck “west of Manhattan,” without mentioning New Jersey. “A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck west of Manhattan and was felt throughout New York,” Hochul said. Said in X’s postformerly known as Twitter. […]

Proving you’re human online doesn’t require a credit card

Last year, Elon Musk made headlines for tweets suggesting that the future of social media is to pay for it, otherwise it would just become a bot. This problem of how to prove you’re a human and not a bot is only going to get worse. Mr. Musk is right. The bots are coming and […]