PROPAGANDA and misinformation are difficult to sift through during the growing digital age. Conspiracy theories regarding the validity of paid actors staged during crises have run rampant throughout America – especially following horrific casualties such as mass shootings. What is a crisis actor? Crisis actors can be quite helpful in training first responders such as police, firefighters, and EMS personnel. […]
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Prince William focuses U.S. trip on climate amid Harry row
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and the Princess of Wales will be looking to focus attention on their Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators when they make their first visit to the United States in eight years this week, a trip clouded by tensions with William's brother, Prince Harry, and his wife, Meghan, who have criticized […]
Police: 2 young children stabbed to death in Bronx apartment
NEW YORK (AP) — Two small children died of stab wounds after their mother was taken into custody for observation Saturday night in New York City, police said. A 3-year-old boy and an 11-month-old boy were found in a Bronx apartment with multiple stab wounds to the neck and torso and did not survive after […]
San Francisco airport has therapy PIG to help calm nervous travelers
Worth missing a flight for! San Francisco airport has therapy PIG, rabbit and dogs to help calm stressed travelers passing through its departure halls San Francisco International Airport (SFO) offers nervous flyers therapy animals, such as a pig and a rabbit, to help calm them down The program, known as the Wag Brigade, debuted in […]
Scottish rugby giant Doddie Weir dies aged 52 after battle with MND
Scottish rugby giant Doddie Weir dies aged 52 after losing brave five-year battle against motor neurone disease Rugby’s Doddie Weir has died, aged 52, after battle with Motor Neurone Disease Former Scotland and Lions player’s death was confirmed by his family this evening Scottish Rugby announced the tragic news, paying tribute on social media Rugby […]
6 states urge U.S. Supreme Court to keep block on Biden student debt relief
(Reuters) – Six states have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject President Biden's bid to reinstate his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt that they have argued exceeded his administration's authority. The states – Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and South Carolina – filed a response to the Biden administration's request […]
High-flying balloon characters star in Thanksgiving parade
NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The annual tradition, which dates back nearly a century, packed streets as a procession of giant inflatables and floats streamed for more than 40 […]
Putin’s chef sends ‘bloodied’ weapon in violin case to EU parliament
Brussels: Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries have sent a “bloodied” sledgehammer in a violin case to the European Parliament after members started proceedings to label them as terrorists. Sledgehammers have become an unofficial symbol of the Kremlin-linked group because its fighters have used them to kill during overseas missions. In a video posted on one of […]
News Corp-Fox merger plan faces opposition from major shareholder
(Reuters) -Independent Franchise Partners, a major investor in News Corp and Fox Corp, said on Wednesday it opposes media mogul Rupert Murdoch's plan to recombine the companies. The London-based investment firm told a special committee of News Corp's board last month that it thinks a combination on its own would fail to realize the full […]
ANDREW PIERCE tells Jungle Confidential how Matt Hancock could WIN
‘I’ve got a horrible feeling Matt Hancock is going to win’: ANDREW PIERCE tells Jungle Confidential how the ‘clever politician has woven his magic’ On I’m A Celeb Andrew Pierce discussed the departure of campmate Boy George and Matt Hancock’s chances of victory Pierce slammed the pop star, 61, for his ‘unpleasant, nasty and bullying behaviour’ […]