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Amazon to shed thousands more workers in ‘next few weeks’

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Matt Damon Unveils Tattoo With Double Meaning to Honor Late Dad Kent

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Matt Damon is wearing his heart on his skin.The Interstellar actor recently received new ink on his bicep in honor of his late father Kent Damon, who died December 2017 at age 74. The tattoo is a cursive lettering that spells... More »

Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crises

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NEW YORK -- There's a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protester holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us."It says something about Fauci that it's not initially clear wh... More »

Teacher shot by 6-year-old describes challenging recovery

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RICHMOND, Va. -- A Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said she has had four surgeries and is going through a challenging recovery.Speaking publicly for the first time since the Jan. 6 shooting... More »

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Grizz ‘hopeful’ Morant will return to play Wed.

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7:41 PM ETMEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Grizzlies anticipate that All-Star point guard Ja Morant, who rejoined the team Monday after serving an eight-game suspension, will play in Wednesday night's home game against the Houston Rockets."We're hopeful for Wednesday, so long as everything medically clears out," coach Taylor Jenkins said before Monday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.Editor's Picks1 RelatedMemphis opted to hold Morant out of Monday's game to allow him time to ramp up his conditioning after he was away from the team for two weeks. He was not able to work out during the week and a half that he spent at a Florida counseling facility after live-streaming video of himself holding a firearm while appearing to be in an intoxicated state at a Denver-area nightclub in the early-morning hours of March 4. He was suspended eight games for conduct detrimental to the league.Jenkins said Morant addressed his Grizzlies teammates and the coaching staff on Monday but declined to go into details about the discussion."The reception was great," said Jenkins, whose team went 5-3 during Morant's suspension. "Everyone welcomed him with open arms. Excited to have him back."Morant, who leads Memphis with 27.1 points and 8.2 assists per game, also did some individual work Monday and scrimmaged with Grizzlies reserves and staffers. He will participate in practice Tuesday."You can't simulate an NBA game, but you try to do the best you can," Jenkins said. "So trying to get as much full-court action as possible -- that was the main goal."

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How Elon Musk’s tweets unleashed a wave of hate

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Published19 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Social media By Marianna SpringBBC Disinformation and social media correspondentI had just finished my investigation into whether Twitter can protect users under Elon Musk's ownership, when - to my surprise - the man himself tweeted about it."Sorry for turning Twitter from nurturing paradise into a place that has… trolls," he said in one tweet, posting a screengrab of the report. According to Twitter's own data, that tweet was seen by more than 30 million profiles."Trolls are kinda fun," Mr Musk said in another reply, in his response to my BBC investigation - Twitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk.It had exposed how hate is thriving under Twitter's new owner. Current and former Twitter employees told me "nobody is taking care of" features designed to protect users from hate and harm.I had approached Elon Musk as part of my Panorama investigation, but he didn't respond. Instead, he decided to share his reaction to it afterwards with more than 130 million followers on his social media site.Image source, TwitterHis tweets then unleashed a torrent of abuse against me from other users. There have been hundreds of posts, many including misogynistic slurs and abusive language. There have also been threatening messages, including depictions of kidnap and hanging.Mr Musk posted again, responding to one tweet that was critical of the BBC investigation. He wrote "roflmao" - "rolling on the floor laughing my ass off."I now found myself wading through more hateful messages sent from accounts predominantly based in the US and UK. Mr Musks' tweets triggered a huge volume of hate, some sent from accounts which had previously been suspended.More proof to back up BBC Panorama's investigation - that hate on Twitter is thriving.The majority of hateful messages were directed at me. Abuse on Twitter is nothing new for me. After all, I'm a reporter who shares my coverage of disinformation, conspiracies and hate there.For my initial investigation, a team from the International Center for Journalists and the University of Sheffield tracked the hate I had received and revealed it had tripled since Elon Musk's takeover, compared to the same period the previous year.Behind The StoriesDisinformation Correspondent Marianna Spring talks about reporting on trolls, online abuse and Elon Musk.Watch on BBC iPlayer now (UK Only)Elon Musk's Twitter StormMarianna Spring investigates how Elon Musk's ownership is transforming one of the world's most influential social media platforms.Watch Elon Musk's Twitter Storm on BBC iPlayer (UK Only)In the wake of Mr Musk's tweets about me, the University of Sheffield confirmed that the hate had increased again - to the highest levels in the past year.And the tools the team used could not even pick up all the abuse. Some of it didn't use my name directly or was in response to Mr Musk's original tweet, which attracted more than 14,000 replies. Others were private messages - which included a video of a woman being tied up and held at gunpoint, and another showing hangings. There were also some which included talking about my time ending "in a horrible way" and wanting me to "burn in hell".Many combined misogynistic slurs with abusive and sexualised language. I was repeatedly called a bitch and much nastier insults. Most of the messages were received on Twitter, with a small number sent to me on other sites following Mr Musk's tweets.During my original investigation, I had looked into profiles sending out abuse on Twitter. Many had become more active on the social media site since Elon Musk decided to restore thousands of suspended accounts.This time, I looked into the accounts sending me abuse. Many of the accounts had become more active since the takeover, and several openly rejoiced how their profiles had returned since Mr Musk bought the platform.Some were prominent conspiracy theorists brought back by Mr Musk. Several had the new paid-for blue "verified" ticks.Image source, ReutersWhenever I've been on the receiving end of a deluge of hate in the past year, I've used social media features to protect myself. This time around, those tools on Twitter didn't appear to be working the same way. Safety mode, which automatically blocks abusive accounts, was blocking some accounts sharing hate - but it was also, in error, blocking users who were posting supportively.This matches up with what current and former employees at Twitter told me about how features - like the "harmful reply nudge", intended to protect Twitter users from trolling and harassment - are proving difficult to maintain and are working inconsistently. At least half of Twitter's workforce have been sacked or chosen to leave since Mr Musk bought it.When I went back to those insiders to ask what they thought about the new wave of online abuse, several said it further confirmed concerns they had raised about Twitter under Mr Musk.I have approached Elon Musk and Twitter several times to ask about his vision for the social media site. I've been in touch with both Twitter and Mr Musk again to seek their response to the additional spike in hate I've received since his tweets. They have not responded. Since then, the email account for the Twitter press office now automatically sends out poo emojis in response to requests. Twitter policies, which are publicly available online, say that "defending and respecting the user's voice" remains one of its "core values".This latest episode raises questions about what freedom of expression really means on the new Twitter, where trolling seems to be fair game and even journalists looking to hold the social media platform to account become the targets.More on this storyTwitter insiders: We can't protect users from trolling under Musk6 March

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Manu Tuilagi believes England can be in contention at the Rugby World Cup

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Cruise wants to test self-driving vehicles across California

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General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire stateByThe Associated PressMarch 20, 2023, 7:28 PMDETROIT -- General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday asked California for per... More »

The RTX 4080 gets a major upgrade thanks to Asus and Noctua

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No telling how much more snow coming for Sierra Nevada

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The new Citi Travel Portal is a money-saving booking platform, especially for those who travel off the beaten path

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CNN Political Briefing

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Trump Predicts Arrest in Hush Money Case CNN Political Briefing Former President Donald Trump could be indicted as early as this week by prosecutors in New York looking into an alleged hush money payment scheme befo... More »

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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Ep. 526 — John Hendrickson The Axe Files with David Axelrod Since childhood, journalist John Hendrickson has lived with a stutter: wrestling with it, searching for escapes from it, and working to accept it. John, wh... More »

Your Questions About Donald Trump’s Possible Indictment, Answered

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Donald Trump is claiming his arrest is imminent. Among the many open investigations swirling around him, the former president is facing a possible criminal indictment over an alleged "hush money" payment to adult film actor S... More »

For the G.O.P., a Looming Trump Indictment Takes Center Stage

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida spoke on Monday about Donald Trump’s expected indictment, as Republicans weighed whether to heed the former president’s call to protest.Republicans on Monday braced for the impact of the impending... More »

Al Sharpton to lead get-out-the-vote rally in Chicago ahead of mayoral election

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CHICAGO — The Rev. Al Sharpton is coming here Sunday to lead what’s expected to be a massive get-out-the-vote rally less than 10 days before a heated mayor’s election, making him the latest high-profile figure to get involved... More »