MPs have voted against a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media. The Conservatives had pushed for the move via an amendment to the government’s flagship education legislation currently going through parliament: the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. It had been backed by the House of Lords, but was defeated in the Commons on…
Dozens of civilians, including children, wounded by an Iranian drone strike in Bahrain. France deploying warships to secure shipping commerce in the Strait of Hormuz. Australia taking heat from President Trump over its handling of the Iranian womenβs soccer team. Markets across Asia plunging as the price of oil surged. Lebanon reporting half a million…
The famed Magic City adult entertainment club wonβt be featured at next weekβs Atlanta Hawks promotional night, the NBA announced on Monday. NBA commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged concerns from others in the league on Monday, saying that his decision to cancel the collaboration is in the best interests of the βbroader NBA community.β βWhile we…
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Casey Wassermanβs name has been scrubbed from the agency he founded decades ago, replaced with an amorphous moniker: βThe Team.β Mondayβs move comes amid the lingering controversy over the sports mogulβs decades-old association with Ghislaine Maxwell, accomplice of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Following revelations of Wassermanβs salacious 2003 emails with Maxwell, several musicians…
X has been questioned by MPs over “the most appalling and offensive” AI posts about the Hillsborough disaster.Β Over the weekend, Grok, X’s AI tool, was found to be falsely blaming Liverpool fans for the 1989 disaster, which led to the deaths of 97 fans, and using derogatory language about the city. A Sky News…
They showed up wearing their favorite jerseys, from pro to college to high school. Then they went onto the football field to learn some lessons at the fifth annual Trenton Irwin football camp on Sunday morning held at his alma mater, Hart High. Irwin, who was a standout receiver at Hart and Stanford before moving…
What’s it really like to be a… personal trainer? Luke Worthington, who specialises in physical preparation for TV and film work, answers the Money blog’s questions. You can earn six figures… At entry level, earnings sit around Β£25,000-Β£35,000, particularly in commercial gyms. Early on, the hours can be unsociable, you’re working when other people are…
Two years after Huntington Beach residents voted to effectively ban Pride flags from being displayed on city property, the conservative coastal city could be represented by a gay member of Congress and outspoken critic of President Trump β Rep. Robert Garcia. That twist of fate came after last yearβs unprecedented mid-decade rejiggering of Californiaβs congressional…
The artist known as Jeffreyβs Human Persona has remained anonymous for nearly 25 years β the same length of time that he has staged guerrilla-style musical puppet shows titled βalmighty Oppβ on a gritty street corner in Koreatown on the last Saturday of each month. He missed only three shows in the first 19 years…