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Downing Street has said it was right for a freed British-Egyptian activist to apologise following the discovery of “abhorrent” social media posts. The historic tweets by Alaa Abd El-Fattah emerged after he returned to the UK on Boxing Day following several years of imprisonment in Egypt. He has since apologised “unequivocally” for his “shocking and…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ More than a quarter of federal immigration judges in California have been fired, retired or quit since the start of the Trump administration. The reduction follows a trend in immigration courts nationwide and constitutes, critics say, an attack on the rule of law that will lead to yet more delays in an overburdened court system….
Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors.Β Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended to “provide a more…
The Lakers underwent some soul-searching at practice Saturday, with coach JJ Redick starting the conversation before allowing players to speak freely about the teamβs issues. It was an attempt by Redick and the team to prevent things from spiraling out of control after three consecutive losses. When the Lakers faced the Sacramento Kings on Sunday…
Across a large conference room table somewhere inside the bowels of the Wynn Las Vegas, the members of Grupo Frontera appeared tired. The Tex-Mex quintet had been shuffling up and down the Las Vegas strip for eight straight hours doing media interviews in the lead-up to the Latin Grammys, held on Nov. 13 at MGM…
Is there a dumpster somewhere to torch and bury this year of bedlam, 2025? We near its end with equal amounts relief and trepidation. Surely we canβt be expected to endure another such tumultuous turn around the sun? It was only January that Donald Trump moved back into the White House, apparently toting trunkloads of…
Target on WednesdayΒ said it’s working with OpenAI to let customers shop its products through ChatGPT, a move that comes as the retailer is struggling to convince inflation-weary consumers to stick with it. Customers will be able to browse Target’s selection and make purchases within the ChatGPT app, according to the retailer. The tool will debut…
Opening day at Santa Anita might have been delayed by two days because of heavy rain, but it was worth the wait for no other reason than to watch the stretch run of the $200,000 Laffit Pincay Jr. Stakes. And for trainer Bob Baffert, it was even better than that. Not only did Nysos and…
βSouth Parkβ creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who this summer landed one of the richest TV deals ever, are being called Scrooges by performers at their Casa Bonita restaurant near Denver. In late October, the performers, including the famed cliff divers, went on a three-day strike, citing unsafe working conditions and stalled negotiations over…
An Afghan special forces veteran trained in the UK who was left homeless after resettling here following the Taliban takeover is pleading with the government to allow him and his former colleagues to join the British Army. Major Noor Aziz Ahmadzai is one of more than 1,400 Afghans and their families to have faced homelessness…
