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Political football: Is misinformation about riots in Amsterdam further fueling social division?
Warning: Distressing contentRioting and unrest spurred by a Europa League football match in Amsterdam has continued, one week since it first broke out. Despite calls for the series to pause, Paris is preparing to host the next match, ramping up police presence.Meanwhile, international news outlets and social media accounts have shared vastly different versions of
Today’s political cartoons
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The Political Machine 2024 Is Out Now on Steam
Join the Election in The Political Machine 2024 It’s time to become the President! Stardock Entertainment has finally launched its popular political strategy game, The Political Machine 2024 on PC via Steam. It invites players to step inside the shoes of presidential candidates. This includes Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Dean Phillips, Nikki Haley, and other
Ducking the lack of political will
A New Year traditionally renews feelings of hope. Realism may dash hope so commentators feel pressured not to write gloomily during the Christmas/New Year season. My first column of last year invited a re-imagining of the possibilities of sustainable co-operation within communities.I had been departing from the subject of violent crime and had intended at
Meta to require political ads reveal AI altered images
Facebook and Instagram parent Meta says that starting next year it will reject election ads that try to hide that their content was created or altered using artificial intelligence. Photo: GEORGE FREY / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPSource: AFPMeta on Wednesday said that advertisers will soon have to disclose when artificial intelligence (AI)
Political Backlash Ramps Up Digital Privacy Laws
The wheels of justice may turn slowly, but tech ramifications sometimes turn around on a shorter timetable. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 overruling of its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision—alongside subsequent state-level prosecutions for abortions—provoked a proprivacy backlash now wending its way through administrations and legislatures. At the same time, though, there may be
WASHINGTON — For the third consecutive year, bipartisan legislation will be moving through the House and Senate aiming to establish a Space National Guard as a reserve component of the U.S. Space Force. The legislative push, led by lawmakers from Colorado, California and Florida, has encountered stern opposition from the White House Office of Management
2024 Elections | Two new political parties launched
JOHANNESBURG - More political parties are being launched in the country as the 2024 general elections approach. Two parties Rise Mzansi and Arise South Africa were launched on Wednesday. Last month, former Action SA's Gauteng leader, Bongani Baloyi also announced his new party, Xiluva. READ: 2024 national elections likely to result in coalition govt: analyst Meanwhile
Political heat simmers at Puttaparthi | YSRCP, TDP leaders challenge each other to prove allegations
Former Puttaparthi MLA and TDP leader Palle Raghunatha Reddy climbing down his house to avoid house arrest and come to Satthemma Temple in Puttaparthi for holding a dharna on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national general secretary Nara Lokesh’s allegations of corruption against sitting Puttaparthi YSRCP MLA Duddukunta Sridhar Reddy ignited a
Nexo investigation is not political, says Bulgarian prosecutors
A spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors has denied claims that the investigation was prompted by the company’s political donations. 25982 Total views 41 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTSiika Mileva, a spokesperson for Bulgaria’s chief prosecutors, has denied political motivations behind the probe against the crypto lending firm