Haunted America: The ghost of George Floyd and the ghost of the Confederacy
This wave of protests against injustice could lead to American renewal. But the ghosts won't let go easily
This wave of protests against injustice could lead to American renewal. But the ghosts won't let go easily
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a leader on Joe Biden's short list of potential vice presidential running mates.
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Fulton County, Georgia, prosecutors on Wednesday charged fired Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder and 10 other offenses for the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, 27, in a Wendy's parking lot. Brooks, who was black, had fallen asleep in his car in the drive-through lane. Rolfe and another officer, Devin Brosnan, had him take a sobriety test, and Brooks struggled when they tried to arrest him. He grabbed Brosnan's nonlethal Taser and ran. Rolfe shot Brooks twice in the back. Читать дальше...
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, on Wednesday announced that they would donate $120 million to Spelman College, Morehouse College, and the United Negro College Fund in what they described as the "largest ever contribution by an individual in support of scholarships at historically black Colleges and universities." Hastings also said Netflix would commit $5 million to "nonprofits dedicated to creating direct opportunities for black creators, black youth, and black-owned... Читать дальше...
Dealing in bots and deepfakes, these net artists are challenging big tech.
Putting up partitions between players or between players and dealers is not really innovative. It’s a necessity for all casinos now.
The search giant was the only Chinese member of the Partnership on Artificial Intelligence, a US-led effort to foster collaboration on ethical issues.
If you want to show your appreciation for Dad with something more than a phone call, one of these deals might make the old man smile. But you better hurry!
A new study estimates that there might only be 36 communicating extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy. But that number doesn’t tell the whole story.
Coronavirus cases are going up, but lockdowns seem less realistic than ever.
Speculative frenzy in the midst of recession is not a new phenomenon. Yet the extent of the “madness” this time might well beat records in the small sample size available from the history laboratory. The combination of extreme monetary radicalism and a receding supply shock has proved to be a potent toxic, impairing mental processes in ways described by the behavioral finance theorists. The pandemic stock “bubble” and resumed hectic demand for risky credit paper provide illustrations.
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Massive, underwater rivers have been discovered hidden off Australia's coasts by robotic ocean gliders.
A new park in Oregon gets its name from an explosive event in 1970: the dynamiting of a dead, beached sperm whale.
FORT BRAGG, NC – In the wake of nationwide protests, many Airborne Infantry soldiers are now calling on the Pentagon to defund the Military Police Corps. Citing bias against paratroopers in military police enforcement actions, the airborne are calling for a top-to-bottom overhaul of the MPs. “It’s a systemic problem,” said SSG Timmy Nash, a...
Jay Martel humorously imagines if Facebook applied its lax approach to false and misleading posts to social-media messages from nursery-rhyme liars and exaggerators, such as the Boy Who Cried Wolf and Henny Penny.
Abrams outlines her vision to battle voter suppression in her new book, “Our Time Is Now.”
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Over the past few seasons, the Royals have not lived up to expectations, but smaller changes could pay off with big benefits.
Читать дальше...Catching up with Albion supporters who (almost) never miss a match - until now.
Author Suzy Quinn on the seven things readers should know about her
Get ready to see The Crucible as you’ve never seen it before, which takes the Salem witch trials and includes mask-wearing Puritans, packs of motorcycle riders, and emergency vehicles randomly driving through with sirens blaring.
Kris Osborn
Technology, Americas
It will be a real high-tech speedster.
The U.S. Army’s new Scout helicopter is intended to travel at speeds greater than 200 knots and launch fast hit-and-run offensive operations. It also will conduct forward reconnaissance and operate aerial drones from the cockpit, should the service’s current vision for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft come to fruition.
The Army recently awarded development deals to Sikorsky (Lockheed) and Bell for the platform... Читать дальше...