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The Minneapolis City Council voted on Friday to ban the use of facial recognition technology by the city's police department and other government entities.

Destiny 2 is already prime meme fodder thanks to the presence of Commander Zavala, one of the major characters in the game, but his voice actor took it to another level by using his voice to bring a recent meme to life.

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A Houston doctor was fired for using 10 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that were set to expire on members of his community, including his wife. But some people think he did the right thing, even though he was charged with stealing the vaccines.

Dr. Hasan Gokal was assisting in a county vaccination event in late December when, near the end of the day, a patient came in for a vaccine. Forced to open a new vial of vaccines to administer the dose, Gokal... Читать дальше...

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Internet Insider, where we dissect the week online. Today:

A police dash camera video shows a mom tackling a suspect accused of peeping into her 15-year-old daughter’s bedroom window. 

Chinese state TV incorporated dancers in blackface mimicking Africans during a broadcast welcoming the lunar "Year of the Ox" celebration on Friday, despite previous criticisms and accusations of racism.

A video surfaced showing a Colorado woman slapping an employee at a grocery store, reportedly after the worker told her to wear a face mask.

Analysis

The death of U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick is now at the center of an ideological battle over how much responsibility former President Donald Trump holds for the insurrection in January in Washington, D.C.

Questions surrounding Sicknick's death are being used by some conservatives to downplay Trump's link to the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, spurred on by the spread of debunked claims that alleged widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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Following the news of Gina Carano’s termination from any future Star Wars projects, conservatives are now rallying to get Pedro Pascal fired as well. 

A Louisiana man who thought “Gorilla Glue Girl” Tessica Brown was “lying” about her plight ended up in the hospital after applying the adhesive to his lip.

Fans of The Bachelor were furious this week after Chris Harrison, the show’s longtime host, defended front-runner Rachael Kirkconnell’s racism in an interview with Rachel Lindsay, the first Black Bachelorette, on Tuesday.

An influencer who recently faced backlash for making fun of an alleged cancer patient has now gone viral for her racist tirade—and she seems to be taking pride in it, according to her posts on Twitter and Instagram. 

A Finnish blogger's recipe for baked feta and tomato pasta has gone viral on TikTok and may even be causing feta and tomato shortages as people rush to try it.

Model Kasia Lenhardt was found dead on Tuesday in her apartment in Berlin only a week after splitting with her boyfriend, star soccer player Jérôme Boateng.

Right-wing activist James O’Keefe's organization Project Veritas was permanently suspended from Twitter on Thursday afternoon.