Новости за 05.03.2021

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) was one of eight Democrats who voted on Friday against increasing the minimum wage to $15-an-hour as part of the coronavirus relief package.

Popular independent journalist Ford Fischer was suspended by YouTube this week after the platform claimed several of his videos violated their policies.

After a Tesla owner’s car caught fire while parked in his driveway, he shared pictures of the wreckage in hopes of finally getting a response from the car company. 

As the COVID-19 relief bill hit the Senate floor, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the opportunity to speak to the benefits of a $15 minimum wage. He also pumped up the significance of finally defeating COVID-19, citing its impact on the youth, their dating lives, and mental health. 

Antivirus pioneer John McAfee has been indicted in federal court on fraud and money laundering charges linked to allegedly deceptive cryptocurrency schemes.

When the first allegations of sexual harassment came against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), some people chose to ignore the stories and focus on their provenance, which they deemed dubious without any evidence.

After two years of reshoots, delays and behind-the-scenes issues, Chaos Walking is better than I dared hope. Adapted from a YA novel by Patrick Ness (who shares a screenwriting credit with Christopher Ford), this sci-fi thriller departs from the source material without being a total fiasco like Disney's recent Artemis Fowl adaptation. So while die-hard fans may be disappointed, Chaos Walking still works as a mid-range teen blockbuster of the Hunger Games variety.

The House of Representatives passed a police reform bill this week that, in part, targets law enforcement's use of facial recognition technology. But while experts say the bill is a good first step, it does not go far enough.

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On Tuesday, writer Ashley Ray posted a video of a woman, standing by a tree, stating that she is there to "do some good old-fashioned slut-shaming." A small crowd goes wild.

An Arkansas gun store owner kicked two customers out of his shop over one of them wearing a Black Lives Matter mask, which he compared to Nazi imagery.

Yesterday, according to adherents of the QAnon conspiracy theory, former President Donald Trump was supposed to be rightfully re-inaugurated as president, thanks to an obscure loophole in the Constitution.

Tim Wu, a prominent critic of big tech who also coined the term "net neutrality," is joining President Joe Biden's administration as a member of the National Economic Council.

A viral Facebook video shows a hotel manager talking down to a group of Black guests for eating food inside—even though white guests are doing the same thing.

A popular left-wing streamer has stirred controversy online after a series of clips showed him defending his repeated use of the N-word.

A ghost hunter on TikTok visited the Cecil Hotel, known for the mysterious deaths, including suicides and murders, that have occurred there; its serial killer guests; and, perhaps, most infamously, Elisa Lam's passing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is allegedly planning to release a film today with anti-Black and anti-vaccine themes produced by his own organization, Children’s Health Defense.