The National Football League is in advanced talks to give Google’s YouTube exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket, a subscription-only package that allows football fans to watch most Sunday afternoon games, people familiar with the matter said. An agreement could be reached as early as Wednesday, following a meeting of NFL owners, who approve rights deals. Terms being discussed for the agreement couldn’t immediately be learned. Satellite broadcaster DirecTV, which is co-owned by AT&T Inc. and private-equity firm TPG Inc., currently pays $1.5 billion annually for Sunday Ticket rights, The Wall Street

The tax returns of former President Donald Trump and his wife Melania show they reported negative income in four of the six years between 2015 and 2020. ​In three of those years — 2015, 2016, and 2017 –the Trumps reported income tax liability of just $750 or less, a report from the House Ways and Means Committee revealed. The Democrat-controlled panel voted 24-16 along party lines Tuesday evening to release Trump’s tax returns following a legal battle that began in 2016. The full release of the returns is expected in the coming days after all personal information is redacted from them. In the six-year

Franco Harris, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers running back whose heads-up thinking created the “Immaculate Reception”, considered the most famous play in NFL history, has died. He was 72. Harris’s son, Dok Harris, said his father died overnight. No cause of death was given. Harris’s death comes two days before the 50th anniversary of the play that helped transform the Steelers from also-rans to elite and three days before the team will retire his No 32 jersey at halftime of a game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Harris ran for 12,120 yards and won four Super Bowls with the Steelers in the 1970s, a

On Tuesday morning, a woman called Zahra was preparing to take final exams to complete her arts degree at a university in the Afghan capital, Kabul. By evening, she was effectively expelled because of her gender, like every other female university student in Afghanistan. The Taliban government issued a statement suspending all women from attending university the highest level of education most Afghan girls will be able to attain is grade 6 the final year of primary school.A spokesman for the ministry of higher education, Ziaullah Hashmi confirmed the news to NPR and tweeted out the announcement

Back in August, Florida officials announced they were charging 20 people with alleged voter fraud. It was the first big set of cases investigated by the state’s new election crimes unit, which was created at the urging of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.The statewide prosecutor recently secured one conviction through a plea deal. But at least three other cases so far have been dismissed on procedural grounds. And attorneys representing those who were charged say Florida’s cases face a tough road — even if they make it to trial.The state’s effort has been a controversial one. Many of the individuals charged with voting

The recent George Soros-backed takeover of 18 Hispanic radio stations, including Miami’s flagship conservative Radio Mambí, is doomed to fail, according to two hosts who quit the station as a result of the planned new progressive agenda.“This is going to be a failure — I am 100 percent sure of that,” Venezuelan-born former Radio Mambí host Lourdes Ubieta told The Post she believes. She quit the station after she learned of the takeover during the summer. “They did this to silence conservative Hispanic voices but it’s not going to work.”In June, the Soros-backed Latino Media Network bought Mambí a mainstay of

The Biden administration will send to Ukraine the most advanced air defense weapon in its arsenal, the Patriot missile system, a senior administration official said late Tuesday, marking the most significant addition to American military support for the government in Kyiv in months.The Patriot is to be included in a new $2 billion package of weapons that President Biden plans to unveil Wednesday, marking the visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington, said the official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity in advance of a formal announcement.The visit, during which Zelensky

Mortgage executive Mat Ishbia has agreed in principle to buy a majority stake of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury from the embattled owner Robert Sarver for $4bn, the sides announced Tuesday. The sale is expected to take several weeks to complete. Ishbia – who is chairman, president, and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage, which bills itself as the nation’s largest mortgage lender – will be subjected to a vetting process by the NBA, and once that is complete, the league’s board of governors will have to approve the sale. The board isn’t scheduled to meet until March, though it could convene

The Democrat-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted on Tuesday evening to release Donald Trump’s tax returns.It ends a nearly four-year-long fight between liberal lawmakers and the former president, who fought tooth and nail to shield his financial statements from public view. The debate lasted for more than three hours behind closed doors before a final vote of 24 to 16. All Democrats voted in favor of the action while all Republicans on the panel voted against it.It’s not immediately clear when the documents will be released. ‘Regrettably, the deed is done,’ Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the

Migrants have taken over the streets of El Paso – where food banks are just days from running dry – after making last-ditch border dashes ahead of Title 42 being lifted. Desperate migrants huddled at bus stops and propped up makeshift tents in freezing temperatures after already making their long and treacherous journeys to Texas. After fighting off looting cartels, walking through hazardous jungles, and cramming on overcrowded fishing boats, many of the exhausted asylum seekers told DailyMail.com they were relieved to have made it to the US before the deadline.More than 400 National Guard

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden and deliver an address to members of Congress during a visit to Washington on Wednesday, Zelenskyy and a senior administration official said. In a call with reporters Tuesday night, the administration official detailed a program scheduled for Zelenskyy at the White House that was expected to include an extended sitdown with Biden and meetings with key members of his national security team and Cabinet. The official said Zelenskyy will also travel to Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are expected to be voting on a massive funding

Ferrying Cubans to the U.S. in the past year has become a billion-dollar business involving airlines, charter operators, and travel agents working from strip malls in Florida to airports across Central America and the Caribbean.Immigration figures show a quarter of a million Cubans have arrived in the U.S. in the past year. Many of them paid thousands of dollars each to get away from the communist island and its crumbling economy, flying to Nicaragua and then paying coyotes, or migrant smugglers, to guide them across Mexico to the U.S. border.A handful of airline companies have carried tens of thousands of Cubans

Argentina’s World Cup heroes have had to cut short their open-top bus victory parade and greet jubilant fans from the sky in helicopters after fans threw projectiles and tried to jump on the team’s bus.Lionel Messi and his fellow World Cup-winning players were transferred to helicopters after four million supporters thronging the streets of Buenos Aires made it impossible for them to continue their journey.The helicopters carrying the footballers circled low above the skies of the capital including the area around the iconic Obelisk monument as crazed fans chanted and applauded before taking them back to the

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to continue wielding his political influence in school board races across the state after his campaign helped two dozen conservative candidates win during this year’s midterm elections. The Republican governor this week said he intends to flip more local seats from liberal to conservative-leaning education officials, taking aim at boards in areas such as Broward and Hillsborough counties that have pushed back against Republican policies. Speaking at a school board training event he hosted in Orlando on Monday, DeSantis criticized “obnoxious” board members who

The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains are limiting purchases of children’s pain relief medicine amid a so-called “tripledemic” of respiratory infections this winter. Both CVS and Walgreens announced Monday that demand had strained in-store availability across the country of children’s formulations of acetaminophen and ibuprofen, both of which aim to reduce pain and fevers.CVS will limit purchases to two children’s pain relief products in CVS stores and online. Walgreens will implement a six-item limit on online purchases (sales at its physical locations are not limited).”Due to increased demand and various

New York City developer Stephen Ross and Miami developer Jorge Perez had a partnership for more than 40 years. Their separate companies shared almost the same name. Now that alliance—along with an arrangement to essentially stay out of each other’s home markets—has dissolved. Mr. Ross’s Related Companies and Mr. Perez’s Related Group are free to compete head-on. An early test of their new relationship could be one of the most valuable pieces of land in the U.S., a waterfront parcel in downtown Miami that was recently put on the market. Both men have expressed interest in the 15.5 acres of land owned by

Wells Fargo & Co. reached a $3.7 billion deal with regulators to resolve allegations that it harmed more than 16 million people with deposit accounts, auto loans, and mortgages. The settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau includes a $1.7 billion penalty and more than $2 billion in consumer restitution; the regulatory agency said Tuesday consumer watchdog agency said the bank illegally assessed fees and interest charges on loans for cars and homes. Some consumers had their vehicles illegally repossessed while others had overdraft fees unlawfully applied, the agency said.“Wells Fargo’s rinse

A German court on Tuesday convicted a 97-year-old woman of being an accessory to murder for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Nazis’ Stutthof concentration camp during World War II. Irmgard Furchner was accused of being part of the apparatus that helped the camp function. The Itzehoe state court in northern Germany gave her a two-year suspended sentence, the German news agency dpa reported. She was alleged to have “aided and abetted those in charge of the camp in the systematic killing of those imprisoned there between June 1943 and April 1945 in her function as a stenographer

A former New York University director of finance allegedly siphoned $3.5 million in state funding and blew a chunk of the cash on herself — including on an $80,000 pool for her Connecticut home, prosecutors said Monday. Cindy Tappe, 57, was charged with diverting funds from New York State Education Department grants into shell companies over a six-year scheme that was discovered in 2018, when she left NYU, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Some of the embezzled money went to expenses related to the grants or reimbursements for NYU employees — but at least $660,000 ended

A massive 6.4 earthquake has rocked California with its epicenter 130 miles north of San Francisco, three days after a 3.6 quake shook the Bay Area. The strong earthquake struck off the coast of northern California on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake was at a depth of 16.1km, USGS said, adding that it struck 12km west-southwest of Ferndale, California. One resident in Chico, Northern California, said they felt the quake and described it as a ‘rolling feeling’. It is understood that many areas in northern California are now experiencing power outages. A tsunami warning has not been

The Supreme Court has scheduled arguments for two major internet moderation cases in February of 2023. As noted by Bloomberg reporter Greg Stohr, hearings for Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh have been respectively scheduled for February 21st and February 22nd, respectively. The two cases could result in a fundamental change to how platforms can recommend content, particularly material produced by terrorist organizations. Both stem from lawsuits claiming that YouTube, Twitter, and other platforms provided support for Islamic State attacks by failing to remove — and, in some cases,

George Santos, whose election to Congress on Long Island last month helped Republicans clinch a narrow majority in the House of Representatives, built his candidacy on the notion that he was the “full embodiment of the American dream” and was running to safeguard it for others.His campaign biography amplified his storybook journey: He is the son of Brazilian immigrants, and the first openly gay Republican to win a House seat as a non-incumbent. By his account, he catapulted himself from a New York City public college to become a “seasoned Wall Street financier and investor” with a family-owned real estate

The pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the U.S. Supreme court has granted an 11th-hour request by a group of Republican attorneys general from 19 states seeking to extend those restrictions. In an order signed by Justice John Roberts, the court asked for a response from the Biden administration by 5 p.m. eastern time Tuesday. It’s a victory for those Republican attorneys general who argued that lifting the restrictions would likely cause a surge of illegal immigration at the southern border. The restrictions — first put in place by the Trump administration in

An Arizona judge ruled that two out of 10 claims, brought by former Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, challenging Democrat Governor-elect Katie Hobbs’ election victory can go to trial. Maricopa County Superior Judge Peter Thompson dismissed eight out of 10 counts in Lake’s election lawsuit – ruling they did not fall under the proper criteria to bring election challenges under Arizona law. The two counts that Judge Thompson ruled can go to trial involve printers malfunctioning on Election Day and ballot chain of custody. Lake claimed printers that malfunctioned were not certified and had “susceptible

Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault by a Los Angeles court – nearly three years after the mogul was sentenced for sex crimes in New York City.The verdicts were delivered Monday by a West Coast panel of nine men and three women, who were unable to reach a decision on several counts, including those aired by the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who alleged Weinstein raped her in 2005.The jury reported it was unable to reach verdicts in those allegations, as well as those involving another woman, model Lauren

Former Trump aide Hope Hicks testified to the January 6 committee that Donald Trump ‘refused’ to put out a statement warning against violence in the lead-up to January 6.It’s a damning footnote to the January 6 committee’s historic decision to unanimously refer the former president for four criminal charges.In a videotaped segment of her prior testimony, Hicks also discussed warning Trump that he could harm his legacy by pushing his election fraud claims.’The only thing that matters is winning,’ the ex-president allegedly responded. The panel’s recommended charges are obstruction of an official

The disgraced cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to be extradited to the United States, one of his lawyers said on Monday, after a chaotic morning of legal maneuvering in which Mr. Bankman Fried was shunted back and forth between court and prison in the Bahamas.Jerone Roberts, a local defense lawyer for Mr. Bankman-Fried, told reporters that his client had agreed to the extradition voluntarily, defying “the strongest possible legal advice.”We as counsel will prepare the necessary documents to trigger the court,” Mr. Roberts said. “Mr. Bankman-Fried wishes to put the customers right, and

The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol voted Monday to send to Justice Department prosecutors a recommendation that the former president be charged with four crimes: inciting or assisting an insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding of Congress, conspiracy to defraud the United States and conspiracy to make a false statement. The move has no legal weight but marks the first time Congress has made such a referral for a former president.The report features a chart juxtaposing instances in which someone told former president Donald Trump, his campaign,

Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard have finally settled their defamation claims against each other — putting an end to the most bitter Hollywood divorce in modern times.The pair’s lawyers have thrashed out a deal that will see Heard’s insurance company pay Depp $1million. But, in an important victory for the actress, there are no restrictions about what she can talk about in regard to the case and she has accepted no guilt, MailOnline can reveal.The pair have been locked in a bitter legal battle on both sides of the Atlantic over the last six years after Heard alleged she was a victim of domestic violence during their

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced a $520 million settlement with Epic Games, the developer of popular video games like Fortnite and Fall Guys, over charges that the company illegally collected information from children and, separately, tricked millions of players into making unintentional purchases. The deal involves record penalty amounts in two separate cases. Epic agreed to pay $275 million to settle regulators’ accusations that it violated federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, by collecting personal information from children under 13 who played Fortnite without obtaining

Former FTX CEO and founder Sam Bankman-Fried will appear in Bahamas court on Monday where he’s expected to waive his extradition rights, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. The move is a stunning reversal of course for Bankman-Fried who was arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 12 and initially resisted extradition. Bankman-Fried, 30, once the most prominent name in crypto, has since seen his empire fall into disgrace over the past few weeks. Last week, he was indicted in New York federal court on eight counts spanning wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and violating

Drew Griffin, CNN’s award-winning Senior Investigative Correspondent, known for getting even the cagiest of interview subjects to engage in a story, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer, his family said. He was 60.A gifted storyteller, Griffin had a well-earned reputation for holding powerful people and institutions accountable.“Drew’s death is a devastating loss to CNN and our entire profession,” CNN CEO Chris Licht said in a note to staff. “A highly acclaimed investigative journalist, Drew’s work had an incredible impact and embodied the mission of this organization in every way.”Griffin worked on

About two dozen bootleg websites were seized Friday by federal authorities for live-streaming World Cup matches, a move that came two days before a dramatic final game Sunday in which Argentina beat France in nail-biting penalty kicks. The U.S. attorney’s office in Maryland announced the seizure of 23 domain names, saying the illegal sites infringed on the copyright of the soccer federation FIFA. Viewers who try to go to the sites will now see a message that they have been seized by the federal government. Additionally, another 55 illegal websites showing the World Cup were seized on Dec. 10, the U.S. attorney’s office

Five people were killed when a gunman stormed into a condo board meeting in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday and opened fire, cops said. The gunman was shot and killed by police at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario, after going on his murderous rampage, according to Chief James MacSween of the York regional police.“Horrendous scene,” MacSween said. “Six deceased. One of them is the subject. The other five are victims.”In addition to the five dead, one other person was struck by gunfire and was recovering at a hospital Sunday night. The chief said there was no further threat to the community and was hoping to get

Jamaica’s state of emergency may threaten its tourism industry as crime continues to increase in the country and local authorities struggle to clamp down on it.“That is all the government is trying to do,” Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said, adding that Jamaicans “have to hide under their beds, hide their daughters, can’t go to church, and they see their sons and their boyfriends and husbands killed. That’s the reality.”The U.S. State Department on Oct. 5 issued a level 3 travel advisory, indicating that Americans should “reconsider travel” due to an increased risk of crime in the country.The

Ford’s raising the price of its F-150 Lightning pickup yet again — this time, by about $4,000 (via CNBC). The increase affects both the entry-level Pro model for business customers and the consumer-focused XLT trim with no added options, which now start at $55,974 and $63,474, respectively. For comparison, the Pro work truck initially started at $39,974 when it launched back in April, but subsequent price hikes brought the price up to $46,974 in August and $51,974 in October. The base XLT, on the other hand, launched with a sticker price of $52,974 before that increased to $59,474 several months later. Pricing

More than a million Argentines packed the streets of Buenos Aires as their incredible World Cup victory triggered a wild night of celebrations across the country. Fans were ecstatic after a nail-biting victory on penalties in the World Cup final over France made the South Americans world champions for the first time since 1986.In a tense and rollercoaster match played in Lusail Stadium in Qatar in front of some 88,000 fans, Argentina, led by star Lionel Messi, took home its third World Cup after beating France, the defending champions, 4-2 on penalties after drawing 3-3 after extra time.’I can’t believe it! It was

ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence program captivating Silicon Valley with its sophisticated prose, had its origin three years ago, when technology investor Sam Altman became chief executive of the chatbot’s developer, OpenAI.Mr. Altman decided at that time to move the OpenAI research lab away from its nonprofit roots and turn to a new strategy, as it raced to build software that could fully mirror the intelligence and capabilities of humans—what AI researchers call “artificial general intelligence.” Mr. Altman, who had built a name as president of the famed startup accelerator Y Combinator, would oversee

President Biden on Saturday visited a strip mall a few miles from his house, walking near a jewelry shop, dipping into stores that offer luxury outerwear, and browsing the aisles of menswear store Jos. A. Bank before emerging with a bag in hand. It was the kind of pre-holiday weekend days that most Americans can relate to — a festive morning of shopping. About 24 hours later, Biden arrived at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Church for a memorial Mass and a day tinged with more than a little tragedy. It was 50 years ago on Sunday that Biden’s wife Neilia and 1-year-old daughter Naomi were killed in a car accident as

Former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested on Saturday after allegedly punching his daughter in the jaw and slapping her several times. The incident occurred mere hours after Stoudemire, 40, was awarded a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami. According to sports reporter Andy Slater, the basketball player told law enforcement that his daughter ‘received a whopping from him for being disrespectful and a liar.’He alleged that she was ‘giving attitude.’Police report seeing bloodstains at the scene, including on the girl’s sweater and sweatpants. Stoudemire’s bail

Elon Musk has vowed to step down as head of Twitter if his followers vote for him to be sacked – and the odds are not currently in his favor. The Chief Twit hosted a poll on his account on Sunday with more than 13 million people voting as of last night. ‘Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,’ the Chief Twit posted just before 6.30 pm on Sunday evening.The poll was edging towards his defeat with just a few hours of voting left, with 56.6 percent of users saying they want him gone. Musk warned: ‘As the saying goes, be careful what you wish, as you might get it.’ At 2 am

Five people have been shot and killed in a residential unit in a Toronto suburb before the gunman was killed by police, authorities have said. Police were called to a residential building in Vaughan, Ontario, at about 7.20 pm on Sunday to reports of an active male shooter who had shot several victims at a condo in Vaughan, Ontario. Mass shootings are rare in Canada and Toronto has long prided itself as being one of the safest big cities in the world.“When police arrived, an interaction occurred between the officers and a male subject, and the subject was shot. He was pronounced deceased at the scene,”

A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix, Arizona to Honolulu, Hawaii experienced severe turbulence approximately 30 minutes before landing on Sunday, resulting in the injury of at least 36 people, 11 of whom were seriously hurt. Passengers on the flight, who ranged in age from 14 months to adults, sustained a variety of injuries, including serious head injuries, cuts, and bruises, and even some were knocked unconscious. Emergency services, including firefighters, ambulance crews, and the state Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Team, were called to the airport to respond to the ‘mass casualty emergency’ that

On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, as scores of Proud Boys were getting ready to take their place in a pro-Trump mob outside the Capitol, a leader of the far-right group sent a message to his colleagues.“I want to see thousands of normies burn that city to ash today,” he wrote.Almost two years later, the notion that the Proud Boys wanted to provoke violence among the “normies” — or the normal people — in the crowd that day rests at the heart of the government’s case against five members of the group who are facing trial on charges of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol attack.At the trial, which begins with

Lionel Messi sent the Lusail stadium into raptures as he finally realized his dream of winning a World Cup, guiding Argentina to glory through a nerve-wracking penalty shootout against France in one of the greatest-ever finals in Qatar.Argentinian fans the world over erupted in wild celebrations as their team prevailed, scoring every spot kick while France squandered two of their efforts amid the mind games of Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.Earlier Messi had scored a desperate goal in extra time to drag his team back in front of defending champions France – only for Kylian Mbappe to seal a

Yet another oligarch has met a mysterious end as the death toll among the Russian elite continues to climb amid Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. Dmitry Zelenov, a real estate tycoon, died on December 9 in the French Riviera town of Antibes.The oligarch, 50, was out to dinner with some friends when he began feeling unwell and tumbled down a flight of stairs, sustaining serious head injuries, according to Russian news outlet Baza and local French outlet Var Matin.He was rushed to the hospital but doctors were unable to save him and his death was confirmed by the public prosecutor in the nearby municipality

Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying out his duties. Speaking to the Spanish newspaper ABC, Francis said he gave the note to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who then was the Vatican secretary of state. The pontiff added that he presumes that the prelate currently in that Vatican No. 2 role, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, now has the written instruction. Francis, who turned 86 on Saturday, had surgery in 2021 to repair a bowel narrowing and has been hobbled by knee pain that for

The political crisis roiling Peru deepened Saturday, as President Dina Boluarte’s new government edged toward collapse and protesters across the country refused to back down despite the military enforcing a state of emergency. A total of 20 demonstrators are reported to have been killed in clashes with security forces eight allegedly shot Thursday by soldiers using live ammunition in the southern mountain region of Ayacucho. Protesters have stormed several regional airports, looted businesses, and blocked roads, primarily in the impoverished mountain regions of the Andean nation. Last year those areas

Maybe one-eighth of humanity might watch from time zones both populous and barren Sunday as one cosmic star from Rosario in northwest Argentina opposes one cosmic star from a banlieue just northeast of Paris.“The upcoming match will be Argentina vs. France, beyond Messi vs. Mbappé,” Argentina Manager Lionel Scaloni said. Oh.Yeah.That’s right.The 64th and final match of the 2022 World Cup will pit two-time winner Argentina against the two-time winner and defending champion France, but it will bask in an opulence of individual star power so bright it could occlude even the illness that had

The Minnesota Vikings completed the biggest comeback in NFL history, erasing a 33-point deficit by beating the Indianapolis Colts 39-36 on Greg Joseph’s 40-yard field goal with three seconds left in overtime Saturday to win the NFC North division in their typical dramatic fashion.Kirk Cousins passed for 460 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Vikings (11-3), who trailed 36-7 late in the third quarter and became just the third team in league history to win 10 games in a season by eight points or fewer.“We’re going to grind it out until they tell us there’s no more ball left to play,” coach Kevin O’Connell said.The Colts

The Twitter account for a Colorado-based Antifa group has been suspended – less than a month after the platform’s new owner Elon Musk promised to purge all accounts that incite violence.Screenshots taken Saturday evening show that @COSAntiFascists, the Colorado Springs cell of the domestic terror group, has, in fact, been nixed – with reporter Andy Ngo the first to break the news.Ngo, an editor for The Post Millennial, had been one of many onlookers to express anger last month over the terror group’s continued presence on the social media platform, even after Musk took control of the company in late

The Washington Post’s technology culture writer Taylor Lorenz has been permanently suspended from Twitter amid the company’s owner Elon Musk’s ongoing purge of journalists from the platform. Her removal from Twitter comes just after the tech giant announced new policies on doxing, something that Lorenz has been accused of in the past. Shortly after Lorenz’s suspension was confirmed, the former New York Times journalist posted a video to TikTok where she could be seen in a formal dress, smiling ear-to-ear, confirming to the world that she was banned. Lorenz, who says in the clip that she’s with the Times

Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most famous actresses on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that gripped the country, state media said Saturday. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing solidarity with the first man recently executed for crimes committed during the nationwide protests. According to the report published on the state media’s official Telegram channel, Alidoosti was arrested because she did not provide ”any documents in line with

Shanghai’s education bureau has told schools to hold classes online from Monday as rising numbers of Covid infections hit cities across China. On Saturday the bureau also instructed kindergartens and childcare centers in the city to shut all in-person classes, according to an online statement. Cases have been increasing since China abandoned some of the world’s toughest restrictions last week, and there are fears that Covid could spread rapidly in the country’s population of 1.4 billion during next month’s lunar new year holiday. Health authorities also ended the mass testing drives and