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Over the weekend, some news sites reported that Trump, who's been banned from Twitter and Facebook, had joined the far right social media platform Gab. With the handle "Real Donald Trump," he'd even posted a letter written by his lawyers that referred to his second impeachment trial as "a public relations stunt." — Read the rest

Chad Prather shared details from a frustrating conversation he recently had with a friend about Donald Trump. "I've got to get something off my chest!" he declared. While on a recent four-hour car ride, Chad and his unnamed Republican friend went back and forth after his friend said he hated Donald Trump. According to Chad, after hours of prodding, his friend "could not list a single Trump policy" as the cause for his disdain. Chad believes that anyone with a conservative platform is not...

Recent headlines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have offered both good news and bad news. The good news: millions of people around the world have been vaccinated. The bad news: COVID-19 variants that have emerged in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil are, according to medical experts, even more aggressive and contagious than "regular" COVID-19. Journalist David Wallace-Wells examines the combination of good news and bad news in an article published by The New Yorker this week and poses the...

Sony says that PS5 restocks will continue to improve throughout the year, but it will be a while before supply matches demand.

Recent headlines surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have offered both good news and bad news. The good news: millions of people around the world have been vaccinated. The bad news: COVID-19 variants that have emerged in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil are, according to medical experts, even more aggressive and contagious than "regular" COVID-19. Journalist David Wallace-Wells examines the combination of good news and bad news in an article published by The New Yorker this week and poses the...

Sony says that PS5 restocks will continue to improve throughout the year, but it will be a while before supply matches demand.

You'd think he'd remember this stuff.

Memes are not the best source for factual information.

Biden's Coronavirus Relief Package Has Almost Nothing To Do With The Coronavirus Authored by Peter Suderman via reason.com (emphasis ours), Over and over again, President Joe Biden has pitched his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan as vital to restoring a struggling American economy and recovering from the pandemic. Many households are struggling, he tweeted earlier this month, with desperate Americans wondering how they are going to eat. "That's why I'm urging Congress to pass the...

Over and over again, President Joe Biden has pitched his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan as vital to restoring a struggling American economy and recovering from the pandemic. Many households are struggling, he tweeted earlier this month, with desperate Americans wondering how they are going to eat. "That's why I'm urging Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan and deliver much-needed relief." Time, he has insisted, is of the essence. "We don't have a second to waste when it comes to delivering the...

For five days the Australian Open had cozy stadiums half-filled with fervent fans, and sports once again felt normal. Then a snap lockdown quieted the stands.

The assistant content director for Barrett Sports Media is giving the late Rush Limbaugh credit for opening the door for sports talk radio to succeed. However, Demetri Ravanos immediately discloses he doesn’t like Limbaugh and frequently slams him and his angry, fearful audience throughout the Barrett piece. “I don’t like Rush Limbaugh, both from a political standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint,” Ravanos admits. “I don’t understand what the appeal of that show and living with that...

The Connecticut governor’s planned investment in education and cities is criticized by a progressive coalition of lawmakers, activists and labor unions as not bold enough.

Last week, the Connecticut State Senate considered SB 835, “An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers.” Contrary to its title, this bill is

Joseph Daniel Ura, Sean M. Theriault Politics, The Americas What leads people to be loyal to political institutions even when they don’t get what they want from them? Americans’ trust in the federal government has declined steadily in the last half-century, polls show. The 2020 presidential election did little to restore that confidence. Although “democracy has prevailed,” as President Joe Biden said during his inauguration, a recent Marist College poll showed that one-third of the country...

Tech savvy activists bursting with new ideas can change electioneering just as surely as the GameStop Redditors have changed investing.

Woke cannibalism sets in at the New York Times.

South Africa to administer 80,000 doses in large-scale trial; Brazil environment minister tests positive for Covid; New Zealand confirms two new community casesNew Zealand reports two new cases of Covid-19 community transmissionFrance head coach Fabien Galthié tests positive for Covid-19Israel blocked Covid vaccines from entering Gaza, say PalestiniansFauci says he worried about getting Covid at Trump White HouseSee all our coronavirus coverage 3.00am GMT The number of new cases of Covid-19...

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South Africa to administer 80,000 doses in large-scale trial; Brazil environment minister tests positive for Covid; New Zealand confirms two new community casesNew Zealand reports two new cases of Covid-19 community transmissionFrance head coach Fabien Galthié tests positive for Covid-19Israel blocked Covid vaccines from entering Gaza, say PalestiniansFauci says he worried about getting Covid at Trump White HouseSee all our coronavirus coverage 3.00am GMT The number of new cases of Covid-19...

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'I'd dug the tunnel out before I remembered the pubs are STILL closed'

(Opinion) Connecticut just changed who manages its college savings program. Here’s how to make that poorly executed change work for you.

Modern medical technology is helping scholars tell a more nuanced story about the fate of an ancient king whose violent death indirectly led to the reunification of Egypt in the 16th century BC. The research was published in Frontiers in Medicine.

The Birdman takes to Twitter to see about bringing the game to some new platforms.It sure looks like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 is coming to some new consoles.That’s going by some, um, Twitter nonsense from corporate brand accounts. Tony Hawk tweeted at the Crash Bandicoot account asking whether last year’s remasters of the classic

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Nearly 200 people test positive at Kent barracks, where up to 28 asylum seekers shared a dormitory.

Biden's top COVID-19 adviser wrongly predicted that Florida would experience a large, "house on fire" virus outbreak. That didn't happen.

Football has united in its condemnation of Twitter, Facebook and Instragram in an explosive letter to the platforms' chief executives, Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg.

A new Netflix documentary explores the life of one of football’s greatest-ever players and the country that loved him like no other, Miguel Delaney writes

A new poll shows disproportionate concern among Republicans about "cancel culture."

The Republican Party has to figure out how to redirect the culture-war energy of Trump’s base in a different direction — without Trump pulling it back.

All-Out Sundays turned one two Sundays ago and continues to level up its brand of entertainment. That is a collection of all-out, variety performances.

Over the last few months, I've published a skill rankings article series, which takes a deep dive into advanced metrics in an effort to decide things such as best clutch hitter, best power hitter, best fastball, etc

For five days the Australian Open had cozy stadiums half-filled with fervent fans, and sports once again felt normal. Then a snap lockdown quieted the stands.

The assistant content director for Barrett Sports Media is giving the late Rush Limbaugh credit for opening the door for sports talk radio to succeed. However, Demetri Ravanos immediately discloses he doesn’t like Limbaugh and frequently slams him and his angry, fearful audience throughout the Barrett piece. “I don’t like Rush Limbaugh, both from a political standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint,” Ravanos admits. “I don’t understand what the appeal of that show and living with that...

Masters insists the Premier League is ‘not resistant to change’Bundesliga chief says ‘super clubs are cash-burning machines’The Premier League’s chief executive, Richard Masters, has condemned plans for a breakaway European Super League as “destructive to the value of domestic football across Europe”. In his strongest intervention yet to the €6bn plan, which would see 15 founding clubs receiving between €100m and €350m for joining, Masters said he was intrinsically opposed to a system where the...

The European governing body had set out a number of reforms to its elite competition in a bid to keep clubs happy and ward off the threat of a breakaway European Super League competition.

Twitter plans to let users charge followers, but the "Super Follower" feature saw immediate blowback from users

Today Twitter introduced a "hacked materials" warning tag, intended to appear on tweets that include or link to hacked-gotten gains. But users already realized you can easily trick Twitter into adding the warning to tweets without linking to actual hacked materials. — Read the rest

Donald Trump 'Probably' Interested In 2024 Presidential Run: Lara Trump Authored by Isabel Van Brugen via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Former President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and former senior adviser Lara Trump indicated that he is “probably” interested in running for office in 2024. “He has told us to stay tuned and that this is not over for him, and he has indicated that he probably would be interested in running again in 2024,” she told Fox News on Sunday. Eric...

Those close to Donald Trump understand his rotten character, according to a new report by CNN's Jim Acosta. Acosta was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer after the Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump of inciting the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which did not meet the supermajority necessary for conviction. "The other thing I will tell you, Wolf, talking to a longtime Trump advisor about one of the more damning parts of the trial, that was it was basically established the former...

Using the title of “President” in a signature does not appear to be out of the ordinary among former presidents.

News Corp struck a global news deal with Alphabet Inc's Google, the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company said on Wednesday, in one of the most extensive deals of its kind with big tech.

NEWS CORP, GOOGLE Agree to Landmark Deal to Pay for News

Facebook said today that it won’t let publishers in Australia post their content on its platform, which means people in the country won’t be able to see or share news and other kinds of articles from outlets there. This move comes after Australia proposed a law that required big tech — especially Facebook and Google —to pay publishers for the privilege of displaying content from third parties on their digital platforms. The company said that it’ll continue to display critical information such as...

News Corp struck a global news deal with Alphabet Inc's Google, the Rupert Murdoch-controlled media company said on Wednesday, in one of the most extensive deals of its kind with big tech.

NEWS CORP, GOOGLE Agree to Landmark Deal to Pay for News

Facebook said today that it won’t let publishers in Australia post their content on its platform, which means people in the country won’t be able to see or share news and other kinds of articles from outlets there. This move comes after Australia proposed a law that required big tech — especially Facebook and Google —to pay publishers for the privilege of displaying content from third parties on their digital platforms. The company said that it’ll continue to display critical information such as...

Merrick Garland testified that he had not discussed the federal investigation into Hunter Biden with Joe Biden, emphasizing that the president has repeatedly said the Justice Department’s prosecutorial decisions would not be made by the White House.

While the left wing of the party is asking who he thinks made him president and vowing revenge, veterans of the upper chamber aren’t so surprised by the Democratic Senator’s announcement that he won’t vote to confirm Neera Tanden

Israel may ignore U.S. President Joe Biden in dealing with Iran if he pushes toward reviving the nuclear deal, according to Ambassador to the U.S. Gilad Erdan.

Public Health England confirmed today that it had found more cases of the mutated Kent variant and also the South African strain through its ramped-up community testing in certain parts of England.

Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times Here’s Tuesday’s news on how COVID-19 is impacting Chicago and Illinois. Follow here for live updates. Another 58,189 shots went into arms, raising the state’s rolling average of vaccines administered per day to a new high of 55,455. Here’s what else happened Tuesday in coronavirus-related news. News 9 p.m. Illinois coronavirus: 2K more infected, 58K more vaccinated Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Kimberly Thier, who monitors people who just...

On this weeks edition of The Reason Roundtable, Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie detail just how little the Biden administration's COVID-19 relief bill has to do with COVID-19. Plus, a little warning against government power plays and a little optimism for mask-free living in the near future. Discussed in the show: 1:15: What exactly is in that $1.9 trillion in the American Rescue Plan? 9:35: What about that $15 federal minimum wage? 20:12: What are the...

The assistant content director for Barrett Sports Media is giving the late Rush Limbaugh credit for opening the door for sports talk radio to succeed. However, Demetri Ravanos immediately discloses he doesn’t like Limbaugh and frequently slams him and his angry, fearful audience throughout the Barrett piece. “I don’t like Rush Limbaugh, both from a political standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint,” Ravanos admits. “I don’t understand what the appeal of that show and living with that...

Events this month made clear that the NCAA has two potential paths: evolution or irrelevance.

“Despite the United States having a smaller population than countries like China and Russia, we're able to win medals because American colleges and universities at the Division I level spend over $5 billion annually on Olympic sports alone. We have a model where our government doesn't fund Team USA.

If you were ever hoping to go back in time to the 19th-century Regency-era like the characters of “Bridgerton,” consider this $9.8 million Connecticut castle for sale.

Alex Morales had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Wagner won its 10th straight game, romping past Central Connecticut 83-63

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) - Alex Morales had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Wagner won its 10th straight game, romping past Central Connecticut 83-63 on Thursday night. Elijah Ford had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Wagner (11-5, 11-4 Northeast Conference). DeLonnie Hunt added 11 points and six rebounds,

If you’d asked me to identify which major European country was seeing powerful intellectual and political forces attacking woke racial ideology and the American campuses pushing it, I would have guessed Poland or Russia. Nope, It’s a coun

With oral arguments in the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump scheduled to start Tuesday, senators face key strategy decisions.

Parents are condemning the politicization of school reopenings simply because "Trump said open schools, so we must keep them closed at all costs."

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New Haven’s oldest Black church, Varick Memorial AME Zion Church, partnered with the Health Department to offer 51 vaccinations Wednesday at th city’s 12th pop-up clinic aimed at protecting communities of color from Covid-19.

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'Of COURSE I can't say if you'll have a summer holiday - I have my limits'

'There may be a vaccine amnesty for illegal migrants - but you still have to queue'

The former Beatle's upcoming book, “The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present,” will trace his life through 154 songs.

‘It’s really a major breakthrough,’ scientist says

Exclusive: early detection hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ for treatment of Britain’s deadliest form of cancer‘This was a life-saver’: ex-smoker learned she had lung cancer after joining studyThousands of lives could be saved if people at risk of developing Britain’s deadliest cancer were screened to diagnose it before it becomes incurable, a major NHS study has found. Giving smokers and ex-smokers a CT scan uncovers cancerous lung tumours when they are at an early enough stage so they can still...

the Murphy/Trahan College Athletic Economic Freedom Act will open up the discussion of athlete rights that have long been artificially and unnecessarily suppressed by the NCAA and, ultimately, help foster a more meaningful and equitable system for college athletes in the United States.

US tennis player who won five Grand Slam titles and went on to become a successful Davis Cup captain Tony Trabert, who has died aged 90, was an all-American athlete in every sense of the term, projecting a personality as powerful as his physique. He reaped the rewards of both during a long and highly successful career. Although he went on to become a winning Davis Cup captain and long-time commentator for CBS television, Trabert will go into the record books as having enjoyed, in 1955, one of...

The comedian joins this week’s Good One to discuss his influential style and performing all over the world.

The former PM's Institute for Global Change think tank said in a new report that Boris Johnson should be guided by five steps in his plan for getting life back to normal.

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New Haven’s oldest Black church, Varick Memorial AME Zion Church, partnered with the Health Department to offer 51 vaccinations Wednesday at th city’s 12th pop-up clinic aimed at protecting communities of color from Covid-19.

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Health authorities in the Philippines announced that they have detected 19 more cases of the new coronavirus variant, called B.1.1.7, bringing the total number of patients with the total number of cases of the more infectious variant to 44.

The case is in Eastern Zone and is related to travel outside the province.

“We just assumed (COVID-19) was another obstacle that we were going to be able to face,” says daughter Karina Reyes.

Follow live coverage of the FC Porto vs Juventus 2020-21 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 football match.

The change with the Washington Football Team is more than just about its name — there are tangible signs the club’s culture is also changing, and it starts at the top.

Grassroots sport has been suspended since 5 January due to the Covid-19 pandemic

On this week's broadcast of FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures," Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz decried so-called cancel culture, which was highlighted by threats made against Trump defense attorney Michael Van Der Veen. | Clips

In a letter of December 21, 1817 John Keats wrote of “negative capability,” that is when a person is “capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.” In his terse re

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why is envy (or jealousy) green? Is it the same colour in other cultures?Martyn Fairbrother, Paris Post your answers below or send them (and new questions) to [email protected] A selection will be published on Friday. Continue reading

One of the most prevalent complaints about the season-three finale of Snowfall was that it let Franklin (Damson Idris) off too easy. That after weeks of building to a moment where he’d reckon with killing Officer Wright (Marcus Henderson), the show pulled a fast one with a contrived “it was all a dream”-style episode

My wife read the Culture section of the Sunday Richmond Times Dispatch and showed me an article she thought I would like titled “Game Night!”   It described how three young adult siblings (Lindsey, Melisa, and Kevin Ashburn) cre

TL;DR: Help your dog stay active when you're not home with the Wicked Ball Interactive Dog Toy. As of Feb. 14, use code PREZ2021 to get a total of 25% off and get it for only $36.51. Having a dog is great, but it can be hard to leave your pet home alone — even if it's just to get groceries. Keep your pup occupied while you're away with The Wicked Ball, which was successfully funded on both Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Set the ball to your dog's activity level: gentle, active, or normal. If your...

The assistant content director for Barrett Sports Media is giving the late Rush Limbaugh credit for opening the door for sports talk radio to succeed. However, Demetri Ravanos immediately discloses he doesn’t like Limbaugh and frequently slams him and his angry, fearful audience throughout the Barrett piece. “I don’t like Rush Limbaugh, both from a political standpoint and from an entertainment standpoint,” Ravanos admits. “I don’t understand what the appeal of that show and living with that...

Events this month made clear that the NCAA has two potential paths: evolution or irrelevance.

“Despite the United States having a smaller population than countries like China and Russia, we're able to win medals because American colleges and universities at the Division I level spend over $5 billion annually on Olympic sports alone. We have a model where our government doesn't fund Team USA.

Exclusive: Another rejected proposal was a new calendar which would leave no room for the League Cup – a main source of revenue for the EFL

Aston Villa welcome Leicester City to Villa Park for this early afternoon kick-off, with both sides firmly in the hunt for European football next season. Follow along here for all the live coverage.

Fulham host Sheffield United in Saturday night's Premier League action, with the game kicking off at 8pm. Follow Sportsmail's JEORGE BIRD for live coverage.

Stephen Silver Twitter, Americas The first paid product in the company’s history, the Super Follow will allow users to subscribe to their favorite creators. Twitter on Thursday held an investor day, where they announced some plans for future monetization. One is similar to Substack and Patreon, while another is Twitter’s answer to Facebook groups.  The presentation, which was streamed live, introduced a concept called the “Super Follow.” The first paid product in the company’s history, the...

If you've ever dreamed of shouting at people using Twitter DMs, get ready for the best news of your life. Twitter has begun rolling out voice DMs in India, Brazil, and Japan, per AndroidCentral. India was the latest country to get voice DMs, while Brazil got them last year. People with access to this feature can tap a voice recording icon within a DM conversation to record a message of up to 140 seconds in length. The feature is available on both the iOS and Android versions of the official...

Most Give Up Twitter And Booze For Lent Giving up social media or alcohol for Lent are by far the most common ways to engage in modern fasting before Easter, but, as Statista's Katharina Buchholz notes, interest in (temporarily) swearing off meat is rising. This is according to tweets on the topic of Lent analyzed by Bible data site OpenBible.info. You will find more infographics at Statista The intention to give up social networking has been continuously high throughout the...