Month: May 2022
TikTok Live’s Subscription Program Wants to Compete With Twitch
TikTok is taking a page — or many — from Twitch’s playbook. The wildly popular live video app, made famous with lip-synching music covers and dance moves, is launching a new subscription option for its TikTok Live service on Thursday,
Read MoreFrench court overturns council move to allow burkinis in city pools
Invoking France’s ‘Islamist separatism’ law, French judges strike down local law enabling women to wear full-body swimwear
Read MoreFirefighters rescued an elk calf from the ashes of the New Mexico blaze
A firefighter happened upon the motionless animal on the ground of a fire-blackened forest as he patrolled and extinguished hot spots. The calf, dubbed Cinder, is recovering at a wildlife center. (Image credit: Nate Sink via AP)
Read More19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas school rampage – The Associated Press
19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas school rampage The Associated Press Texas school shooter bought 2 rifles after turning 18, carried out Robb Elementary attack days later 6abc Philadelphia District 200 Shares Safety Message In Wake Of Deadly Texas Shooting Wheaton, IL
Read MoreTwitter will pay a $150 million fine over accusations it improperly sold user data
Federal regulators accuse the company of violating a 2011 agreement over the treatment of users’ personal data, including phone numbers and email addresses. (Image credit: Matt Rourke/AP)
Read MoreLiz Truss to tell western Balkans ‘we can’t take foot off accelerator’ over Ukraine war
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet armed forces personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina to re-affirm the UK’s commitment to peace and stability in the western Balkans.
Read MoreGovernment advances long-dormant plans for new Beersheba hospital
First stage of medical center serving residents of the south slated to open in 2028; Bennett praises move ‘after years of stagnation’
Read MoreAs human rights official visits Xinjiang, data hack appears to show persecution there
The UN’s top official for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, is in China this week and will visit the western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing has been accused of genocide and crimes against humanity.
Read MoreWATCH: First Lady Jill Biden, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula
The first lady and the nation’s doctor, Vivek Murthy, sought to reassure parents following the second delivery Wednesday of infant formula the Biden administration is importing from Europe to ease the domestic supply shortfall.
Read MoreWATCH: First Lady Jill Biden, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy welcome 2nd mass delivery of baby formula
The first lady and the nation’s doctor, Vivek Murthy, sought to reassure parents following the second delivery Wednesday of infant formula the Biden administration is importing from Europe to ease the domestic supply shortfall.
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