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☆ As disinformation spreads during UK riots, regulators are currently powerless to take action
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

But even as online disinformation related to stabbings in the U.K. has led to real-world violence, Ofcom, Britain's online safety regulator finds itself unable to take effective enforcement actions. Shortly after the attack, social media users were quick to falsely identify the perpetrator as an asylum seeker who arrived in the U.K. by boat in 2023. U.K. officials subsequently issued warnings to social media firms urging them to get tough on false information online. Peter Kyle, the U.K.'s technology minister, held conversations with social media firms such as TikTok, Facebook parent company Meta , Google and X over their handling of misinformation being spread during the riots. watch nowUnder the Online Safety Act, the sending of false information intended to cause non-trivial harm is considered a punishable criminal offense.

Persons: Christopher Furlong, knifeman, Taylor Swift, Axel Rudakubana, Peter Kyle, Gill Whitehead, Whitehead Organizations: Riot, Ofcom, Police, Facebook, Meta, Google, CNBC Locations: Rotherham, U.K, Southport, Merseyside

☆ How Anti-Immigrant Riots Flared in the U.K.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Nader Ibrahim | Peter Robins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After more than a week of sporadic far-right violence, a fever seemed to ease in Britain on Wednesday night. During the previous days, racist and anti-immigrant rioting had flared in more than a dozen towns and cities across England and in Northern Ireland. The spark for the rioting was anger over a knife attack that killed three young girls and falsehoods that spread online about the perpetrator. Those participating in the riots have remained a small and strongly unpopular fringe, disowned even by politicians who seek to channel broader public misgivings about immigration. His assault killed three girls: Alice Dasilva Aguiar, 9; Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7; and Bebe King, 6.

Persons: ’, Taylor Swift, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe, Bebe King Locations: Britain, England, Northern Ireland, Southport

☆ Financial constraints often trap domestic violence victims. Los Angeles thinks a basic income is a solution.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Katie Balevic | Kenneth Niemeyer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Los Angeles officials have proposed a basic income program for domestic violence survivors. Councilmembers are seeking millions to fund it after a successful basic income pilot program ended. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementLos Angeles found success with its guaranteed basic income pilot program, one of the largest in the country. In its original basic income program, some 3,200 low-income households in the city received $1,000 a month no strings attached.

Persons: Councilmembers, — Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Angeles, Los Angeles

PARIS — The second boxer at the center of a global debate over gender eligibility and fairness at the Paris Olympics won her semifinal match Wednesday, ascending to the featherweight gold medal bout. Lin and another female Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif of Algeria, continue to face intense scrutiny and false accusations about their gender and eligibility to compete with women. The Bulgarian Olympic Committee later confirmed that Staneva was boasting about having XX chromosomes in an attempt to mock Lin. "The opponent is a respectable one.”Algeria's Imane Khelif reacts after defeating Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng in a women's 66-kilogram semifinal boxing match at the Olympics on Tuesday. Some who initially criticized Khelif and Lin apologized as more information about them and the IBA’s legitimacy came to light.

Persons: Lin Yu, Esra Yildiz, Lin, Imane, Kahraman, Svetlana Staneva, Staneva, Turkey's, Peter Byrne, ” Lin, couldn't, Khelif, Thailand's Janjaem, Ariana Cubillos, Thailand’s Janjaem, Umar Kremlev —, Vladimir Putin —, Thomas Bach, ” Bach, Aijaz, ”, Mark Adams, “, Lin’s, Khelif’s, Kremlev, Imane Khelif, Vadim Ghirda, Elon Musk, Harry Potter ”, J.K, Rowling, Donald Trump, ” Trump, Logan Paul, ” Riley Gaines, Nikki Hiltz, “, ” Hiltz, it’s, ” Khelif, Yang Liu of, Julia Szeremeta, Garros, David K, Li, Matt Lavietes, Jiachuan Wu Organizations: PARIS, Paris Olympics, Bulgarian Olympic, Representatives, Turkish Olympic, Press, AP, Tokyo, Boxing Association, Olympic Committee, IOC, IBA, SNTV, USA, Olympics, X, Boston Globe, Roland Locations: Taipei, Turkey, Algeria, Paris, Russian, New Delhi, Russia, Hangzhou, China, Istanbul, “, Yang Liu of China, Taiwan, New York

☆ Right-wing media figures launch flurry of attacks on Tim Walz in race to define VP candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The Republican Party’s media allies are yet again struggling to coalesce around a single attack on the Democratic ticket. GET RELIABLE SOURCES IN YOUR INBOX A daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape with uncompromising reporting and analysis. Fox News, naturally, led the charge, with the right-wing network devoting segment after segment to assailing Walz and his character. Since she assumed the top spot on the Democratic ticket in July, right-wing media has been noticeably struggling to present a cohesive narrative against her. It remains to be seen whether the Trump campaign will eventually establish a clear and consistent strategy for defining Harris and Walz.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Walz, assailing Walz, Sean Hannity, Walz —, United States ” —, Hannity, Josh Shapiro, ” Jeanine Pirro, Donald Trump, Nick Fuentes, Adolf Hitler, Kanye, Harris, Trump, Joe Biden’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Republican, Democratic, Minnesota, Fox News, Media, Fox, Democrat, Mar, Kanye West Locations: New York, China, United States, Pennsylvania, Gaza

☆ Bangladesh protesters expect interim government to be finalized on Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, to be finalized on Wednesday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled to India following a violent crackdown on a student-led uprising. "It is critical that trust in government be restored quickly," Yunus, 84, told the Financial Times on Wednesday, saying he was not seeking an elected role or appointment beyond the interim period. His spokesperson said he is expected to return to Dhaka on Thursday after a medical procedure in Paris. "We need calm, we need a road map to new elections and we need to get to work to prepare for new leadership," Yunus told the newspaper. "In the coming days, I will talk with all of the relevant parties about how we can work together to rebuild Bangladesh and how they can help."

Persons: Muhammad Yunus, Charles de Gaulle, Sheikh Hasina, Nobel, Yunus, Hasina's Organizations: French, Financial Times, Bangladesh Bank Locations: Roissy, Paris, Bangladesh, India, Dhaka

Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota would presumably become the first Native American woman to lead a state. But the state Constitution allows Flanagan to assume the governorship if Walz, for whatever reason, vacates office. The Native vote helped Joe Biden secure a win against Trump in the state in 2020. "Donald Trump made a career demonstrating and celebrating behavior that perpetuates violence against Native women and girls," she said at the time. "We finally have Native representation in the governor's office and Native women in the Legislature."

Persons: Peggy Flanagan, Flanagan, Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, Walz, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Walz's, Joe Biden, Trump, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Pocahontas, Ivanka Trump, Paul, MinnPost, Kevin Stitt Organizations: Democratic, Gov, Republican, Minnesota, Trump, Democratic National Convention, Alaska Natives, Indigenous, Oklahoma Gov, Cherokee Locations: Minnesota, American, Harris, Pocahontas, St

Violence broke out in several towns and cities across the country after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party in the seaside town of Southport in northwest England last week. Amid false rumors that the suspect was a Muslim asylum seeker, mobs have since attacked hotels housing asylum seekers, as well as mosques, leading to hundreds of arrests. The suspect Axel Rudakubana, 17, was born in the Welsh capital of Cardiff and had lived for years in a village near Southport itself, police saidMusk's remarks were quickly rebuffed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office, which said in a statement that such comments had “no justification.”In a separate video message posted to X, Starmer said: “Whatever the apparent motivation, this is not protest. This month, he said he was pulling his businesses out of California to protest a new state law that bars schools from requiring that trans kids be outed to their parents. The U.K. riots have become one of the first major challenges for Starmer, whose center-left Labour Party took power last month in a landslide election victory, ousting the Conservative Party, who after 14 years in government left office without dispute.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Axel Rudakubana, Musk's, Keir Starmer’s, Starmer, ”, Musk Organizations: Labour Party, Conservative Party Locations: Southport, England, Welsh, Cardiff, Britain, California

The crisis could also have implications for neighboring India, which is seen as having long supported Hasina and where she fled Monday. He did not say how long Hasina would be in India or what she planned to do next. Though the protests began over a controversial quota system for highly coveted government jobs, they soon morphed into broader calls for justice for those killed as well as Hasina’s resignation. On Monday, the State Department said the U.S. stands with the people of Bangladesh and urged all parties to refrain from further violence as an interim government is formed. “Too many lives have been lost over the course of the past several weeks, and we urge calm and restraint in the days ahead,” spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a news briefing in Washington.

Persons: Islam, Yunus, ” Yunus, Bangladesh’s, ”, Chietigj Bajpaee, Bangladesh doesn’t, Hasina, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Matthew Miller Organizations: NBC, Yunus Centre, South, Chatham House, State Department Locations: Dhaka, South Asia, London, Washington, Bangladesh, China, Beijing, India, United States, U.S

☆ Elon Musk says ‘civil war is inevitable’ as UK rocked by far-right riots. He’s part of the problem
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

London CNN —Social media has played a big role in fueling the anti-immigration riots engulfing towns and cities in the United Kingdom. Musk later apologized for what he called his “dumbest” ever social media post. The UK government this week vowed to prosecute “online criminality” and has pushed social media companies to take action against the spread of false information. “Social media has put rocket boosters under… not just the misinformation but the encouragement of violence,” UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Monday. It is unclear that the UK government has the tools to hold social media platforms accountable for their role in the riots.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, “, ”, Axel Rudakubana, ” Isabelle Frances, Wright, Musk, White, dumbest, Tommy Robinson, Yvette Cooper, Keir Starmer, Peter Kyle, Rob Picheta, Lauren Kent Organizations: London CNN — Social, Institute for Strategic, IDS, CNN, BBC Radio, Facebook, Meta, Ofcom Locations: United Kingdom, ”, England, Israel, Gaza

☆ Israeli minister says it may be ‘moral’ to starve 2 million Gazans, but ‘no one in the world would let us’
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Dana Karni | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

It’s his (Hamas’) money, it’s his fuel, it’s his civilian control of the Gaza Strip. Israel has control over aid that enters Gaza and aid groups are in charge of distributing it. While there have been some anecdotal reports from Gazans of Hamas stealing aid, it’s unclear how rampant it is. The conflict began after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli authorities. No need to unclog sewers, no need for education, no need for welfare.

Persons: Bezalel Smotrich, Yad Binyamin, ”, Israel, David Satterfield, Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, ” Israel, Smotrich Organizations: Jerusalem CNN — Israeli, Katif Conference, National, Israeli Locations: Jerusalem, Gaza, Yad, Israel, Gazans

☆ Decline in Veterans’ Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jason Deparle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After two years in the Air Force and decades on Skid Row, Steve Allen was spending his senior years living in his car. Home for Babs Ludikhuize, an Air Force veteran recovering from domestic violence, was in psychiatric care. Now all three have comfortable apartments with subsidized rents, and they embody what many analysts call the greatest success in homelessness policy — the decline in homeless veterans. Progress in the veterans program has slowed as rising rents displace more tenants and make it harder to help them regain housing. But while homelessness among veterans rose last year, the increase was smaller than other groups faced.

Persons: Steve Allen, John Sullivan, “ Patton, ”, Babs Ludikhuize Organizations: Air Force, Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Housing, Urban

☆ UK riots: Rotherham residents despair after riot at hotel housing asylum seekers
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Ninzr said he had lived in the Rotherham hotel since he arrived, but was at another processing center when the riot broke out. Several passers-by referenced unfounded rumors that hotel residents have abused local women. CNN asked South Yorkshire police if they have received complaints about the behavior of the hotel residents, but have not yet received a response. With more demonstrations planned for this week, do the residents near the Rotherham hotel fear more violence? “After seeing our community come out today, no,” said the man who lived through the London riots.

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☆ Opinion: I’m a vaccine scientist. The devastating impacts of vaccine hesitancy have touched my life too
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Opinion Mohamed Bassyouni | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But when my eldest son was a young child, there was no vaccine for rotavirus. Mohamed Bassyouni Gates MRIIt just so happened that my research back then supported clinical trials evaluating a vaccine candidate for rotavirus. In Saudi Arabia, where we were living at the time, my two younger children received their rotavirus shots as their doctors recommended. And researchers at the National Institutes of Health in the US determined that the vaccine also “substantially reduced hospitalization and deaths in Africa.”The expectation was that many lives would be saved around the globe thanks to the rotavirus vaccine. This could be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years.

Persons: Mohamed Bassyouni, Melinda Gates Organizations: Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, CNN, rotavirus, National Institutes of Health Locations: Saudi Arabia, Africa, United States, Pakistan

The president of Bangladesh on Tuesday appointed Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer in microfinance who is a Nobel laureate, to oversee an interim government, accommodating demands by protesters and offering a reprieve for a country scarred by violence. The announcement from the main coordinator of the protests, Nahid Islam, came a day after Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled the country amid a popular uprising. Mr. Islam was among a group of military officials and others present at a meeting with the president on Tuesday. Mr. Yunus, 84, is expected to lead a temporary government now that the Bangladeshi Parliament has been dissolved. Mr. Yunus, who is widely admired in Bangladesh and once made a brief foray into politics, has two immediate tasks.

Persons: Muhammad Yunus, Nahid, Sheikh Hasina, Islam, Mr, Yunus Organizations: Mr Locations: Bangladesh, Nahid Islam

☆ In photos: Petra Basnakova’s journey with the Palestinian Bedouin
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Yahya Salem | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Slovakian photographer Petra Basnakova made a series of remarkable and personally transformative discoveries during her three-year-long journey among Palestinian Bedouin families. Petra BasnakovaIn the foreground, the Bedouin community of Jabar Al-Bab; behind it, the Israeli settlement of Ma'ale Adumim. In her book, Basnakova reminisces over a serene Ramadan night when Nadia, a Bedouin matron and a prominent figure in Basnakova’s journey, thanked her for being a bridge of empathy between Palestinian Bedouin and the rest of the world. And by everything, I mean they have hope that one day they will be finally free.”Nawal is part of the Rashayda Bedouin community near Jericho. Petra Basnakova

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☆ Harvard must face lawsuit over antisemitism on campus, US judge says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A general view of the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center on February 17, 2024, at Harvard Business School in Allston, MA. Harvard University failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit in which Jewish students accused the Ivy League school of letting its campus become a bastion of antisemitism. Without ruling on the merits, U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns said the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that Harvard's response to on-campus incidents was inadequate, and that "the facts as pled show that Harvard failed its Jewish students." Students sued in January, accusing Harvard of selectively enforcing its anti-discrimination policies to avoid protecting Jewish students from harassment, ignoring their pleas for protection, and hiring professors who supported anti-Jewish violence and spread antisemitic propaganda. Stearns found sufficient allegations that Harvard acted with deliberate indifference toward its Jewish population.

Persons: Richard Stearns, Stearns, Harvard, Harvard's, Claudine Gay, Gay Organizations: Baker Library, Bloomberg Center, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Ivy League, District, Harvard, U.S, Civil Locations: Allston ,, U.S, Israel, Gaza

☆ Elon Musk is helping fuel the flames of far-right rioting on X. An expert says his own platform is radicalizing him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"A lot of these individuals had been deplatformed, so they wouldn't have had an opportunity to amplify," Van der Linden said. Musk has also claimed that the UK police's response "does seem onesided" — a viewpoint commonly promoted by far-right activists. Van der Linden said Musk might be being radicalized by his own platform. Musk's echo chamber on X is increasingly conspiratorial, Van der Linden added. Representatives for X did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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☆ Long Battle for a Ruined City Takes a Desperate Turn
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Marc Santora | Tyler Hicks | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the Ukrainian soldiers raced through the ruins of the destroyed city under the spying eye of Russian drones, the skeletal remains of blasted-out buildings cast eerie shadows in the light of a full moon. Burned-out cars littered the road next to craters from artillery strikes in this city, Toretsk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, that is now on the front line of the war with Russia. The hot July night smelled of violence — smoke and dust from destroyed buildings mixed with the sulfurous scent of explosives. The brigade allowed us to accompany them recently to view the destruction of Toretsk up close and the challenges Ukrainian forces face as they battle to keep control of the city. The only restrictions were that we not provide specific locations or other operational details that could compromise security.

Organizations: 32nd Mechanized Brigade Locations: Ukrainian, Toretsk, Donetsk, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled PM Sheikh Hasina. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka. Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said. K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum. “Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Zaman, Muhammad Yunus, Hasina, Minister's, Parvez Ahmad Rony, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s, Sheikh Hasina's, Mujibur Rahman –, ”, Raiyan Aftab, …, Shaheed, Shaheed Minar, Aftab, Abu Sufian, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Khaleda Zia –, –, Wolfgang Rattay, Z, Sabrina Karim, Karim, “, Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Muhammad Nahid Islam, hadn’t, Yunus, K M Asad, Faiza Chowdhury Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Yunus, Dhaka University, Awami League, “, BRAC University, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka University Campus, Getty, Reuters, curfews, Cornell University Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Rajib Dhar, Munich, Germany, UN, Paris, ”, AFP, Bangladeshi, New York

☆ Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster. Hasina was "so disappointed that after all her hard work, for a minority to rise up against her," Joy said. Earlier, army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman announced Hasina's resignation in a televised address to the nation and said an interim government would be formed. "The country is going through a revolutionary period," said Zaman, 58, who had taken over as army chief only on June 23.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina's, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Joy, General Waker, Zaman, Mohammed Shahabuddin Organizations: Bangladesh, BBC, Service, Awami League Locations: Mirpur, Dhaka

But, Mau said, she was also inevitably able to draw from some of her own personal experiences. He won’t stop talking about her, and she seems to be taking up a lot of space in his life. Maybe it’s not so much who she is, but what she gives you.’”It’s that kind of moral ambiguity that, Mau speculates, has transformed “Baby Reindeer” into a global phenomenon. Unmasking the real identity of Martha is “not what the show is about,” Mau said. But the general public doesn’t seem to realize “that trans people are also really funny,” Mau added.

Persons: Mau, Donny, “ I’ve, ” Mau, Teri, Martha, “, ”, Richard, “ Donny, hasn’t, Fiona Harvey, Harvey, Gadd, Penn Badgley, — Organizations: Netflix, Television, Association, Gotham TV, NBC Locations: Latina, Scottish

☆ ‘We are all united’: South Florida’s Venezuelan community gathers to protest election
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Bri Buckley | Bri Buckley Is A Reporter For Nbc In South Florida. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The crowd condemned long-time Venezuelan socialist president Nicolas Maduro after he said he beat opponent Edmundo González Urrutia in Sunday’s election. “It’s really, really, really a congregation that we see all around the world that we showed to the world that it was a fraud and Venezuela deserved freedom,” said Gabriel Duque. Many are hopeful their voices will be heard and they can go back to their home country again soon. If you ask a regular Venezuelan, he’s going to tell you that he wants Maduro to leave because we want to go back to our country. And as soon as we remove Nicolás Maduro, you’re going to see, you’re going to witness all Venezuelans going back to our country because we never want to left,” Morin said.

Persons: MIAMI —, Nicolas Maduro, Edmundo González Urrutia, González Urrutia, Antony Blinken, Pope Francis, “, ”, Alfredo Leon, Maria Teresa Morin, Chandan Khanna, Ysbael Bello, Daniella Levine Cava, Joe Carollo, “ It’s, Gabriel Duque, Maduro, ” Morin, ” Leon Organizations: MIAMI, Venezuelan, Getty, Local, Dade, Miami City, Doral Mayor Locations: Downtown Miami, Venezuelan, Sunday’s, U.S, South Florida, Miami, Dade County, Doral Mayor Christi Fraga, Venezuela

☆ Tulsa commission will study reparations for 1921 race massacre victims and descendants
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Officials in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. Both reports called for financial reparations, which Tulsa Mayor G.T. The program would be for survivors of the massacre as well as descendants of victims and other residents of north Tulsa, where the massacre occurred. She praised Bynum for establishing the commission and said reparations can include all items listed, though she strongly supports financial payments. In June, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by the last two known massacre survivors, Viola Fletcher, 110, and Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, that sought restitution for the destruction.

Persons: Tulsa Mayor G.T, Bynum, Commission’s, ” Bynum, Vanessa Hall, Harper, ”, Monroe Nichols, “ We’ve, Nichols, Viola Fletcher, Lessie Benningfield Randle, Emmett Organizations: District, Tulsa Mayor, National Guard, Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus, Tulsa, Oklahoma Supreme, U.S . Department of Justice, NBC Locations: Tulsa , Oklahoma, Tulsa, Greenwood, Oklahoma

☆ In Mexico, a lucha libre 'dog' is also a viral meme
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Since the early summer, videos of a wrestler dressed as a puppy brawling in “lucha libre” matches has been making the rounds on Mexican social media. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" taunts an opponent during a lucha libre event at the Institute of Youth, in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. Given that lucha libre bouts are mostly dominated by older male fans, he has created a space for kids to enjoy the spectacle. Wisin, the "puppy luchador" hangs on the ropes during a lucha libre event in Mexico City, on July 25, 2024. “I’ve enjoyed lucha libre since I was young, now my son can enjoy it, too,” he said.

Persons: Baha, “, ”, Wisin, Fernando Llano, Simi, Juan Carlos Naviera Torres, Jose Isaac, Torres, clutched, “ I’ve, Mitchelle Magdaleno, Andy Panda ” Organizations: Institute of Youth, Wrestling Locations: Mexico City’s, Mexico, Mexico City

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