Actresses Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate separately announced on Wednesday that they would no longer be voicing biracial cartoon characters, acknowledging that white privilege had allowed them to take on such roles. Slate, who voices Missy on Netflix’s “Big Mouth,” released a statement on Instagram early Wednesday that she would …
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New Ransomware Posing as COVID-19 Tracking Application Targets Canada; ESET offers decryptor
ESET investigators analyze an Android app that masquerades as an official COVID-19 contact tracking app and encrypts files on the victim’s device The new CryCryptor ransomware has been targeted at Android users in Canada, distributed across two websites under the guise of an official COVID-19 tracking app provided by Health …
Read More »Houston employers are encouraged to send workers home as COVID-19 cases increase
Houston employers should send workers home from the office if possible due to the increase in coronavirus cases in the region, the region’s leading business group said on Wednesday. Bob Harvey, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership, said in a statement that the Houston COVID-19 cases are reaching …
Read More »Tucson police in crisis after death of Latino man in custody
The Tucson, Arizona police chief abruptly offered to resign Wednesday while posting a video in which a 27-year-old Latino man, Carlos Ingram Lopez, died in police custody two months ago. The video, taken by police officers’ body cameras and not released until Wednesday, shows a gruesome episode on April 21. …
Read More »What is driving the increase in COVID-19 cases in Utah?
SALT LAKE CITY – Utahns have enjoyed shopping, eating, and worshiping together again. Many have returned to the office after months of working at home. Thousands have gathered for concerts or youth sporting events. But social interaction comes at a price. COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Utah have increased since …
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