The statement proposed by a Nevada county library in support of Black Lives Matter prompted the local sheriff to warn that his office would not respond to his calls to 911. “We support #BlackLivesMatter,” the Douglas County Public Library said in the proposed brief statement released last week at the …
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Carlos Rodon of the White Sox melts after poor first inning against Indians
Chicago White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodón had a tough first outing of the season against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Rodon allowed five earned runs in less than four innings of work in a 5-3 loss to the Indians. He managed to strike out four hitters and walk three …
Read More »Full presentation of the Venice Film Festival – Live updates
The Venice Film Festival will present the programming for its 77th edition, which, barring complications, will be the first major international film event to hold a physical edition after the coronavirus crisis. Previously announced titles include Chloé Zhao’s traveling drama “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, which will be screened in Venice …
Read More »The antitrust argument put forward by Apple today is a bad public relations relationship
Now we have had a chance to see the antitrust argument that Tim Cook will make in today’s hearing, and it essentially amounts to: There is nothing to see here. Apple is arguing that it has done nothing wrong in the past, it is doing nothing wrong now, and it …
Read More »How to watch today’s antitrust hearing with Cook, Bezos, Pichai, Zuckerberg
The heads of several of the largest technology companies in the US are speaking to Congress to testify before the House Judiciary Antimonopoly Subcommittee on Wednesday at 9 am PT / noon ET. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Facebook CEO …
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