As the Black Lives Matter movement becomes an influential political force in the wake of George Floyd’s death, some now wonder if his supporters, frustrated by a bipartisan system that refuses to heed his calls, could ultimately organize his own political party. in the U.S. Four years ago, 43 percent …
Read More »New Maps Reveal Zealandia’s Lost Continent – BGR
Scientists studying the lost continent of Zealandia have produced a series of detailed maps showing the continent sitting below the surface of the ocean. Zealandia is a huge underwater land mass below present-day New Zealand. The continent, if it were above sea level, would multiply the size of New Zealand …
Read More »The team replaces the national anthem with an inclusive classic
(Newser) – The third verse of the “Star-Spangled Banner” is not sung publicly often. But among the little-known words are: “No refuge could save the employee and the slave / From the terror of flight or the darkness of the grave.” Tulsa Athletic has decided that this is not the …
Read More »TikTok application to stop accessing the user’s clipboard after being caught in the law by iOS 14
A new feature in iOS 14 alerts users when apps read the clipboard, and it turns out that some apps have been reading the clipboard data too much. Image via Jeremy Burge.TikTok users who upgraded to OSiOS 14, for example, quickly noticed constant alerts warning them that TikTok was accessing …
Read More »Elijah McClain: Governor appoints special prosecutor to investigate death | USA News
The Colorado governor appointed the state attorney general as special prosecutor to investigate the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old unarmed black man who died after an officer strangled him and doctors injected him with the sedative ketamine. in August 2019. Thursday’s announcement comes amid mounting pressure on U.S. authorities …
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