Lionsgate will not remove an episode of “Mad Men” with one of its actors in blackface and will instead add a disclaimer at the beginning of the show, the company told Deadline in a statement. The controversial third season clip features John Slattery character Roger Sterling in black face makeup …
Read More »Exclusive: JPMorgan removes the terms ‘master’, ‘slave’ from the internal technical and material code
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) is removing terms such as “blacklist”, “master” and “slave” from its materials and internal technology code, as it seeks to address racism within the company, two sources with knowledge of the measure said. FILE PHOTO: The Dow Jones Industrial Average logo, …
Read More »North Korea’s Covid-19 response has been a “brilliant success,” says Kim Jong Un
Kim said at a meeting of top politicians that they had prevented the new coronavirus from entering the largely closed country, North Korean state media reported. “We have thoroughly prevented the spread of the malignant virus and have maintained a stable situation against the epidemic despite the global health crisis, …
Read More »Policemen laugh while shooting protesters with rubber bullets: video
Florida police officers laughed and celebrated by shooting protesters with rubber bullets during a George Floyd demonstration in May, recently released body camera images show. “Hit him, little boy,” Detective Zachary Baro, head of a Fort Lauderdale Police Department SWAT team unit, can be heard in the video, which was …
Read More »82 inmates and one employee test positive for COVID-19 at Weber County Jail
OGDEN, Utah – An outbreak of COVID-19 at the Weber County Jail was reported Wednesday night. According to a press release from the Weber County Sheriff’s Office, 82 inmates and an employee at the 12th Street facility have tested positive for COVID-19. He says that prison administrators are working closely …
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