OAKLAND, California (AP) – Twitter says the hack that compromised the accounts of some of its highest-profile users was targeted at 130 people. Hackers were able to reset the passwords for 45 of those accounts. The San Francisco-based company said in a blog post on Saturday Up to eight of …
Read More »Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at her political rally
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, railed against historic figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the director of the underground railroad “never freed slaves, she simply He made other white people work, ”comments that sparked cries of opposition from …
Read More »Workers become hobby detectives to track virus cases
NEW YORK (AP) – Jana Jumpp spends eight hours a day updating a spreadsheet, not for work, but for a recent hobby: discovering how many of Amazon’s 400,000 warehouse workers have become ill with the coronavirus. Amazon won’t give out a number, so Jumpp tracks it alone and shares what …
Read More »Mandatory masks as cases increase in the state of Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – After a one-day respite, coronavirus cases in the Australian state of Victoria have increased again, prompting a move to make masks mandatory in the Melbourne metropolitan area and county Mitchell’s close. Health officials on Sunday registered 363 new cases in the last 24 hours. Two men …
Read More »NHL Players Union Announces Plan to Resume Game on August 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players Association announced a tentative agreement Monday to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement for four years. The CBA deal, along with both sides’ agreement on protocols for training camps and games, paves the way for hockey to resume …
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