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Brazilian politician applies blackface and declares: 'Am I black now? I identify as black' in shocking trans protest (www.gbnews.com)
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Brazilian politician applies blackface and declares: 'Am I black now? I identify as black' in shocking trans protest
A Brazilian state legislator sparked outrage this week after blackfacing by smearing dark foundation across her face and arms during a speech in the Sao Paulo assembly
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UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations (www.engadget.com)
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UK fines 4chan nearly $700,000 for failing its online safety act obligations
UK’s Ofcom has fined 4chan a total of £520,000 ($690,000) over the website’s failure to comply with the rules of Online Safety Act 2023.
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Meet Jessica Foster: The viral OnlyFans AI fooling millions of MAGA fans (www.euronews.com)
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South Africa's Zulu king has raised eyebrows by using a derogatory term for foreigners and saying they must all leave the country (www.bbc.com)
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King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's speech - and why it has foreigners in South Africa worried
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.
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Lottery winner, 80, founded drug-dealing empire after £2.5m windfall (www.yahoo.com)
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Lottery winner, 80, founded drug-dealing empire after £2.5m windfall
An elderly lottery winner built a multimillion-pound drug empire after receiving a £2.4m windfall, a court has heard.
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Budapest mayor charged over banned Pride march (www.euronews.com)
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Budapest mayor charged over banned Pride march
According to the prosecutor's office, the mayor of Budapest organised and led a public meeting despite a police injunction, in violation of the law on freedom of association and assembly.
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France makes first interception targeting small boat crossings to UK (www.bbc.com)
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France makes first interception targeting small boat crossings to UK
The operation follows a change of tactics agreed amid growing pressure from the UK government to step up interventions.
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Steep rise in number of US citizens seeking asylum in Ireland (www.rte.ie)
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Dutch court rejects transgender U.S. asylum seeker, citing insufficient threat (nltimes.nl)
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Dutch court rejects transgender U.S. asylum seeker, citing insufficient threat
A transgender asylum seeker from the United States who says she faces death threats and denial of medical care under President Donald Trump’s policies had her asylum request rejected by Dutch authorities, De Telegraaf reports.
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Tennis star Sachia Vickery defends having OnlyFans account: ‘Easiest money I’ve ever made’ (www.independent.co.uk)
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Tennis star Sachia Vickery defends OnlyFans: ‘Easiest money I’ve made’
The tennis star called OnlyFans “the easiest money I’ve ever made”
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UK regulator bans TV commercial for Sanex shower gel after ruling that it “could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin.” (edition.cnn.com)
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UK regulator bans shower gel ad for perpetuating racial stereotypes | CNN Business
UK regulators have banned a TV commercial for Sanex shower gel after ruling that it “could be interpreted as suggesting that white skin was superior to black skin.”
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Praise and ire as U.K. police pose as joggers to stop men from harassing women on runs (www.cbc.ca)
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UK regulatory watchdog bans Zara ads for portraying ‘unhealthily thin’ models (www.euronews.com)
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UK watchdog bans Zara ads for 'unhealthily thin' models
Two advertisements from fashion giant Zara have been deemed “socially irresponsible” and banned for featuring models that appeared “unhealthily thin”.
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Mexican state accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation over new shoe, threatens legal action (edition.cnn.com)
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Mexican state accuses Adidas of cultural appropriation over new shoe, threatens legal action | CNN
The Mexican state of Oaxaca is threatening legal action against Adidas, accusing the footwear company of cultural appropriation over a newly unveiled shoe that resembles a traditional handmade sandal.
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Durability of clothes is by no means correlated with price, study finds (uk.fashionnetwork.com)
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Durability of clothes is by no means correlated with price, study finds
By comparing 47 T-shirts, Leeds University has found that associating clothes’ prices with their physical durability is no longer significant, as the most resistant garments aren’t to be found among the most expensive.
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British elite police unit to monitor social media for anti-migrant posts (www.independent.co.uk)
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Elite police unit to monitor social media for anti-migrant posts
Shadow home secretary accuses the government of trying ‘to police what you post’
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A man in India ran a fake embassy, Indian police say (edition.cnn.com)
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Man posed as an ambassador and ran a fake embassy, Indian police say | CNN
Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital, New Delhi, and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates.
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Sophie Rain, 20yo OnlyFans girl, yearly salary $43 million (media.scored.co)
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Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of SMS to Swedes calling for revenge over 2023 Quran burnings (www.independent.co.uk)
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Sweden says Iran was behind thousands of SMS to Swedes calling for revenge over 2023 Quran burnings
Sweden says that Iran was behind thousands of text messages that were sent to people in the Scandinavian country calling for revenge over the burnings of Quran, Islam’s holy book in 2023
www.independent.co.uk
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Pakistani jailed after 'pretending to be white' to stir up hatred during UK riots (www.express.co.uk)
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Man jailed after 'pretending to be white' to stir up hatred during UK riots
Ehsan Hussain was jailed after admitting to offences including distributing material likely to stir up racial hatred in Birmingham during the UK riots.
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Russian soldiers torture and murder Russell Bentley, a Texan fighting against Ukraine in the Donetsk People's Republic (www.newsweek.com)
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Russia charges soldiers over torture, murder of Texan Russell Bentley
A Texan soldier fighting for Russia was killed in the spring, and Russia has said four Russian service members are to blame.
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Chinese Zoo Admits Pandas Are Painted Dogs After Outrage (www.tmz.com)
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Chinese Zoo Admits Pandas Are Painted Dogs After Outrage
Chinese zoogoers are barking mad after learning the alleged pandas they visited at the Shanwei Zoo were just dogs painted to look like the at-risk bears.
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EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels (www.latimes.com)
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EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels
Hungary’s anti-immigrant government signaled last week that it is serious about giving migrants free one-way travel to Brussels.
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Iran summons Australian ambassador over post that ‘promoted homosexuality’ (edition.cnn.com)
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Iran summons Australian ambassador over post that ‘promoted homosexuality’ | CNN
A series of smiling Instagram photos of diplomats wearing purple and enjoying cupcakes has caused a spat between Iran and Australia, with the Australian ambassador summoned to explain the “disrespectful” behavior.
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Ford becomes the latest company to scale back its diversity and inclusion policies (edition.cnn.com)
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Ford becomes the latest company to scale back its diversity and inclusion policies | CNN Business
Ford is changing some of its diversity and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of companies altering their approaches amid a changing legal and political environment and online pressure from the right.
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