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May 2022

Richard S. Taylor May 31, 2022

star wars Actor Moses Ingram has shared a sample of the racist messages and comments she has received online since joining the cast of the Disney+ series Obi Wan Kenobi. In a series of posts to her Instagram Story on Tuesday, Ingram -…

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US powers little used to help Ukraine

Richard S. Taylor May 30, 2022

June 2022By Jeff Abramson President Joe Biden is taking advantage of rarely used legal authorities to expedite mass shipments of new US weapons and other assistance to Ukraine while continuing to delay the release of a new policy that…

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Opinion: The mass shootings have a lot in common with another American horror

Richard S. Taylor May 29, 2022

At that time, it was rare for a black person accused of a crime to be treated impartially by the justice system, so it is impossible to know whether the charges against him were true. Some accounts say Hose acted in self-defense. Guilty…

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Akshay Kumar’s Samrat Prithviraj Lyricist Varun Grover Expresses Solidarity With…

Richard S. Taylor May 29, 2022

Akshay Kumar star lyricist Samrat Prithviraj and #MeToo has accused Varun Grover of being taught a lesson in freedom of speech and expression after downplaying death threats against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Netizens pointed to his…

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U of U study shows spike in anti-Asian hate tweets after COVID pandemic

Richard S. Taylor May 29, 2022

SALT LAKE CITY - Anti-Asian tweets rose across the United States in the first year of the pandemic, according to research from the University of Utah. The study found that anti-Asian hate language increased between…

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Biden is close to canceling $10,000 student debt, but it will take time to realize

Richard S. Taylor May 28, 2022

The Biden administration is poised to offer student debt relief to most borrowers. But their efforts to exclude high earners can create a bureaucratic nightmare…

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Uvalde’s shooter left several clues before his attack began

Richard S. Taylor May 28, 2022

UVALDE, Texas — It didn't go by without notice when an 18-year-old who frequently practiced with his classmates before dropping out of high school posted a photo of two black long guns to his Instagram Story.The image was startling enough…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind Merchandise and Gift Shop

Richard S. Taylor May 27, 2022

Facebook Twitter pinterest Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind is now open at EPCOT, and debuting with it for the first time is the Treasures of Xandar gift shop outside the attraction's exit. This article features…

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Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora against trolls who age and shame them

Richard S. Taylor May 27, 2022

Amrita Arora with Kareena. (courtesy: amuaroraofficial)New Delhi: There's no guide to dealing with social media trolls, but BFFs Kareena Kapoor and Amrita Arora sure know how to shut them down when it gets too much. Kareena…

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Cases filed against Bandi Sanjay for hate speech

Richard S. Taylor May 27, 2022

Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders on Thursday filed police complaints against BJP Head of State Bandi Sanjay for delivering hate speech in the town of Karimnagar. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has…

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Amber Heard Hate Machine from TikTok

Richard S. Taylor May 26, 2022

Anyone who appears in court risks being branded a popular internet hero or being called a liar. Heard's lawyer, Elaine Charlson Bredehoft, is marked a "Karen" (once a term for a racist white woman, it has since been flattened into an…

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How to Use a Side Hustle to Pay Off Debt

Richard S. Taylor May 26, 2022

After Kristen Heaton graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada in 2006, she knew she wanted to start her own business. She had $70,000 in college debt and needed $700 to buy her first set of inventory, but that didn't stop her.…

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YWCA Halifax tackles cyberbullying with federal crime prevention funds

Richard S. Taylor May 25, 2022

As texting, Snapchat and Instagram become increasingly influential among young people, YWCA Halifax is bringing programs directly to them in schools in an attempt to deal with messages of violence and hate.The program, Open New Tab, has…

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Wednesday FTB: hockey is not immune to hatred

Richard S. Taylor May 25, 2022

Hard to think about hockey after 19 elementary school students were murdered in Uvalde, Texas yesterday. Be indignant. To have a broken heart. Demand change. Even here, where mass shootings of minority people are increasingly common…

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The IIT Patna CSE team works to combat hate speech online. First stop: Twitter

Richard S. Taylor May 25, 2022

IIT Patna: IT engineers working on an AI and ML tool to combat hate speech online.…

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$280 billion fund wants to boot Meta and Twitter admins after Buffalo shooting

Richard S. Taylor May 24, 2022

A $280 billion fund invested in Meta and Twitter wants to kick off all directors of both companies. He accused the companies of allowing hate material from the…

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Starting a Business in Arizona

Richard S. Taylor May 23, 2022

Arizona is one of the hottest places to start a business right now. You could be a looker looking for the perfect place to manage and register your new business, or you could be an Arizona resident looking to show your neighbors…

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Man City’s Riyad Mahrez targets Liverpool and says: ‘I know they hate us’

Richard S. Taylor May 23, 2022

The Man City winger picked up another Premier League winners' medal last weekend and has now aimed a shot at arch-rivals Liverpool after they found themselves pitying at another near miss.Video loadingVideo unavailableThe video will start…

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Why there is no fencing, safety equipment or lifeguards at Peggys Cove

Richard S. Taylor May 22, 2022

Shortly after the death of a 25-year-old man who was swept into the ocean at Peggys Cove in 2015, an eclectic group came together to discuss how safety could be improved at the landmark in southwest of Halifax.One idea put forward was to…

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Court clears AU professor of hate speech over Gyanvapi ‘shivling’

Richard S. Taylor May 22, 2022

New Delhi: A court here on Saturday granted bail to Delhi University history professor Ratan Lal, who was arrested Friday night for posting 'derogatory' content on social media after 'Shivling' was 'discovered' inside the Gyanvapi…

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$53.93 million in sales expected for Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSBC) this quarter

Richard S. Taylor May 21, 2022

Wall Street analysts expect Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSBC – Get a rating) to report sales of $53.93 million for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have made!-->…

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The COVID Hate Crimes Act is one year old. Garland says the work continues

Richard S. Taylor May 20, 2022

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that pursuing criminal hate crime charges, raising awareness and strengthening reporting are among steps the Justice Department has taken in the year since the Congress has approved…

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Entire Buffalo community ‘terrorized’ by mass shooting: AG Garland

Richard S. Taylor May 20, 2022

Ten black people were killed in a shooting at a supermarket last Saturday.May 20, 2022, 6:01 PM• 4 minute readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this articleAttorney General Merrick Garland announced on Friday that the Department of…

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Man found guilty of inciting hatred over one-word post

Richard S. Taylor May 20, 2022

A man who posted the word 'burn' under a story about a black migrant has been given a suspended sentence for hate speech and fined €2,000. St Paul's Bay resident Mark Vella, 56, posted the one-word comment under a Lovin Malta article…

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Complainant alleges police inaction on hate speech in Bangalore

Richard S. Taylor May 20, 2022

Sanjay Nagar Police say investigation into community provocative speech complaint is going in the right direction, but no arrests have been made so far Even if an FIR has been registered under sections of the IPC 153-A among others, the…

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Why It’s So Hard To Remove Hate Sites From The Internet – J.

Richard S. Taylor May 19, 2022

"There's no sense in exerting public pressure because they don't care," Kelley said. "They don't want to be good public actors." The Buffalo suspect was active on 4chan, a message board website notorious for bigotry that has long resisted…

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What Buffalo’s Shooting Video Teaches Us About Online ‘Free Speech’

Richard S. Taylor May 19, 2022

Placeholder while loading article actionsThe idea is seductive in its simplicity: social networks should only remove posts if they break the law. Otherwise, they must stay.That's how billionaire Elon Musk, a self-proclaimed "free speech…

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Unsecured business loans: how do they work?

Richard S. Taylor May 18, 2022

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MAGA HATE – Chicago Reader

Richard S. Taylor May 18, 2022

Generally, I like to tell a joke or two in these columns, seeking to underscore the absurdity of politics with a bit of dark humor. But no joke this time. On Saturday, an 18-year-old white supremacist armed with a semi-automatic…

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Actress Ko Eun Ah Breaks Down While Recalling MBLAQ Mir’s Efforts To Delete Hateful Comments…

Richard S. Taylor May 18, 2022

Actress Ko Eun Ah has been through a lot as an actress and an individual.To have a small role in …ing, Ko Eun Ah has started landing more roles in different movies and series over the past few years. Although she has been in the industry…

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Freedom of expression or hate speech? Controversial newsletter left in Memphis neighborhood – FOX13…

Richard S. Taylor May 18, 2022

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Freedom of expression or hate speech? The question comes after a news bulletin aired in a Memphis community.People who received the newspaper told FOX13 that it seemed to promote the separation of races, especially the…

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DHS chief Mayorkas says it’s ‘virtually impossible’ to monitor any online hate

Richard S. Taylor May 17, 2022

Asked if DHS should have detected the 180-page racist screed posted online and attributed to the alleged shooter, Mayorkas replied, "No, because do we monitor every expression of hate on the internet and social media? It would be next to…

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Buffalo gunman plotted attack for months – The Denver Post

Richard S. Taylor May 17, 2022

By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER BUFFALO, NY (AP) — The white gunman accused of massacring 10 black people at a Buffalo supermarket wrote as early as November about staging a live attack on African Americans, has been…

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Signature Bank Falls With Crypto Mayhem: Time To Buy

Richard S. Taylor May 16, 2022

Dilok Klaisataporn/iStock via Getty ImagesFor context, we originally wrote this in November 2020 here, recommending investors buy this high-quality growth bank at a value multiple. We wrote that it could be a double, and to date it's…

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4Chan: Buffalo Massacre Highlights Hate-Filled Website

Richard S. Taylor May 16, 2022

The hate-filled 4chan forum, where all users post anonymously, appears to be at the center of the made-for-internet massacre that took place at a Buffalo supermarket on Saturday – from discussions on the platform that apparently helped to…

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul calls on social media platforms to moderate hate speech

Richard S. Taylor May 15, 2022

Get smarter in just 5 minutesGet the daily email that makes reading the news truly enjoyable. Stay informed and entertained, for free.Claiming that the alleged Buffalo shooter had become radicalized online, New York Governor Kathy Hochul…

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Shooting in Buffalo, NY: Latest Updates

Richard S. Taylor May 15, 2022

A heavily armed 18-year-old white man opened fire at a supermarket in a predominantly black Buffalo neighborhood, killing 10 people and injuring three others, authorities said, in a racist attack that transformed a sunny Saturday on one of…

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I’m in jail on Facebook for hate speech

Richard S. Taylor May 14, 2022

Yesterday I was thrown in jail on Facebook for hate speech. I am currently serving a 3 day sentence (6 days for any group activity). But here's the thing: the hate speech was AGAINST me, not OF me. Around 8:00am PST, a rando…

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Twitch streamer Squeex gives his take on fat streamers complaining about Reddit hate threads

Richard S. Taylor May 14, 2022

During a recent livestream, Twitch streamer and Super Mario 64 speed runner Squeex shared their thoughts and opinions on high profile streaming personalities. He went on a minute-long rant about streamers complaining about hate…

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Superintendent: Loudoun Co. students engage in ‘hateful and derogatory’ comments online

Richard S. Taylor May 13, 2022

Superintendent Scott Ziegler said in a message to parents that a small number of students made the comments in a Google chat room. Public Schools in Loudoun County, Va., on Friday alerted…

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New UCLA student documentary unpacks anti-Asian hate during Covid

Richard S. Taylor May 13, 2022

Say that covid changed our lives would be an understatement – 'disturbed', 'upset' or 'destroyed' would be more appropriate verbs for many people. Asian communities, in particular, are among the groups disproportionately affected (DI)…

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Vulgar sign holder Joe Biden should have better things to do: LETTERS

Richard S. Taylor May 11, 2022

Tiverton manager creates a showKudos to keen-eyed Laura Damon for capturing the school bus behind Mr John Sousa, a member of Tiverton's budget committee, displaying his legal right to protest in the front page of the Friday edition above…

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Rantz: School used unsubstantiated hate speech allegations to push kids into fairness training

Richard S. Taylor May 11, 2022

Kirkland Middle School (KiMS) used totally unsubstantiated claims of hate speech on campus to justify left-leaning equity training for children. Worse still, the school seems to have concocted data to justify the training after it had…

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Albanian daily news

Richard S. Taylor May 10, 2022

The Commissioner for Protection against Discrimination, Robert Gajda, reported Tuesday to the Law Commission on the annual report of this institution. Asked by the leader of the…

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Good Afternoon News: Oregon Hate Crimes On The Rise, Portland ‘Trash Czar’ And…

Richard S. Taylor May 9, 2022

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Hate speech puts social media under scrutiny: The Tribune India

Richard S. Taylor May 8, 2022

Luv Puri Journalist & Author Billionaire Elon Musk's decision to buy Twitter has reopened a…

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Everyone outside of USC wants to put a black hat on Lincoln Riley’s head

Richard S. Taylor May 8, 2022

It's very clear that Lincoln Riley has become a lightning rod since being hired as USC's head football coach. Fans across the country have already made the decision to put the black hat on his head. He's a versatile villain for various…

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Korean community human rights lawyer in Japan undeterred by hate

Richard S. Taylor May 7, 2022

Ku Ryang Ok, right, sits with her daughter and father outside the house she grew up in in Utoro, an ethnic Korean community in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, in 2016. (Photo courtesy of!-->…

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Twitter’s relaxation of content rules will spawn hate speech – The Oberlin Review

Richard S. Taylor May 6, 2022

On April 25, Elon Musk reached an agreement with Twitter's board of directors to buy the company for around $44 billion. The acquisition will take place over a few months, but Musk, who regularly uses the platform to engage with his 90…

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Blake Shelton and Carson Daly team up for new show ‘Barmageddon’

Richard S. Taylor May 6, 2022

With a new season of The voice yet to be confirmed, some of the coaches have taken over other gigs on TV. Kelly Clarkson jumped on it American song contest with Snoop Dogg, and now Blake Shelton has teamed up with his good friend, the…

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Kerala government files petition to cancel PC George’s bail

Richard S. Taylor May 6, 2022

By Express press service THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government on Thursday filed a petition seeking the annulment of bail granted by the First Class Court to Kerala Janapaksham leader PC George in the hate…

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New York City Council seeks $5 million for hate crime prevention – Sun Sentinel

Richard S. Taylor May 5, 2022

(New York Jewish Week) - Speaker Adrienne Adams and other members of the New York City Council called for $5 million in hate crime prevention funding at a press conference.The conference focused on the Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2022 Digital…

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The pandemic lockdown puts China in a love-hate relationship with Big Tech. The US SEC is…

Richard S. Taylor May 4, 2022

In one look.The pandemic lockdown puts China in a love-hate relationship with Big Tech. The US SEC is increasing the hiring of crypto investigators. Update on the alleged tapping of the Spanish Prime Minister's phone. The pandemic lockdown…

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Key Things to Remember If You’re a Student Loan Borrower Following President Joe Biden’s…

Richard S. Taylor May 4, 2022

President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress last night. Biden spoke about three major issues affecting the country: Russia's invasion of Ukraine (and the US and its allies' response),!-->…

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ZTE Axon 40 Pro emerges in new live images

Richard S. Taylor May 3, 2022

Yesfour hundred ninety seven65 Anonymous, 4 hours agoCan zte stop copying other brands' designs? first samsung note 20 ultra and now huawei p50 pro.It looks nothing like any P50 series phone, but if you really think it's a…

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‘Gay hate’ killer who murdered US mathematician Scott Johnson admits he’s gay…

Richard S. Taylor May 3, 2022

A man who recently admitted to murdering an American mathematician found at the base of a Sydney cliff 34 years ago in a gay hate crime has himself come out as gay, a court has heard. Scott Phillip White, 51, was jailed for a maximum of 12…

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Walkout to support hate speech targeting young gay people

Richard S. Taylor May 2, 2022

EDITOR'S NOTE: The Journal & Courier received the following comment after a walkout organized by the West Lafayette Jr./Sr. The High School's Gay-Straight Alliance protested what they call "political attacks on young gay men". Some…

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A Star-Ledger front page was an instant history lesson | Letters

Richard S. Taylor May 1, 2022

I was delighted to read the front page of the Star-Ledger for April 26, as it was a ready-made lesson plan for an exam in United States history.The three articles all focused on free speech and intolerance, two topics that permeate American…

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Countering hate speech and misinformation online

Richard S. Taylor May 1, 2022

We started looking into this topic towards the end of March 2020, when everyone was desperate about COVID-19, and when we started seeing reports of hate speech, physical attacks and harassment against people of Asian origin. After spending…

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PC George arrested for hate speech against Muslim community

Richard S. Taylor May 1, 2022

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