The Republican-led state had banned social media companies from censoring users based on their "views".
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Ofcom: Tech firms must do more to protect women online
A study of the UK's online media habits finds women are more likely to be affected by online abuse.
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What is Google's new skin tone scale?
Google has introduced a new skin tone scale - what is it and why does it matter?
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News Headlines: Social media executives testify on privacy, safety
Social media executives testify on privacy, safety
Fox News correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on the latest from Capitol Hill...
News Headlines: NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
Fox News senior correspondent Laura Ingle reports on a Republican truck driver’s shocking win over the Democrat state Senate president...
News Headlines: Media top headlines November 2
Media top headlines November 2
In media news today, liberal media gets frustrated by Joe Manchin’s presser, an NBC News reporter says Biden’s apparent nap is a ‘political obstacle,’ and an MSNBC anchor says NYPD officers refusing the vaccine are putting on ‘a show for attention...
Pakistan Hockey Federation set up inquiry committee over World Cup failure
The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president has formed a three-member inquiry committee to probe the performance of the Pakistan team in the ongoing Asia Cup in Jakarta after the national team had failed to qualify for the next year’s World Cup.
Surprisingly, two members of the probe committee...
Death toll mounts to 79 from Brazil downpours as search continues
Torrential rains in northeastern Brazil have left at least 79 people dead and dozens missing, civil defence officials said on Sunday, as rescuers capitalised on a lull in downpours to search for survivors.
“As of 6pm (2100 GMT) this Sunday, the number of people killed as a result of the rains has...
Saudi Arab appoints its 1st climate envoy
Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it had named a senior diplomat as its first climate envoy, as officials vow to ramp up oil production while pursuing ambitious goals for emission cuts.
The appointment of Adel al-Jubeir, the minister of state for foreign affairs, to the envoy role was announced as part...
Cinemas now accepting Yoti digital ID
Young cinemagoers can now prove their age using the Yoti app instead of taking ID documents with them.
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Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead after Govt withdrew his security
Congress leader and Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu was killed in a firing incident at Jawaharke in Mansa district on Sunday evening confirmed police officials.
According to available reports shared by Times Of India, two others were also injured in the incident in which more than 30 rounds were...
News Headlines: NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
Fox News senior correspondent Laura Ingle reports on a Republican truck driver’s shocking win over the Democrat state Senate president...
Nepalese plane goes missing in bad weather
A 43-year-old plane operated by a private airline in mountainous Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, and officials said cloudy weather was preventing search helicopters from flying into the area of the flight's last known location.
The Tara Air plane took off from the tourist town...
News Headlines: Ray Liotta reveals why Frank Sinatra’s daughters mailed him a horse head
Ray Liotta reveals why Frank Sinatra’s daughters mailed him a horse head
Nancy and Tina Sinatra sent Liotta a message inspired by the famous scene in "The Godfather....
Japanese Red Army founder walks free after 20 years in prison
Fusako Shigenobu, the 76-year-old female founder of the once-feared Japanese Red Army, walked free from prison on Saturday after completing a 20-year sentence for a 1974 embassy siege.
Shigenobu was one of the world’s most notorious women during the 1970s and 1980s, when her radical leftist group...
Existence of evil is the best reason to arm citizens: Trump
Former US president Donald Trump rejected calls for tightened gun controls Friday following the Texas school massacre, saying decent Americans should be allowed the firearms they need to defend themselves against "evil."
"The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law-abiding citizens....
Seven Indian troops killed in accident near disputed border with China
At least seven Indian soldiers were killed and 19 others injured in a road accident in the remote Ladakh region, close to the country's disputed border with China, police said Friday.
The world's two most populous nations redirected tens of thousands of additional troops into the high-altitude Himalayan...
Benazir Bhutto paved way for women and mothers in international politics: Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addressed students at the Harvard University Commencement on Thursday, where she reiterated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's call to deepen democracy.
The New Zealand Prime Minister emphasised the importance of democratic systems, echoing Bhutto's...
Twitter fined $150m in US for selling users' data
Federal investigators say the social media company broke rules on giving personal data to advertisers.
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Twitter investors sue Elon Musk and platform over takeover bid
The lawsuit alleges the multi-billionaire's "wrongful conduct" has caused Twitter shares to plunge.
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Russia commits 'all its forces' to take Ukraine's Lugansk, Kyiv says
Russia on Thursday made an all-out effort to capture the rest of the industrial region of Lugansk in eastern Ukraine, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of seeking to commit "genocide" across the eastern Donbas.
As the fighting intensified, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba...
Jessica Ennis-Hill: Why I now train around my period
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill launches an app giving women exercises according to their menstrual cycle.
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News Headlines: 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed: 5 things to know
'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed: 5 things to know
A look at "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed, one of the four people who handled the gun on the day of the on-set shooting that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...
Google probed by competition watchdog over ad dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority launches an investigation into Google's advertising practices.
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Tether device aims to detect risky routes for cyclists
The Tether box collects data of cars passing too close to cyclists, creating a map of hazardous areas.
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Facebook owner Meta updates its privacy policy
But the company says the changes don’t allow Meta to collect, use or share your data in new ways
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11 babies killed in Senegal hospital fire
Eleven newborn babies died in a hospital fire in the western Senegalese city of Tivaouane, the president of the country said late Wednesday.
Just before midnight in Senegal, Macky Sall announced on Twitter that 11 infants had died in the blaze.
"I have just learned with pain and dismay about the deaths...
Newport Wafer Fab: Chinese buyout of UK's biggest chip plant to be reviewed
The UK government says it will make a national security assessment of the sale of Newport Wafer Fab.
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News Headlines: Top craft breweries in the US to visit
Top craft breweries in the US to visit
To get inspired for your National American Beer Day celebration, here’s the Brewer Association’s top 10 craft breweries based on sales volume...
News Headlines: 5 Thanksgiving desserts from pecan pie to slow cooker sticky caramel pumpkin cake
5 Thanksgiving desserts from pecan pie to slow cooker sticky caramel pumpkin cake
This Thanksgiving, breathe new excitement into your Thanksgiving dessert spread with one of these delectable recipe...
Russian troops aim to 'destroy everything' in Donbas: Zelensky
Russian troops advanced in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, pounding key cities and aiming "to destroy everything there," President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as Moscow signalled it was digging in for a long war against its neighbor.
Three months to the day since Russia launched its invasion, Zelensky mourned...
News Headlines: Virginia voters point to education as deciding issue
Virginia voters point to education as deciding issue
Fox News correspondent Mike Emmanuel has the latest on the ramifications of Youngkin’s win in Virginia on ‘Special Report’...
News Headlines: Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to Fox News on impact of Tuesday's elections on Biden agenda
Sen. Joe Manchin speaks to Fox News on impact of Tuesday's elections on Biden agenda
Sen. Joe Manchin speaks with Fox News' Bret Baier on the deep partisan divide on Biden's spending blueprints on 'Special Report...
News Headlines: Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ekes out win over GOP challenger Ciattarelli
Democratic New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ekes out win over GOP challenger Ciattarelli
Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey will keep his job after a close call in his reelection race against GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli...
News Headlines: Rep. McCarthy: House moving forward on social spending bill a misread of state elections
Rep. McCarthy: House moving forward on social spending bill a misread of state elections
House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy vows Republicans will do everything in their power to stop Democrats' social spending bill he says voters don’t want...
News Headlines: NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
NJ Senate race rocks Garden State political landscape
Fox News senior correspondent Laura Ingle reports on a Republican truck driver’s shocking win over the Democrat state Senate president...
Cryptocrash: ‘I was arrested for knocking on Luna boss's door'
A man says he lost millions, and then was arrested for trying to talk to crypto boss Do Kwon.
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News Headlines: Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees
Biden admin to fine businesses for unvaccinated employees
Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Calif., on Biden administration pushing workplace vaccine mandates. Garcia also addresses U.S. allies and citizens still trapped in Afghanistan...
Airbnb to quit China as lockdowns restrict tourism
Stays in China made up only 1% of Airbnb's revenue for the last few years, a source said.
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News Headlines: Media top headlines November 2
Media top headlines November 2
In media news today, liberal media gets frustrated by Joe Manchin’s presser, an NBC News reporter says Biden’s apparent nap is a ‘political obstacle,’ and an MSNBC anchor says NYPD officers refusing the vaccine are putting on ‘a show for attention...
Biden says would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan
US President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made in Tokyo that an aide said represented no change in US policy on the self-ruled island.
Biden's comment, made during his first visit to Japan since taking office,...
Clearview AI fined in UK for illegally storing facial images
The facial recognition database firm must pay more than £7.5m and delete data it holds of UK residents.
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Ukraine rejects concessions as Russians attack in east and south
Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air strikes and artillery fire.
Kyiv s stance has become increasingly uncompromising in recent weeks...
The sci-fi technology tackling malarial mosquitos
Gene drive development makes a genetically modified gene that spreads widely within populations.
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News Headlines: Couple gets married at 'most beautiful' Taco Bell: 'It was the best of both worlds'
Couple gets married at 'most beautiful' Taco Bell: 'It was the best of both worlds'
Analicia Garcia, 24, and Kyle Howser, 25, from Sacramento, California, got married on Tuesday, Oct. 26 and had their reception at the famous Pacifica, California, Taco Bell...
Fall of Mariupol: Ukraine orders end of defence
Ukraine on Friday ordered its last troops holed up in Mariupol s Azovstal steelworks to lay down their arms, while Russia said its months-long operation to capture the strategic port city is now complete.
Russia s flattening of Mariupol has drawn multiple accusations of war crimes, including over...
WhatsApp to launch customer-business chat feature
Cloud-based software will offer more personalised business using the popular messaging app.
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Canada to ban China's Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks
The UK, US, Australia and New Zealand have also barred the Chinese telecoms equipment makers.
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Ex-US president Bush calls Iraq invasion ‘unjustified’ in ‘brutal’ faux pas
Former US President George W Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Bush made the comments in a speech during an event in Dallas on Wednesday, while he was criticizing Russia's...
Sidhu handed 1-year jail sentence by Indian Supreme Court
Indian cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday was sentenced to a year in jail by the country's apex court in a 1988 "road rage" case in which one person had lost his life, according to Indian media.
NDTV stated that the 58-year-old would have to surrender before a court to serve...
Joe Biden to visit Asian countries as North Korean threat continues
President Joe Biden leaves Thursday for South Korea and Japan to cement US leadership in Asia at a time when the White House's attention has been pulled back to Russia and Europe — and amid fears of North Korean nuclear tests overshadowing the trip.
The visits are being touted as proof that the United...
News Headlines: Notable Quotables for Friday, Nov. 5
Notable Quotables for Friday, Nov. 5
Bret Baier highlights the best soundbites from another memorable week in the news...
Buffalo shooting: NY probes 'bone-chilling' social media role
Prosecutors will ask whether social platforms were "used to stream, promote, or plan" the murders.
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US 'confident' in Nordic NATO bids, Ukraine holds war crimes trial
The United States said Wednesday it is confident Finland and Sweden will become part of NATO, despite vocal Turkish protests -- an expansion that would dramatically realign European security in the wake of Russia s invasion of Ukraine.
Reflecting the brutality of the conflict which has reinvigorated...
President Rodrigo Chaves says Costa Rica is at war with Conti hackers
The Conti cartel, which is thought to be run from Russia, has upped its ransom demand to $20m (£16m).
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Sri Lanka to default on debt, no money for fuel: minister
Sri Lanka is expected to be placed into default by rating agencies on Wednesday after the non-payment of coupons on two of its sovereign bonds, while the energy minister said the country had run out of money to pay for fuel.
An economic crisis unprecedented in the country's history since independence...
US offers strong support to rebuild Pakistan’s economy
Hours after Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in New York on Tuesday for a series of meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a State Department spokesperson assured Pakistan of strong US support for their efforts to rebuild the Pakistani economy.
The United States “will...
How Gen Z is hooked on cryptocurrency and NFTs
A growing number of young people are getting into crypto trading - despite the risks.
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Russia says hundreds of Ukrainians surrender at Azovstal, Kyiv urges swap
Hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers who held off Russian fighters at the besieged Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol have surrendered, Moscow said Tuesday, as Kyiv called for an immediate prisoner swap.
The strategic port city fell to Russian forces last month, but a relentless Ukrainian military unit held...
Netflix cuts 150 US-based jobs after losing subscribers
The US streaming giant is forced to lay off staff to minimise cost of viewers quitting the service.
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News Headlines: New York Times calls election results a 'political nightmare' for Dems
New York Times calls election results a 'political nightmare' for Dems
Former Obama staffer Jim Messina gives his advice to the Democrat Party as President Biden struggles to unite Democrats and pass his agenda amid the Virginia gubernatorial loss...
News Headlines: Carole Baskin’s restraining order against Netflix over ‘Tiger King 2’ denied
Carole Baskin’s restraining order against Netflix over ‘Tiger King 2’ denied
The judge ruled that Carol Baskin and her husband Howard "are not entitled to the extraordinary remedy of a temporary restraining order, which would be entered before Defendants have had an adequate opportunity to resp...
News Headlines: Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting: ‘Immature’ gun handling alarmed cast and crew, sources allege
Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ shooting: ‘Immature’ gun handling alarmed cast and crew, sources allege
Gun handling on Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, appeared alarmingly “green,” “immature” and “lackadaisical,” according to sources close to the set who told Fox News Digital they were horrified...
News Headlines: 'RHOBH' star Dorit Kemsley 'grateful' she and kids weren't harmed in robbery, says castmate Garcelle Beauvais
'RHOBH' star Dorit Kemsley 'grateful' she and kids weren't harmed in robbery, says castmate Garcelle Beauvais
The LAPD confirmed to Fox News the burglary occurred at 10:50 pm on October 27 at her Encino Hills home...
News Headlines: Josie Canseco suffers a wardrobe malfunction while celebrating her 25th birthday
Josie Canseco suffers a wardrobe malfunction while celebrating her 25th birthday
Model Josie Canseco had all eyes on her while celebrating her 25th birthday at Delilah in West Hollywood...
News Headlines: Brigitte Bardot fined by French court for calling La Reunion islanders ‘degenerate savages’
Brigitte Bardot fined by French court for calling La Reunion islanders ‘degenerate savages’
This isn’t the first time that the actress-turned-animal rights activist has faced legal woes over allegations of racism...
Will swapping out electric car batteries catch on?
One Chinese carmaker has plans for thousands of stations in Europe where you can switch batteries.
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News Headlines: Chicago officer who shot cop husband was trying to kill herself when gun went off during struggle: Prosecutors
Chicago officer who shot cop husband was trying to kill herself when gun went off during struggle: Prosecutors
A Chicago police officer charged with the shooting death of her husband, who is also a cop on the force, was threatening to kill herself when they struggled over the weapon and it went...
King Salman leaves hospital after medical examination
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz left hospital on Sunday following a colonoscopy last week, the royal court said in a statement on state media.
Saudi TV ran a video clip showing the monarch walking slowly using a cane as he left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the city of Jeddah, where...
'I've got bass in a backpack': VR revives 1989 rave culture
The In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats exhibition shows visitors what the acid-house scene was like.
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News Headlines: Armorer demonstrates how to identify a dummy round
Armorer demonstrates how to identify a dummy round
Dummy rounds on film and TV sets generally look identical to real ones, experts say. A visual inspection isn’t enough according to armorer Bryan Carpenter, but they make a distinguishing rattling sound when shaken...
News Headlines: Ray Liotta reveals why Frank Sinatra’s daughters mailed him a horse head
Ray Liotta reveals why Frank Sinatra’s daughters mailed him a horse head
Nancy and Tina Sinatra sent Liotta a message inspired by the famous scene in "The Godfather....
News Headlines: Unemployment drops as inflation rises
Unemployment drops as inflation rises
FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence looks at the latest jobs report for October on ‘Special Report....
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