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‘Racism is real … and it’s awful,’ Utah Women’s basketball coach says after team says they faced harassment on night out
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, city leaders have launched an investigation after members of the Utah women’s basketball team say they were subjected to racial slurs from two men who also taunted them using their trucks as players were stepping out for a meal.According to a police report obtained by ABC News, on Thursday, March 21, team …
Doctors fighting racial health disparities faces threats, harassment
Dr. Aletha Maybank joined the American Medical Association as its first chief health equity officer in 2019, determined to fight racial disparities in medicine. That work grew more urgent in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic exposed deadly inequities in health care, and as George Floyd’s murder turned the country’s attention to the pervasiveness of systemic …
One new COVID-19 case in NZ; Government to accept ‘game-changer’ sexual harassment report recommendations; AstraZeneca vaccine ‘very safe’ says Australia’s top doctor; First international arrivals for months land in Victoria
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she chose to have to AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and didn’t have any adverse reaction. “I wanted to have the vaccine that would be available to most Australians,” she said. “And apart from a few days of a sore arm and some symptoms, I’ve not had any adverse reaction. “But I’m …
Cuomo Sexual Harassment Accusation Is Referred to Albany Police
ALBANY, N.Y. — Albany Police Department officials said on Thursday that they had communicated with the New York State Police and the governor’s office about an alleged incident at the Executive Mansion involving Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and a female aide that may have risen “to the level of a crime.” Steve Smith, a spokesman …
Health workers fear hostility, harassment in wake of COVID
DENVER (KDVR) — Long before a violent mob swept through the nation’s capital, public health workers in Colorado could feel rising tensions. Not because of the election, but because of the politics of COVID, which has led to hostility toward some public health experts from anti-maskers and others due to COVID-related restrictions. “They are acting …
Ubisoft sexual harassment investigation claims three more executives | Ubisoft
The second most powerful executive at French gaming company Ubisoft is among more senior staff to have left the firm as it pursues an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations. Last month the company, one of the world’s largest video game publishers with a portfolio including Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, launched a probe after …
How a 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Fueled Arson and Harassment in Britain
LONDON — On April 2, a wireless tower was set ablaze in Birmingham. The next day, a fire was reported at 10 p.m. at a telecommunications box in Liverpool. An hour later, an emergency call came in about another cell tower in Liverpool that was going up in flames. Across Britain, more than 30 acts …
The Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amidst sexual harassment allegations – ABC News
The Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy amidst sexual harassment allegations ABC News Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy after sex abuse lawsuits Fox News Boy Scouts organization files for bankruptcy l ABC News ABC News Save Scouting. End the Boy Scouts. The New York Times Boy Scouts bankruptcy a warning to others who have ignored sexual …
PewDiePie Announces Break From YouTube After Harassment Policy Changes
Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg announced that he’s taking a break from YouTube starting next year in a video decrying the site’s new anti-harassment policy. The new rules, which put harsher restrictions on harassment and implied threats of violence, have been criticized using the #YouTubeIsOver hashtag, particularly by video creators who have a history of calling out …
How Hackers Are Breaking Into Ring Cameras
Hackers have created dedicated software for breaking into Ring security cameras, according to posts on hacking forums reviewed by Motherboard. The camera company is owned by Amazon, which has hundreds of partnerships with police departments around the country. On Wednesday, local Tennessee media reported that a hacker broke into a Ring camera installed in the …
