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Facial recognition bias frustrates Black asylum applicants to US, advocates say
The US government’s new mobile app for migrants to apply for asylum at the US-Mexico border is blocking many Black people from being able to file their claims because of facial recognition bias in the tech, immigration advocates say. Non-profits that assist Black asylum seekers are finding that the app, CBP One, is failing to register many people with darker…
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Zelensky visiting the UK for talks with Rishi Sunak and King Charles TODAY
Zelensky touches down in the UK: Ukrainian president lands at Stansted Airport ahead of meeting Rishi Sunak in Downing Street and King Charles at Buckingham Palace – as PM vows to train Kyiv’s fighter jet pilots Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting the UK for the first time since Russia’s invasion Rishi Sunak is vowing to train Ukraine forces in how to…
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'You ought to be embarrassed': Mitt Romney exchanges heated words with George Santos – video
The Republican senator Mitt Romney appeared to confront congressman George Santos before Joe Biden was due to deliver his State of Union address on Tuesday. Though his remarks were not audible, Romney clearly told Santos that he ‘ought to be embarrassed’ several times. Later Romney told reporters that Santos did not ‘belong here [in Congress]’ and called him a ‘sick…
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Read Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech IN FULL:
President Joe Biden delivered his second State of The Union address on Tuesday, claiming that Republicans want to ‘sunset’ Medicare and Social Security. He started out his speech calling for ‘unity,’ as he asked to ‘finish the job’ of rebuilding the economy reeling from historic inflation and the pandemic. But it quickly turned tense with his dubious accusations against the…
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Super Bowl LVII: the fruitless quest to find a flaw in Patrick Mahomes’s game
The Philadelphia Eagles will try to do the impossible on Sunday: expose a flaw in the seemingly flawless. Even the greatest usually have some shortcomings in their game that the opposition can expose. Tom Brady was slow. Brett Favre was reckless – in more ways than one. Drew Brees was small. John Elway was accurate, but not always precise. And…
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President Zelensky to visit UK today for first visit since Russian invasion
Downing Street confirmed the news this morning. The Ukrainian President will use his surprise visit to see his country’s troops being trained by the British armed forces. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will expand the training offered by the UK to include fighter jet pilots and marines and is promising a long-term investment in Ukraine’s military. He said: ‘President Zelensky’s visit…
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Madonna SLAMS comments about Grammy appearance: ‘I am caught in the glare of ageism and misogyny’
Madonna has confronted criticism about her appearance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in a lengthy Instagram post hitting out at ‘ageism and misogyny.’ The 64-year-old music legend was defiant as she shared a video of her night at the Grammys, where she partied with Sam Smith and Cardi B. Her accompanying caption hit out at the comments about her ‘unrecognisable’ appearance…
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I couldn’t sleep. I cried at night. But I had to help the women devastated by the floods in Pakistan | Abida Channa
The floods in Pakistan last year were frustrating, heartbreaking and on a scale unseen in my lifetime. Hundreds of thousands of homes collapsed, streets were inundated and millions of people were made homeless. My home in Naseerabad, a town in the Qambar Shahdadkot district of Sindh province, was flooded and unlivable. With my children and husband, I moved to my…
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Heart-wrenching moment that a sobbing child and family are pulled from earthquake wreckage in Syria
Heart-wrenching moment sobbing child and baby are among family members pulled to safety two days after quake hit Turkey and Syria and left them entombed in the wreckage of their home – as death toll nears 8,000 By Lauren Haughey Published: 20:26 EST, 7 February 2023 | Updated: 02:48 EST, 8 February 2023 <!– <!– <!–<!– <!– <!– <!– Footage…
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Twitter probably fumbled the Hunter Biden story. But don’t expect a sane investigation | Margaret Sullivan
You can’t get Americans to agree on much these days – not on gas stoves, not on Chinese spy balloons, not on the books allowed in school libraries. But one thing they apparently can bond over is whether the Republicans in the House of Representatives are likely to spend the next two years responsibly serving as the loyal opposition to…
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