The United States is ‘looking into’ banning TikTok amid concerns the social media platform poses a threat to national security, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Monday. Pompeo told Fox News’ Laura Ingram that he and President Trump are taking claims the app collects users’ cellphone data and then shares the information directly with … Read more
Scrabble community discusses banning racial slurs from the game as part of crackdown on hate speech that could also condemn words like ‘wrinklies’ to the scrapheap Offensive terms can still be used to score points in Scrabble contests in Britain But the World English Scrabble Players Association will discuss the ‘thorny’ issue It comes after … Read more
Ibiza and Magaluf ‘to pass new law today BANNING major nightclubs from opening and forcing others to close early’ in a bid to stop a second wave of coronavirus sparked by young revellers Britons were hoping nightclubs in Spain would reopen in time for the summer But the Balearic Government are set to ban all … Read more
Donald Trump unveiled his police reform executive order Tuesday afternoon in the Rose Garden, which includes setting up a register of bad actor cops, as he bashed Barack Obama for not doing something about it during his tenure. The president’s plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are … Read more
Ariana Grande unfollows Starbucks on Instagram and promotes two local coffee shops after the chain banned employees from wearing BLM clothing By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 19:26 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 19:27 BST, 16 June 2020 Ariana Grande took a stand against Starbucks this week after it banned its employees from wearing Black Lives … Read more
Draconian stay-at-home orders and shutting all non-essential businesses had little effect on fighting coronavirus in Europe, according to a study. But the same scientists discovered closing schools and banning all mass gatherings did work in halting outbreaks across the continent. University of East Anglia researchers now say relaxing the stay-at-home policy and letting some businesses … Read more
Countries that banned international travellers from entering amid the coronavirus pandemic have fared better in controlling their outbreaks, data suggests. Britain’s death toll (29,427) today surpassed Italy‘s (29,315), making the UK the worst-hit nation in Europe. Only the US has recorded more COVID-19 fatalities. But, even now, Britain’s borders remain open and health bosses still … Read more
Heavy-handed councils have been slammed for banning all mourners from services. The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) has hit out at local authorities in locations including Belfast, Leeds and Bradford that have stopped bereaved families from attending funerals. Instead several councils are now offering ‘direct cremations’, in which there is no ceremony and mourners … Read more