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July 2, 2020

Dave Portnoy apologizes to staff after vowing not to 'bend the knee' to viral mob over resurfaced remarks

Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy offered an apology to his employees over resurfaced remarks he made about Colin Kaepernick after previously vowing he would not "bend the knee" to the viral mob. 

July 2, 2020

Twitter says it will to add an 'edit button' when 'everyone wears a mask'

Twitter suggested on Thursday that an edit button could be included on the platform when "everyone" takes stronger action in combating the coronavirus outbreak. 

July 2, 2020

Bill Gates partly blames Facebook, Twitter, for coronavirus spread

With coronavirus cases continuing to rise across the U.S., Bill Gates has partly laid the blame on social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, saying they can do better at curbing the spread of misinformation about the virus.

July 2, 2020

Investigation into St. Louis couple who defended their home against protesters is 'abuse of power,' says Sen. Hawley

The investigation into a St. Louis, Mo. couple who defended their home against protesters is "an abuse of power," Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley stated Thursday.

July 1, 2020

Twitter's Dorsey donates 'unprecedented' $20M to Sean Penn’s CORE charity for coronavirus relief

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated an “unprecedented” $20 million through his #startsmall fund to Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE), actor Sean Penn’s disaster relief organization, to help fight the coronavirus in the US.

July 1, 2020

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs to testify in historic antitrust hearing

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have committed to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee as part of its ongoing antitrust inquiry, which will mark the first time the four tech bigwigs have appeared together before Congress, Fox News has confirmed.

July 1, 2020

The New York Times slammed as 'woke police' for report targeting Mount Rushmore

The New York Times has faced intense backlash over its report about the history of Mount Rushmore. 

July 1, 2020

Detroit police chief hits back at Rashida Tlaib: 'Totally inaccurate' to claim abuse of peaceful protesters

Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's claim that Detroit Police Department officers abused peaceful protesters is "totally inaccurate," Detroit Police Chief James Craig remarked Tuesday.

July 1, 2020

Trump national security adviser surprised NY Times 'ran with' Russia bounty story, says info was 'uncorroborated'

National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said Wednesday that he was "surprised" after The New York Times and The Associated Press published explosive reports alleging that President Trump and his top officials had been aware of classified intelligence indicating that Russia was offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans.

June 30, 2020

NY Times columnist Paul Krugman slammed for saying coronavirus is 'coming for white supremacists driving golf carts'

New York Times columnist Paul Krugman was slammed on social media over a tweet mocking senior citizens in Florida that are vulnerable to the coronavirus.