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7 February 2025, 19:27 | Updated: 7 February 2025, 19:37 Kanye West has been criticised for his tweets about Jewish people. Picture: Getty The Campaign Against Antisemitism has called for Elon Musk to remove Kanye West from X over a string of offensive tweets. The rapper, who is now known as Ye, has been continually posting tweets of an antisemitic nature and describing slavery as “a choice” from Thursday evening to Friday afternoon. A spokesperson for the Campaign Against Antisemitism said: “Once again, Ye has gone on an antisemitic rampage online. It couldn’t be any clearer that he is an…

In December, Ohio EPA director Ann Vogel approved a permit that would allow pollutants to be released into the Mahoning River when the dam is demolished. This article was originally published by a www.wkbn.com . Read the Original article here. .

PoliticsPRESIDENTIAL PAYBACKTrump cited a DOJ report as reason the former president “could not be trusted.”Emell Derra Adolphus News ReporterUpdated Feb. 7 2025 9:05PM EST / Published Feb. 7 2025 8:46PM EST Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Emell Derra AdolphusNews ReporterJunkMellemell.adolphus@thedailybeast.comGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. This article was originally published by a www.thedailybeast.com . Read the Original article here. .

Washington, DC – Donald Trump has been claiming credit for the ceasefire deal that halted the war in Gaza, but the United States president’s proposal to forcibly displace the Palestinians in the territory risks torpedoing the agreement, experts say. Trump repeatedly called this week for Gaza to be depopulated — a push that rights groups say would amount to ethnic cleansing — and for the US to “take over” the Palestinian territory. Leaders across the world have warned that uprooting Palestinians from Gaza would destabilise the entire Middle East. More immediately, Trump’s comments could derail the push towards an enduring…

With Indiana coach Mike Woodson set to resign following the 2024-25 season, IU athletic director Scott Dolson is set to make a critical hire for the future of a proud program. Indiana hasn’t been beyond the Sweet 16 since 2002 and hasn’t even gone that far since 2016. For a program with five national titles, the past two decades have been filled with an unending succession of frustration. When Bob Knight retired, Indiana turned to IU assistant Mike Davis, who led the Hoosiers to an appearance in the 2002 national title game during his second season. But he struggled to maintain that…

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The cannabis industry has seriously taken off over the last 6 years since becoming legal in the state of Michigan. Before we knew it, there were dispensaries popping up on every corner and deals flying off the shelves left and right. Some people still don’t approve of the recreational use of marijuana but its the world we live in now.Cannabis users all over the state began to rejoice as they were no longer looked at as these criminals but instead could enjoy one of their hobbies freely. Others were excited because the dispensary product was only safer but cheaper, for…

Meta Platforms Inc.‘s $725 million settlement with users who said Facebook violated their privacy was questioned by Ninth Circuit judges Friday.“What did the district court do wrong?” Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez asked an attorney for class members objecting to the settlement—which was approved in 2023 by the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The settlement stems from class claims Facebook violated users’ privacy by sharing their personal data with Cambridge Analytica, a British research firm tied to President Donald Trump’s campaign, during the 2016 presidential election cycle, among other third parties.The settlement had an … This article…

San Diego County leaders on Thursday announced legal action against the technology companies behind several of the country’s most popular social media apps for what they say are intentionally addictive practices harming California’s youth. The lawsuit against Facebook, Instagram, Snap, TikTok, Youtube and their parent companies claims the social media apps caused an addiction crisis among California youth by deliberately designing addictive features like endless scrolling and autoplay. “Communities across the nation are battling an unprecedented mental health crisis among their children, including serious disruption of their education, fueled by Defendants’ creation and promotion of addictive and dangerous social media…