(CNN) Social media users in Israel are mocking Facebook’s company name change to Meta, as it sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “dead.” Many Twitter users scoffed at the social media company’s rebrand — revealed by founder Mark Zuckerberg … Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. … Read More
A federal judge extended an order requiring New York to allow religious exemptions from its COVID vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, in a ruling that could help shape the legal grounds to counteract forceful vaccination. The New American previously reported … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, … Read More
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, following a challenge from the Biden administration. US District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin granted the request, preventing the state from enforcing the Republican-backed law, while its … Read More
Whistleblower Frances Haugen called for transparency about how Facebook entices users to keep scrolling, creating ample opportunity for advertisers to reach them. Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing entitled ‘Protecting … Read More
President Biden signed the bill Thursday evening. The House and Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that staved off a government shutdown and ensured funding to resettle thousands of Afghan refugees. In a 65 to 35 vote the Senate approved funding that would … Read More
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The GOP has dialed up attacks on Biden’s vaccine mandates. The president’s workplace vaccine requirements were immediately met with alarm in right-wing media. Some GOP lawmakers took matters further, calling for mass disobedience … Read More
National Institute of Health (NIH). The U.S. government contributed to gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses in China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, a recently released report alleged. Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and … Read More