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Suumit Shah, a 31-year-old CEO of an e-commerce platform called Dukaan based in India, is getting torn to shreds online for firing 90 percent of the company's customer support staff after arguing that an AI chatbot had outperformed them. It was an unusually callous announcement that clearly didn't sit well with plenty of netizens, as Insider reports. "We had to layoff [sic] 90 percent of our support team because of this AI chatbot," he tweeted. "Tough? Yes. Necessary? Absolutely." In a lengthy Twitter thread laden with screenshots from action movies such as "iRobot" and "Limitless," Shah argued that response times...

Maybelline is under fire again for hiring a bearded makeup artist to star in its latest ad — just weeks after the brand fielded calls for boycotts over tapping Dylan Mulvaney to promote its concealer. Maybelline — the world’s largest cosmetics brand — posted an Amazon Prime Day advert, and it stars mustachioed, bearded and bald influencer Ryan Vita. In the ad, Vita sports a full face of makeup and a beaded barette in his beard while applying bright pink shades of Maybellie’s “Super Stay” liquid lipstick.

A federal judge on Monday turned down a Justice Department request to temporarily pause an order that blocks top Biden administration officials and several agencies from contacting social media companies, rejecting the government's claims that the injunction was too broad and threatened to chill lawful conduct. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, appointed to the federal bench by former President Donald Trump, reiterated in a 13-page ruling denying the Justice Department's request for a stay that Missouri and Louisiana were likely to succeed on the merits of their case against the Biden administration. "Although this Preliminary Injunction involves numerous agencies, it...

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry lashed out at House lawmakers during a committee hearing on Thursday over the criticisms of his use of a private jet that has emitted hundreds of metric tons of carbon, even as he battles climate change. "I just don't agree with your facts, which began with the presentation of one of the most outrageously persistent lies that I hear, which is this private jet," Kerry said during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. "We don't own a private jet. I don't own a private jet.

A New Mexico State University soccer player preparing for her junior year at the school died suddenly just days after her 20th birthday. Thalia Chaverria was found unresponsive in her New Mexico home Monday morning and pronounced dead by emergency responders. She turned 20 on July 2 and was set to begin her junior year at New Mexico State and her third season playing as a defender for the Aggies women’s soccer team.

Last year, MinistryWatch introduced its Donor Confidence Score. This score is based on the answer to 20 questions that give donors an understanding of the efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of an organization. We also ask questions about governance, as well as the organization’s commitment to a biblical statement of faith. Organizations that score 65 or above receive a “Give With Confidence” designation from MinistryWatch. Those who score from 40-64 receive a “Give With Caution” designation. Those with a score of less than 40 receive a “Withhold Giving” designation. To read more about the Donor Confidence Score, and to see a...

It was inevitable, and it finally happened. The New York Times reported earlier today that Ray Epps has formally filed a lawsuit against Fox News for Tucker Carlson’s reporting on Ray Epps’ participation in the January 6 protest at the Capitol.NYT:Ray Epps, the man at the center of a widespread conspiracy theory about the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing Fox News and its former host Tucker Carlson of defamation for promoting a “fantastical story” that Mr. Epps was an undercover government agent who instigated the violence at the Capitol as a...

President Biden on Thursday jokingly warned Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin to watch what he eats following a failed coup in Russia last month after Prigozhin briefly led a revolt with his private military. “If I were he, I’d be careful what I ate; I’d keep my eye on my menu,” Biden quipped at a news conference in Helsinki. Prigozhin’s whereabouts are currently unknown after his march on the Kremlin abruptly ended less than 24 hours after it began. Moscow earlier this week claimed that Prigozhin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin after the coup, which he viewed as treason.

[Catholic Caucus] Fernández: Calling Homosexuality Disordered Is "Problem"There is "a problem" with theological language because it “sometimes ignores the effect it can have in people's hearts, as if it were indifferent to the pain it causes,” Tucho besame mucho, Francis’ destroyer of the Faith, told the homosexualist oligarchs' Quotidiano.net (July 13).He was referring to the truth expressed in the Catechism that homosexuality is “objectively disordered”. Tucho explains that Francis "would undoubtedly use a different language” - as if that were theologically relevant.He wipes away the biblical condemnation of homosexual acts by saying that it should not be interpreted literally, but...

Disney CEO Bob Iger directly responded to criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and conservatives that the company is sexualizing children. "We are a pre-eminent entertainer in the world, and we're proud of our track record there. The notion that Disney is in any way sexualizing children, quite frankly, is preposterous and inaccurate," Iger said during an interview on CNBC Thursday.

A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less than 10 seconds has sparked outrage in Italy. In their decision, the judges of the fifth criminal section of the Court of Rome said they acquitted the accused, a 66-year-old man according to Italian state broadcaster RAI, of sexual assault because the whole thing lasted “about five to ten seconds.” In her testimony, the then 17-year-old girl, according to RAI, said the act happened in April 2022 as she was climbing the staircase at school with a friend. She testified...

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — A teenage mother is under arrest after she put what she thought was cocaine in her baby’s bottle, but was actually fentanyl, and the baby died, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said Wednesday. Deputies were called to Deerfield Country Club Road in Callahan on Monday, June 26 about a 9-month-old baby boy who was not breathing and had no pulse, Leeper said.

Mel Gibson has provided "valuable intelligence" regarding children thought to be vulnerable to child traffickers in Ukraine, according to the founder of anti-sex-trafficking charity Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.). Gibson has been a trending topic on social media over the past few days, amid claims that he was making a docuseries exposing a multi-billion dollar global child sex-trafficking market. On Tuesday, the Twitter page Leading Report tweeted what it claimed to be breaking news, writing that the star was "allegedly making a 4-part docuseries on the $34 billion global child sex-trafficking market involving countries like Ukraine." The tweet has been viewed...

A chilling wave of grief swept through Nashville when Audrey Hale, a deranged transgender school shooter, infiltrated The Covenant School three months ago and opened fire. This heinous act led to the tragic loss of six lives, including three nine-year-olds, Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, William Kinney, and adults Cynthia Peak, Katherine Koonce, and Mike Hill, all above 60. Swift intervention by the police brought the horrific incident to a halt, with Hale meeting her end at their hands. Brent Leatherwood, President of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), was personally embroiled in this tragedy as his...

* There is an oversupply of milk in the U.S. * Cows have to be milked. If not, could cause bruising, sickness, even death * Demand for milk is down 20% this year, the cost dropped to $1.78 per gallon ********************************* CHICAGO (NewsNation) — There’s no shortage of milk in the U.S. these days. In fact, there is so much of it that farmers are being forced to get rid of it. The issue at hand is that milk is a daily commodity. Whether there’s a demand for it or not, the cows have to be milked. If a cow...

HELSINKI, Finland — President Biden grew flustered with a reporter here Thursday and angrily told her that she doesn’t know if she will make it home — after he confused the nations of Iceland and Ireland, the latter of which he called his “home” despite nearly two centuries of genealogical distance. Iida Tikka, of Finland’s public broadcaster YLE, was the second member of the press in two days to provoke a presidential outburst in response to a question. “What actions will you take to assure Finland that US will remain a reliable NATO partner for decades to come?” she asked...

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s daughters apologized Wednesday to Dylan Mulvaney after their father, also known as Duane Chapman, launched into a tirade that included suggestions of physical violence against the transgender celebrity influencer. “I want to offer my sincerest apologies to Dylan Mulvaney, whom my father threatened, for the irreparable harm this may have caused,” Bonnie Chapman wrote on her Instagram story, according to TMZ. “As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, I am absolutely horrified but not surprised by these comments.” Dog’s daughter Lyssa also expressed an apology via TMZ for the hateful comments. She told the outlet that...

President Biden tangled with a reporter Thursday after he appeared to say the U.S. could not guarantee its commitment to NATO, quickly correcting himself. During a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö following the 2023 U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit in Helsinki, Finland, Biden was asked about a failed Senate bill that would prevent future U.S. presidents from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval. A reporter asked the president what actions he would take to assure Finland that the U.S. will remain a reliable partner for the coming decades. "I absolutely guarantee it," Biden initially replied. "There is no question...

Approaching the vehicle, authorities smelled alcohol coming from the car while also spotting five adults and three infants sitting inside. The three babies were being held in the arms of the women instead of strapped into a car seat. The male driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended license. The female passengers were arrested for felony child endangerment. Bodycam footage of the arrest shows one mother, who is seen sitting on the ground while holding her baby, pleading with deputies to not take her child away. The woman is heard saying she...

WASHINGTON — A group of right-wing House Republicans pushing to load up the annual defense bill with socially conservative policies on abortion, race and gender have another demand: severe restrictions on U.S. military support for Ukraine.The pressure raises the prospect of a divisive floor fight over America’s backing for the war effort just as President Joe Biden tries to rally European allies to support Kyiv in its conflict with Russia.The group’s proposals on military aid stand no chance of passing the House, where there continues to be strong bipartisan support for backing Ukraine’s war effort, or going anywhere in the...