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Italian rapper Fedez has apologized for publishing music lyrics saying that tennis player Jannik Sinner speaks with "Adolf Hitler's accent," which prompted the musician to be accused of inciting racial hatred. Fedez recently posted an Instagram story featuring lyrics of a new song that said in Italian: "Italian has a new idol named Jannik Sinner. Pure-blooded Italian with Adolf Hitler's accent." A city council member in Bolzano -- the capital of the German-speaking autonomous province of Alto Adige in northern Italy where Sinner is from -- on Thursday filed a formal complaint with prosecutors over Fedez's lyrics based on an...

If you can't resist the urge to check your phone over and over, even if you're out with friends, Meta has a solution: check your glasses instead...Meta's Reality Labs division burns cash at an alarming rate, which has concerned investors over the years...Meta has had its fair share of flops, like the entire promise of its social metaverse...But with the Meta Ray-Ban Display, Meta has created a remarkable piece of technology, unlike any other consumer-facing product on the market -- we have yet to test it ourselves, so we can't quite say just how groundbreaking this really is, but it...

Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson appeared to have a fixation on furries — while his live-in transgender boyfriend espoused support for Joe Biden and joked about being mentally ill, according to social media posts linked to the pair. Lance Twiggs, 22, an aspiring pro gamer and Robinson’s roommate, appears to have made a comment in a 2022 Reddit post stating, “We are riding with Biden on this glorious subreddit.” Twiggs, whose family appears to be conservative Christians based in Utah, is transitioning from male to female and was in a relationship with the 22-year-old Robinson, Gov. Spencer Cox confirmed...

The feds have widened their investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk to probe whether PRO-TRANS, online groups and others connected with Tyler Robinson knew in advance about the plan to kill the MAGA influencer, The Post has learned. Law enforcement sources said that investigators are examining leftist groups both in Utah and online to figure out if they helped him with the shooting — or at least heard it was going to happen. The probe includes groups in online gaming community Steam, as well as a pro-trans organization called Armed Queers SLC, which took down their Instagram after Kirk...

Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin Tyler Robinson was raised a devout Mormon — yet fired his fatal shot at Kirk just moments after the conservative influencer had glowingly praised the Church of Latter-day Saints. “I love how Mormons send missionaries around the world, I love how polite they are. … Half my team is Mormon,” Kirk, 31, said to huge cheers from the crowd at Utah Valley University moments before he was allegedly killed by the 22-year-old trade-school student. “Mormons are great people. Let me just say, I’m an evangelical Christian, but I’m not one of those guys that hates on...

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has taken the decision to remove a new Banksy mural due to the building being listed and therefore legally protected. However, some feel that they are “silencing a work of art about silencing protest”... A new Banksy artwork that sprung up this week at the Royal Courts of Justice in London has been scrubbed off. As we reported this week, the mural by the ever-elusive street artist depicted a helpless protester lying on the ground holding a blood-spattered placard, while a judge loomed over him wielding a gavel. British police moved quickly to cover-up...

Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives. Kirk, 31, was a hugely successful political field organizer, TikTok influencer, radio host, nonprofit leader and public speaker all rolled up in one telegenic figure. One minute, Kirk would be on Fox News promoting his friend President Trump’s agenda; the next, he would be on X or Instagram, inviting young people to start conservative groups at their high schools and college campuses. With Turning Point USA, the nonprofit he co-founded in 2012 at...

n Nepal, citizens storm Communist Party headquarters and tear down hammer and sickle flag.

Selling Mega Mansions host Camille Anderson took to social media this week to talk about the issue of crime in Los Angeles, after she said she was "body slammed" while being mugged in Beverly Hills. Anderson, best known for hosting the reality show that follows estate agents trying to sell luxury homes, posted a video on Instagram describing the incident earlier this week. "I was thrown to the ground very forcefully, like body slammed to the ground," she said, adding there were multiple "grown adult men that did this." Newsweek reached out to the Beverly Hills Police Department outside of...

Elon Musk is reviving one of the internet’s most beloved platforms—but this time, it’s powered by AI. A forgotten archive has been uncovered, a premium feature launched, and the future of short-form video may never be the same. =============================================================== In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Elon Musk announced the return of Vine, the iconic six-second video platform that helped launch the careers of digital stars like Shawn Mendes and King Bach. But the revival comes with a major twist: it’s no longer about shooting videos—it’s about generating them with artificial intelligence. Vine’s Video Archive Is Being Restored...

A Compton man who allegedly hurled concrete blocks at federal officers last month in Paramount was arrested Wednesday after fleeing to Mexico, authorities said. Elpidio Reyna, 39, was placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted List following his participation in a standoff against federal agents after they conducted a raid at a nearby Home Depot on June 7. … Reyna was charged in a federal criminal complaint with allegedly assaulting a federal officer on June 8. In the complaint, prosecutors allege he was identified as the man wearing a "Zacatecas" jersey and a yellow helmet in a series of videos, one...

A controversial reality star and influencer has raised eyebrows after seemingly backflipping on her muslim faith, less than one year after converting to Islam. The 33-year-old, who stars on VH1's Basketball Wives, converted last August and completely transformed her image in the process. The former Instagram model ditched her signature scantily-clad ensembles for conservative muslim garb, including a hijab and oversized clothing that hid her Insta-famous curves. At one point, she even covered up her entire face except for her eyes. But last month, she suddenly started dressing provocatively again, leading longtime fans to suspect that she'd ditched her Muslim...

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Credit: WBFF FOX45 Baltimore YouTube screenshot A Maryland woman got violent with a local reporter outside a Frederick courthouse earlier this week for daring to ask about her alleged activities involving homes occupied by squatters. As WBFF reported, Kaniya Washington has used an Instagram account called nayomisavage to feature several advertisements for weeks, including a video tour of homes that are allegedly occupied by squatters. And she allegedly collects money for helping squatters take over other people’s homes. “She’s advertising squatter homes,” one female, who said she was connected to a Northwest Baltimore City home by Washington, told WBFF. “She...

An NYPD sergeant allegedly made online death threats against two podcasting ex-NYPD cops and their kids, then quit without facing criminal charges, officials confirmed. Retired lieutenants John Macari Jr. and Eric Dym, whose “New York’s Finest: Retired & Unfiltered Podcast” often blasts NYPD leadership, reported a series of online threats in January to the department’s Internal Affairs bureau because they suspected that New York’s Finest were involved. The most alarming posts showed up on Instagram under the handle “allcopsarewoke” or “ACAW.” At least two posts included stock images of children. One said, “Hopefully nothing happens to your family. Kids are...

In June 2025, rumors abounded that Isra Hirsi, daughter of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, had posted "death to the colonial empire" from Los Angeles to Rafah in Gaza on an Instagram story. Instagram stories are posts that disappear after 24 hours unless the accounts that post them highlight them on their profile page. For example, X user End Wokeness shared a screen capture of the supposed Instagram story alongside a photograph of Hirsi with her mother Omar (archived): As of this writing, the End Wokeness post had gained 10,000 and 660,000 views. The screen capture appeared...

“From L.A. to Rafah, there is one common oppressor — Death to the colonial empire,” warned Isra Hirsi, daughter of Minnesota “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, in a viral Instagram post praising anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles while linking U.S. immigration enforcement with the Gaza conflict, and casting both the U.S. and Israel as colonial powers to be violently dismantled.

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler stumbled upon a large database of login information and passwords containing over 184 million records recently. He mentioned the discovery in an article on Website Planet. The data was not encrypted in any form and stored publicly, which meant that anyone with knowledge of its existence could download the data. The sheer size of the database, more than 47 gigabytes of data, makes it one of the largest leaks in recent history. In early 2024, a 70 million records password dump was discovered. A preliminary sampling of the data unveiled emails, usernames, passwords, and also links...

Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett has once again repeated the debunked claim that he was randomly jumped during one snowy night in Chicago six years ago. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Smollett accused the city of Chicago working as part of a conspiracy to discredit his claim of being a victim of a hate crime. “Over six years ago, after it was reported I had been jumped, City Officials in Chicago set out to convince the public that I willfully set an assault against myself. This false narrative has left a stain on my character that will not soon...

Content warning: This story contains references to violence, suicide, child abuse and self-harm. A suicide attempt, depression, substance abuse, insomnia, surveillance, threats. These are just some of the experiences reported by the low-paid moderators tasked with sifting through Facebook and Instagram’s most disturbing images. The tech giant Meta, which owns both platforms, has kept the whereabouts of this operation a closely guarded secret since moving it from Kenya, where the company is facing lawsuits over working conditions and human rights. For months, it has also refused to name the company that won the lucrative contract to provide the content moderators...