August 2019

Prince William, Kate Middleton Fly Commercial Amid Meghan Markle, Prince Harry Controversy

Prince William and Kate Middleton took a commercial flight to Scotland alongside their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, for their annual family trip to Balmoral Castle with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.   The commercial flight comes at an interesting time for the royal family, as Meghan Markle and Prince Harry face controversy […]

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YouTube Disables 210 Channels That Spread Disinformation About Hong Kong Protests

SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube said on Thursday that its site was used to spread disinformation about the mass protests in Hong Kong, days after Twitter and Facebook cracked down on thousands of China-backed accounts that compared the demonstrators to terrorists and accused them of being at the whim of foreign interests. In a blog post,

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How Wayne LaPierre Survived a Revolt at the N.R.A.

[Sign up for our politics newsletter and join the conversation around the 2020 presidential race.] Previous reporting by The Times and others has chronicled the internal tumult around Mr. North’s departure. But the new documents show a deeper level of coordination than was previously known in the effort against Mr. LaPierre, with extensive discussions between

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Indonesia cuts off internet to Papua following protests

Hundreds of protesters held a rally near the Indonesian presidential palace in Jakarta after numerous riots and demonstrations brought several Papuan cities to a standstill over recent days. The two Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, have seen numerous buildings being torched, including a jail and a market. The protests are in response to

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Cyberattacks on Texas cities put other governments on guard

Cyberattacks that recently crippled nearly two dozen Texas cities have put other local governments on guard, offering the latest evidence that hackers can halt routine operations by locking up computers and public records and demanding steep ransoms. Government agencies that fail to keep reliable backups of their data could be forced to choose between paying

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Mississippi State names Tommy Stevens its starting QB

Mississippi State has named Penn State graduate transfer Tommy Stevens its starting quarterback. Stevens had been competing with junior Keytaon Thompson for the right to start the Aug. 31 season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette at New Orleans. Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead has plenty of familiarity with Stevens from their shared history at Penn State. Moorhead

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How to Rebound After a Disaster: Move, Don’t Rebuild, Research Suggests

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. What should communities do as climate change escalates threats like sea-level rise? Until now, much of the focus has been on disaster response, with very little discussion of orderly, strategic retreat from areas at risk. After Hurricane Sandy in 2012,

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