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As Notre Dame burned on Monday, the internet was ablaze with conspiracy theories. Trolls made baseless claims that the flames ravaging Paris’ iconic cathedral were the result of an act of terrorism, and pushed familiar Islamophobic narratives. One vlogger suggested France’s government had ignited the fire as a so-called false flag, and warned that President […]

WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents. It culminated when Collin Winter, 14, an eighth grader in McPherson, Kan., joined a classroom walkout in January. In the nearby town of Wellington, high schoolers staged a sit-in. Their

BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the week’s best technology stories including: Tech giants Apple and Qualcomm agree to settle all ongoing lawsuits, putting an end to a long-running battle Sony releases the first details about its next PlayStation console Boston Dynamics show off their robot dogs that can pull a lorry across

San Franciscos renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also become the site of a new homeless shelter for up to 200 people. Angry residents have packed public meetings, jeering at city officials and even shouting down Mayor London Breed over the proposal. They say they were blindsided

About a month ago, word leaked that Facebook had failed to properly store the passwords of up to 600 million users, logging and storing them in unencrypted plain text. At the time, the social platform said an additional “tens of thousands” of Instagram accounts were also affected. But as happens seemingly every time Facebook discloses