• European Police Chiefs call for industry and governments to take action against end-to-end encryption roll-out | Europol

    Privacy measures currently being rolled out, such as end-to-end encryption,

  • 'God I Hate Watching the Sixers': Fans Make Abrupt Call After Kyle Lowry Draws Foul While Making 3-Pointer Shot

    In a recent matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks, Kyle Lowry of the 76ers orchestrated a controversial move that has led to a major backlash among NBA fans. The foul happened during Game 4 of their first-round postseason showdown, Lowry managed to draw a foul call in an ingenious yet contentious manner against Jalen Brunson of the Knicks.  https://twitter.com/jeskeets/status/1784633449006899469The pivotal moment came when Lowry, whilst being defended by Brunson,...

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    Best Earbuds for Phone Calls for 2024

    If you want to make crystal-clear calls, check out our tested top picks for the best wireless earbuds and Bluetooth headphones.

  • The Fed's Game Of "Make Believe" Comes To An End

    The Fed's Game Of "Make Believe" Comes To An End Authored by James Hickman via SchiffSovereignMan.com, It’s barely been a year since the 2023 bank crisis in which several large banks, including Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, failed. At the time, I wrote that the bank failures weren’t over, and that there would be more. But it’s been quiet for most of the last year; the banking system has been pretty calm thanks in large part to an emergency program that the Federal...

  • How a phone call accidentally led Billeter to ESU

    EMPORIA (KSNT) - If it wasn't for a simple phone call to one of his long-time friends, Tom Billeter would not be the current head coach of Emporia State men's basketball. That long-time friend is Brian Ostermann, Emporia State's head women's basketball coach. The two have known each other for over 30 years, crossing paths []

  • I'm a former teacher, this is what I make of the school mobile phone ban

    Schools across Sunderland have recently been given a Government directive to ban the use of mobile phones during the school day. The announcement was followed by the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan appearing on a whole host of media outlets promoting the hard-hitting policy as a signal of the Government clamping down on disruption in schools. Ms Keegan said that mobile phones have “no place” in a school day and vowed the policy would “reset the social norm” and improve behaviour. It was a...

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    Emory S. Land Makes Port Call in Saipan

    SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (April 24, 2023) --The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) arrived in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, April 24.

  • Schools told to make children hand over phones at start of day

    Secondary schools with an “effective ban” are more than twice as likely to be rated outstanding by Ofsted as the national average

  • Democrats call on Columbia board to end protest encampment or resign

    A group of House Democrats is urging Columbia University’s board of trustees to end the ongoing protest encampment on the campus or step down from their positions. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) an

  • Khan calls for end to ‘everyday extortion’ of unfair charges for leaseholders

    London Mayor Sadiq Khan is urging ministers to end the “everyday extortion” of unfair service charges for leaseholders.

  • I’m 24, I Make $60k & My Year-Long Situationship Ended

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  • Netanyahu labels US student protests ‘antisemitic’ and calls for them to end

    Israeli prime minister terms pro-ceasefire rallies ‘horrific’ as students demand universities divest from weapons makersThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday condemned pro-Palestinian protests at universities in the United States as “horrific”, saying the demonstrations “have to be stopped”, as he categorized students as antisemitic.There’s been rising tensions at campuses across the US as demonstrations began last week after students at Columbia set up encampments calling...