WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end to racism and brutality by U.S. law enforcement as protests over the killing of a black man by Minneapolis police entered a 12th day. The protest in the nation’s capital was shaping up as…
SummaryPeople in the UK are gathering for mass anti-racism demonstrations, defying virus warningsBlack Lives Matter protest takes place in Sydney after coronavirus restrictions overturned by courtWearing masks in public can help slow spread of the virus - World Health Organization (WHO)Prince William reveals he's a volunteer on mental health helpline during lockdownUK care home residents…
don't sit under flying pigs — Western Digital's SMR disks won't work for ZFS, but they're okay for most NASes. Jim Salter - Jun 5, 2020 9:40 pm UTC Enlarge / Western Digital's EFAX Red—an SMR disk—squares off against a Seagate Ironwolf in today's testing.Jim SalterWestern Digital has been receiving a storm of bad press—and…
FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada October 19, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc (C.N) said on Friday it would “proactively” close some branches and reduce hours at others in light of protests around the country in response to the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBrexit: Barnier on UK approach to EU trade talks EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier has accused the UK of "backtracking" on its commitments in the latest round of post-Brexit trade talks.He said no "significant progress" had been made this week, and insisted the UK "respect" negotiation rules.But…
Gone phishin' — It's starting to feel a lot like 2016. Dan Goodin - Jun 5, 2020 1:29 am UTC State-backed hackers from Iran and China recently targeted the presidential campaigns of Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, a Google threat analyst said on Thursday. The revelation is the latest evidence of foreign…
(Reuters) - The video of George Floyd’s death offers clues into how three former Minneapolis police officers charged with aiding and abetting his murder could defend themselves, from saying they didn’t know excessive force was used to deferring to a senior officer, according to some legal experts. FILE PHOTO: Former Minnesota police officer Tou Thao…
Brees has thrown 547 touchdown passes - more than any quarterback in NFL historyNew Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins says team-mate Drew Brees is "part of the problem" for his "hurtful" opposition to NFL kneeling protests.Saints quarterback Brees said kneeling protests would be "disrespecting the flag" of the United States.Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick began…
"What is reality?" — Stories are a living thing. Jennifer Ouellette - Jun 4, 2020 12:00 am UTC HBO's new horror series Lovecraft Country is adapted from the novel by Matt Ruff.With impeccable timing, HBO has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming horror series, Lovecraft Country. The series is based on the 2016 dark…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican allies of President Donald Trump attacked the FBI’s probe of his 2016 presidential campaign on Wednesday, but failed to get a key witness to agree that former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation was unfounded. At the opening hearing in a Republican-led Senate probe that Democrats called politically motivated, former…
