How, why Black voters in Georgia faced waves of disinformation and misinformation in US midterm polls
Monday morning, the team at A-B Partners, a Washington DC political-communications firm that works with progressive groups, gathered on Zoom. They had less than 24 hours before the Election Day polls opened for a series of contests around the country that Democrats, at least, were billing as a last chance...
Brentford’s Ivan Toney strikes twice to end Manchester City’s 16-match winning streak
Ivan Toney responded to his England World Cup rejection with a superb brace against champions Manchester City. The Brentford striker scored his second of the game in the eighth minute of stoppage time to ensure a shock 2-1 away win for the Bees. The Brentford striker opened the scoring at...
Rohingya: We belong to Myanmar and Myanmar belongs to us…so calling us stateless is dehumanising
The use of the terms “stateless” or “statelessness” when referring to the Rohingya population is demotivating and inaccurate, says Aung Kyaw Moe, who serves as a human rights advisor to Myanmar’s National Unity Government – the civilian government-in-exile formed in the wake of the February 2021 military coup. Aung Kyaw...
BMW Group commences production of iX1 electric version at Regensburg plant in Germany
BMW announces that the production of the iX1 has already commenced at its Regensburg Plant in Germany, setting various milestones for the automaker. The iX1’s high-voltage battery is also being produced at the said plant. Apart from the iX1 being the first electric version of the small Sports Activity vehicle,...
US midterms: Voters back changes to the Constitution to prohibit involuntary labour and slavery
Terrancé Akins worked the entire seven years that he was incarcerated in the Hardeman Correctional Facility, a private prison contracted to imprison people in Tennessee. “You couldn’t have a job,” he says. “We cooked. We cleaned. We washed the clothes. We taught the classes. The whole operation of the facility...
Aspirin: Wonder drug medics are prescribing for women who’ve had multiple miscarriages
Dear Readers, The strategy of taking a daily low-dose aspirin tablet has been in the news again this week, with a study that seems to suggest it can make older people more likely to fall over. This is disappointing because the trial was set up in the hope that it...
Despite his sky-high potential Man United’s Gernacho still not allowed into Red Devils’ dressing room
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag faces a challenge to manage prospering starlet Alejandro Garnacho’s meteoric trajectory. However, the Dutchman has taken impressive steps to ensure his feet remain firmly on the ground while he continues making an impact in the first team. Garnacho has enjoyed quite the year. After...
Man United boss Ten Hag plans to push tortoise-paced skipper Maguire out of Old Trafford in summer
Erik ten Hag will look to sell Manchester United captain Harry Maguire next summer as he continues to rebuild his Red Devils squad. Just a day after Maguire was included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for this month’s World Cup in Qatar, the news that the club is looking to...
Hollywood stars write to online store Amazon owner Jeff Bezos to complain about antisemitic content
Over 200 actors and artists from the entertainment industry have called on Amazon and Barnes & Noble to remove from their online stores an antisemitic documentary and book series that had been popularised by basketball player Kyrie Irving. Signatories include Hollywood stars such as actors Mila Kunis, Debra Messing, Mayim...
Thinking innovation: How creativity dumps mediocrity by breaking barriers and embracing social value
People have written about and discussed the concept of “innovation” at organisations extensively over many years. Interestingly, there has been an overly keen emphasis on a set of prescribed steps that are deemed necessary to innovate – as if there’s a process that can be replicated and repeated over and...
