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Last week’s attempted assassination of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is just the latest act of politically motivated violence currently rocking Europe.Across the continent, attacks are on the rise year after year, and experts say the rhetoric used on social media is fuelling what ultimately becomes a threat to democracy, with seemingly no limits on speech against political opponents, making physical action more likely. Why I wrote this The story is When political spite stokes violence, how can societies defuse those tensions? That’s a question Europe is currently grappling with after a series of attacks on politicians, including the prime…

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TikTok has been dubbed the new GoFundMe for its latest trend.GoFundMe is a popular platform that allows users to raise money for personal and charitable causes.By posting videos on TikTok, users hope to gather viewers and raise funds to pay off their debts.This trend has skyrocketed in recent days. According to TikTok, the hashtag #payoffdebt is the No. 2 trending trend. Currently, there are already 29,000 posts.How do TikTok users help each other pay off debt?Videos that follow this trend typically begin with the uploader stating their motivation for participating. Examples range from those seeking help with medical costs to…

Netflix/Raj Mehta/Getty Images Netflix, which has long maintained that live sports was not part of its business model, is now a major player in the space, recently dominating Christmas NFL games.However, an NFL football game WWE RawThe streamer began testing it with a stunt-filled made-for-TV sporting event. Netflix Cup November 14, 2023. According to Netflix’s second broad viewership report released today. of Netflix Cupa golf match featuring drivers and golfers from the docu-series Formula 1: Drive for survival and Full Swingand in the second half of 2023, it recorded just 700,000 views. Compare that to Netflix’s foray into live comedy.…

Days before the start of the T20 World Cup, Bangladesh suffered a slump after losing the second T20 against the co-hosts.The USA defeated Bangladesh by six runs to win their second Twenty20 international match, with a shock victory in the three-match series in Houston, Texas. Chasing a modest 145 to win on Thursday, Bangladesh were in a good position at 78-2 before losing their last eight wickets for 60 runs to a crushing defeat two days after losing their opener by five wickets. was. Fast bowler Ali Khan led the home team to 3 wins and 25 losses, while Bangladesh…

Disney’s Princess Tiana will appear on an invitation to Democratic state Sen. Geraldine Thompson’s fundraiser next month, marking the return of a major figure in Florida politics with her image.Thompson said the Walt Disney Co. provided theme park tickets as an in-kind donation. It could be the first time in more than two years that the entertainment giant, once the largest donor to both Democrats and Republicans, has donated to a Florida politician.Disney suspended all political donations in Florida in March 2022 following controversy over the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, which prohibits instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity…

An infuriated Beijing launched “punitive” drills around Taiwan on Thursday, sending in heavily armed fighter jets to carry out mock attacks in response to “acts of separatism” as state media denounced newly appointed President Lai Ching-te. The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Eastern Theater Command conducted joint military drills involving the army, navy, air force and rocket force, with Beijing dispatching dozens of fighter jets equipped with live ammunition, state media reported. The two-day operation will see jets and warships carry out mock attacks on high-value military targets. A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000-5 aircraft lands at Hsinchu Air Base in…

CNN — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was briefly taken to hospital when a stage collapsed in high winds at a campaign rally in Mexico on Wednesday. Candidate Jorge Alvarez Minez said he was not injured in the incident, which happened during a campaign event in the northeastern city of San Pedro Garza Garcia. The governor of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state said at least 121 people were injured and offered to cover funeral and hospital costs for the victims. Governor Samuel García Sepulveda said in a post on X that the dead included one minor, some of…

ANALYSIS — President Joe Biden on Thursday praised his 60-year-old business and political partnership with Kenya as he seeks to shore up a key ally seen as a buffer against Chinese and Russian influence in Africa. At an elaborate welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, the two leaders toured U.S. military troops and praised Kenyan President William Ruto for his cooperation in combating violent extremist groups such as ISIS and al-Shabaab, as well as measures to curb the impact of climate change. But as in Wednesday’s more informal meeting, the U.S. president made clear that deepening…

China launched four satellites on Tuesday (May 21) to test new technology.Kaishu 11 Solid rocket The launch took place at 12:15 a.m. EDT (4:15 a.m. GMT, 12:15 p.m. Beijing time) on Tuesday into clear skies above the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert. China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASIC) confirmed the launch was a success shortly thereafter.There are four people on the rocket. satelliteThese included the Wuhan-1 remote sensing satellite developed by Wuhan University and the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) Integrated Remote Sensing Technology Verification Satellite, Chutian-001. Planned VLEO constellation One of 300 spacecraft planned by…