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The king's speech - and why it has foreigners in South Africa worried
South Africa's Zulu king has raised eyebrows by using a highly derogatory term for foreigners and saying they must all leave the country…
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Morocco urges African fraternity after surge in hate speech linked to chaotic Africa Cup final
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — King Mohammed VI of Morocco is appealing for fraternity with African nations as rights groups warn of a rise of hate…
Politics
Trump Disinvites Mark Carney From Board of Peace After Davos Speech
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services cut off $10 billion in funding for social services such as childcare and…
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Trump’s Terrifying Davos Speech Is a Wake-up Call to the Global Elite
On Wednesday, President Trump traveled to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum and delivered a speech that was unusually…
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The Subtext of Trump’s Batshit Speech in Davos
“Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a…
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Wall Street opens higher after rout, Trump speech in focus
stocks staged a modest recovery on Wednesday (Jan 21) after the sharpest equities sell-off in three months, as investors digested…
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Trump Mixes Up Iceland and Greenland in Incoherent Davos Speech
That day alone, Trump spent a 90-minute press briefing mumbling to himself over a stack of papers, alleging that “pirating ships” is the…
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Trump sues BBC, accusing it of defamation over editing of Jan. 6 speech
President Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well…
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AfD faction in western Germany ousts councilman for firebrand speech
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Herforfd in the west of the country has removed Alexander Eichwald from its faction in the…
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Trump Sets Out to Destroy BBC After Edit to His January 6 Speech
Those senators included Dick Durbin, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jacky Rosen, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman, and Tim Kaine, as…
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BBC News leaders resign after the broadcaster’s editing of a Trump speech is called misleading
BBC Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News Chief Executive Deborah Turness announced Sunday they are resigning from their positions. The…
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Zohran Mamdani's victory speech in full
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York election after the highest turnout for a mayoral contest in more than 50 years. He…
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Jordan's Queen Rania compares Israel to Nazi Germany in Munich speech
Queen Rania misquoted Israeli officials, accusing them of spreading hate speech against Palestinians in the wake of Hamas's October 7…
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Exxon Sues California for Violating Its Free Speech Rights
“Republicans’ reckless decisions are causing prices on everything to go up, from groceries to gas—Wisconsinites cannot afford to pay even…
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In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against 'racist and baseless' attacks
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to…
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Posts misrepresent Ladakh activist's speech about 'peaceful revolution'
Growing resentment with New Delhi's direct rule over the Himalayan territory of Ladakh boiled over into deadly protests in September, but…
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Colorado Is Still as Confused on Free Speech as It Is on Gender
The Supreme Court appears skeptical of laws restricting therapists from counseling against gender transitions. Source link
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Trump Literally Brags About Taking Away People’s Free Speech
“We took the freedom of speech away,” President Donald Trump boasted in his opening remarks at his “antifa roundtable” Wednesday. The…
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What the Meltdown over Hegseth’s All-Hands Military Speech Tells Us About Modern Media
Resistance Twitter can make any news event sound like the end of the world. Source link
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Trump Begs Military Leaders to Clap During His Wild Speech
“It all starts with physical fitness and appearance,” Hegseth told the seasoned commanders, being sure to pat himself on the back in that…
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Israel Made Sure Someone Heard Netanyahu’s U.N. Speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took over Gazan residents’ mobile phones to broadcast his speech from the United Nations Friday,…
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Where the Battle Over Free Speech Is Leading Us
When we think of the history of free-speech rights, we tend to think of the Anglo-American legal tradition. A virtue of Dabhoiwala’s book…
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Free Speech Is the Antidote to Political Violence
For two decades and more, anarchists and members of the Industrial Workers of the World, or IWW, had engaged in a wild set of bombings and…
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Jimmy Kimmel Is Back. Good. Free Speech Is Still in Deep Peril. Bad.
So the coalition of people who defended Kimmel and objected to ABC’s decision was unusually large, powerful, and politically diverse. Even…