Paralympic Games, presents a decoration of the symbol of Paralympic Games called the three ‘agitos’, after it was unveiled after a ceremony to mark the 100 days to go until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games which were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, at the […]
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Paralympian backlash after BBC’s ‘main games’ error
Paralympic Games, presents a decoration of the symbol of Paralympic Games called the three ‘agitos’, after it was unveiled after a ceremony to mark the 100 days to go until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games which were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, at the […]
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Oscar Telecast Faces Backlash Against ‘No Zooms’ Mandate
The Oscars have issued a mandate that there will be no Zoom acceptance speeches during this year’s telecast, but that decision is causing consternation among nominees, who are worried they won’t be able to make the trek to Los Angeles. Studio executives, awards strategists, personal publicists, and the stars and […]
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Backlash, investigation after French police toss migrants from tents
Paris France’s interior minister ordered an internal police investigation Tuesday after officers were filmed tossing migrants out of tents while evacuating a protest camp in Paris. Aid groups and the government were working to find temporary lodging for hundreds of migrants forcibly removed from the short-lived camp on the Place […]
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Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started.
A Los Angeles Unified School District student uses his fingers to solve a math problem while taking an online class at Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) OAKLAND, Calif. — When the coronavirus closed schools and child care centers and turned American parenthood […]
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Facebook faces backlash from startups ready to take on Big Tech
Back in 2014, Andrew Cunningham thought he and some colleagues had a hit with a smartphone app to create short bursts of reversible video. These days, if Cunningham wants to use his old app, it might be easier to pull up Instagram. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has an almost identical […]