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Month: May 2021

US Capitol Police officer’s letter blasts Republican opposition to January 6 commission

A US Capitol Police officer anonymously sent a pointed letter to members of Congress on Wednesday expressing “profound disappointment” with Republican leadership for opposing the establishment of an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. “It is inconceivable that some of the Members we protect, would downplay the events of January 6th.

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Twitter says its image-cropping algorithm was biased, so it’s ditching it

Twitter has largely abandoned an image-cropping algorithm after determining the automated system was biased. Some users complained it had a preference toward showing pictures of white people in previews of tweets. In a blog post on Wednesday, Rumman Chowdhury, a software engineering director for Twitter’s machine learning ethics, transparency and accountability team, wrote that the

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Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua cancela personería a partido que serviría de vehículo a una facción opositora

(CNN Español) — El Consejo Supremo Electoral de Nicaragua (CSE) canceló este martes la personería jurídica del Partido Restauración Democrática (PRD), a través de una resolución entregada a su representante legal, el reverendo Saturnino Cerrato. La cancelación de la personería del PRD ocurrió luego de que un grupo de pastores evangélicos introdujera este lunes un

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Cámara de Representantes aprueba crear comisión para investigar ataque al Capitolio del 6 de enero

(CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos aprobó la legislación para crear una comisión independiente y bipartidista para investigar el ataque del 6 de enero al Capitolio. La votación final fue 252-175, y 35 republicanos se unieron a los demócratas para apoyar la legislación. Los principales demócratas y republicanos de la Comisión de

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Police officers around the country are lagging behind others in getting Covid-19 vaccines

On the long-awaited January morning when members of the nation’s largest police department became eligible for Covid-19 vaccinations, hundreds flocked to get the shot. “We’ve been ready to go for some time,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said at the time, describing the rank and file as “definitely eager” to get vaccinated but acknowledging “some hesitancy.”

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Paul Mooney, ‘Bamboozled’ and ‘Chappelle’s Show’ actor and comedian, has died

Paul Mooney, the actor-comedian famous for starring on “Chappelle’s Show” and “Bamboozled,” has died at 79, a rep for the actor, Cassandra Williams, told The Hollywood Reporter. Mooney’s daughter, Spring Mooney, also took to Twitter with the news, saying her “best friend” has died. Mooney passed away from a heart attack on Wednesday morning in

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Bitcoin, dogecoin y ethereum: un subibaja para las criptomonedas en los últimos días, pero todavía con importantes ganancias de 2020 a la fecha

(CNN Español) — La volatilidad en el ámbito de las criptomonedas no para. Bitcoin, ethereum y dogecoin, tres de las divisas digitales más conocidas, se encuentran en un subibaja desde los últimos días. La turbulencia para estas monedas ahora sucede después de que China tomara algunas medidas para controlar las divisas digitales. Tres reguladores de

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