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Jimmy Kimmel and free speech; MMRV vaccine; antifa : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories ABC’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show has sparked a growing national conversation about free speech in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s […]
Girl, nine, shot with airgun in ‘racially aggravated assault’ in Bristol | Bristol
A nine-year-old girl was shot with an airgun in what is being treated as a racially aggravated assault in Bristol, say police, who have increased patrols in the area. The victim, who has been left “traumatised”, was hit three times by a pellet and the white male suspect, thought to be 17 to 18 years […]
Met investigates racist graffiti found in staff area at its own police station | Metropolitan police
The Metropolitan police have launched a criminal investigation into one of their own police stations after racist graffiti was found daubed on a wall to which officers and staff have access. Graffiti containing the N-word is alleged to have been found written on a toilet wall at Charing Cross police station in central London. It […]
Their teen sons died by suicide. Now, they want safeguards on AI : Shots
Megan Garcia lost her 14-year-old son, Sewell. Matthew Raine lost his son Adam, who was 16. Both testified in congress this week and have brought lawsuits against AI companies. Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee hide caption toggle caption Screenshot via Senate Judiciary Committee Matthew Raine and his wife, Maria, had no idea that their 16-year-old-son, […]
Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds freed after eight months in Afghan detention | Afghanistan
A British couple have been freed from months of detention in Afghanistan, the UK Foreign Office confirmed. The Taliban released Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband, Peter, 80, after eight months of detention. The couple were arrested in February as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan. They had been held since […]
What FCC chair's threats against ABC could mean for other media companies
Robert Corn-Revere with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression talks about the effect the FCC chair’s threats against ABC could have for other media companies.
Goats and Soda : NPR
Sandals outside a brothel on the Uganda-Kenya highway. Among the many losses after the U.S. aid cuts: free condoms and PrEP for sex workers. Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson for NPR hide caption toggle caption Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson for NPR A young woman sits on a plastic chair in a concrete courtyard, flanked by faded blue wooden […]
Three people died when Optus network upgrade affected triple zero calls, CEO confirms | Optus
Three people died after an Optus network upgrade prevented triple zero calls in three states and territories on Thursday, the telco’s chief executive officer has confirmed. Two of the deceased were in South Australia and one was in Western Australia, Stephen Rue said, but added that welfare checks after the upgrade were “ongoing”. “The upgrade […]
Kenya’s Turkana people genetically adapted to live in harsh environment, study suggests | Global development
A collaboration between African and American researchers and a community living in one of the most hostile landscapes of northern Kenya has uncovered key genetic adaptations that explain how pastoralist people have been able to thrive in the region. Underlying the population’s abilities to live in Turkana, a place defined by extreme heat, water scarcity […]
China, India and Belarus line up for Russia’s rival version of Eurovision | Russia
Russia is gearing up to revive its Soviet-era alternative to Eurovision – the Intervision song contest – which begins in Moscow on Saturday, with performers from 23, mostly allied, countriesto take the stage. But sequinned bodysuits, camp theatrics and Europop bangers will be in short supply. Instead, the Kremlin’s version of the spectacle promises “traditional […]