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Steelers Depot
2 months ago
Pittsburgh Steelers

Tomlin Backing Mason Rudolph In Myles Garrett Situation Saved QB's Career, Brooke Pryor Says

Mike Tomlin defended Mason Rudolph against Myles Garrett's accusation of a racial slur.
The NFL's investigation found no evidence to support Garrett's claim of a racial slur being used. [ more ]
investigation
Boston.com
2 months ago
Education

Mansfield officials open investigation into apparent racial slur shouted during basketball game

Mansfield school officials are investigating an incident in which a fan allegedly yelled a racial slur during a high school basketball game.
The incident was captured on video and has been circulating on social media.
The school district intends to discipline any students involved if the investigation confirms the use of a racial slur. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
World politics

Students in Belgium Hazing Death Are Sentenced to Fines and Service

Eighteen students who put a young Black man through a notorious fraternity hazing ritual at a prestigious university in Belgium, leading to his death and setting off a national debate about racism, were convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Friday and ordered to pay fines and perform community service.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
FC Barcelona

MLS: Fountas racism claim 'credible,' but no fine

7:36 PM ET



Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.MLS announced it has concluded its investigation into whether D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas directed a racial slur at Inter Miami CF defender Damion Lowe, stating that because it couldn't independently verify what Fountas said, no fine would be levied against the DCU attacker.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Racist, antisemitic graffiti found on school playground in Manhattan Beach

A Manhattan Beach elementary school was vandalized with racist and antisemitic graffiti this week, authorities said.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Report: Georgetown police found no evidence of racial slurs at football game, but didn't ask Roxbury Prep

The investigation was halted in favor of an independent inquiry that has yet to complete.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
3 months ago
Los Angeles

'Deplorable': San Pedro man's car vandalized with racial slur, swastikas

A car in San Pedro was vandalized with a racial slur and swastikas, prompting an investigation by the LAPD as a hate crime.
The owner of the car, Reginald Scott, found his vehicle vandalized with spray paint and has expressed his embarrassment and concern for his child. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Moreno Valley Walmart worker accused of launching racist tirade against Black customer

A Walmart employee is out of a job after being accused of launching a racist tirade against a Black customer and calling him a racial slur, the company said Monday.The customer told KABC-TV he was leaving the store Wednesday when he was approached and blocked from exiting by the employee, who is white.
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The Mercury News
3 months ago
Brooklyn

Suspects threaten officers in Campbell bar brawls

Overnight in the 600 block of Almarida Drive: Someone took Christmas presents, jewelry and other belongings.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Change long overdue to stop homicide against women, bishop warns

Something must be done to stop families having to go through the trauma of losing mothers, daughters and sisters as a result of homicides against women, the Bishop of London has warned.Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman to take on the role, told The Independent that the gulf left behind when a woman is murdered is truly unfathomable.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Application submitted to relocate Dambusters' dog from historic site

An application to remove the grave of the Dambusters' dog at RAF Scampton has been submitted to the local council.The 617 Squadron, based at the RAF site in Lincolnshire, undertook a low-level night attack on German dams in 1943 and was one of the most famous raids in the history of the force.Wing Commander Guy Gibson used his dog's name, which is a racial slur, as a code word to say the dam had been breached with the Labrador retriever dying the same night of the raid.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Northern Ireland Secretary's Twitter account hacked with racial slur

The Twitter account of Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has been hacked days after the Twitter profile of another Cabinet minister was altered.On Monday morning, Mr Heaton-Harris's account posted a spate of tweets, suggesting security had been compromised.Some of the tweets included swear words and one a racial slur.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Jeremy Clarkson: Former Top Gear presenter at the centre of Meghan controversy

Jeremy Clarkson has sparked a backlash with his comments about the Duchess of Sussex in his column in The Sun newspaper.It is not the first the time the 62-year-old Grand Tour presenter has found himself at the centre of controversy.Born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to parents Shirley and Edward, Clarkson started out as a motoring journalist working on local northern newspapers, including The Rotherham Advertiser and The Shropshire Star.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Tory MP rebuked over crass racial slur' in Commons

The speaker of the House of Commons rebuked a Conservative MP after he used the word J*** in parliament to refer to the Japanese.Speaker Hoyle said the term, which was described by one Labour MP as an outdated and crass racial slur, should not be used.The row erupted just days after a Tory minister was criticised for using the phrase little man in relation to China.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Bernie Ecclestone: I'd still take a bullet for first-class person Vladimir Putin

Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would "take a bullet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and described him as "a first-class person".
SFGATE
10 months ago
San Francisco Giants

Mike Krukow blasts 'BS' Duane Kuiper retirement story: 'Shame on you'

Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Despite a report floating around the internet, beloved SF Giants broadcasting duo Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow reportedly aren't going anywhere.On Wednesday, media personality Rich Lieberman published an "exclusive" report saying Kuiper was going to retire following the 2023 season.
ESPN.com
10 months ago
Arsenal

West Ham walks off at TST after alleged slur

1. Racism is still rampant within the soccer community and must be taken seriously by all clubs and organizations.
2. West Ham United have taken a strong stance against racism, showing their commitment to eliminating discrimination in the game.
3. Soccer tournaments must do more to ensure that all players are
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

Two Real Estate Agents Say Racism Was Part of the Culture at Brokerage

Jarret Willis, a Black real estate agent at a luxury brokerage in the Hamptons, said his co-workers called him Jafar a comparison to the brown-skinned, villainous sorcerer from Aladdin.Managers routinely lobbed racial epithets around the office, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court by Harlan Goldberg, who is white and who worked with Mr. Willis at the brokerage.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Yems used 'offensive, racist & Islamophobic' slurs

Warning: Some people may find the content of this story offensive Ex-Crawley Town manager John Yems used "offensive, racist and Islamophobic" language and joked that a Muslim player was a terrorist, according to a Football Association report.Yems, 63, was banned from football for 18 months after admitting one charge and being found guilty of 11 others of racist abuse towards his players.
BBC Sport
1 year ago
Soccer (FIFA)

FA disagrees that Yems abuse 'not conscious racism'

The Football Association says it "fundamentally disagrees" with the view of an independent panel that comments made by ex-Crawley Town boss John Yems were "not a case of conscious racism".Yems, 63, is banned from football until June 2024 after being found guilty of racist abuse towards his players.
ESPN.com
1 year ago
Arsenal

Neville 'disappointed' by MLS' Fountas racism probe

3:02 PM ET



Jeff CarlisleU.S. soccer correspondent

CloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.Inter Miami CF manager Phil Neville said he is "disappointed" by the results of Major League Soccer's investigation into allegations that D.C. United forward Taxi Fountas directed a racial slur at one of his players.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston Bruins

Patrice Bergeron 'on the fence' about Bruins signing Mitchell Miller

Bruins "It goes against a little bit of what we are as a culture and as a team, and for me as a person."Patrice Bergeron was "on the fence" when he heard the Bruins signed Mitchell Miller - a 20-year-old defenseman with a controversial past and poor reputation - to an entry-level contract.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
Wellness

I Used a Slur for Accuracy When Repeating a Joke. Why Is Everyone Upset?

My son is a comedian.When his comedian friends come to my town for gigs, I put them up.Recently, I hosted a Black friend of his I am white and we talked about a famous Black comic.I paraphrased one of the comic's jokes that impressed me: A TV censor allowed the comic to use the N-word but objected to his use of a gay slur.
Yahoo Sports
10 months ago
Chicago White Sox

Oakland Athletics Broadcaster Fired By NBC After Saying Racial Slur On Air

Broadcaster Glen Kuiper Jr. works from the press box during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Hohokam Stadium on March 8, 2015, in Mesa, Arizona.Glen Kuiper, the primary play-by-play broadcaster for the Oakland Athletics, has been fired following an internal review triggered when he said a racial slur on air.
www.nytimes.com
10 months ago
NYC music

With 11 Weeks at No. 1, Morgan Wallen Joins an Elite Club

There was snow on the ground when Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time arrived at No. 1 in early March.Now, in balmy late spring, the country superstar's latest LP is racking up its 11th consecutive week on the chart a feat that puts Wallen in the company of Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder.The 36-track One Thing at a Time has been a streaming blockbuster since it came out, and its numbers have cooled only modestly since then.
sfist.com
11 months ago
San Francisco

Day Around the Bay: After Video, SF Supervisor Says Banko Brown Was 'Executed'

Supervisors Shamann Walton, Dean Preston, and Matt Dorsey have all put out statements about the Banko Brown shooting video, and DA Jenkins's decision not to file charges.Walton says the video shows that Brown was "executed," and Dorsey supports Jenkins's decision.[KRON4] A BART Police officer has resigned after video surfaced of him allegedly using a racial slur while playing an online video game.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

The Predictable Return of Morgan Wallen

Morgan Wallen isn't about to tamper with a winning musical formula.The biggest country star of the 2020s and one of the biggest stars in pop, period sticks to exactly what has already worked for him on his new album, One Thing at a Time.Its 36 songs yes, 36 show abundant craftsmanship and barely a hint of new ambition or risk.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Richmond High students walk out to protest substitute teacher's firing

RICHMOND Hundreds of students at Richmond High walked out of their classes Tuesday afternoon to protest action taken against a substitute teacher involved in a physical confrontation with a student.The walkout was confirmed by Lorenzo Morotti, a journalism teacher at the school.It occurred before fifth-period classes.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Happy and healthy: UCLA gymnastics welcomes key competitors back during exhibition

For weeks, Margzetta Frazier left practice, went home and cried.The redshirt senior gymnast felt defeated.She felt out of shape.Months later, she is wiping different tears from her eyes.Almost a year after breaking her foot during a bar routine, Frazier came back to Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night as one of several marquee competitors who celebrated the beginning of UCLA's new era with triumphant returns from injury.
Slate Magazine
1 year ago
Parenting

Help! My Mother-in-Law Stages Creepy Photo Shoots With My Daughter.

Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years.Each Sunday, we dive into the Dear Prudie archives and share a selection of classic letters with our readers.Join Dear Prudence,  for even more advice columns.My mother-in-law has always doted on our 3-year-old daughter.She has beautiful blond hair, and my mother-in-law loves to brush it, braid it, and dress my daughter up like a doll so she can stage photographs.
www.mediaite.com
11 months ago
Education

The View Hosts Defend N-Word-Spewing Teacher's Intentions As a Teachable Moment

The View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar appeared to side with the Missouri math teacher who resigned after a student recorded him using the n-word during a class discussion.The teacher is heard asking, Is the word n***** not allowed?I'm not calling anyone a n*****.I can say the word.The student, 15-year old Mary Walton, is being hailed as a whistleblower for bringing attention to the teacher's use of the word.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
Education

Missouri high-schooler suspended for recording teacher using racial slur

A Missouri high school sophomore who recorded a teacher using a racial slur during class has been suspended for three days.Mary Walton, a student at Glendale high school in Springfield, said that she was told on Friday to not return to school until Wednesday because she violated school district policy on inappropriate use of electronic devices, the Springfield News-Leader reported.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Education

Danville teacher, cheer coach was hired despite criminal background that included prostitution sting. Now he's accused of sexually abusing girls

DANVILLE - A Bay Area middle school teacher and cheer coach accused of sexually abusing two girls was hired despite at least three criminal prosecutions against him since 2009, including one involving charges that he solicited a prostitute in 2015, according to court records.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Education

Prosecutors say they've identified second sexual assault victim of Danville middle school teacher

DANVILLE - Contra Costa prosecutors announced that they've filed three felony charges against a Concord man who worked as a Danville teacher and a cheerleading coach, after allegedly identifying two students as victims.
www.nytimes.com
11 months ago
US news

High School Student Suspended After Recording Teacher Using a Racial Slur

A 15-year-old high school student in Springfield, Mo., was suspended for three days after she recorded a video of her teacher repeatedly using a racial slur to refer to Black people, her lawyer said on Tuesday.The Glendale High School student, Mary Walton, who is white, was in geometry class last week when her teacher used the slur four times, said her lawyer, Natalie Hull.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
Berlin

German mayor takes 'time out' after using racist slur

The mayor of Germany's southwestern city of Tuebingen said Monday that he's taking some time out after coming under fire over the weekend for using a racist slur.Boris Palmer also said he'll resign from the Green party following criticism over his repeated use of a racist term for Black people at a conference Friday, which prompted some attendees to walk out in protest.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time' Is No. 1 for a Third Week

Morgan Wallen is not budging from No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, with the country star's latest hit-stuffed double album holding the top spot for a third week in a row.Wallen's 36-track One Thing at a Time racked up the equivalent of another 209,500 sales in the United States, according to the tracking service Luminate, bringing its three-week total to just shy of one million.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
New York City

Man Admits Fatally Beating Chinese Immigrant and Faces 20-Year Term

A man charged with bludgeoning a Chinese immigrant on a Queens sidewalk last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and faces a probable 20-year-prison term when he is sentenced next month, officials said.The victim of the beating, GuiYing Ma, a 61-year-old grandmother who moved to New York with her husband to seek out adventure and better-paying jobs, was sweeping a sidewalk in the North Corona neighborhood on Nov. 26, 2021, when a man confronted her and hit her twice in the head with a large rock.
Nytimes
2 years ago
NYC music

Lil Durk and Morgan Wallen Return to the Top of the Album Chart

The country star's "Dangerous: The Double Album" has had tremendous staying power, landing at No. 2 in its 66th week out.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away)

The third album by the country music superstar Morgan Wallen, the 36-song One Thing at a Time, just debuted at the top of the Billboard album chart, with the equivalent of 501,000 units.It is the fifth biggest streaming debut, behind only releases by Taylor Swift and Drake.Its success is an extension of the dominance of his earlier work, especially the 2021 release Dangerous: The Double Album, which has been the emblematic and most popular country album of the 2020s.
Nytimes
2 years ago
NYC music

Trevor Noah returns as host, after a dust-up with Kanye West.

Trevor Noah, the comedian and face of "The Daily Show," is returning to host the Grammy Awards for the second year in a row.
The Verge
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

As conservatives criticize 'woke AI,' here are ChatGPT's rules for answering culture war queries

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Right-wing commentators have accused OpenAI and ChatGPT of liberal bias.OpenAI has responded by sharing the rules used by its human reviewers to shape the chatbot's response to controversial topics.OpenAI has shared some of the internal rules it uses to help shape ChatGPT's responses to controversial "culture war" questions.
www.vice.com
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Conservatives Are Obsessed With Getting ChatGPT to Say the N-Word

Currently, the internet's brightest conservative minds are focused on a singular objective: getting a chatbot to say the n-word.More specifically, they are constructing elaborate scenarios to try and trick OpenAI's ChatGPT toolwhich is not sentient, does not understand anything, and is really just a more convincing version of SmarterChildinto saying the racist slur.
www.eastbaytimes.com
1 year ago
London politics

Alameda County DA adds hate-crime charge against Fremont man

OAKLAND A 46-year-old man facing charges in connection with two separate assaults will face an additional hate-crime charge, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.At a press conference, District Attorney Pamela Price said Aqweel Akbar Khan, who had been charged with a hate crime in connection with an August 2021 attack against a woman in a Fremont park, would also face a new hate-crime charge based on information added Tuesday.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Chris Heaton-Harris apologises after Twitter account hacked

Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has apologised after he said his Twitter account was hacked and "posted some deeply unpleasant stuff".The account for the Conservative MP for Daventry in Northamptonshire posted a series of tweets which included swear words and a racial slur.After deleting the posts, he said he had been "hacked" but that post was deleted and a further string of tweets were posted, which suggested security had once again been compromised.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

Teens face civil rights complaints for allegedly carving race-motivated messages at N.H. school

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Two 17-year-olds in New Hampshire are accused of carving race-motivated messages inside a high school bathroom that identified and violated the civil rights of a Black student, the state attorney general's office said Tuesday.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Sports

Racial Slur During College Volleyball Game Leads to Fan Suspension

A Brigham Young University fan was banned and a women's volleyball game on Saturday was moved to a different location after a Duke University player who is Black was called a racial slur during a game on Friday.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

Ex-Kinship Employee Alleges Racial Incident, Temporarily Closing Michelin-Starred Restaurant

A former employee of Michelin-starred restaurant Kinship is staging an ongoing protest outside the Shaw dining room, alleging a racial incident involving chef/owner Eric Ziebold.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Tragic Logan Mwangi's father: 'I'll always be asking why my son had to die'

The father of a five-year-old boy murdered by his mother, stepfather and a 14-year-old boy has asked why his son had to die in such horrific circumstances.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Red Bull Racing suspends Juri Vips for use of racial slur on Twitch

Red Bull Racing has suspended Juri Vips, a junior driver from Estonia who recently competed for Hitech Grand Prix in Formula 2, after he used a racial slur while playing a video game on Twitch.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Sparks fire Derek Fisher as coach and general manager

Derek Fisher and the Sparks have mutually agreed to part ways after a disappointing 5-7 start to the season, the team announced Tuesday, relieving him of head coach and general manager duties.
Towleroad Gay News
1 year ago
Music

Olivia Rodrigo And Kanye West Win Big At 2022 Billboard Music Awards - Towleroad Gay News

Olivia Rodrigo and Kanye West won big at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
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