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The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., says One America News Network, a right-wing cable news channel, accused Freeman and Moss, both Fulton County, Georgia, election workers, of ballot fraud even after election officials proved that the allegations were wrong. Giuliani, a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, went on the channel frequently and also “continued to publish and amplify the lie,” according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit says Freeman and Moss, who are also mother and daughter, experienced “an immediate onslaught of violent and racist threats and harassment” caused by the false claims and are “afraid to live normal lives....

Large touchscreen and innovative features set both the devices apart. Almost alike in looks, both the devices are made of glossy plastic, distinguished with curved corners and a silvery trim around the sides. A little smaller than the Mega 5.8, the Note II at 5.5-inch is easier to carry and use. The Super AMOLED 720 x 1280 pixels 256 ppi display of the Note II gives it more clarity and better display as compared to the Mega, which stands at 540 x 960 pixels 190 ppi....

The victims were identified by the Lake County Coroner’s Office as Maxwell Kroll, 17, and Elijah Robinson, 18, according to AP. Lake County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Pam Jones told The Chicago Tribune on Thursday that they could release no further information other than there is a person in custody. Lake County Sheriff’s Department told media outlets that the killings are believed to have occurred between 3 a.m. and 7 a....

Cerelyn Davis, the head of Memphis Police Department, issued a video message on January 26 admitting failings in how the incident had been handled. She pointed out that five officers had already been fired after being found “directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr Nichols.” The 29-year-old was stopped on January 7 on suspicion of “reckless driving,” according to an earlier statement, but an apparent confrontation led him to flee the scene on foot....

As part of the research, so called “COVID Dogs”—a mixture of labradors and cocker spaniels—will be used to see if they can detect the virus through scent alone. The dogs will be trained to detect the virus through odor samples collected from people diagnosed with the disease. The research, backed by £500,000 ($605,000) from the British government, will be conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Durham University and the charity Medical Detection Dogs....

The Chinese firm is currently allowed to provide up to 35 percent of the U.K.’s 5G network infrastructure and plays a key part in both 4G and 3G provision. Under pressure from questioning, digital secretary Oliver Dowden admitted that it was a matter of “not if, but when” so-called “high-risk vendors” like Huawei were removed from British networks. “The number one requirement is protecting national security,” Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Oliver Dowden told a Defense Select Committee hearing on 5G security....

The bipartisan Foreign Affairs Select Committee said Britain “should ensure that the Chinese government faces consequences” for its “crimes in Xinjiang.” The list of proposals given to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet on Thursday noted the “irrefutable” evidence of forced labor, arbitrary detention, cultural erasure, systematic rape, forced sterilizations, separation of children from families, as well as mass surveillance of Uyghurs and other minority groups in northwestern China—all endorsed by the Chinese leadership....

The 192-foot vessel, named Phi, is worth 38 million euros ($42 million) and belongs to an unknown Russian businessman, but he has not been sanctioned. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the seizure was “a clear and stark warning to Putin and his cronies,” the BBC reported. “The ship won’t be going anywhere for the time being,” he said. “People who have benefited from [Putin’s] regime cannot benefit from sailing around London and the U....

Employees for the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) went on strike Monday after hearing the news their salaries won’t be paid on time. They ultimately stopped their strike after mediation, Philippe Lazzarini, head of UNRWA, told reporters. The agency has $60 million toward the $100 million needed to keep the operations running until the end of the year. However, Lazzarini said he is uncertain about the timeline for the missed payment....

Twitter is the drive-by of social platforms. You drop in for a quick hit, maybe fire off an ill-considered and, frankly, quite rude reply, then get the heck out. If you come across a link to something with a little more depth or context, you might save it to read later. But what Twitter is not is a place to get deep into something without distractions. It’s like settling in to watch a Paul Thomas Anderson movie in a McDonald’s bathroom....

Twitter Is Testing Professional Profiles The company announced the new feature in a post on Twitter. People who are included in this test are able to add various work-related tidbits to their profile, including business address and contact information. Currently, Twitter accounts for personal use do not list any such work information on profiles. The social media platform has begun testing the new Professional Profiles with a small number of business users in the US, with additional accounts gaining access to these new tools in the coming months....

In a blog post announcing the disappearance of Fleets from the platform this afternoon, Twitter said, “In the time since we introduced Fleets to everyone, we haven’t seen an increase in the number of new people joining the conversation with Fleets like we hoped. Because of this, on August 3, Fleets will no longer be available on Twitter.” Introduced publicly last November (after a test run in March), Fleets were part of Twitter’s efforts to address some of the reasons behind users’ hesitancy to leave a lasting digital footprint on the social media platform....

As spotted by tipster Mukul, two OnePlus smartwatches bearing model numbers W301GB and W510GB have received the BIS certification and their launch could be right around the corner. As per the BIS listing, one of the smartwatches is listed with model number W301GB and the same fitness tracker was even spotted in Singapore’s IMDA certification 2020. The second smartwatch is listed with a model number W501GB, and according to the Technave report, this one could be OnePlus Watch RX which is has been seen in the OnePlus Health app with a circular dial....

The platform is still expanding, and this time with a handful of new visual tools for you to use to add to your Fleets. Express Yourself Better With Twemojis On Friday, the official account of Twitter Japan announced the release of “Twemojis,” or stickers for your Fleets. Twitter Senior Product Manager Sam Haveson confirmed this for English-speaking audiences soon after: Twemojis (the name presumably a portmanteau of the words “tweet” and “emoji”) can be accessed by tapping the smiley face icon in the Fleets composer, which opens the new stickers tray....

Whenever you compose a tweet, you can now choose from three options controlling who can reply: Anyone, only people you follow, or only people you mention in the tweet. A New Safety Tool Twitter already has mute and block features, but blocks are applied after the fact, and mutes are a blunt tool. These new reply-limiting settings will keep users from even seeing abuse, which will make conversation on the service a safer, more pleasant space, while still being conducted in public....

Twitter Pauses on Taking Requests for its “Verified” Checkmark Eight days after Twitter reopened applications for verification on its platform, the company has stopped accepting more of them—for now, anyway. If you didn’t get around to submitting your app, don’t worry! It’s not as if you’ve missed your last chance to obtain the coveted blue tick. Twitter promises that it’ll resume taking apps once the team has finished reviewing all the ones they’ve already received....

Twitter Unbans Donald Trump On 19 November 2022, Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted a poll asking whether the platform should restore Trump’s account. The final tally showed 51.8% of votes going towards the answer “Yes”. As a result, Musk said that the former president’s account would be reinstated. By 20 November, the account @realdonaldtrump had returned. Users visiting the account will see the last tweets posted by the former president on 8 January, 2021....

Additionally, Twitter introduced the $Cashtags feature. It will let users check the stock price of businesses listed on US stock exchanges, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), or cryptocurrencies by placing a dollar sign in front of the symbol. For example, if the user wanted to know about the Google Stock Price then he/she would have to type $GOOGL. What Is The Tweet View Count Feature? Earlier this month, Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, quoted “Twitter is much more alive than people think”...