George Floyd: Twitter drops ‘master’, ‘slave’ and ‘blacklist’
Image copyright Getty Images Social media platform Twitter is dropping the terms “master”, “slave” and “blacklist” in favour of more
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George Floyd: US phone giant Verizon joins Facebook ad boycott
Image copyright Getty Images US telecoms operator Verizon has become the latest major company to pull advertising from Facebook platforms.
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House approves police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd
The bill passed largely along party lines amid Republican opposition with a final tally of 236-181. Three Republicans crossed party
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George Floyd: Ben & Jerry’s joins Facebook ad boycott
Image copyright Getty Images Ben and Jerry’s has joined a growing list of firms pulling advertising from Facebook platforms throughout
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims President George W. Bush fired John Bolton
Bolton departed the Trump administration in September 2019; Trump says he was fired, Bolton says he resigned. On Thursday, Trump
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Ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death, J. Alexander Kueng, is released from jail
Minneapolis – J. Alexander Kueng, one of the four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd, was
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Statue of former Redskins owner George Preston Marshall removed from RFK Stadium
The statue of former Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall, who was forced to integrate his franchise in the early
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Factbox: What changes are companies making in response to George Floyd protests?
(Reuters) – The corporate response to a wave of protests over the treatment of African Americans has included pledges to
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Riot Games executive resigns after ‘abhorrent’ George Floyd post
Image caption George Floyd died on 25 May A gaming firm executive has resigned over a meme he posted about
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George Floyd: Microsoft bars facial recognition sales to police
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A US government study suggested facial recognition algorithms were less accurate at identifying African-American
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