Riots

Hong Kong's electoral overhaul endorsed by the country's top legislature on Tuesday saw the elimination of district councillor seats from the election committee, as well as the so-called district council superseats from the Legislative Council. The changes, which also include reducing the number of Legco seats through direct, geographical elections,…

Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong on Tuesday said changes made to the Basic Law by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee have created more space for residents to take part in the territory's politics. The number of seats to be chosen by ordinary voters in the geographical constituencies is…

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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, March 24, 2021 — American Humane , the country’s first national humane organization, today called on service dog trainers and service dog organizations to sign its pledge to stop the cruel and inhumane use of shock collars as part of their training methodology, ahead of its Pups4Patriots…

It has now been one full week since the NFL's new league year – and unrestricted free agency – officially commenced. Even before March 17, notable players like J.J. Watt and Kevin Zeitler had switched teams. But since then, the market has produced significant turnover – quite a few teams promising to look markedly different in…

Former CEO John Matze sued Parler Monday, accusing it of "theft" of his 40% ownership stake. The lawsuit claimed that the company wrongly ousted him after he proposed stricter content moderation. Board head Rebekah Mercer used the platform to advance her own political interests, the lawsuit said. See more stories…

Parler's John Matze via Instragram Parler co-founder and former CEO John Matze has sued the company and says that his 40% stake was stolen from him in what he calls an “outlandish and arrogant theft.” Matze announced on January 29 that he had been fired from the board of Parler…

With free agency in full swing, the Power Rankings return with another detailed look at the league of 32.  NFL.com has a handy file tracking all the arrivals and departures for each team, and it's pretty crazy to see how much player movement we get every year in the NFL.…

ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. released his third mock draft of 2021, and like the first two — thanks to him and Todd McShay finally allowing themselves to make mock trades — there are some surprises. Let’s start with the trade up by the Carolina Panthers. He has them dealing up…

New Delhi The Delhi Police have informed the Delhi High Court that they have not been able to identify the policemen seen in a viral video rounding up five Muslim youth and forcing them to sing the national anthem on February 24, 2020. The police made the statement in response…