Author: TheInfoW
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‘Racial bias runs deep’ at America’s largest banks, CBB study says
The banking industry of the US has a race problem, and a new study discusses the inequalities within the nation’s largest financial institutions. For people of color, the chances of achieving promotion to the highest levels of management or senior and executive leadership at some of the nation’s most powerful consumer banks are way less […]
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Jesuit priests pledges to raise $100 million for paying for slaveholding
An American Catholic order has pledged to raise $100 million for the descendants of the African slaves it once owned and sold by establishing a foundation. The New York Times reported on Monday that the Jesuit priests’ foundation referred to the move as “one of the largest efforts by an institution to atone for slavery”. […]
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January 6 attack was ‘domestic terrorism’, says FBI Director Wray
FBI Director Chris Wray on Tuesday alleged supporters of former US President Donald Trump who carried out an attack on the Capitol on January 6 attack of ‘domestic terrorism’ and vowed to hold them accountable. “It’s the behavior that we, the FBI, view as domestic terrorism,” Wray said. Chris Wray “Citizens from around the country […]
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Rahul Gandhi falsely claims Gaddafi and Saddam won elections
On Friday, in the program of the University of Chicago, Indian National Congress (INC) leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that Muammar Gaddafi, Saddam Hussein also won the elections. Gandhi made this claim in order to discredit the election victories of their biggest opposition Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) against INC, mainly in general elections of 2014 and […]
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Brazil shuts down Car Wash anti-corruption squad
Brazil’s Car Wash anti-corruption unit has formally shut down, the end of an era for a team of prosecutors that helped send dozens of Latin American political and business leaders to jail, and several former presidents. The task force, which emerged from a routine money-laundering investigation into a car wash in Brasilia, ceased to exist […]
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Greta Thunberg deletes her tweet made in support of causing unrest in India
The climate change activist Greta Thunberg, who has Aspergers, a mental disorder, has been exposed after tweeting not only in support of farmer protests but also sharing a manual on how to cause chaos and civil disorder in the country. Thunberg later deleted the tweet probably because it didn’t go that well for her. Recent […]
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Memphis Police investigate deadly shooting near Graceland
Memphis Police said officers are investigating a deadly shooting that took place in Whitehaven, near Graceland. MPD said officers are on the scene of a shooting. The location is said to be the 3600 block of Elvis Presley. When officers arrived, they located a woman sustaining a gunshot wound and was unresponsive. Memphis Police said […]
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Arkansas leaders propose a bill to repeal Confederate Flag Day
Arkansas State Representative Andrew Collins (D), together with Senator Breanne Davis (R), filed a bill on Friday to repeal Confederate Flag Day in the state. Every year, the Saturday before Easter Sunday is recognized as Confederate Flag Day in Arkansas. Following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, a Black man who was killed by […]
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Parler CEO goes into hiding with family after receiving death threats
A new court filing on Friday from the legal team of Parler, an alternative social media platform mainly used right-wingers in the US, has revealed that its CEO John Matze and his family are in hiding as they received death threats. “Matze himself, as the CEO of the company Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to […]
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Facebook to eliminate content with “stop the steal” phrase
Facebook Inc said it would remove any content containing the phrase “stop the steal” from its social media platform and Instagram. The company said it was treating the next two weeks as a “major civic event” and would take extra measures to prevent misinformation and spread of content that could incite further violence, according to […]