Bella Ramsey, star of the HBO drama “The Last of Us,” revealed their autism diagnosis following filming of season one in an interview with British Vogue on Wednesday. “I’ve spoken a bit about neurodivergence before, but I always for some reason didn’t want to,” Ramsey admitted. “I got diagnosed with …
Read More »Turkey warns against growing street protests over detained Istanbul mayor
Turkey’s government warned on Friday against “illegal” calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, after thousands demonstrated across the country in the last two days. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said 53 people were detained and 16 police officers were injured in …
Read More »X sues Modi’s government over content removal in new India censorship fight
NEW DELHI — India’s IT ministry has unlawfully expanded censorship powers to allow the easier removal of online content and empowered “countless” government officials to execute such orders, Elon Musk’s X has alleged in a new lawsuit against New Delhi. The lawsuit and the allegations mark an escalation in an ongoing legal …
Read More »Maryland officials failed to assess vulnerability of Francis Scott Key Bridge before collapse, NTSB says
Federal officials are urging risk assessments for dozens of bridges across 19 states, saying that the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to perform such an evaluation before the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed nearly a year ago. Baltimore’s Key Bridge fell apart on March 26, 2024, after a cargo ship passing …
Read More »Republican lawmaker booed during rowdy town hall after complaining crowd is ‘obsessed’ with the government
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman faced a torrent of heckles and boos during a town hall in deep red Wyoming as she repeatedly tried to downplay constituents’ concerns about the Trump administration’s actions. Hundreds of people attended the town hall for their sole House member, jeering Hageman throughout …
Read More »Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660 million over Dakota Access Pipeline protests
A jury on Wednesday ordered environmental campaign group Greenpeace to pay more than $660 million in damages to Texas-based oil company Energy Transfer, the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline. A nine-person jury in Mandan, North Dakota, reached a verdict after roughly two days of deliberations. The outcome found Greenpeace liable for …
Read More »Georgetown University graduate student detained by immigration authorities
WASHINGTON — Federal immigration authorities have detained a Georgetown University graduate student from India who was teaching at the Washington institution on a student visa, his attorney said Wednesday. Masked agents arrested the graduate student, Badar Khan Suri, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, attorney Hassan Ahmad …
Read More »Meet the judge who is drawing Trump’s ire: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today’s edition, we explore the background of the judge who has drawn the wrath of …
Read More »Packers officially propose banning the ‘tush push’
The Green Bay Packers have proposed banning the “tush push” play for the upcoming NFL season and beyond, the league confirmed on Wednesday. It was first reported in February the Packers would submit a proposal ruling out the play, which was made popular by the Super Bowl 59 champion Philadelphia …
Read More »Thousands take to the streets after Hungary passes new anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride events
In a statement on Monday after lawmakers first submitted the bill, Budapest Pride organizers said the aim of the law was to “scapegoat” the LGBTQ+ community in order to silence voices critical of Orbán’s government. “This is not child protection, this is fascism,” wrote the organizers of the event, which …
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