As the trial of notorious 95-year-old Holocaust denier Ursula Haverbeck draws to a close in the northern German port city of Hamburg, a verdict could be handed down on Wednesday. Haverbeck, who is popular among right-wing extremists, was sentenced to 10 months in prison without probation by the city’s district court in 2015. She lodged […]
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said there has been a “dramatic drop” in US weapons deliveries for Israel’s war effort in Gaza, doubling down on a claim Washington has denied and underscoring the growing strains between the two allies. Mr Netanyahu told his cabinet on Sunday that the drop occurred four months ago, without […]
A United Nations agency warned that generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to distort history about the Holocaust and fuel antisemitism, in a report released Tuesday. The report — published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in conjunction with the World Jewish Congress — outlined ways AI is particularly vulnerable […]
A United Nations agency is warning that developments in artificial intelligence (AI) could spawn a new surge in Holocaust denial. A report published on Tuesday by Unesco (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) concludes that AI could result in false and misleading claims about the Holocaust spreading online. The report suggested this was because […]
Climate change deniers have found a new champion in Kenyan farmer Jusper Machogu. On social media, he has become known as a flagbearer for fossil fuels in Africa, but there is more to his campaign than meets the eye. At first glance, the 29-year-old Mr Machogu is just a young farmer with a knack for […]
The mother of Madeline Soto appeared in denial when Kissimmee detectives said her longtime boyfriend Stephen Sterns sexually abused the 13-year-old, according to case reports being used as evidence against him. The reports, obtained Friday by the Orlando Sentinel, detail the moments leading up to investigators arresting Sterns, 38, after finding a collection of child […]
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — This North Carolina voter is nervous. Will Rikard, a 49-year-old father of two, was among several hundred Democrats who stood and cheered for Joe Biden as the first-term president delivered a fiery speech recently about the billions of dollars he has delivered to protect the state’s drinking water. But afterward, the […]
Keith Davidson, a lawyer for Stormy Daniels, is testifying in Donald Trump’s hush-money trials. He crafted statements for Daniels denying an affair with Trump. Davidson said the statements are “technically” true because the relationship wasn’t “romantic.” Sexual? Sure. Romantic? That’s something else. Keith Davidson — the lawyer who brokered a hush-money agreement for Stormy Daniels over the […]
Polk County Commissioners voted down the proposed formation of a community development district to build roads and other infrastruction within an undeveloped portion of land south of the former Grenelefe Golf and Tennis Resort. On Tuesday in Bartow, Chairman Bill Braswell and Commissioner George Lindsey were the lone votes in favor of creating the CDD. […]
SAN BRUNO – For weeks, San Bruno’s Palestinian American residents and allies have rallied outside city hall, calling for a Gaza ceasefire. On Thursday, however, the protest was aimed at San Bruno Mayor Rico Medina. The protestors say they have been requesting a meeting with Medina and City Manager Alex McIntyre since last week, when […]
PARIS (AP) — Robert Badinter, who spearheaded the drive to abolish France’s death penalty, campaigned against antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and led a European body dealing with the legal fallout of Yugoslavia’s breakup, has died. He was 95. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed Badinter, a revered human rights defender and former justice minister, as a […]
Former President Donald Trump never hesitates to take contradictory positions if it helps his cause. He brags about appointing Supreme Court justices who overturned the right to abortion. But he won’t say, while running again for president, what the federal or state governments should do now on that issue. He complains that America’s southern border […]