Unbiased headline news Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is under mounting scrutiny for allegedly censoring pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli content amid the ongoing war, drawing criticism from human rights organizations and media outlets such as the BBC.
The company has faced several allegations over the past month, including claims in a Human Rights Watch report about content suppression, a BBC investigation accusing Facebook of limiting Palestinian news outlets’ reach, and testimonies collected by the human rights group 7amleh alleging shadow-banning of Palestinian pages.
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As the deadline for the arrest warrant against impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol approached on Sunday, protesters and counter-protesters braved freezing temperatures and snow outside his residence.
The protest coincided with a Seoul court’s dismissal of an injunction filed by Yoon seeking to invalidate warrants for his detention and a search of his home. South Korea remains in political turmoil after Yoon declared martial law in early December, accusing the opposition of attempting to overthrow democracy.
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The new year brought a powerful winter storm to a significant portion of the United States, delivering heavy snow and dangerous ice that placed over 60 million people across 30 states under winter weather warnings.
Blizzard warnings remained in effect for more than 4 million people through Sunday night in parts of Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, according to the National Weather Service’s online map. Travel became hazardous in several heartland states, including Kansas, Kentucky, and Indiana.
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A child missing for five days was discovered alive this week in a sprawling game park in northern Zimbabwe, home to big cats and other wild animals, officials confirmed.
The seven-year-old boy was reported missing from his rural village on Dec. 27, according to a statement from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks). The agency noted that a coordinated search effort involving park rangers, police, and the local community led to his rescue.
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New York City introduced a new toll for drivers entering the heart of Manhattan on Sunday, requiring many to pay $9 during peak hours to access the city’s busiest area.
Known as congestion pricing, the initiative aims to alleviate traffic gridlock in the densely populated city while generating funds to improve its struggling public transit system. “We’ve studied this issue for five years, but five minutes in midtown Manhattan shows New York has a real traffic problem,” said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair.
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A soccer-loving nun from Brazil has reportedly become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old following the death of a Japanese woman who previously held the title.
Sister Inah Canabarro, who was frail as a child and not expected to survive, has now been recognized by LongeviQuest, an organization tracking supercentenarians. In a statement released Saturday, the group confirmed her status, based on early life records, as the world’s oldest living person.
