37 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg tried to convince us he was human. Sorry, ZuckBot: you’ve failed | Arwa Mahdawi

No matter how many system updates the Meta boss runs, there will always be something about him that screams ‘creepy automaton’. And the $270m apocalypse shelter doesn’t helpOver the past few years Mark Zuckerberg has been conducting a very expensive experiment. If he grows his hair and revamps his wardrobe, will it make him seem more relatable? If he takes up mixed martial arts, goes wild boar hunting, and tells manosphere-adjacent podcasters such as Joe Rogan that companies need more “masculine energy”, will red-blooded American males respect him? With the help of a small army of stylists, personal trainers and PR gurus, could Zuck transform himself from an unlikable dork into an alpha bro?For a brief moment, the answer to all that seemed to be a tentative “yes”. Zuck’s shock of shaggy new hair made the billionaire seem less like three Lego figures in a trenchcoat and more like an adult human male. His gold chains and jazzy new outfits sparked excited chatter of a “Zucknaissance”. ...

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54 h. ago Credit Suisse to pay $511mn over helping Americans hide more than $4bn

Swiss bank admits it violated previous deal with the US justice department

Economics

6 d. ago North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families

A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next targetDaniel is a high school senior in rural North Carolina. Soon, he’ll graduate with a high school diploma, an associate degree and a paralegal certification from a local community college. He’s just 17, but he’ll be able to apply for positions at law firms and begin earning an almost $50,000 salary straight out of high school.“The early college program really set me up for success because even though I’m young, I’ll be able to help financially support my family,” said Daniel, a first-generation Salvadorian American who is only using his first name to protect undocumented family members. “I’ve done all of this because of support from my mother and family. I owe everything I’ve accomplished to them and I want to give back.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Hulk Hogan ditches professional wrestling after WWE boos to launch unscripted freestyle version

Popular wrestler Hulk Hogan wants to shake up wrestling with an all-new league - Hogan will help launch the Real American Freestyle league and is set to become its commissioner

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8 d. ago New Mexico judge orders remedial plan to improve public education for Native American students

A judge has ruled that the state of New Mexico must commission a remedial plan for K-12 education because the system hasn't adequately helped Native American students and others from low-income households

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9 d. ago Family speaks out after Air Force veteran, 62, was ‘left to die by American Airlines crew who allowed entire plane to deboard before he got help’

Exclusive: “They never even gave him a chance,” Kyle Cannon said of his late father, John William Cannon, who died after American Airlines crew allegedly delayed calling for help until after the entire plane had disembarked

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9 d. ago Family of Air Force vet ‘left to die by American Airlines crew’ says ‘traumatized’ medics pushed them to sue after seeing how he was treated

Exclusive: “They never even gave him a chance,” Kyle Cannon said of his late father, John William Cannon, who died after American Airlines crew allegedly delayed calling for help until after the entire plane had disembarked

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2 w. ago Tidjane Thiam suffers major blow to presidential ambitions in Ivory Coast

Court in Abidjan rules former Credit Suisse CEO should be struck off electoral register, his lawyer says

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2 w. ago Former Credit Suisse CEO nominated to run in Ivory Coast presidential election

Tidjane Thiam, a former banker, has won a near-unanimous vote to represent the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast in the forthcoming presidential election

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2 w. ago US says Chinese firm is helping Houthis target American warships

Satellite company linked to People’s Liberation Army has supplied images to Iran-backed group in Yemen, say officials

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3 w. ago Sex, patriotism and Donald Trump cologne: the US adverts that explain the 00s

The final book in Jim Heimann’s survey of a century of US advertising takes us to a decade where Apple sold a new way of living and mermaids hawked Evian. It’s a ‘swan song’, he says – for his series but also the industry as a wholeAs the longtime editor of Taschen’s All-American Ads book series, cultural historian Jim Heimann has helped chronicle the shifting landscape of commercial artistry through each decade of the 20th century. Now, with a final volume dedicated to the 2000s, Heimann has completed what he calls a “swan song” – not just for the series, but for an entire era of advertising. It presents the last moment before social media and the decline of print media transformed the industry for ever.The 2000s were fraught with social, political and cultural disruptions. Chief among them were the September 11 terrorist attacks, which sparked a dramatic wave of national trauma that simultaneously drove the advertising industry to embrace patriotism while seeking escapism. Br...

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4 w. ago The Trump administration withdrew 11 pieces of ADA guidance. How will it affect compliance?

President Donald Trump’s administration has withdrawn 11 pieces of guidance related to the Americans with Disabilities Act that helped stores, hotels and other businesses understand their obligation to the law

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4 w. ago Fifa has used US soccer as a cash cow – and gives very little back | Leander Schaerlaeckens

It is Fifa’s own policies and hunger for monetization that has helped prevent American soccer from growing organicallyColin Cowherd peered down from his studio desk perched high above the chairs assigned to the guests on his Fox Sports talkshow. He had a simple question for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. More of a demand, really.“Give me something about America that you really love,” Cowherd said. Continue reading...

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