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Head of Twitter’s fact checking has a history of anti-Trump tweets

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The head of Twitter’s fact-checking team has previously tweeted that the Trump administration are Nazis, compared adviser Kellyanne Conway to Joseph Goebbels and said fly over states are racist. The previous tweets from Yoel Roth, whose official title at Twitter is head of Site Integrity, emerged after the social media giant put a fact-checking warning on two … Read more

Depressed Kyle Sandilands roasts his celebrity friends for checking up on him

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Kyle Sandilands roasts his celebrity friends for checking up on him after he revealed his mental health problems – and says opening up was the ‘biggest mistake’ of his life By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:59 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 03:59 BST, 26 May 2020 Kyle Sandilands left fans concerned … Read more

Refugees sue Germany for checking their phones

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Three refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Cameroon SUE for invasion of privacy after their phones were checked to prove their ID in Germany Refugees are suing Germany for invasion of privacy for demanding their phones It’s legal to use asylum seekers’ phones to identify them if they have no passport   Society of Civil Rights argues that … Read more

Hospital secretary sacked for repeatedly checking her own medical records wins £270,000 payout

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Hospital secretary who was sacked for repeatedly checking her own medical records wins £270,000 payout Sarah Austin, 53, was fired by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust after 25 years She had used her work computer to access her and her mother’s files 140 times Tribunal found she was unfairly dismissed and suffered disability discrimination By … Read more

Bereaved skin cancer patients are more likely to die because a loved one is not checking their skin

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Bereaved skin cancer patients are more likely to die from melanoma – the deadliest form of the disease, a study has claimed. British and Danish experts found melanoma patients had a 17 per cent higher risk of dying if their partner had died. The researchers, who tracked 5.5million people for 20 years, also claim widows … Read more

Checking out of the coronavirus hotel: Guests are tested by medical staff as they leave

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Checking out of the coronavirus hotel: Guests are tested by medical staff as they leave Tenerife resort where hundreds more are still quarantined Small group of guests out of 130 cleared to leave the four star hotel in Tenerife   Minibus driver didn’t provide any information on where the guests were headed  In total, over 700 … Read more

Hotel minibars worth checking in for, from Manchester to the Maldives

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The thought of spending £10 on a tiny beer, fizzy drink or packet of nuts from the hotel minibar might fill you with horror — but you’re not alone. Rich Hall, an American comedian, hit the nail on the head when he said: ‘A hotel minibar allows you to see what a can of Pepsi … Read more