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  1. Dec 2022
    1. “We’re in 2022,” Irving said. “History is not supposed to be hidden from anybody. I’m not a divisive person when it comes to religion. I embrace all walks of life, you see it on all my platforms. I talk to all races, all cultures, all religions.

      This is the first time I have seen Irving defend the views if the film in an article

    2. In a combative postgame news conference Saturday, Kyrie Irving responded to accusations of antisemitism after the Brooklyn Nets and owner Joe Tsai condemned his recent social media post linking to a book and movie that have been described as antisemitic.

      This was a different way to start the article then every other source.

    1. “(Irving) has been given ample opportunity to do the right thing, apologize and condemn #antisemitism. He has failed at almost every step along the way. This suspension is well-deserved,” Greenblatt said. “We were optimistic but after watching the debacle of a press conference, it’s clear that Kyrie feels no accountability for his actions.”

      Cnn went into more detail about the ADL and why they won't accept Kyrie Irving's money

    1. "I am an OMNIST and I meant no disrespect to anyone’s religious beliefs," Irving posted to Twitter. "The ‘Anti-Semitic’ label that is being pushed on me is not justified and does not reflect the reality or truth I live in everyday. I embrace and want to learn from all walks of life and religions."

      This differs from most articles because they seem to leave out the part where kyrie was trying to clear his name rather than being just apologetic.

    1. The club and Irving said they would work with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a non-profit organisation that fights all forms of anti-Semitism and bias, to develop education in the community and pledged that each will donate $500,000 (£440,000) towards causes and organisations "that work to eradicate hate and intolerance".

      Even donating 500,000 to help the people he may have hurt but this is conveniently placed towards the bottom of the news article when he donated to wealthy peoples yearly salary

    2. On Wednesday, in response to the outcry, Irving and the Nets said the 30-year-old took "responsibility" for the "negative impact" his post had towards the Jewish community and he has since deleted the original tweet.

      When these things have been addressed by the culprit the media still doesn't stop and feels the need to make story after story over the same event.

    3. In a statement posted to Instagram, Irving said he was "deeply sorry" for the "hurt and pain" he had caused.

      He has publicly apologized on more than one occasion for the post he made and seems to be completely sorry.

    4. US basketball star Kyrie Irving has apologised after he was suspended by his club, the Brooklyn Nets, amid allegations of anti-Semitism.

      The thing I don't understand is how we are so quick to jump on this man's back about everything he posts he is a human and more than likely so a couple things in the film that he agreed with at the time and decided to post it, why do we have to assume the worst in every scenario.

  2. Nov 2022
    1. Do voters want Republicans or Democrats in Congress?An updating estimate of the generic congressional ballot, based on polls that ask people which party they would support in an election.

      This poll is interesting to me because who is to say the people voting are the regular average people that actually vote.

    1. "I just was like, 'OK, I just won't walk that way for a few days.' But then, exactly a week later, on the next Saturday, I was on my driveway much closer to the house. And same thing."

      This falls under unusualness in news and the whole reason this is a story

    2. Mathisen wasn't going to be kept captive in her house, so she did her best to avoid the owl's territory.

      She wasn't actually being held captive but she felt scared to go outside just incase the owl decided to attack again.

    3. getting punched in the back of the head by someone wearing rings,"

      she is making a metaphor about how it felt to get attacked by an owl, they said its like getting punched by a fist with rings.

  3. Oct 2022
    1. Musk tweeted this month that he is buying Twitter to create an "everything app". The idea of an everything app originated in Asia with companies like WeChat, which lets users not only send messages but also make payments, shop online or hail a taxi.

      No matter how you set an app up, since people are what create the app, there is going to be problems. Nothing is perfect

    2. Musk's tweets on dogecoin, including the one where he called it the "people's crypto," have turned the once-obscure digital currency, which began as a social media joke, into a speculator's dream.

      It seems like he is pushing this coin on the app and he must have some incentive for doing this or an ulterior motive

    3. Dogecoin surged more than 70% on Saturday, extending this week's gains after Elon Musk sealed a $44-billion deal to take over Twitter last week. 

      Dealing with cryptocurrencies and surges and drops I am very skeptical while reading since the author most likely has a bias

    1. “I do hope people think before ripping up their floors,

      That is funny that they have to remind people that ripping apart your home to find rare coins is an extremely bad idea

    2. “This last coin is a new world record for any ‘brockage’ mint error coin of any country ever sold at auction, besting a US gold dollar sold in Texas for $54,625 in October 2011,” Edmund said.

      They were setting records for sales and had just stumbled across a very unique set of coins that can change their life.

    3. “It is a rare privilege for an auctioneer to be graced with a white glove sale (100% sold), but when the story of Joseph and Sarah Fernley and their misers millions came to my attention back in 2019, I just knew the story had to be told,” he said. “The anonymous finders were absolutely staggered by the result. It dwarfed any pre-conceived expectations and set dozens of world records along the way.”

      This is life changing money and it could'v happened to anybody, it seems as if they got just about 100 percent of the earnings from the auction which I feel is fair since they are the ones who found the coins.

    4. The coins date from 1610 until 1727, from the reigns of King James I to King George I. The period covers the time of the marriage of Sarah Maister to Joseph Fernley. According to The Sun, Fernley died in 1725 and Maister remained in the area until her death in 1745.

      These coins have been sitting down there just waiting to be claimed and this couple was smart enough to look closer at the coins because it would've been easy to just assume it was nothing.