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David Beckham 's eldest son Brooklyn Beckham will be meeting with the bosses of YouTube and Facebook to discuss a new potential career move for the part-time photographer. The 22-year-old is reportedly planning on a big career move after his cooking videos that he shared online with fans have proved to be a massive hit. Brooklyn is hoping to rebrand himself as a celebrity chef after he's continued to wow his following his amazing culinary skills on social media. David and Victoria Beckham's son is said to be pitching online TV ideas to Facebook and YouTube bosses in a bid to break into the industry of world-renowned cooks. The footballer's son has already impressed fans with his calorific creations – including tutorial videos on how to make French toast and a towering stack of burgers. The Sun reports: “Brooklyn’s got a real flair in the kitchen and the tutorials he has posted on Instagram have received great feedback. “He has been signed up by an …

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A Minnesota man has died after a police shooting on Wednesday night in an incident broadcast live on Facebook. Philando Castile, 32, was shot by a police officer in St Paul, Minnesota, and later died in hospital, WCCO-TV reported . His death was confirmed by his mother, Valerie Castile, who said her son was a cafeteria supervisor at a school in the city. The incident was the second consecutive day that a U.S. police officer shot a black man who consequently died. On Tuesday, two white police officers shot dead Alton Sterling , 37, in Louisiana, after an altercation outside a store. The Castile shooting in the Falcon Heights suburb of St Paul was filmed by a woman named on her Facebook page as Lavish Reynolds , who claimed to be the victim's girlfriend. In a graphic video broadcast via Facebook Live, Reynolds films Castile in the driver's seat of the car, with a police officer pointing a gun through the driver's window. Castile is wearing a white t-shirt soaked with blood …

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Summary Jamaican had posted videos of her gold-medal races in Tokyo Unauthorised content is automatically removed, says IOC TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O) mistakenly blocked gold medallist sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest woman in the world, from Instagram, the company said on Wednesday. The Jamaican sprinter had tweeted that she had been blocked for posting videos of her victorious 100 and 200 metres races because she "did not own the right to do so." However, a Facebook spokesperson later said that while the content was removed, the suspension was wrongly applied. Thompson-Herah defended her Olympic titles from the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics over the two distances in Tokyo, making it four Olympic gold medals from two Games. But her attempt to share her Tokyo competitions with her 310,000 followers on Facebook-owned Instagram appeared to have backfired. She later posted on her Instagram Stories that the block had been cleared with …

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Social media platforms are all too often, according to a new report, a ‘safe space for racists to normalise their conspiracies and hateful rhetoric without fear of consequences.’ A stark assessment but one that holds true, given its findings: that 90 per cent of anti-Semitic posts on Facebook and Twitter – from Holocaust denial to violence incited against Jews – remained online some six weeks after having been flagged to moderators. The 714 pernicious posts identified by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a non-profit organisation, had been viewed by users at least 7.3m times. “This is not about algorithms or automation,” warned Imran Ahmed, CCDH’s chief executive, rather that their viewer base was able to grow larger thanks to companies who “allow bigots to keep their accounts open and their hate to remain online.” As far as conspiracy theorists’ targets go, Jews are old hat; enduring prey for the 37,000 members of Facebook groups with anti-Semitic names who have …

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Taking cues from Hamilton , history teachers all over the country are bringing Alexander Hamilton—and songs from the hit Broadway musical that shares his name—into the classroom. But there is one teacher who was ahead of the trend. Decades ahead. Irv Steinfink had been teaching in the Social Studies Department at Manhattan's Hunter College High School for more than 25 years when Lin-Manuel Miranda entered his class. It was fall 1996, spring 1997. The future Pulitzer, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner was an 11th grader, and Steinfink was the one who encouraged him to look into this Alexander Hamilton guy. The origin story for Hamilton , an enormous success with ticket prices sometimes exceeding $800, is that Miranda brought a copy of historian Ron Chernow's Hamilton biography with him on vacation and wrote some songs inspired by the first secretary of the treasury. But this is the story of how the playwright crossed paths with the long-dead Hamilton much earlier in life. …

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American rapper and songwriter Kanye West finally has an answer for Jimmy Kimmel's question posed earlier this month on why he thinks President Donald Trump cares about black people. West was asked the same question Wednesday morning speaking on 107.5 WGCI Chicago radio station. West said he believes that Trump "cares about the way black people feel about him," after about a 25-second pause. "I feel that [Trump] cares about the way black people feel about him, and he would like for black people to like him like they did when he was cool in the rap songs and all this," West said. "He will do the things that are necessary to make that happen because he's got an ego like all the rest of us, and he wants to be the greatest president, and he knows that he can't be the greatest president without the acceptance of the black community. So, it's something he's going to work towards, but we're going to have to speak to him." The interview was uploaded on Facebook. West also apologized for …

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Two demonstrations are expected to take place in Bratislava on Thursday, August 5. Participants will protest against Covid vaccination, testing, pandemic restrictions and the actions of the representatives of both the government and the parliament, as well as President Zuzana Čaputová. The gatherings are planned to take place in front of the Government’s Office and the Presidential Palace. Protesters also plan to block the roads, just like they did on July 29 . For now, two protests are said to take place in the capital on August 5: one officially announced, the other unannounced. People are being encouraged to attend them through social media, the regional police in Bratislava reported. What to prepare for After the recent protests against the pandemic measures, one held in front of the parliament and the other in front of the Presidential Palace, the police faced criticism for their lack of action. During the first protest, the crowd made it directly to the main entrance …

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APPLE Airpods Black Friday offers are at the top of music lovers' lists this year. They are considered one of the best pairs of wireless earbuds available, so we've done the hard work for you and have found the best savings. *Remember, just because an item is in the sale, it doesn't mean you can't find the same product, or similar, elsewhere. Always shop around to make sure you're getting the best price. When is Black Friday 2021? Black Friday falls the day after the American holiday of Thanksgiving. As Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday of November, Black Friday is the fourth Friday of the month. That means that Black Friday 2021 will be on Friday, November 26. When is Cyber Monday? Retailers encourage shoppers to go online to shop the last of their deals on Cyber Monday. This year Cyber Monday falls on November 29. Apple Airpods Black Friday 2021 deals to look out for There is much speculation around a new Apple Airpods 3 model, but it's …

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IF YOUR home Wi-Fi speeds are slower than a geriatric tortoise, it can make watching Netflix or downloading big files a bit of a nightmare. While the blame can often be laid at the feet of your broadband provider, there are a handful of ways to supercharge a sluggish router. Read all the latest Phones & Gadgets news Keep up-to-date on Apple stories Get the latest on Facebook , WhatsApp and Instagram Moving electronics like lamps and your telly, for instance, can do a world of good, while cutting how much you use the microwave can also improve your connection. That's because they can slow down your Wi-Fi by interfering with your router's signal, according to UK watchdog Ofcom . And they're not the only things threatening to hamper your web access. Fish tanks, radiators, cordless phones and speakers can all cause internet woes if placed too close to your Wi-Fi router. Ofcom has released a list of ways to boost your Wi-Fi as part of a …

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