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Hong Kong police have been strongly criticised over the rough arrest of a 12-year-old girl whose family says was caught in a protest crowd while out buying art supplies. Video widely shared across social media and in Hong Kong media showed the officers seeking to corral a group of people...

Netflix continues to push the needle of inclusion, representation and diversity but this time, it’s not in front of the camera. The streaming giant has released its inaugural inclusion report that takes an in-depth look at its company diversity numbers and trends since 2017, its progress as well as...

Joe Biden declared "we're going to win this race" in a late-night address on Friday after a rollercoaster day that began with him taking the lead in two key states. But as vote counts continue to trickle in, the race remains uncalled. Much of the focus is on Pennsylvania's...

Google Doodle for Vicki Draves | Celebrating the First Asian American Olympic Gold Medalist. Vicki Manalo Draves was the most successful member of the US swimming and diving team at the 1948 London Olympics, the only American to win two individual gold medals. She was also the first Asian American...

U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) counterterrorism analyst Henry Kyle Frese pleaded guilty on Thursday to leaking information to the press in 2018 and 2019. According to a DIA press release, Frese faces up to 10 years in prison for leaking sensitive military information from five separate classified documents. Frese was...

We still don't know, because not enough votes have been counted for either Donald Trump or Joe Biden to win. So how are they doing in these states, and which one looks closest right? Georgia (16 votes): The story here is about how Mr Biden has eaten into Mr Trump's lead...

Joe Biden has won the crucial battleground state of Michigan and Wisconsin, reclaiming a key part of the “blue wall" that slipped away from Democrats four years ago and dramatically narrowing President Donald Trump's pathway to reelection. So far, according to reports Biden has 264 electoral votes and...

The United States reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 cases on Friday, setting the highest single-day number of cases recorded around the world. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 99,750 new COVID-19 cases and 1,009 new deaths on Friday, marking two consecutive days that daily cases topped over...

The world of social media and boxing are set to collide, with champion Floyd Mayweather Junior returning to the ring to fight one of the internet’s biggest talents. Retired boxing icon Mayweather revealed today he will pull on the gloves again after announcing a “super exhibition” bout against YouTube star...

Former Donald Trump counsellor Kellyanne Conway allegedly posted a topless photo of her daughter Claudia, 16, on Twitter Monday, in the latest round of a family feud that has frequently spilled over onto social media. Kellyanne Conway allegedly shared an image of her topless daughter in a Fleet — a...