A statement saying facebook is discriminating against people based based upon who they are and where they live using a computer to limit a persons Housing Choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming the door and someones face. Facebook faced similar accusations in twenty sixteen following a pro publica report when the publication found that the ethnic affinities tool could be used to exclude people of color from seeing certain ads placed on Facebook Face Facebook Stock has held steady at around one hundred sixty five dollars per share following the news. In happier tech news from the americas cubas National Telecom company and google have announced a Major Partnership to upgrade the island nations internet infrastructure googles head of strategy and operations in cuba and the Vice President of texas the Cuban Telecom utility signed a memorandum of understanding or m o u to create a group to employment into what industry observers call a pyrrhic process that will lower cost and in
Ground in the planning. Of the new film tells the true story of a German Paratrooper who became a football hero in england after the Second World War to stop some of this here. Im still going to welcome to the program britains Prime Minister has made a last ditch appeal to lawmakers to support her deal ahead of a crucial vote later so he said nice that the European Union had given her legally binding assurances that would prevent the socalled Northern Ireland stop binding the e. U. Moves indefinitely but her statement was that with legal advice from the governments attorney general mrs may also want peace that rejecting the amendment could be amended deal could result in britain never leaving the e. U. Of course that would be anathema to prominent press. Yes like former foreign secretary Boris Johnson it was just addressed the debate in westminster as we come to the final stages it is absolutely vital that we retain our freedom of maneuver and we do want that for rule out a deal a dela
29 a dulles. A at joint base andrews so very cold start to this veterans day observed day. Sun is up at 6 47 this morning. Ncreasing clou chances for rain coming in about the time the sun is going down. Rain could be half an inch to an inch or more in some localized areas and theres another chance of a soaking rainat l on in the week. More about that with your five day forecast coming up. For now, the news continues. Thank you. We start with a developing story in Montgomery County where has been a Police Involved shooting. Officers shot a man that threatened a neighborhood with a handgun in german town yesterday afternoon around 3 00 video shows the scene there. One neighbor says this is rine that area. They saw everything. I cant imagine. We dont expect that here. Police confirm the shooting was captured by body cameras but that video has not been released. The suspect has not been identified. Were following a developing story in prince georges county. A man found shot last night rema
A british man who took four people hostage at a Texas Synagogue had been investigated by mi5, but by the time he flew to the us, Malik Faisal Akram was assessed to be no longer a risk. Britains Emma Raducanu wins through to the second round of the Australian Open on a good day for british players, with andy murray among those also through. The Prime Minister has categorically denied being warned that a drinks party in the Downing Street Garden during the first lockdown in may 2020 was against the covid rules. His former chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, has said he raised concerns with borisjohnson about it at the time and has now accused him of misleading mps. The latest is that Dominic Cummings will be approached by sue gray, the senior Civil Servant investigating downing street parties, to give evidence as she continues her inquiry. Also today, the mp for bury south, christian wakeford, has become the latest conservative known to have submitted a letter of No Confidence in Boris John
Have to say robert survives and makes something happens. So thank you all. Up next from the robert caro symposium held in conjunction with the New York Historical societys exhibition of his papers turn every page inside the robert caro archive its the keynote address by the author himself. Welcome again to the beautiful robert h. Smith auditorium. Whether youre joining us in person or via live stream, ive delighted to welcome another New York Historical trustee whos joined us. Our chair elect, agnes, id like to thank you for all youve done on behalf of New York Historical, and all the good work, great work i know will happen under your leadership of our boards. So thank you for that and welcome. Our keynote lecture today is turn every page, and it will be delivered by historian and biographer robert a. Caro, reflecting on the poignant, exerating, thrilling experiences that have shaped his prolific career. The program lasts an hour, and it will include a question and answer session. The