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[...] that isn't enough, say lawyers for the families of terror victims, including a brother and sister killed in last year's bomb attacks in Brussels and an American college student slaughtered in Paris. In a string of lawsuits filed in New York, they say they want Twitter and Facebook to pay damages for failing to stop violent extremists from using their platforms to recruit followers, intimidate enemies and raise money. Another lawsuit filed last year on behalf of five people killed or injured... Читать дальше...

The family film has received widespread backlash following a leak of behind-the-scenes footage [...] that all changed when TMZ posted a leaked video of one of the dogs used for filming, which shows the canine getting pushed into a pool of raging water during the making of the movie. The video, which was filmed in November 2015, shows a trainer forcing a German Shepherd into a pool that had been fitted with motors to simulate a whitewater river.

(AP) — An ongoing audit of Metro Nashville Public School has discovered that more than 140 educators in the district need to renew teaching licenses. Metro Schools human resources director Deborah Story tells the Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/2jcatHb) that about 40 of those teachers are still working to renew their licenses, though they are not yet out of compliance.

Stephen Gaghan, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind “Traffic” and “Syriana,” will write and direct video game adaptation “The Division,” Ubisoft Motion Pictures announced Thursday. “We are really excited to bring Stephen’s unique vision of the game to film audiences around the globe,” said Gerard Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft Motion Pictures. “We can’t wait for Stephen’s remarkable passion and talent to bring the astonishing world of The Division to life,” added Ubisoft Motion Pictures VP and head of development Matt Phelps.

(AP) — Republican state lawmakers who head committees charged with overseeing education policy in Wisconsin disagree on who should be the next state superintendent. Two challengers to Superintendent Tony Evers have garnered support from conservatives as they try to unseat Evers, who is backed by Democrats and teacher unions. Evers and other critics have said the same thing, and even Thiesfeldt, who said he was open to creating a state board, said he wouldn't propose the required constitutional amendment to make the change. Читать дальше...

Rick Perry is engaging in a bit of self-deprecation to make the point that he doesn't agree with cuts being discussed for Energy Department research programs. Senate Democrats are questioning him about reports that the Trump transition team is considering eliminating offices that deal with research on renewable energy, modernizing the electric grid and others. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says the Senate will vote on two of Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees on Friday and begin debate on a third. Читать дальше...

The Court of Appeal in London on Thursday upheld an October 2015 ruling backing Sport England's refusal to put bridge in the same category as badminton, billiards and ballroom dancing. Sport England, which makes public funding decisions, has a policy that says sport must involve a "physical activity" component.

"Distance matters, and at some point the geographic barriers become insurmountable and constitute an undue burden," said Daniel Grossman, a study co-author and a member of a University of Texas research team that studies the impacts of the state's anti-abortion laws. The study examined data from the Texas Department of State Health Services and was partly funded by the Susan T. Buffett Foundation, a major supporter of Planned Parenthood and other abortion-rights groups. Before HB2 was struck down... Читать дальше...

The board said in a statement Wednesday that University of Kansas Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Timothy Caboni is its "preferred candidate" for the job. Caboni acts as the official spokesman for the University of Kansas and is also a professor of educational leadership and policy in the university's School of Education.

Jane Lynch has been cast as former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno in the Discovery Channel Unabomber miniseries “Manifesto,” the network announced on Thursday. The series will tell the story of how FBI agent Jim “Fitz” Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington) deployed a radical approach to intelligence gathering to take down Ted Kaczynski (Paul Bettany), also known as the Unabomber, one of the most infamous criminals in the world. Emmy Award-winning television producer and director Greg Yaitanes will executive produce, direct and serve as showrunner. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before his swearing-in as the next US president, Donald Trump arrives in Washington area for inauguration events.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman is on trial, accused of supplying her teenage cousin with a gun that she used to kill a 14-year-old rival. A shaky cellphone video of the incident featured heavily in testimony in federal court Wednesday.

The embattled social media company had just lost its only black engineering manager — one of just 49 black people employed among the company’s nearly 3,000-person U.S. team — because he felt unsupported and alone. Though Twitter did improve its diversity, the strides were small and the goals it had set at the outset of 2016 trailed some of those set by other tech companies. Pinterest, the online scrapbooking service that long led the charge toward a more inclusive and diverse workforce among tech firms... Читать дальше...

Adam Sandler wants to take you back to 1994, when Tower Records was still a booming business, Muscle Beach was the ultimate summer spot in L.A., and he was a promising rising star on “Saturday Night Live.” Sandler plays the titular lead, a dorky talent manager who struggles to handle the affairs of a handful of D-listers he’s somehow convinced to hire him. [...] his life changes when he meets Courtney Clarke (Jennifer Hudson), a talented singer whom he encounters at an amusement park.

"The limit is six steps," Curry said. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind."

Suspect in officer's slaying spews expletives at judge (AP) — A suspect in a police officer's slaying directed expletive-laced outbursts at a judge during his initial hearing Thursday on charges that he also killed his ex-pregnant girlfriend. Markeith Loyd appeared with his eye bandaged and flanked by two police officers in an Orlando courtroom on charges including first-degree murder and unlawful killing of an unborn child in the December 13 death of Sade Dixon. Most suspects appear with a lawyer... Читать дальше...

Wednesday’s “People’s Choice Awards” grew 10 percent in total viewers versus the prior year, though this time the CBS special aired two weeks later in the month of January. Additionally, overall eyeball bump couldn’t prevent the awards show from hitting a new all-time low last night in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. ABC and Fox actually ended up splitting a primetime win there, though CBS did top total viewers for the evening. The Les Moonves-led network and NBC fell just one-tenth... Читать дальше...

HAYDEN, Idaho (AP) — Two community colleges in Idaho will offer classes on piloting unmanned aerial vehicles to train people for jobs in the growing commercial drone industry. The Federal Aviation Administration last summer removed a requirement that drone operators also be licensed to pilot manned aircraft.

CHICAGO (AP) — The first national estimate suggests that nearly half of U.S. men have genital infections caused by a sexually transmitted virus and that 1 in 4 has strains linked with several cancers. [...] high-risk HPV can cause cancer in the mouth and upper throat, cervical cancer in women and other cancers. High-risk HPV poses cancer risks to people who are infected and to their sexual partners, who can catch HPV even when the infections are silent. HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer... Читать дальше...

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle reports (http://bit.ly/2jcojJm ) that on Wednesday 34-year-old Matt Bell pleaded not guilty to charges of knowingly attempting to transport child pornography and knowingly attempting to access with intent to view child pornography. Court documents say detectives searched Bell's home in October and recovered 87 images of suspected child pornography on his computer.

Vin Diesel Auditions for ‘Carpool Karaoke’ With a Cockney Accent (Video) The action star showed up on “The Late Late Show” with Deepika Padukone, his co-star in the upcoming action film xXx: During their chat, Diesel suddenly broke out into a silly Cockney accent, which made Corden wonder if he was “auditioning for Oliver Twist.” Vin Diesel Sings 'See You Again' to Paul Walker in Emotional Tribute at People's Choice Awards (Video)

(AP) — Kansas City-area investigators are searching for a missing college student from Wichita who hasn't been seen since Sunday. Anderson is a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and worked as a server at Chrome, a Kansas City strip club.

SEATTLE (AP) — Tickets for speeches by a far-right commentator who is known for leading a hate campaign that resulted in a lifetime ban from Twitter have sold out at the University of Washington and Washington State University. Yiannopoulos writes for right-wing Breitbart News and is permanently banned from Twitter after leading a harassment campaign against "Ghostbusters" actress Leslie Jones.

Alongside Major TV and Endemol, the production company behind “Big Brother” and “MasterChef,” the host of weekday radio program “The Angie Martinez Show” will develop unscripted and scripted content for both traditional and digital platforms. Martinez’s experience isn’t limited to just radio, over her 20-year career she’s also covered pop culture on television and even written a memoir, “My Voice.”

The most expensive home to hit the U.S. real estate market is right here in California, displaying its over-the-top extravagance in the tony SoCal community of Bel Air.