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The ruling left-separatist party in Scotland has vowed to introduce “anti-racist education” in order to confront the “UK’s colonial history”. The election manifesto from the Scottish National Party (SNP), dubbed “ Scotland’s Future “, said that the Black Lives Matter movement has inspired the party to mandate that schools teach Marxist-style attacks on British history to their pupils. “The Black Lives Matter movement has shone a powerful spotlight on continuing racial injustice and race-based violence, and the need for countries to face their colonial history,” said the manifesto for the party, which runs the British home nation’s devolved government — roughly equivalent to a state government in the United States. “We will create a new programme of anti-racist education in schools, including support for teachers’ professional development, allowing every school to access high-quality anti-racist education. To track progress, we will improve the reporting and publication of … [Read more...] about SNP Pledges to Introduce BLM-Style ‘Anti-Racist Education’ to Confront ‘UK’s Colonial History’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Friday, telling reporters that “most people recognize the history of systemic racism in our country.” On Wednesday, Thomas-Greenfield told Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) that “the original sin of slavery weaved white supremacy into our founding documents and principles.” A reporter asked Psaki about those comments, and whether President Joe Biden would keep her in her position ( transcript via White House, emphasis added): Q Thanks, Jen. The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, talking to her group on Wednesday, said that white — essentially said that white supremacy is woven into our founding documents and principles. Now, this statement is getting widely criticized as essentially parroting Chinese Communist Party talking points. So is the President going to remove her from her position as the representative before that body to promote United States … [Read more...] about WATCH — White House Defends UN Ambassador: ‘Most People Recognize History of Systemic Racism’ in America

Full results: the winner, the finishers, the fallers and where your horse finished U ntil Rachael Blackmore and Minella Times won the 173rd Randox Grand National at Aintree on Saturday, a female riding the winner of the world’s greatest race was purely a work of fiction, Enid Bagnold’s 1935 classic, National Velvet. But fiction is now fact and after riding six winners at Cheltenham including the Champion Hurdle, Blackmore, 31, smashed the biggest glass ceiling just about in all sport on Saturday as she rode into the history books. Now there really are no barriers, the gender discussion in the weighing room is done. Having had a dream passage round the inside through the race and never further back than eighth, Blackmore hit the front at the second last on JP McManus’s lightly weighted eight-year-old who was sent off at 11-1, much of that money being placed on the jockey rather than the horse after being crowned leading jockey at Cheltenham. The only horse to stick with … [Read more...] about Grand National 2021: Rachael Blackmore makes history on Minella Times

Microsoft is rolling out its latest version of its new Edge browser to mainstream users today, April 15 -- the same day Google is rolling out Chrome 90 . Microsoft's Edge 90 includes a number of new features , including new history-search options and Kids Mode, which have been in testing for the last few months. Microsoft began rolling out Password Monitor in January 2021 as part of Edge 88 , but as of Edge 90, it is now available to all users Microsoft's Edge "What's Next" page ,  include support for TLS token binding for policy-configured sites; a "current page" option for printing PDF documents; the ability to bulk-delete passwords; improvements to font rendering; and synced browser-history support for history search. As of version 90, Edge also now supports easier search terms so customers can search their browsing history in their own words with terms like "news articles from last week," officials said. Kids Mode is a browsing mode designed specifically for kids ages … [Read more...] about Microsoft rolls out Edge 90, with new history search, Kids Mode, to mainstream users

Sony's PS5 console is now officially the fastest-selling console in US history. As reported by games industry analysts NPD Group (thanks, Eurogamer ), Sony's latest console tops the charts in terms of both units sold and "dollar sales" since its release five months ago. US NPD HW - PlayStation 5 is the fastest selling console in U.S. history in both unit and dollar sales (lifetime sales with five months on the market). April 16, 2021 See more That doesn't mean people don't still love Nintendo Switch, though. Nintendo's latest system was " the best-selling hardware platform in both units and dollars during the month of March", and "in the first quarter, Nintendo Switch was the unit sales leader while PlayStation 5 ranked first in hardware dollar sales". Sony also led with accessories sales, with the PS5 DualSense controller being the leading accessory in dollar sales for March and the first quarter of 2021. ICYMI, the recent PS5 firmware … [Read more...] about It’s official: Sony’s PS5 is now the “fastest-selling console in US history”

Kindly Share This Story: The Burnaboy Era continues as he asserts his dominance in the Nigerian music industry by making history to be the first-ever artiste to amass 100 MILLION! Streams on Africa’s Number one music streaming platform, Boomplay. This milestone is coming shortly after making history as the first homegrown Nigerian artiste to win a Grammy solely for his work in the Best World Album category. It’s almost a decade since the self-acclaimed ‘African Giant’ launched into the music scene and ever since been dropping hits back to back. Here is a brief summary of his musical journey. Born Damini Ogulu in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He completed his primary and secondary education in Nigeria before moving to the UK for university. Two years after he left, the ambitious singer dropped out and returned to Nigeria to pursue his musical dreams. In 2013, Burna released his first studio album, Life an acronym for “Leaving an Impact For Eternity” under … [Read more...] about Burnaboy makes history as the first artiste to hit 100million streams on Boomplay

Congressional candidate Lauren Boebert — who often espouses a pro-police, law-and-order message on the campaign trail — has been arrested and summonsed at least four times over the past decade, records show. While the three arrests and one court-ordered summons were for petty crimes — and in one case all charges were dropped — Boebert’s record is unusually long for a congressional candidate. It has become a campaign issue as the Republican from Rifle competes in a highly anticipated contest against Diane Mitsch Bush in the 3rd Congressional District , which spans western and southern Colorado. “I’m proud to be endorsed by my hometown sheriff, Lou Vallario, who knows the strength of my character. The summary here is a small fine, not charged, charge dismissed, charge dropped,” Boebert said Thursday, referring to the outcomes of her four cases. “In the meantime, Diane Mitsch Bush is intent on socializing our healthcare.” Boebert’s first run-in with police was in the fall of … [Read more...] about Congressional candidate Lauren Boebert has a history of minor arrests, court no-shows

Video Player Close Han Minghua checks a Red Boat model at the workshop of Jiaxing Minghua Ship Model Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Yuxin Town of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 13, 2021. On Nanhu Lake in Zhejiang rests one of the most famous boats in the country -- the Red Boat. Every day, many visitors queue up to pay homage to the historical boat, which honors the conclusion of the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1921. To mark the 100th anniversary of the CPC, Han Minghua, inheritor of the Red Boat model making craft, leads craftsmen to make exquisite models of the Red Boat in different sizes, from over 10 centimeters to more than 10 meters. He wants to make more people closely appreciate the beauty of the boat and carry forward the Red Boat Spirit highlighting pioneering work, striving spirit and dedication. From material selection, cutting, polishing and stitching to processing, it takes makers about seven days to … [Read more...] about Pic story of inheritor of Red Boat model making craft in Jiaxing

PARIS: Among covid patients, a lack of exercise is linked to more severe symptoms and a higher risk of death, according to a study covering nearly 50,000 people who were infected with the virus. People physically inactive for at least two years before the pandemic were more likely to be hospitalised, to require intensive care, and to die, researchers reported Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. As a risk factor for serious Covid disease, physical inactivity was surpassed only by advanced age and a history of organ transplant, the study found. Indeed, compared to other modifiable risk factors such as smoking, obesity or hypertension, "physical inactivity was the strongest risk factor across all outcomes," the authors concluded. The pre-existing conditions most associated with severe Covid-19 infection are advanced age, being male, and having diabetes, obesity or cardiovascular disease. But up to now, a sedentary lifestyle has not been included. To see … [Read more...] about Covid patients with sedentary habits more likely to die: Study

Eddie Izzard has been speaking openly about her gender fluidity for years, but the comedian and actor's latest role has bought home how lucky she is to live in modern times. The comedian and actor 's latest project - period thriller Six Minutes To Midnight - which is set in the summer of 1939, just before the onset of World War II belongs to a time of more restricted freedoms. She tells Sky News: "I consider being trans a superhero thing - I wanted to put it in a very positive light with superheroes because some people are so negative about LGBT stuff. "I've been out and open about it since 1985, it's a long time… And if we go back to the 1930s, if I've been in Nazi Germany, I would have been murdered for saying that I was trans. "Gay people were put in concentration camps. That's what this extreme right-wing thinking will do." Advertisement And while the film may be set in history, she hopes that parallels with today's ever polarised society … [Read more...] about Eddie Izzard: ‘I consider being trans a superhero thing – but if I’d lived in Nazi Germany I’d have been murdered for it’