Statement by President Joe Biden on Armenian Remembrance Day … Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring.  Beginning on April 24, 1915 …

Japanese man arrested after dating 35 women at the same time in bid to ‘get birthday presents’  —  A Japanese man has been arrested after reportedly dating more than 35 women at the same time.  —  Takashi Miyagawa, a part-time worker, is being investigated for allegedly defrauding dozens …

Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon's dormant IP addresses sprang to life  —  After decades of not using a huge chunk of the Internet, the Pentagon has given control of millions of computer addresses to a previously unknown company in an effort to identify possible cyber vulnerabilities and threats

Tucker Carlson: US journalists are ‘cowards’ and ‘cringing animals’  —  Fox News host also tells Outkick ‘unrestrained mass immigration has put a huge strain on the natural world’  —  Mainstream US journalists are “cowards”, the Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Friday …

George W. Bush Can't Paint His Way Out of Hell The chilling spectacle of watching the political class redeem a criminal, again.  —  I am not an art critic, but I don't think George W. Bush's new portraits are very good.  They inspire nothing but malaise and communicate a dilettante energy.

1 verdict, then 6 police killings across America in 24 hours  —  Even as the Derek Chauvin case was fresh in memory — the reading of the verdict in a Minneapolis courtroom, the shackling of the former police officer, the jubilation at what many saw as justice in the death of George Floyd — even then, blood flowed on America's streets.

The Slander Industry  —  I wanted to slander someone.  —  My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for — and profiting from — the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations.  —  So I wrote a nasty post.  About myself.

White House's new $1.8 trillion ‘families plan’ reflects ambitions — and limits — of Biden presidency  —  Big spending increases and tax changes will test Democrats' majority and GOP's willingness to stand in the way  —  The White House is preparing to unveil a roughly $1.8 trillion spending …

Bills targeting local officials who resisted Trump could allow GOP to “overturn election results”  —  Republicans in at least 14 states are trying to seize power from local election offices in response to Trump's lies  —  Republicans in at least 14 states have introduced legislation …

Twitter censored tweets critical of India's handling of the pandemic at its government's request  —  Tweets from government officials and other high-profile people were among those removed  —  Twitter has removed more than 50 tweets critical of the Indian government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic …

In NYC Jail System, Guards Often Lie About Excessive Force  —  More than half of the roughly 270 correction officers disciplined over a 20-month period lied to investigators or filed incomplete or inaccurate reports.  —  One New York City Correction officer struck a jailed person in the face for no legitimate reason.

Anti-vaxxers are wearing Yellow Stars of David to protest coronavirus vaccines: report  —  Anti-vaccine protesters likening themselves to Jews during the holocaust were harshly criticized on Saturday.  —  Nazis required Jews to wear yellow Jewish stars and other holocaust badges to the lands they controlled during World War II.

As Covid-19 Devastates India, Deaths Go Undercounted  —  Fatalities have been overlooked or downplayed, understating the human toll of the country's outbreak, which accounts for nearly half of all new cases in a global surge.  —  NEW DELHI — India's coronavirus second wave is rapidly sliding …

In-custody death reports under former Maryland medical examiner to be reviewed after he testified Chauvin did not kill George Floyd  —  The Maryland's Attorney General's Office said Friday it believes there should be a review of “in custody” death reports produced by the state's Office …

Early front-runners like Andrew Yang usually win NYC mayoral primaries  —  (CNN)The New York City Democratic mayoral primary is now less than two months away, on June 22.  The polls indicate that businessman and former 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang continues to hold a clear lead …

Volatile and Vengeful: How Scott Rudin Wielded Power in Show Business  —  For decades, the producer has cultivated and castigated people at all levels of entertainment.  Now his past is catching up with him.  —  Scott Rudin has long been one of the most celebrated and powerful producers in Hollywood and …

As pandemic surges anew, global envy and anger over U.S. vaccine abundance  —  As India announced grim records — the highest daily coronavirus infection tallies in a single country — Americans were enjoying a spring of vaccine abundance.  —  In India, just 1.4 percent of the population …

Chocolate chip diplomacy: Biden courts Congress with gusto  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The pictures always make it look so presidential: Joe Biden sitting in a tall-back chair, surrounded by the arrayed members of Congress invited for a meeting at the White House.

Hollywood's Anti-Black Bias Costs It $10 Billion a Year  —  If the industry won't change on principle, it can at least change for the money.  Reform would enrich people of color, and everyone else.  —  Days after a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, suffocated George Floyd and the video went viral …