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GENEVA: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Saturday that the potential extradition and prosecution of Julian Assange raised concerns for media freedom and could have a “chilling effect” on investigative journalism.Assange, who has been held in a high-security London prison since 2019, has filed an appeal against his extradition from Britain to the United States.The Australian is wanted to face trial for allegedly violating the US Espionage Act by publishing classified US military… Source link

U.S. athletes Simone Biles and Megan Rapinoe were among 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday. Per the White House, the honor is bestowed to recognize “exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.” President Joe Biden presented the medals to recipients at the White House. Biles, 25, is the youngest person to ever receive the honor, which is the highest… Source link

News broke over the weekend that Boris Johnson would have to self-isolate following contact with health secretary Sajid Javid, who tested positive for coronavirus. Photo: David Rose/AFP via Getty Images The sell-off in European stocks lengthened into the afternoon on Monday as investors digested the latest coronavirus caseloads on what has been dubbed ‘freedom day’ in England.  On Monday, England moved to its final stage of relaxing coronavirus restrictions, despite concern from scientists… Source link

As boss of both Google and its parent company Alphabet, he is the ultimate leader of companies or products as varied as Waze, FitBit and DeepMind, the artificial intelligence pioneers. At Google alone he oversees Gmail, Google Chrome, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Docs, Google Photos, the Android operating system and many other products. Source link

Like other businesses, your local news outlets battle every day to convince customers we’re worth the money. On one side are those who’d like to read us but their generation never developed the daily newspaper habit. They’ll see a link to one of our articles that a friend posted on Facebook and they’re furious when they can’t open it without paying. That’s a battle we think we can win. We let them read enough free samples that we hope to convince them of the value a digital subscription… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports Jared Veldheer signing with Packers, set to make NFL playoff history Jared Veldheer can make NFL history this week. Veldheer, an offensive tackle who played for the Colts on Sunday against the Bills, is signing with the Packers, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. If he plays for the Packers against the Rams, he becomes the first player in NFL history to play for two different [more] Source link

Despite a tumultuous and deadly week in Washington, President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to award New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick the nation’s highest civilian honor. Belichick, a White House official told Politico on Sunday, will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Thursday. That ceremony will come after a chaotic week in D.C., in which five people died after pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building and rioted following Trump’s latest false claims… Source link