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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there are a lot of iconic characters, but for the franchise’s first decade that comprised the Infinity Saga, Iron Man, Thor and Captain America were the top three and, now, fans are trying to figure out who the next big “trinity” should be. The above post on Reddit is burning up with a wide range of comments as of this story’s filing. Some users agree with the image saying Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, and Sam Wilson’s Captain America are now the new leaders, while a different figure is…

An awards-worthy performance from Danielle Deadwyler (who stole the show in 2021’s The Harder They Fall) lends a passionate heart to this solidly engrossing and still contemporary historical drama set in 1955 and dedicated “to the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley”. Revisiting the true story of the mother turned activist whose battle for justice proved a cornerstone of the emerging American civil rights movement, director and co-writer Chinonye Chukwu treads a fine line between display and discretion, laying bare…

Genece Brinkley, the Pennsylvania judge who sentenced Meek Mill to prison, is facing her own legal battle.According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 66-year-old judge was transferred to civil court this year amid growing concerns about her ethics and work management. Brinkley’s pending criminal cases were reportedly reassigned and subjected to reviews by various lawyers and judges, who allegedly found a pattern of questionable rulings and behavior; these include imposing illegal sentences, allowing sentences to run past…

Last Updated: December 22, 2022, 12:50 ISTImage used for Representation (Photo: Reuters)Airport operators were advised to give daily reports on the aspects, including signboards to indicate the real-time basis waiting time at entry gatesThe Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday asked airport operators to install additional capacity and redesign their systems and processes, wherever needed to be in readiness for any peak demand scenario.Secretary, Civil Aviation, Rajiv Bansal held a meeting with airport operators of…

Last Updated: December 19, 2022, 17:36 ISTIGI Airport (File pic: IANS)VK Singh, MoS, Civil Aviation, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, told that these airports will be leased under National Monetization PipelineThe Ministry of Civil Aviation has earmarked 25 airports of Airports Authority of India for leasing over the years 2022 to 2025, told MoS VK Singh in a written reply to a question in the Parliament.As part of the National Monetization Pipeline (NMP), the 25 airports finalized for leasing are…

Photo: Getty Images (Getty Images)Facebook and its parent company Meta are being sued for allegedly allowing toxic, violence-inciting content to flourish in communities in Ethiopia, where a civil war has left hundreds of thousands dead in recent years. The lawsuit, filed by two Ethiopian researchers, accuses the tech giant of helping to fuel violence in the region through indifference—a lack of effective content moderation controls. The suit claims that the tech giant’s recommendations systems—algorithmic encouragement…

On November 3, 2021, Meareg Amare, a professor of chemistry at Bahir Dar University in Ethiopia, was gunned down outside his home. Amare, who was ethnically Tigrayan, had been targeted in a series of Facebook posts the month before, alleging that he had stolen equipment from the university, sold it, and used the proceeds to buy property. In the comments, people called for his death. Amare’s son, researcher Abrham Amare, appealed to Facebook to have the posts removed but heard nothing back for weeks. Eight days after his…

The meeting of the consultative committee of the Ministry of Civil Aviation was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. The subject of discussion was GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) system which is a Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS), developed jointly by AAI and ISRO.The meeting was attended by MPs who were informed that GAGAN is a part of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which takes input from the core GPS (Global Positioning System)…

Martin Luther King Jr and his infamous march from Selma to Montgomery is familiar to anyone with a glancing awareness of the civil rights movement. But on his way he went through Lowndes county, an often-overlooked hostile territory where a profoundly influential movement for equal rights was born.With impassioned talking head testimonials and a staggering treasure trove of never-before-seen archival footage, documentary Lowndes County And The Road To Black Power covers the 80% Black population in one of the poorest…

Photo: SPPFR (AP)Earlier this month, dozens of civil rights groups advised top brands and marketing agencies to pause advertising on Twitter unless CEO Elon Musk offered serious assurances that he’d protect vulnerable users from a flood of harassment and hate speech. Now, those same groups are renewing their call for companies to cut ties with the platform, saying the site’s billionaire owner has already backtracked on the promises he haddelivered in person just a couple of weeks ago.A coalition of more than 60…