Tag: Media and entertainment industry
Probe: Journalists, activists among firm’s spyware targets
BOSTON — An investigation by a global media consortium based on leaked targeting data provides further evidence that military-grade malware from Israel-based NSO Group,...
Mets star Lindor injured during at-bat against Pirates
PITTSBURGH — New York Mets star shortstop Francisco Lindor left Friday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning with soreness on...
Japan’s Olympic security balancing act: Few are satisfied
TOKYO — Struggling businesses forced to temporarily shut down around Olympics venues. Olympic visitors ordered to install invasive apps and allow GPS tracking. Minders...
William Regnery, who funded right-wing extremism, dies at 80
BOCA GRANDE, Fla. — William H. Regnery II, the heir to a family publishing fortune who was known for his quiet but influential support...
Sharks get goalie Hill from Coyotes before NHL roster freeze
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes in a trade just before the NHL roster...
Rangers acquire rights to Barclay Goodrow from Lightning
NEW YORK — The New York Rangers acquired the rights to pending free agent forward Barclay Goodrow from back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay...
Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinfo
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...
‘He was our eye’: Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan
LONDON — A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Reuters news service was killed Friday as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban...
Dick Tidrow, former pitcher, Giants executive, dies at 74
SAN FRANCISCO — Dick Tidrow, a former major league pitcher and longtime member of the San Francisco Giants' front office, has died. He was...