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COLONIE, N.Y. (WNYT) – A social media post from a local restaurant’s Facebook account is causing a firestorm.  The comment was made by Taste of Italy on a Facebook post by NewsChannel 13’s Kumi Tucker about the body of 7-year-old Harbe Nagi being found in Menands.  The anti-Muslim comment has angered many in the community, including some Albany County lawmakers.  The owner of taste of Italy, Frank Cappello, says he didn’t write the post, but that it was written by someone who has access to the restaurant’s Facebook page.  The owner says he knows who it is, and will handle that, but that he takes responsibility for what happens with his restaurant and that he’s sorry. A peaceful protest is planned for Wednesday evening at 6:00 outside the restaurant. For Related Stories: Taste of Italy  Protest  Facebook  » Read More

Local News Police Car (KPRC/Click2Houston.com) MAGNOLIA, Texas – A Montgomery County Precinct 5 deputy has resigned after an internal investigation found he violated department policies by sharing protected information and operating his patrol vehicle in an unsafe manner. The Precinct 5 Constable’s Office announced Tuesday that its investigation into allegations against former Deputy Dallas Jarwin concluded that policy violations did occur. “Thank you for your patience while we conducted our Internal Investigation,” Chief Chad Walling said in an email to KPRC 2. “The investigation into the allegations against Deputy Dallas Jarwin revealed that there were in fact Montgomery County Precinct 5 Constable policy violations for sharing protected information and operating his patrol vehicle in an unsafe manner.” According to the constable’s office, the investigation was completed Monday. Officials said Jarwin resigned from the department at the conclusion of the investigation. “We work hard to maintain the trust from our community,” the agency said, adding that it appreciated the public’s patience while investigators completed their review. The investigation began after 22-year-old Raven Walker said Jarwin shared photos of her, including an image of her driver’s license containing personal information, on Snapchat after arresting her during a traffic stop. Walker told KPRC

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June 30 (Reuters) – TikTok has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for the plaintiff’s law firm said Tuesday. The settlement was reached in principle, but ​the details have not yet been finalized, according to a spokesperson for ‌Morgan & Morgan, which represents the plaintiff, a 15-year-old boy from Florida known by his initials R.K.C. TikTok representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment. R.K.C.’s case is expected to be the second trial in California state court over claims social media platforms have been designed to be addictive to children, ‌spurring ​a youth mental health crisis. R.K.C., who started using social ⁠media when he was about 8, ⁠said he became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering from depression and anxiety, according to court filings. He originally named four defendants in his lawsuit — Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok. YouTube settled in June, while ​Meta and Snapchat remain scheduled for a trial set to kick off July 27. THOUSANDS OF CASES More than 3,300 lawsuits involving addiction claims against social media companies are ⁠pending in California state court. Another 2,600 cases

Short Url https://arab.news/bvduj Updated 01 July 2026 July 01, 2026 00:10 TikTok settles with minor plaintiff ahead of second trial over child harm: law firm Lawsuit brought by a 15-year-old boy known as R.K.C., who said he started using social media when he was about eight Updated 01 July 2026 Reuters July 01, 2026 00:10 CHICAGO: TikTok has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for a law firm representing the plaintiff ‌said Tuesday. The settlement ‌was reached in ​principle ‌but ⁠the ​details have ⁠not yet been finalized, according to a spokesperson for Morgan & Morgan, which is representing the plaintiff. The agreement comes ahead of what is expected ⁠to be the second trial in ‌California ‌state court over social ​media’s role in ‌the youth mental health ‌crisis. The lawsuit, brought by a 15-year-old boy known as R.K.C., named four defendants — Google’s YouTube, Meta’s Instagram, Snap ‌Inc’s Snapchat and ByteDance’s TikTok. YouTube settled in June, ⁠while⁠Instagram and Snapchat remain scheduled for trial in July. R.K.C., who is from Florida, said he started using social media when he was about eight, according to court filings. He became addicted to it, losing sleep and suffering

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Trending on Billboard When the Rodgers family began restoring Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Okla. — roughly eight months after purchasing the dilapidated 1924 building and business — they found handfuls of ticket stubs that read “dime-a-dance.” The tickets dated back to when venue founder Madison Cain opened the space as Cain’s Dance Academy in the 1930s, during which men who lived off Tulsa’s booming oil and gas business would spend 10 cents for a dance lesson taught by a man named Howard Turner. “Turner would hold these dances where he would have women…there to provide dances for men who would buy a 10-cent ticket and come in,” says Chad Rodgers, who currently co-owns Cain’s Ballroom alongside his brother Hunter Rodgers. “Then and the venue would split the proceeds with the women.” Related More than 100 years later, the venue still has a painted sign inside advertising dancing at Cain’s on various nights of the week — and it’s not the only relic that remains. The log cabin-patterned dance floor still bounces as it did in the 1930s on what was rumored to be truck springs under the floorboards. The ballroom walls also boast large sepia-toned portraits of folks like Oliver

Q. Why does controlled lighting matter when evaluating a display for art? Knoll: Reproducing true real-world colors on screen depends on matching the light source, color sample and rendered content for the intended observer. Displays are typically measured against D65, an industry-standard white point that approximates neutral daylight, so it gives Pantone a consistent point of reference. It also helps reduce the influence of warmer or cooler room lighting, which can change how white, contrast and color are perceived. Using controlled lighting helps ensure the display is evaluated as accurately and consistently as possible. ▲ By comparing digital images with physical color references, Pantone helps verify faithful color reproduction across a range of hues. Q. How does Pantone make sure the results apply to real artwork and photography, not just lab test patterns? Hattenberger: Pantone goes beyond digital test patterns by using physical color samples that behave more like real artistic media. That helps verify whether a display can accurately reproduce gradients, subtle tonal transitions, textures and near-neutral tones across artwork and other visually complex content. At the same time, the home viewing environment can influence how color is perceived compared with a controlled test setting. Ambient light, reflections, viewing

NewsFeed WhatsApp is rolling out usernames to keep phone numbers private. The feature gets installed later this year, however, users are able to start reserving their usernames now. This change marks a new level of privacy for WhatsApp users who want to keep their numbers private while still chatting and joining groups with new people. Al Jazeera’s @emmawithrow examines why WhatsApp decided to add the new feature and how it will impact privacy for users going forward. Published On 30 Jun 2026