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A family already grieving over the death of one of their own is being divided by family loyalty, according to a man refusing to stand by his brother charged in their father’s shooting death.Devon Hackney, 19, of Dearborn Heights, is facing one count of open murder and one count of felony firearm in the death of Alex Hackney of Romulus.The shooting occurred on April 21 in the 14000 block of Conover.Devon Hackney was arraigned in 34th District Court in Romulus on April 25 and was initially remanded to jail without bond.After an emergency bond hearing the following day, Judge Brian Oakley gave Hackney, accused of shooting his father three times in the chest at point-blank range, a $125,000/10-percent bond.He posted $12,500 and was released.He is required to wear a tether.Dylan Hackney, Devon Hackney’s brother, is devastated that the father he was just getting to have a relationship with is now gone and his brother is charged with shooting him.A commercial roofer for a company based out of Wixom, Dylan Hackney, 24, travels much of the year and was in New Mexico when he received a call from a family friend telling him that his father had been shot and his…

It took a global pandemic that hit women especially hard to push LinkedIn to add one of the world’s toughest jobs to its list of career titles: stay-at-home mother.Users can now choose “self-employed” as a job description and not be required to add in the name of a business. LinkedIn is also working on adding other non-paying job descriptions, such as “parental leave” and “family care.”The federal government is also belatedly recognizing how hard the pandemic has been on working parents, forcing women out of the workplace at a far higher rate than men. While the best-known provision of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, signed into law in March, sends direct payments of $1,400 to lower-income households, the law also includes additional cash payments to support families with children.Starting this summer, millions of families with children younger than 18 are going to start receiving a monthly stipend of as much as $300 per child, delivered as a monthly check, not some obtuse benefit that you receive when you file your federal taxes.The child tax credit as a working mom lifelineThe federal child tax credit (CTC) has been around for years, but the American Rescue Plan gives it a complete…

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat should be held legally responsible in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that Snapchat should be held legally responsible in a case in which a young man used the app's "speed filter" feature before a fatal crash. Richard Drew/AP Three young men got into a car in Walworth County, Wisc. in May 2017. They were set on driving at rapid speeds down a long, cornfield-lined road — and sharing their escapade on social media. As the 17-year-old behind the wheel accelerated to 123 miles per hour, one of the passengers opened Snapchat. His parents say their son wanted to capture the experience using one of the app's filters that documents real-life speed, hoping for engagement and attention from followers on the messaging app. It was one of the last things the trio did before the vehicle ran off the road and crashed into a tree, killing all of them. Was Snapchat partially to blame? The boys' parents think so. And, in a surprise decision on…

Capital City Fire/Rescue EMS Officer Andrew Pantiskas preps doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as paramedic Lily Kincaid preps bandages at the downtown fire station in Juneau on Dec. 17, 2020. Pantiskas said some of the vials appear to have more than the five doses expected. Also pictured: fire mechanic Scott Reid. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO) Juneau city officials will meet at 4 p.m. today to give the weekly update on the response to COVID-19. But, after nine months of weekly updates — they’re shifting to a once-a-month schedule for the community update. Generally, members of the city’s Emergency Operations Center and the City Manager’s office use these meetings to give updates on the number of new cases that have been detected in Juneau, how the city is responding to the virus and economic fallout from the global pandemic. Today’s meeting will also include state public health nurse Alison Gottschlich. They also take and answer questions from reporters and Juneau residents. Questions can be sent in advance to COVIDquestions@juneau.org You can stream the meeting here,  Online via Zoom: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/98563085159 or Facebook Live. Or, by calling  1-253-215-8782 or 1-346-248-7799 with webinar ID 985 6308 5159. All COVID-19 community updates are recorded and…

Twitch has made it easier than ever for copyrighted content to be reported, which should result in more DMCA strikes and even more bans for streamers on the site. DMCA strikes have been a big issue on Twitch for over a year now, with countless streamers getting their account banned for playing copyrighted music or watching videos during broadcasts. It got so bad that many streamers didn’t even want to go outside for IRL content at the risk of having copyrighted music playing in the background, getting their channels suspended due to circumstances outside their control. While the DMCA issues have slipped into the back of people’s minds with the new outrage being the hot tub ‘meta,’ on May 4, users noticed a new page on Twitch’s site allowing for copyright claims to be filed. Twitch Just launched a new page to DMCA strike people faster and more easily and also possibly get them bannedhttps://t.co/YvIcyNDwhkThis is meant to strike someone that steals your videos/emotes/music/clip but possibly people reacting to your content too if you ignore fair use pic.twitter.com/gX6n7wAhYq — Saysera (@Saysera69) May 4, 2021 The page allows anyone with a Twitch account to fill out a form to submit a…

Former US president Donald Trump launched a new “communications platform” on Tuesday that will allow him to speak to his followers even though he is currently banned from Twitter and Facebook.So far, the reaction from Twitter users seems to be a collective shrug.According to Fox News, the platform has the catchy title of “From The Desk Of Donald J Trump” and can be accessed through Trump’s website.Currently, FTDODJT (a term that absolutely no one is using) allows the former president to post tweet-like posts trashing his enemies, fake news and his humiliating election loss. However, it doesn’t allow his supporters to post their sycophantic responses ― yet.“This is just a one-way communication,” an inside source told FoxNews. “This system allows Trump to communicate with his followers.”The page launched just one day before Facebook’s independent Oversight Board is expected to uphold the site’s indefinite ban on Trump, according to NPR.Although it appears to lack the bugs associated with Frank, the social media platform recently launched by Trump supporter Mike Lindell, many people say “From The Desk Of Donald J. Trump” is more of a blast from the past than the future of social media. Trump’s “new communications platform” is a website that looks like…

Facebook and YouTube have agreed to several anti-piracy measures in a move described by the creative industry as the “staging post, rather than the conclusion”. he pair have been engaged in Government-backed roundtable talks with bodies including the Publishers Association, the English Premier League and UK record labels association, the BPI, over the matter for the past two years. Among the bolstered action, both firms have introduced new policies aimed at preventing users from sharing piracy tutorial videos. Facebook has started procedures to prevent links to rogue piracy sites appearing on the platform, as well as developing ways to proactively identify and remove more intellectual property infringements based on signals and feedback provided by creative rights owners. Meanwhile, Google-owned YouTube has made it possible for rightsholders to remove infringing links at scale more quickly. I’m pleased that Facebook and YouTube, with the support of the IPO (Intellectual Property Office), have been able to agree new voluntary measures that will see more of our great British content safeguardedAmanda Solloway, Minister for Intellectual Property Geoff Taylor, chief executive of BPI and Brrit Awards, and also lead of the IP group of the Creative Industries Council, said: “There remains much work to do…

by: Nexstar Media Wire Posted: May 4, 2021 / 03:33 PM PDT / Updated: May 4, 2021 / 03:59 PM PDT (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File ) (NEXSTAR) – Donald Trump unveiled what his team is calling a new “communications platform” Tuesday. The subsection of his existing website is called “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump,” and it relays the former president’s thoughts in a blog format. According to team Trump, the outlet will enable the former president to continue sharing his thoughts and opinions despite being blocked indefinitely from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. “In a time of silence and lies, a beacon of freedom arises. A place to speak freely and safely. Straight from the desk of Donald J. Trump,” text on a video announcing the launch reads. According to Fox News, the tool allows Trump to post, which followers can share to Facebook and Twitter, though they’re unable to reply or post themselves. “This is just a one-way communication,” one source familiar with the platform told Fox News. “This system allows Trump to communicate with his followers.”  On social media, many were quick to point out that the “platform” is no more than a blog. Let me…

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