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D-Black Rapper and entrepreneur D-Black says his children are more like friends to him, and they prefer chatting with him on Snapchat instead of WhatsApp. Speaking on 4Kidz Paradise on Joy Prime on Sunday, the musician opened up about how parenting has changed in the digital age. “My kids are like my friends. It’s interesting how you guys are so different from us in our generation. I talk to them every day and none of them even messages me on WhatsApp. They’re on my Snapchat, they talk to me on Snapchat,” he said. D-Black admitted he was surprised by how quickly they respond on the social media app compared to traditional messaging platforms. “It was very surprising to realise that when I text them on WhatsApp, they would reply the next day, but when I text them on Snapchat, they would reply instantly,” he stated. The rapper also reflected on how his relationship with his children is different from what he experienced growing up, especially when it comes to music. “Growing up, I didn’t have a common musician with my mum and dad. They would probably like Amakye Dede and I would be talking about Reggie Rockstone,” he explained. According

Os projetos de jornalismo de dados envolvem várias etapas, cada uma apresentando seus próprios desafios. Para ajudar a compreendê-las, criei o que chamei de ‘Pirâmide Invertida do Jornalismo de Dados’. Ela delineia as etapas que precisam ser consideradas à medida que a matéria avança desde a conceção inicial até a comunicação dos resultados, e como elas se relacionam entre si. Abaixo, explico cada etapa, identifico questões a considerar conforme o projeto avança e ofereço conselhos e dicas sobre como enfrentá-las. (Também disponível em Inglês, Alemão, Espanhol, Finlandês, Russo e Ucraniano .) Etapa 1: Conceber O primeiro desafio que um jornalista enfrenta é conceber uma ideia viável para uma matéria baseada em dados. Continue reading →

Photo: stockcam / iStock Unreleased / Getty Images A 12-year-old Albany girl is facing a serious criminal charge after authorities say she used Snapchat to threaten gun violence at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, prompting an arrest and a safety sweep of the building over the weekend. According to the Times Union, Albany police were notified Saturday (February 21) at around 6 p.m. about a Snapchat message threatening to "shoot up Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School on Monday, February 23, 2026." Officers immediately conducted a safety check of the school and confirmed the building was secure. Investigators quickly identified the student as the source of the threat. WNYT reports that the girl was arrested Sunday (February 22) afternoon. Her name has not been released because of her age. The student has been charged with Making a Threat of Mass Harm, a misdemeanor. She was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear before Albany County Probation Services this Monday (February 23) morning. CBS6 Albany reports that the Albany Police Department has remained in close contact with the school district throughout the investigation. Officials confirmed there are no additional threats to students or staff at this time. The

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrest and extradition of a Snapchat and Roblox predator. This investigation was a collaborative effort between the Office of Statewide Prosecution, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and the Green Cove Springs Police Department (GCSPD) in Clay County. Investigators found that 29-year-old Justin Adkins first interacted with the victim in 2024 on Fortnite, an online battle royale game popular among children. The two chatted on the gaming platform, exchanged phone numbers, and began communicating on Snapchat, a popular mobile messaging app primarily used for sharing photos and videos (“snaps”) that disappear after being viewed. The Florida Attorney General’s office stated that Adkins convinced the victim that they were in a romantic relationship, despite knowing the victim’s age. He coerced the victim into creating and sending hundreds of pornographic pictures and videos. Additionally, Adkins was sending adult pornographic material to the victim with instructions to recreate it, according to the Florida AG’s office. Adkins manipulated the victim by purchasing gifts, including a new iPhone, with which he wanted the victim to produce higher-quality child sexual abuse material. He also sent V-bucks, the currency in Fortnite, and Robux, the currency in Roblox. Roblox is

A legislator’s chief of staff was arrested in Juneau on Friday on federal charges of sex trafficking and child exploitation, enticement and coercion and creating child sexual abuse material. Craig Scott Valdez, 36, was chief of staff to Sutton Republican Sen. George Rauscher since November, and worked in Rauscher’s office since 2021, according to a government staffing website Legistorm. Rauscher was not immediately available for comment Friday. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Alaska Beacon maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Claire Stremple for questions: info@alaskabeacon.com.

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A homeless person. File photo by Andrew Goff. Homeless services have been pushed to the brink during this week’s cold snap, but funding set aside by Arcata in November is saving lives.  An extreme weather shelter run by the Arcata House Partnership has been filled to capacity during the last few days, AHP’s executive director Darlene Spoor told the Outpost today. All 80 rooms in an Arcata-area motel are being used; AHP staff had to send a few people who needed a room to other providers.  AHP has only been able to provide extreme weather shelter housing for around 20 people at a time for 10 nights every season during the last decade, but this shelter is being funded by $217,000 from several state lawsuits brought against opioid distributors and manufacturers. Arcata’s city council set aside their portion of the settlement back in November for homeless services. Spoor said there may be increased interest this year because shelter residents get a private room, something AHP hasn’t been able to offer in the past. She said AHP is indebted to the city for funding this project. Spoor said AHP’s staff is working all-out, cooking three meals a day for 80 people

Local News Sean Antony Stark, from Erie, pleaded guilty to federal charge No description found MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A Monroe County man was sentenced to federal prison after using multiple social media platforms to sexually exploit children. Sean Antony Stark, from Erie, was arrested in 2024 for allegedly coercing children and telling them to send sexually explicit photos of themselves to him. The FBI submitted a criminal complaint on Nov. 14, 2024, saying Stark allegedly used various accounts through Roblox to tell children to talk to him on Discord and Snapchat and sexually exploited them from January 2023 to August 2024. Stark was charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children, Receipt of Child Pornography, Possession of Child Pornography and Coercion and Enticement of a Minor. --> Monroe County man pleads guilty to sexually exploit children using Roblox, Discord, Snapchat According to court documents, Stark pleaded guilty to one charge of attempted coercion and enticement. On Feb. 12, 2026, he was sentenced to at least 16 years in prison. Stark was also ordered to be placed at a facility that offers mental health treatment and college education, court documents state. Here’s a breakdown of our previous coverage on the case: Anonymous

An Elburn man has been sentenced by a federal judge in Chicago to 37 years in prison for sexually exploiting nearly 100 children he communicated with on social media, according to a press release on Wednesday from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Illinois. Shaun Healy, 45, used Snapchat to contact and persuade young girls to create and send him sexually explicit images and videos of themselves, often posing as a young girl himself to gain the girls’ trust and induce them to produce the material, the press release said. Healy apparently provided graphic, step-by-step instructions to them, including the type of explicit conduct they should engage in and how to record and send it to him, the press release said, and threatened to publish the images and videos they sent him if they didn’t produce and send him even more such materials. In December 2022, Healy was arrested at his home in Elburn, the press release from the Northern District said, and his cellphone was searched. Law enforcement found a password-protected album on the phone containing dozens of folders of children that Healy had stored from his Snapchat account, each containing the child’s Snapchat username, image

The Musée du Louvre and Snapchat have launched “The Incredible Unknowns of the Louvre,” a free augmented reality (AR) experience featuring six works from the museum’s collection. The initiative, which began on February 18, marks the second major collaboration between the two organizations following a 2023 pilot focused on ancient Egyptian antiquities. How It Works Visitors activate each AR experience by scanning a QR code on the artwork’s label, opening a digital layer accessible directly on their smartphone. Snap’s AR Studio Paris developed the experiences in collaboration with Louvre curators, drawing on archival materials and scholarly references. The six works covered span multiple departments and historical periods: the Code of Hammurabi, the Bust of Akhenaten, the Portrait of Anne of Cleves, the Kore of Samos, the Four Captives, and Rustic Figulines.  The AR overlays allow visitors to view reconstructed colors and forms that have deteriorated over time, decode artistic techniques, and surface contextual information embedded in the works. Global Accessibility Beyond the museum walls, Snap and the Louvre are offering a separate experience accessible to Snapchat users worldwide. Available through the app’s Lens carousel or by scanning banners installed around the museum, the experience reveals animated marble blocks in 3D