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Twitter has locked the account of Indian National Congress, the South Asian nation’s largest opposition party, for violating its rules. Indian National Congress wrote about the Twitter episode on Facebook Thursday. “When our leaders were put in jails, we were not scared then why would we be afraid of closing our Twitter accounts now. We are Congress, this is the message of the people, we will fight, we will keep fighting. If it is a crime to raise our voice to get justice for the rape victim girl, then we will do this crime a hundred times. Jai Hind… Satyamev Jayate,” it said. Rohan Gupta, the head of social media for Congress, alleged that Twitter had taken the step at the direction of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, adding that the firm had also suspended profiles of several of the party’s senior leaders. In a statement, a Twitter spokesperson said the company’s rules are enforced judiciously and impartially for everyone on their service. “We have taken proactive action on several hundred Tweets that posted an image that violated our Rules, and may continue to do so in line with our range of enforcement options. Certain types of private information carry…

by: Tristi Rodriguez Posted: Aug 11, 2021 / 11:01 PM PDT / Updated: Aug 11, 2021 / 11:01 PM PDT PHOENIX, AZ – APRIL 08: Aubrey Huff #17 of the San Francisco Giants watches from the dugout during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 8, 2012 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 7-6. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Former San Francisco Giants slugger Aubrey Huff was permanently suspended from Twitter, according to several reports. Huff, 44, was known for sharing controversial tweets to his more than 214,000 followers but said the suspension won’t stop him. Running to Instagram, Huff shared the news with his followers on that platform. “It finally happened! The beta cucks and liberal Karen’s over @Twitter hate when people speak the truth or make money if their liberal platforms!” he wrote. “I consider this a badge of honor! I’ll never stop! Don’t you patriots!!” In another post, he continued. “In this crybaby society who is offended by everything I like to stand our amongst the crowd,” he wrote. “Cancel culture is alive and well targeting only pro God & pro American conservatives.” Meanwhile, the…

The Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians are playing a three-game series in Cleveland this week, and Wednesday’s game is now dealing with a rain delay. The game was set to start just after 7 p.m., but first pitch remains on hold. Players are doing what they can to keep themselves occupied, and the team social media employees are doing the same. The A’s Twitter account decided to ping the Indians’ account and start up a friendly game of Connect 4. We’re off and running and it’s going about how you’d expect. There have been Guardians jokes, Moneyball jokes, and blown lead jokes. Neither side has gained a clear advantage in the game and moves are starting to take a little longer to sort out. Strategy is critical in Connect 4 and neither side is prepared to give an inch. It’s not entirely clear how long this rain delay will last, but in the meantime, we’ll continue updating this tenses Connect 4 contest. .@Indians: The people expect a game. We give them a game. Connect 4, you first.⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 11, 2021 Game on.⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 11, 2021 tip: don't blow the lead ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ ⚪️⚪️⚪️— Oakland…

John McCarthy is putting the hammer down on a Texas judge. This past Saturday’s UFC 265 event in Houston proceeded mostly without controversy, but there was one scorecard — and one round score specifically — from judge JJ Ferraro that caused a stir. In a preliminary lightweight bout between Rafael Fiziev and Bobby Green that Fiziev won by unanimous decision, Ferraro awarded Fiziev with a 30-27 scorecard that differed from the 29-28 scores issued by judges Sal D’Amato and Chris Lee. Though there was little dispute that Fiziev deserved the decision, a third-round surge by Green appeared to be enough to keep him from being shut out on the cards, a sentiment that was also reflected in the media and fan scoring on MMA Decisions. On Monday, Ferraro posted an in-depth explanation of his score on social media, stating that he felt Fiziev’s early work in round three and Green’s late offense evened out, resulting in Ferraro resorting to lower priority scoring criteria that he felt favored Fiziev. McCarthy addressed Ferraro’s scoring and decision to go online to defend himself, and he wasn’t convinced by the Texas judge’s reasoning. “Bobby Green fought Rafael Fiziev, and we all agreed on what…

Last night, following an excruciatingly tenuous, almost-five-hour victory in Kansas City, in which the Yankees blew four save opportunities, Aaron Judge took to Twitter, perhaps in an attempt to wind down from the stressful activity of the evening. With his notifications ablaze after a blue checkmark fired off a critique directed at the big fella, Judge decided to jump headfirst into a losing battle at almost 1 a.m. in Missouri. A few hours earlier, Eduardo Pérez, the 13-year big leaguer and son of a Hall of Famer, called out Judge and the Yankees for their season-long tradition of sloppy baserunning, which ended up costing them in the seventh inning of Monday night’s contest. The Situation: With one out in the top of the seventh, Giancarlo Stanton was on first, and Aaron Judge was on third. DJ LeMahieu stepped into the box with a chance to drive in the game’s first run. On a nubber back to the mound, Judge decided to take off for home. After a hotly-contested, bang-bang play at the plate, Judge was called out, a controversial ruling which was upheld after a video review by the umpiring crew. Pérez’s critique: We need a better secondary lead by…

Shares of Twitter Inc. TWTR, -1.98% shed 1.98% to $65.68 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.10% rising 0.10% to 4,436.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.46% rising 0.46% to 35,264.67. This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses. Twitter Inc. closed $15.07 below its 52-week high ($80.75), which the company reached on February 25th. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.66% fell 0.66% to $286.44, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, -0.08% fell 0.08% to $2,736.14, and Facebook Inc. Cl A FB, -0.13% fell 0.13% to $361.13. Trading volume (9.0 M) remained 4.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 13.5 M. Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.

Shares of Twitter Inc. TWTR, -0.53% slumped 0.53% to $67.01 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, -0.09% falling 0.09% to 4,432.35 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.30% falling 0.30% to 35,101.85. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Twitter Inc. closed $13.74 short of its 52-week high ($80.75), which the company reached on February 25th. The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Microsoft Corp. MSFT, -0.39% fell 0.39% to $288.33, Alphabet Inc. Cl A GOOGL, +0.87% rose 0.87% to $2,738.26, and Facebook Inc. Cl A FB, -0.52% fell 0.52% to $361.61. Trading volume (7.9 M) remained 5.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 13.5 M. Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.

Marvel has changed the Captain America Twitter account to reflect Captain Carter's role in What If...?, and Sam Wilson fans have some objections. Following the sudden change of Marvel's Captain America social media page, Sam Wilson trends online as fans share their support for Anthony Mackie's character. Since the MCU's creation, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) loomed large as Captain America, one of the franchise's biggest heroes. Steve received an impressive arc that spanned nearly ten years before stepping down in Avengers: Endgame and passing on the shield to Sam. Sam's journey to accepting the Captain America role was then chronicled in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier earlier this year. The final episode of the Disney+ series, which arrived back in March, was Sam's first official outing as Captain America. In the days following its release, Marvel made several gestures to welcome Sam into his new role. From releasing a poster of him in his full costume to changing the Captain America Twitter page to reflect Sam's MCU arc, there was no question that the onetime Falcon had changed roles. However, with the new series What If...? offering an alternate captain, things have changed online. Starting this Wednesday, Marvel's What If...? will highlight different alternate realities within…

The bio reads, “Just a cobra visiting and seeing the sites of Grand Prairie and North Texas.”A photo of a West African Banded Cobra for reference. (Grand Prairie Police)GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Remember the venomous West African Banded Cobra that went missing in North Texas last week?Well, it’s still on the loose and now, it is apparently taking to Twitter and Facebook to share its adventures as search efforts continue.The snake’s username is “Grand Prairie Cobra” and its Twitter bio reads, “Just a cobra visiting and seeing the sites of Grand Prairie and North Texas.”Granted, this social media account isn’t actually run by the snake, but the user behind it is getting creative with its Twitter posts.So much so that the snake’s profile has over 5,300 followers and counting. Whether it’s slithering through the grass or creeping on other critters, you’ll probably get a laugh as you scroll through the Tweets.AdAccording to Grand Prairie police, the snake went missing around 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3. from a residence in the 1800 block of Cherry Street.Animal services, the owner of the snake, and a venomous snake apprehension professional searched inside and outside of its home but weren’t able to track it…

(Getty Images) https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/82/b3/kyle-larson-080821-getty-ftr_1pqbuktzgray91k66p191nhbd5.jpg?t=742294619&w=500&quality=80 Not even the recent road track success of Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. could overcome Kyle Larson's sustained brilliance in 2021. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won for the fifth time this year in the NASCAR Cup Series, finishing ahead of second-place Elliott and third-place Truex on Sunday. Larson took the lead from pit road on Lap 65 and never let it go. Credit to Elliott, though; he managed to fight from the rear for his second-place finish after he was hit with an L1 penalty prior to the race. Larson's win is good news for Kevin Harvick and Tyler Reddick, who finished eighth and 10th, respectively. They're the last two drivers in the projected NASCAR Cup playoff field. A first-time winner this season would knock Reddick, then Harvick out of the playoff running.Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from NASCAR's race at Watkins Glen on Sunday. Follow for complete results from the Go Bowling at The Glen road race: MORE: Watch NASCAR racing live with fuboTV (7-day free trial)NASCAR at Watkins Glen live updates, highlights(All times Eastern)5:14 p.m.: For the fifth time this year, Kyle Larson is your winner. Your top 10:Kyle LarsonChase ElliottMartin Truex Jr.Kyle BuschDenny HamlinWilliam…