Earlier this week the social networking site said it would enable advertisers to utilize its 30.6 million members’ profile data to target ads tailored to their hobbies and preferences. Under the new “Social Ads” program, anyone who, for example, lists an interest in travel, will be served up ads for cheaper fares and hotels. On the company’s blog, Facebook ads project manager Leah Pearlman defends the application, saying that “engaging with businesses and buying things are part of your everyday life....

Once Facebook’s top spender for political ads, Trump was indefinitely banned from the platform in January because of comments he made regarding the deadly riot at the Capitol. While he appealed the decision, Facebook’s independent advisory board stood behind the ban on Wednesday. Thus, the only way Trump could get back on the platform is for Facebook to allow him to access his accounts. “The Board found that, in maintaining an unfounded narrative of electoral fraud and persistent calls to action, Mr....

“The facial reconstruction process depicts the face at death, as the skull and face continue to change throughout adult life,” Caroline Wilkinson, the director of the Face Lab, told Newsweek. “However, we know how skulls and faces age, and it is possible to predict how a person looked at a younger age by removing some of the skeletal and soft tissue changes associated with old age, such as wrinkles, drooping nose and ears, jowls, tooth loss....

Despite the incoming heat, the border remains a hotbed of activity as migrants from Mexico and Central America continue to head north in search of economic opportunity and asylum. The latest data on Southwest land encounters issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported crossings to be at a new high of more than 180,000 for the month of May. As more single adults start the journey, routes through the desert are becoming more common and more dangerous....

How about the year prior, when you traded out of the No. 2 spot in which you could have selected Carson Wentz? Have you ever heard the term “franchise quarterback”? In case the Browns are oblivious to how sensational Watson has played over the past two weeks, they will see him in person when winless Cleveland plays in Houston on Sunday. And the passionate Browns fan base likely will be seething after another loss as they think about the bad decisions to pass on Watson and Wentz....

Surprise: A big smile, with popping eyes, indicates a positive surprise. Something unexpected but unpleasant yields the eye-pop only. Either way, a short-lived state. Interest: A calm voice and positive body language–leaning forward, for example–signal the genuine article. It’s a real desire to hear a partner’s opinion, not an attempt to influence. Anger: The tone is cold or loud, the wording staccato. But honest anger, an internal state, is different from contempt, directed at the spouse....

Organizers of Recall Gavin 2020 and Rescue California cited several reasons why Newsom has “failed Californians,” including rising unemployment, homelessness, high taxes, a rise in crime, lack of affordable housing, a failure to enforce immigration laws and his move to “overrule the will of the people regarding the death penalty.” Rescue California is a political committee that also aided in the recall of California Governor Gray Davis in 2003. According to its website, the purpose of Rescue California is to “augment the current recall efforts by circulating petitions and validating signatures to ensure the qualification for and scheduling of a special election to recall Governor Newsom....

The video was posted by social media user @IndeedsTopOpp late Wednesday September 28 evening and has so far been viewed more than 11 million times on Twitter. The brief video shows a large elephant seal shuffling down a street next to houses, while someone records the incident from a car. Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm and reached sustained winds of 150mph, before it weakened over land....

Many on Twitter responded to the announcement with disbelief and criticism, accusing Nigeria of discriminating against white models and actors and calling the country’s new policy “xenophobic.” On the other hand, many expressed their approval on a move that they praised as “a small win” and a “long overdue” measure. For decades, British voice-over artists and white, non-Nigerian models have dominated Nigeria’s advertising space, taking over commercials and ads....

China’s influence in the American movie industry has spread alarm for some social media users. The Claim Various social media claims have circulated alleging that AMC cinemas and Legendary Films are owned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). “Remember that #AMC is a Chinese Communist Party owned company. Say no to AMC. #ccp #chinesecommunistparty” “AMC theaters is owned by Chinese Communist Party. Boycott AMC” “#ChinaOwned: Dalian Wanda owner of AMC cinemas, Hoyts Group as well as a Hollywood film studio Legendary has deep connections with the Chinese Communist Party #CCP…”...

That update came just weeks after China’s national health authority reported a year-on-year increase in the same data point for its own population. A tweet carrying a graph of the data suggesting China now leads the U.S. on this metric has gone viral with tens of thousands of likes. The Claim In the Twitter post, Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group think tank, wrote: “china passes united states in life expectancy,” and notes the phenomenon “should be a headline in every us newspaper....

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will be among the many international public figures invited to attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London, on Monday, September 19. Some have speculated about whether former President Donald Trump will be extended an invitation, or if Biden ought to make arrangements for one. However, while Trump has spoken of his admiration for the late queen, reports suggest he may not be among the 2,000 invitees expected to pack out the service....

Before long, opponents of green energy alternatives were pointing to the region’s wind turbines as the culprit, and a viral photo began to circulate along with claims that Texas is using helicopters to de-ice their turbines. The Claim Conservative voices from Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) to commentator Steven Crowder jumped to criticize sustainable energy, including what they claimed was proof that new alternatives are not as “green” as they claim....

In the aftermath, many denied that rioters at the Capitol were carrying guns and that the event wasn’t a government insurrection, a set of narratives that are resurfacing widely again. So, as Washington re-examines whether Trump’s election fraud claims broke the law, Newsweek is taking a look at the claims that the Capitol rioters came unarmed and whether what happened on January 6 amounted to an insurrection. The Claim...

Obama’s state Senate campaign in 1996 did say in a questionnaire that Obama favored banning handguns. But Obama says he personally didn’t answer the question, and that he’s never felt that way. Obama has said he supports the Second Amendment as an individual right to bear arms. But he’s also said he believes that government can regulate that right. Obama did say small-town Americans could be “bitter,” and that they “cling to guns” and religion and other traditions....

But they quickly made good. Curry, a three-time NBA champion, has been the linchpin of this Warriors team over the past decade. It was no surprise the two-time MVP scored a career-high 62 points in a 137-122 win against the Portland Trailblazers at San Francisco’s Chase Center to help jump-start the season. Six months later, the Warriors are back in the NBA Finals, battling the Boston Celtics. After a win Monday night, Golden State holds a 3-2 edge in that best-of-seven series....

Under the bill, introduced by Democrats Nicholas Scutari and Joseph Cryan, anyone who knowingly sells, offers to sell or makes such fake cards will be guilty of a second-degree crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of as much as $150,000. Simply possessing a fake card would be punishable by up to 18 months in prison, a fine of as much as $10,000, or both....

The Brazilian predicament was once unimaginable. Brazil is the winningest team in World Cup history, the only nation to have contested every tournament since the first back in 1930 (hosted and won by Uruguay). Brazil won the 1994 World Cup played here in the United States, then went to the 1998 Finals in France behind its gifted, young scoring star Ronaldo, whom many regarded as the most talented player, in a lustrous array, to wear the yellow-and-blue since the immortal Pele....

The Eagles announced that the team had sent two first-round picks — Nos. 16 and 19 — and a sixth-round pick (No. 194) to the Saints in exchange for five draft picks. Below are the full details of the trade. SKIVER: What the blockbuster trade means for Saints’ future Saints-Eagles trade details Saints receive: 2022 first-round pick (No. 16) 2022 first-round pick (No. 19) 2022 sixth-round pick (No. 194)...