YouTube has announced that it will be cracking down on viral challenge and prank videos that show "harmful or dangerous content" and warned content creators they have two months to clean up their channels. The video platform, which is owned by Google, said it plans to continue to host viral trends like the water bottle flip challenge but will remove videos that violate its new rule. The move to regulate prank and challenge videos was not in response to any particular trend and the policy has been in development for several months, according to a YouTube spokesperson. The new rule does, however, come after the internet's collective interest in Netflix original movie "Bird Box," which inspired the Bird Box challenge, which had people blindfolding themselves while doing tasks as is shown in the science fiction-horror film. After a two-month grace period, content creators will be reprimanded if they upload a video of a challenge or prank on their channel that the platform deems … [Read more...] about After ‘Bird Box’ challenge, YouTube to crack down on ‘dangerous’ pranks
Former deputy director of VN Pharma arrested
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigation Police Agency announced it had detained Phan Xuân Thiện, former deputy director of Việt Nam Pharma Joint Stock Company, and Hoàng Trúc Vy, former employee of the company’s Research and Development Department, for allegedly manufacturing and trading counterfeit medicines. Initial investigations showed that Thiện knew the origins of the batch of drugs and the seal of Canada’s Helix Pharmaceuticals Company were fake. However, he still let Nguyễn Minh Hùng, former chairman of Board of Directors and general director of the company and subordinates perform acts of legalising the drugs for consumption, leading to serious violations of law. He also asked Vy to hire Phạm Văn Thông, a pharmacist, to write a technical file for the medicine to legalise it for consumption. The case has stirred outrage from the public. … [Read more...] about Former deputy director of VN Pharma arrested
U.S. Service members among those killed during blast in Syria near US-led coalition patrol: U.S. official
BEIRUT -- UPDATE: The spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, sent out a statement that U.S. Service members were among the dead. An explosion struck Wednesday near a patrol of the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Syrian town of Manbij, killing and wounding more than a dozen people, a Syrian war monitoring group and a local town council said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 16 people were killed including nine civilians and others were wounded in the blast. It added that at least five U.S.-backed Syrian fighters were also among the dead.The rare attack came days after the U.S. began the process of withdrawing from Syria, pulling out equipment from the northeast into neighboring Iraq.There was no immediate comment from the U.S.-led coalition on whether there were casualties among coalition forces. U.S. military Col. Sean Ryan said they were "aware of open source reports regarding an explosion in Syria. … [Read more...] about U.S. Service members among those killed during blast in Syria near US-led coalition patrol: U.S. official
Speaker Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone State of the Union due to government shutdown
WASHINGTON (KGO) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking President Trump to postpone the State of the Union.In a new letter, the San Francisco Democrat tells President Trump the speech scheduled for January 29 should be postponed due to the ongoing government shutdown. RELATED: What is a government shutdown? 5 things to knowSpeaker Pelosi cites the shutdown's impact on the Secret Service and security. So far there has been no response from President Trump. Take a look at more stories and videos on the government shutdown. … [Read more...] about Speaker Pelosi asks President Trump to postpone State of the Union due to government shutdown
Scarborough’s M&S survives latest wave of store closures
Scarborough's M&S is not among the stores earmarked for closure. Yesterday the retailer published a list of 17 stores it intends to shut in the next five years as part of its restructuring plan which aims to move a third of its sales online.Scarborough's branch on Newborough is not on the list.Read more: The shops Scarborough used to haveThe proposed closures in Yorkshire will affect stores in Hull, Huddersfield and Rotherham. Nationally, the move will have an impact on more than 1,000 staff who will take part in a consultation process.Last year, M&S in Bridlington closed its doors for the last time in April causing much disappointment among shoppers in the town. This is what Alpamare has said about the future of its Scarborough water park … [Read more...] about Scarborough’s M&S survives latest wave of store closures