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title: congress closer to tiktok ban or forced sale after CEO’s troubling testimony, Gallagher says source: ABC News URL:  https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tiktok-ceos-testimony-increased-possibility-congress-passes-ban/story?id=98127912 Summary: The article summarizes the discussion made in the NEWS programme that the American government is extremely concerned about the possibility of their citizens' private information and U.S. data getting accessed in by their 'rival', namely China, through Tiktok, a popular social media platform. And so, a lawsuit was filed against the parent company of Tiktok, which is still on-going, in order to either ban it or force the parent company to sell over Tiktok to the American company. The likelihood of those two possibilities has increased after the testimony of the CEO of tiktok. Moreover, the article also tells the worrying situation of U.S. bases in Syria. Reaction: It's terrifying to know that such possibility of getting private in...

topic: French bin strike: Paris holds its nose as waste piles up source: BBC News URL:   https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64950503 summary: The article talks about how garbage bins in Paris are overflowing and talks about how refuse collectors currently retire at the age of 57 due to the difficult working conditions. They describe the situation as an all-you-can-eat buffet for 6 million rats in paris, which double the human population. The rats will rummage around the bins, produce there and leave their urine, which is concerning to the health risk for refuse collectors and the general population. reaction: I think that Macron (the french president) should find solutions for this as soon as possible, because this is a really serious matter. I also think that French population and tourists should start taking care of the environment very seriously.  question: what can the French population do to help with this matter?

title: Can we really measure implicit bias? maybe not source: Tom Bartlett date: January 05, 2017 URL: https://www.chronicle.com/article/Can-We-Really-Measure-Implicit/238807 Summary: This article explains in-depth on the entirety of Implicit Association Test or IAT, a test that evaluates your implicit bias (or unconscious bias for easier understanding). The author also introduces Hart Blanton, a professor of psychology, who has a rather strong criticism towards the test – questioning the accuracy of the test and its value. Aside from that, the author also shares the information about the dispute between Blanton and one of the main people behind the IAT.  Reaction: Unconscious bias is somehow a complicated topic that people should discuss more often as it kind of controls the way we judge others by races, appearances and many more categories. It can be harmful in many aspects of communicating and interacting among humans of different races, and our world in general. Questions: Is I...

title: Japanese enraged by sushi diner food prank videos source: BBC News by Nicholas Yong URL:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64508029 summary: This article talks about how the phrase “sushi terrorism” emerged on Japanese social media after a viral video was posted. The video shows a teenage boy licking a soy sauce bottle and putting it back at a Japanese conveyor belt restaurant. After the video went viral on many platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, Japanese people are enraged by the action. Even though the boy deactivated his social media account and apologized, the police are still taking legal actions. After the incident the diner will have new dining rules and security cameras will be installed as a result of the prank. reaction: The article makes me feel disgusted and sick, it’s unbelievable how some people are not ashamed by the things they do. As everyone might know Japan is known for their high standard cleanliness, so I can’t believe this happened in Japa...

title: fake or not? decoding the authenticity of online news source: Milos Stanic, What’s new in publishing  URL:  https://whatsnewinpublishing.com/fake-or-not-decoding-the-authenticity-of-online-news/ Summary: This article meticulously explains the whole idea of fake news. The explanation includes types, concepts, purposes of fake news, and even its meaning, which are written for readers to understand in-depth about this outrageously untrue news. Psychological reasons regarding the existence of fake news are, as well, mentioned. Moreover, there are ways for people to decode or distinguish true or false news. Thus, news readers can consume news on any social media or website properly and safely. Reaction: Since social media and the internet have become the main source of news and intelligence, it is rather inevitable for falsified information to be swiftly spread across the online world. However, each one of us should be smart, consider the news we consume accordingly and neve...

I chose an owl because I think it represents me the most. Owls sleep during the day and wake up/hunt during the night. Just like me, I usually stay up late and I like to nap during the day. I also prefer going out at night because I don’t like the lighting during the day.