Mitchell G. Patton

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in an interview with NBC News' Andrea Mitchell on Wednesday, expressed support for protests in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini amid Tehran's crackdown on peaceful protests.Blinken commented on the "extraordinary courage" of women in Iran who have been "standing up, speaking up, speaking out for their basic rights." He also praised the US and Iranian men's soccer teams for their performance in the World Cup, which has become a political flashpoint amid protests after the US team defeated Iran on Tuesday.Blinken said the United States has sanctioned those who try to suppress the…

Elon Musk has generated new interest on Twitter, and you don't have to take his word for it. Data from two independent research firms, Apptopia and Sensor Tower, indicates that downloads and activity on Twitter are increasing in the weeks since Musk bought it and compared to last year, which seems to confirm recent bragging from the tech billionaire who has reinvigorated the social media app. But the situation is more complicated than a simple surge of downloads and activity. According to Apptopia, Twitter downloads in the US averaged around 125,000 per day over a recent 31-day period, a number…

Australia stunned Denmark in a critical World Cup match and reached the knockout stage for the second time in the country's history, as Tunisia defeated France in their Group D match.Matthew Leckie put Australia ahead in the 60th minute in a win or go home match. Leckie was in open space and made two moves around the Danish defenders to pass the ball to Kasper Schmeichel to make it 1-0. After that, the Roos stood their ground and stopped any further opportunity from Denmark.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Harry Souttar of Australia celebrates at the end of…

Pictured: The Noel Diary and Wednesday Welcome to your weekly roundup of the biggest stories from Netflix's top 10 hourly figures for the week ending November 27, 2022. Netflix updates its Top 10 Stats page weekly with 40 new figures per hour for the top movies and shows from the last 7 days. If you want to easily browse the top 10 hourly data, visit our tool. Note: In this report on Netflix hours watched from November 21 to 27, 2022, we will use "Complete View Equivalent" or CVE, expressed in millions. That means we divide the hours watched advertised…