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Dan Morse isn't sure what to make of his popular Twitter account, @would_it_donga Twitter bot with more than 179,000 followers that measures the distance of home runs and tracks whether they would count as home runs in other Major League ballparks.Morse is one of many developers in limbo after Twitter said last week it would start charging people like him to automate accounts on the platform. And while the idea of ​​bots now often conjures up notions of nefarious state-based disinformation campaigns, many bots like Morse's are labors of love that don't generate any revenue.Morse said people have approached him…

Super Bowl LVII will be historic for both men starting for their respective teams at quarterback.Patrick Mahomes will look for the number 2 ring as he guides the Kansas City Chiefs while the Philadelphia Eagles hope Jalen Hurts can lead them to glory at State Farm Stadium on February 12. But regardless of the result, Mahomes and Hurts will be making history right out of the field.It will be the first time that a Super Bowl matchup will feature two black starting quarterbacks. Doug Williams was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl, followed by Russell Wilson for…

HONG KONG — An episode of “The Simpsons” referencing “forced labor” in China has been removed from Disney's streaming service in Hong Kong, where a national security law has raised growing censorship concerns.NBC News confirmed that the episode, "One Angry Lisa," the second episode of the current season, was not available on the Hong Kong version of the Disney+ streaming service, but it was unclear when it was removed.The absence of the episode was first reported by The Financial Times.In one scene from the episode, Marge Simpson's character is in a virtual bike class during which the instructor shows pictures…

LONDON (AP) — A former London police officer was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years for raping and sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 17-year period.Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick, 48, admitted last month that he was a serial rapist in what prosecutors described as one of the most shocking cases involving an on-duty police officer.Carrick, who joined the force in 2001, has pleaded guilty to 49 counts, including 24 counts of rape and charges including assault, attempted rape and false imprisonment. His crimes took place between 2003 and 2020.Protesters outside Southwark…