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Accused of cheating, American chess player Hans Niemann files a complaint

American chess player Hans Niemann filed a lawsuit in the United States on Thursday against those who accuse him of cheating, including his Norwegian rival, champion Magnus Carlsen, claiming $100 million in damages. Accused of massive cheating , Hans Niemann advances his pawns. The American chess player filed a complaint on Thursday, October 20, against those who accuse him - including his Norwegian rival Magnus Carlsen - claiming $ 100 million in damages. The 19-year-old – a prodigy, according to those close to him – has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Missouri against the five-time world champion and other players in the chess world, including the chess.com platform. , whom he accuses of "defamation" and "collusion". Their allegations "nipped in the bud his remarkable career and ruined his life", write his lawyers in this complaint consulted by AFP. Hans Niemann has been excluded from many competitions and "can no longer get a job as a che

United States: five dead, including a police officer, in a shooting in North Carolina

A suspect was arrested Thursday in Raleigh, North Carolina, after a shooting that killed five people, including a police officer. The state governor denounced "a senseless act of violence". In 2021, approximately 49,000 people died from gunshot wounds in the United States. This is a new drama involving guns in the United States. A suspect was arrested Thursday, October 13 in Raleigh, in the south-east of the country, after the shooting death of five people, including a policeman who was not on duty, announced the authorities of this city. The shooter also injured several people, including one seriously, including a police officer from a canine squad. The vital prognosis of the latter is however not engaged, indicated the mayor of the municipality, Mary-Ann Baldwin, deploring a "sad and tragic day". The first shots rang out shortly after 5 p.m. (9 p.m. GMT) on a walking trail in this city of nearly 500,000 people, capital of North Carolina. A large contingent of secu

In California, it is now possible to "rent" a siren for a few hours

It is possible to hire professional mermaids for special occasions in the United States, particularly in Los Angeles. About 10 years ago, Jack Laflin, an actor, moved to Hollywood. He had tried out for the part of the mermaid after being dissatisfied with the roles he was offered due to his appearance and his background (delinquent or criminal). The fish tail that Jack eventually uncovered weighed fifteen kilogrammes and measured three metres in length. It took him 45 minutes to free himself when he tried it on in his living room and couldn't take it off. Nonetheless, undeterred, he launched Dark Tide Productions, which provides dozens of mermaids for hire at a variety of occasions. His stage name is "Merman Jax," and he claims that seeing a mermaid has a magical effect on people. They revert to their innocent, young selves. If you want to learn to swim like a mermaid, you can enrol in a programme at the appropriately called " LA Mermaid School ". A one-hour ind

U.S. Supreme Court called to rule

The Supreme Court of the United States agreed on Monday to examine two cases raising the question of legal immunity which allows companies in the technological sector to deny any responsibility for the contents published on the Internet by the users of their services, and could make a decision that could have far-reaching consequences. One of the files is carried by the family of Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old American who was one of the 130 people killed in the attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris, who accuses Google of having violated federal anti-terrorism law by relaying Islamic State (IS) videos inciting violence on YouTube (owned by Google). "Google's services have played a critical and unique role in building ISIS's image, its success in recruiting new members around the world, and its ability to carry out attacks," according to the complaint. In the Gonzalez case, a lower court ruled in favor of Google citing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act pass

Iran: in the middle of a concert, the Turkish singer Melek Mosso cuts her hair to support the Iranian women who are demonstrating

In the middle of her performance, she stopped singing and explained that she wants to fight to ensure that “the mobilization of her sisters in Iran does not fall into silence”. The video has been circulating for three days on Turkish social networks and well beyond. The gesture has become the ultimate sign of support for women protesting in Iran  : cutting their hair. And that's what Melek Mosso did on stage. It was three days ago, in Istanbul, during a performance in the Harbiye open-air amphitheater. After a few songs, she stopped and explained that she wanted to pay homage to Mahsa Amini , the Iranian woman who died under the beatings of the vice squad, because a lock of hair was sticking out of her headscarf. The singer explained that the intense mobilization that is taking place in Iran at the moment " must not fall into silence ", and that, to show her support for her " Iranian sisters ", she was going to cut her hair. One of her assistants therefore passe