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7 charged with cyberbullying after Paris Olympics artistic director's opening ceremony backlash
PARIS (AP) — Seven people have been charged in connection with cyberbullying targeting Thomas Jolly, the artistic mastermind behind the Paris Olympics’ opening and closing ceremonies, French authorities announced Friday. The online attacks erupted after Jolly’s acclaimed but...
A transgender teen in Massachusetts says other high schoolers beat him at a party
GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A transgender teenager from Massachusetts is recovering after allegedly being punched, kicked and stomped upon by other high schoolers at a party. Sixteen-year-old Jayden Tkaczyk said he was at an outdoor party Friday night in Gloucester when as many as a...
US Open: Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia and other tennis players say cyberbullying is still a problem
NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia, a U.S. Open semifinalist two years ago, drew attention Wednesday to the ever-present problem of cyberbullying in tennis, particularly by people who bet on matches, after her first-round loss at the Grand Slam tournament. Other players echoed...
Australian breaker Rachael Gunn says ridicule of her Olympic performance has been 'devastating'
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian breaker Rachael Gunn said the backlash to her much-ridiculed Olympic performance has been “devastating,” adding Thursday that she took the competition seriously and gave her best effort. The 36-year-old b-girl known as Raygun said in a video posted to...
Yseult hits Olympic stage as closing ceremony performer, shining light on music and modeling career
PARIS (AP) — Yseult had two goals when she appeared on stage as the final act for the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday: Turn the world’s biggest spotlight into her megaphone and shine a light on France while boosting her music and modeling career in the U.S. and around the...
