A UK Cabinet minister accused a professor of sympathizing with Hamas, but now she’s apologizing

LONDON — British taxpayers have been left footing the bill after a Cabinet minister apologized and paid damages to an academic she had accused of expressing sympathy for Hamas. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan acknowledged there was “no evidence” that Kate Sang, a professor of gender and employment studies at Heriot-Watt University, supported Hamas, which is … Read more

Y Combinator President Garry Tan publishes a menacing tweet before deleting it, apologizing: “Die slow motherf*ckers”

Garry Tan, whose success in Silicon Valley has likely inspired many of the founders he mentors, is once again attracting attention for his posts on the social platform X. On Friday night, the Y Combinator president, investor, and former entrepreneur, published a post that might have prompted some to wonder if his X account was … Read more

‘The Golden Bachelor: The Women Tell All’ Preview: Gerry Cries Apologizing to His Second Runner-Up

Gerry Turner is facing his ex. Thursday night’s episode of The Golden Bachelor ended on a cliffhanger, and next week will pick up right where it left off, as the preview shows Gerry struggling to end things with either Theresa or Faith. “I know what I’m gonna do. I just don’t want to do it,” Gerry tells … Read more

Web Summit CEO resigns after apologizing for Israel-Hamas war comments

Tristan Fewings | Getty Images Paddy Cosgrave, the CEO and co-founder of annual tech conference Web Summit, has resigned from his post after coming under fire for his comments on the Israel-Hamas war, leading Big Tech guests like Alphabet, Meta and Amazon to cancel their attendance. “Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a distraction from … Read more