But experts say there is likely more to it than that. “With elections coming up next year, politicians and government officials will likely want to use Twitter, and other social media networks, as a way to engage with the population and garner public support,” Lanre Arogundade, executive director of the International Press Centre, told Newsweek. This double-sided approach to social media is not unique. Leaders across the world, from Narendra Modi in India to Donald Trump in the United States, have condemned social media policies while simultaneously using the platform to engage with constituents....

It took Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant 73 at-bats to get his first MLB home run, but now the highly touted rookie has five long balls in his last 42 at-bats. His homer Thursday also extended his hitting streak to 10 games. MORE: Best places to soak up MLB | Decade of draft picks | Fantasy hitters to buy, sell Friday | Daily pitcher rankings The defending world champions, meanwhile, are on a hot streak of their own....

When Deng Xiaoping disbanded Chairman Mao’s “people’s communes” in the late 1970s, few realized that the act would lead to unprecedented mass migration. Few now grasp the implications. It’s conventional wisdom to say that China will be the superpower of the next century. For years, businessmen and Western politicians have been waiting–half in anticipation, half in dread–for the moment when China stirs. But unless Beijing can find a way to control the tidal wave of humanity heading for the coastal cities, China will be presented with vast breeding grounds of urban unrest....

The video, posted to Facebook by the Australian Reptile Park on Friday (January 21), showed an employee at the park wearing gloves and carefully opening the egg sac using a pair of tweezers. As an opening in the egg sac widens, dozens of small funnel-web spiders can be seen crawling over each other inside and eventually emerging from the sac itself. The clip, which can be viewed in full here, has generated over 1,000 interactions and hundreds of comments on Facebook, with users expressing their fascination and horror at the footage....

In fact, he might have outdone himself and played one of his best games of the season. He not only led the Nuggets back from a 15-point second-half deficit but also led from the front in overtime including setting up the game-winning play. With the game on the line - Nuggets trailing 128-127 in the final seconds of overtime - double-teamed, Jokic throws a crosscourt pass nearly 50 feet away to Aaron Gordon for the game-winning triple....

Fisher compiled a 83-23 record over eight seasons with the Seminoles, including the 2013 national championship. Now, the program will be looking for just its third coach since 1976. Fisher filled Bobby Bowden’s shoes well. MORE: Texas A&M gives both Jimbo Fisher, FSU fresh starts for 2018 So, who’s next? Florida State coaching candidates Big names Willie Taggart, Oregon This one lines up well. Taggart would be making a big move from Oregon to Florida State, but he’s a Florida native who built the South Florida program into a New Year’s Day Six contender....

Series odds: The Mets are now overwhelming favorites at -450 to win the best-of seven series after taking the first two at Citi Field, including beating Jake Arrieta, who lost his first game as a road favorite this season (14-1). Cubs backers are getting +360 odds. Game 3 line: Mets -113, Total: 7.5 Line movement: The Mets opened -125 at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook on Monday, but have been adjusted to -113 on Tuesday....

Dominique on LeBron But with all due respect to the legend, this isn't just about slow closeouts. The whole rant smells of "in my day, things were better," which we'll grant Wilkins is something every generations suffers from. Beyond generational skepticism, it's disrespectful to a Bobcats team that's made great strides. Dominique's "I could drop 40 on that D" is the new "Could Kentucky beat the 2011-12 Bobcats?" It starts with such an absurd premise that anyone even willing to entertain it probably can't be reasoned with....

Neither is Adam Toledo. George Floyd was sitting in his car, unarmed, when a police officer tapped on his window, pulled out his gun, and screamed “Show me your (expletive) hands!” Floyd complied. He wasn’t a threat. He was unarmed. Then he was handcuffed. Still, he ended up dead. What happened to George Floyd was horrific, unmitigated, inexcusable, murderous police brutality. But that is not what happened in the two cases now being held up by the media, celebrities, teen magazines, activists, NBA players and even politicians as the next instances of police brutality and state sanctioned murder....

Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley will not be on the roster for the match in Europe, Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney confirmed to reporters after the MLS side advanced to the Eastern Conference final Sunday. The international friendly will take place in Faro, Portugal, with the first leg of the Eastern Conference final set for Nov. 21. It was not expected that players from teams still alive in the MLS playoffs would be selected for the roster....

In November, Morales hit Derr with her blue Kia and fled the scene, according to the Orange City, Florida, Police Department. After failing to get her to pull over, Derr and other motorists followed her home, where she allegedly obtained a gun and pointed it at Derr. The 40-year-old then took out his own firearm and fired multiple rounds, fatally wounding Morales. On Tuesday, the Orange City Police Department confirmed to Newsweek that Derr would not face any charges in the shooting....

Artzt may lack popularity on his home turf. But he is winning Artzt, al kudos from Wall Street for attempting to save the $29 billion company from problems like those plaguing Sears and General Motors. P&G still has a raft of topselling, high-profile brands like Tide and Charmin-and its potential for growth overseas remains high. Last week’s announcement, however, reflects how corporate missteps, from a failure to price products wisely to a proclivity for hanging on to outdated brands, can throw a company into turmoil in a hotly competitive market....

The 20-year-old Norwegian is currently one of the most in-demand players in world football, with the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City and Manchester United all vying for his signature. Dortmund have repeatedly said they have no plans to sell the striker this summer, with Zorc revealing he has reiterated the club’s stance to his agent Mino Raiola. What did Zorc say about Haaland’s future? Dortmund are no strangers to dealing with transfer speculation surrounding one of their star players, with Manchester United heavily linked with a move for England forward Jadon Sancho last summer....

That sense of sullen disenchantment is pervasive–and understandable. Argentina just staggered through its worst year of recession since the 1930s–in 2002 the economy shrank by more than 11 percent, the prices of basic goods soared by 75 percent and more than a quarter of the country’s work force was unemployed–and yet no political leader has come up with a credible proposal to lead the country out of its mess. With Argentina lurching from one crisis to another, millions of voters were disgusted by an unseemly struggle last year between current president Eduardo Duhalde and former president Carlos Menem for control of the Peronist Party....

After their team’s last-place finish in the AL East, it’s not surprising Sox fans are eager for good news. Let’s review a couple recent items, shall we? Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported that the Red Sox have set up a meeting with Pablo Sandoval’s representatives at next week’s general manager meetings in Arizona. Sandoval, of course, is coming off another solid season capped by an amazing performance in October....

Football’s showpiece international tournament will be staged without four-time champions Italy for the first time since 1958 following November’s embarrassing play-off defeat to Sweden. Gian Piero Ventura was sacked after the shock 1-0 play-off loss, with Italy Under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio appointed on a caretaker basis for this month’s international friendlies against Argentina and England. Conte, who oversaw Italy’s run to the Euro 2016 quarter-finals, is on the shortlist to replace Ventura, while Zenit’s Roberto Mancini and former Bayern Munich head coach Carlo Ancelotti have also been linked....

Before coming to a cineplex near you, and racking up millions in album sales, Jones was like any other struggling New York City musician who wanted to be heard. Well, almost like any other: her father is sitar legend Ravi Shankar, after all, but she still made the rounds, playing at small clubs before she signed a record deal. One of those small clubs was a Jewish cultural center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side called Makor, where, if you can imagine, she had to play above the din of conversation of the uninterested crowd....