“I’ve spoken with 60 air traffic controllers tonight about what Sean Duffy said at the White House today,” said one journalist. “None of them are buying what he said.”

Air traffic controllers are rejecting US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s explanation for Friday’s nationwide flight ground stop, raising questions about the Trump administration’s account of a communications failure that disrupted air travel across the United States, affecting an estimated 1.5 million travelers.

Washington Examiner homeland security reporter Anna Giaritelli told CNN’s Laura Coates during a Friday night interview that she’d spoken with 60 air traffic controllers about the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ground stop, which was just the third to ever occur.

“None of them are buying what he said,” Giaritelli said. “The controllers were saying, ‘We don’t buy that this is actually what’s happening, the reason that Sean Duffy is saying this has happened.’”

Hundreds of men led a demonstration in the Swiss capital on Saturday to denounce misogyny and a plague of violence against women, insisting men need to take a bigger and more vocal role in fighting both.

The “Men against Violence against Women” rally outside parliament follows high and persistent concerns that expressions of misogyny are too present online among teenage boys and young men — and that other men need to build a stronger counter-narrative.

It comes as some influencers on the fringe of the right-wing “manosphere” were emboldened after President Donald Trump’spresidential win in 2024 to justify and amplify misogynistic derision and threats online.

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More than 100,000 people have taken to the streets in France in another round of cost-of-living rallies organised by the “Yellow Vests” and various youth movements.

Saturday’s protests saw a decline in turnout compared with previous weekends and stayed largely calm, authorities said.

The Ministry of the Interior reported that 106,000 people took part in protests nationwide, including 24,000 in Paris – down from 146,000 people nationwide and 46,000 in Paris last week. Student unions place Saturday’s protest numbers higher, at 200,000 people, including almost 100,000 in the capital.

The country has been gripped by high-school blockades, mass demonstrations, and strikes for more than a month, with protesters rallying against falling educational standards, cost-of-living increases, low wages, and police violence.

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of more than 30 towns and cities in Portugal to protest against surging rental prices, demanding urgent government action to address the country’s worsening housing crisis.

Organised by the Casa Para Viver (A Home to Live In) platform, demonstrations on Saturday took place under the slogan “They will not steal our right to a home,” with protests in Lisbon, Porto, Faro, Portimao, Coimbra, Braga and other locations. It was the biggest national demonstration since the social movement began weeks ago.

Participants, ranging from teenagers to retired people, walked behind large banners, with the Lisbon march punctuated by drums, music, and chanting. Protesters called for caps to be placed on rent increases, greater legal protection for tenants against eviction, and more affordable housing. They also demanded the reversal of proposed changes to rental legislation.

One woman on a protest march in Lisbon told Al Jazeera that she was a business owner, “and I can’t afford a house.” “I can’t say much more than this. I’m forty-years-old, I can’t go to a bank and just buy a house with my money,” she added.

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More than 23 years after Command & Conquer: Generals first arrived on PC, fans are still finding ways to improve it. You might have seen that last year, EA made the surprising decision to release the original source code for several classic Command & Conquer games, like Generals and Zero Hour. Since then, a community of developers known as The Super Hackers has been working on GeneralsGameCode, fixing bugs that have been around for decades, modernising the engine, improving compatibility and laying the groundwork for features that simply weren't doable before that.

I've written just a little about the project, the work they're doing, and why I think efforts like this are such an important part of video game preservation. It's definitely not a remaster, and that's what makes it so interesting. It's a community making sure a game they love can keep going for another twenty years!

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During an internal town hall meeting on Thursday, Brittin was asked at least a dozen questions about the corporation’s approach to LGBTQ+ issues and content.

It follows the BBC blurring out the trans rights slogan, “Protect the Dolls,” on the T-shirt of Bethany Antonia, the House of the Dragon actress who competed on Strictly Come Dancing. Later in October, the BBC digitally removed LGBTQ+ pride flag pins being worn by contestants on University Challenge, the quiz show hosted by Amol Rajan.

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New data from Who Funds My Rep shows 247 of 262 Democrats in Congress take money from pro-Israel PACs. This includes 45 Senate Democrats and 202 House Democrats. The combined total is $135,725,445.

This happens even as many politicians claim they refuse these donations. The data shows the Democratic Party is funded twice as much as Republicans by pro-Israel groups.

Haley Stevens from Michigan is top recipient. She took $15,895,418. Wesley Bell from Missouri got $10,146,861. George Latimer from New York got $8,587,893. Sarah Elfreth from Maryland got $4,207,758. Don Davis from North Carolina got $3,875,510.

This money buys influence. It keeps US weapons flowing to Israel while Israeli forces kill Palestinians in Gaza. Politicians take this cash and then protect Israeli crimes.