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Minneapolis: When Liu Jingyao introduced herself, in the lobby of her apartment building, I didn’t recognize her. It was a puzzling feeling. For an entire year, photos of her had blanketed the Chinese internet. Like tens of millions of other Chinese, I had watched and rewatched surveillance video of her in this very building. She was one of the most talked about and mysterious women in China, and I thought I knew what she looked like. In the video, she wanders the halls of a mazelike building, with a man trailing along. They get in and out of several elevators. She seems unsure about how to get to her apartment. She wears striking waist-length hair and a long, dark knit dress. She doesn’t look glamorous, exactly, but for a 21-year-old college junior, she is dressed smartly. But on a morning in early August, she greeted me in a loosefitting checkered dress. Now 22, she looked pale and nervous. Her lips were chapped. She invited me upstairs and began an intense conversation … [Read more...] about She Accused a Tech Billionaire of Rape. The Chinese Internet Turned Against Her

YouTube has added new features to its desktop website. YouTube’s mini player, the picture-in-picture mode that lets you scroll through the rest of the screen while watching videos that shrink to a small box on the bottom right corner of the screen. It will now allow viewers to perform functions like play, pause and restart videos. It will now also let users maximize the video they are watching directly from the mini player with new ‘expand’ option in the top left. Besides this, YouTube has also introduced features to better manage playlists. Users can now sort videos in a playlist under categories including Date Published, Date Added and Most Popular. There’s also an option to edit playlist privacy settings directly from the playlist page. YouTube will allow collaborators to manage playlists through the “collaborate” option in the three dot menu on playlist. Google’s video platform has also added a new "share" button on the playlist page … [Read more...] about YouTube adds new features to its desktop website

Investment U.S. firms help HCMC resolve urban issues: AmCham The Saigon Times Daily Saturday,  Dec 14, 2019,17:06 (GMT+7) U.S. firms help HCMC resolve urban issues: AmChamThe Saigon Times Daily Le Thanh Liem, Vice Chairman of HCMC, speaks at a meeting with representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam on December 13 – PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The U.S. business community will help HCMC tackle pressing urban issues, especially transport infrastructure and waste treatment, to bolster the city’s economic growth, according to Amanda Rasmussen, chairwoman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. Rasmussen was in talks with the city’s vice chairman, Le Thanh Liem, while meeting on December 13, reported the Vietnam News Agency. Cooperation between Vietnam and the United States has made significant progress since normalizing relations. Over the past 25 years, their leaders and people have … [Read more...] about U.S. firms help HCMC resolve urban issues: AmCham

The Heisman Trophy beckons as the most prestigious accolade for college football's outstanding talents - but history shows it hasn't always showered its recipients with success. A burden or a blessing? While the award has sprinkled added cachet onto the résumés of established NFL stars, its value has also been tarnished by the regressive careers that have partly-fuelled the Heisman's 'curse' reputation.That shouldn't however discount the achievements of winners scattered throughout history whose name and contributions will be honoured by generations to come. Running back Barry Sanders became a 10-time Pro Bowler with the Detroit Lions after taking home the prize while playing at Oklahoma State in 1988. Fellow back Marcus Allen was a Super Bowl champion, a Super Bowl MVP and a six-time Pro Bowler after receiving the award in 1981. The 1976 Heisman victor Tony Dorsett also lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy and went to the Pro Bowl four times following an exceptional college … [Read more...] about History of Heisman Trophy winners: From Cam Newton to Johnny Manziel to Lamar Jackson