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  • Welcome to the era of viral AI generated ‘news’ images

    Welcome to the era of viral AI generated ‘news’ images

     

    Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being detained by police in dramatic fashion.

    ​Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being detained by police in dramatic fashion. 

  • 1 dead, at least 28 injured after roof collapses at the Apollo Theatre in Illinois

    1 dead, at least 28 injured after roof collapses at the Apollo Theatre in Illinois

     

    One person was killed and 28 others were injured after a full roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening, officials said.

    ​One person was killed and 28 others were injured after a full roof collapse at the Apollo Theatre in Belvidere, Illinois, on Friday evening, officials said. 

  • Fox News banned Trump legal team from air in December 2020, new text message shows

    Fox News banned Trump legal team from air in December 2020, new text message shows

     

    Fox News swiftly banned then-President Donald Trump’s election-denying lawyers from appearing on the right-wing channel in December 2020 after being threatened with a defamation suit, a text message made public on Friday revealed.

    ​Fox News swiftly banned then-President Donald Trump’s election-denying lawyers from appearing on the right-wing channel in December 2020 after being threatened with a defamation suit, a text message made public on Friday revealed. 

  • GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google’s help

    GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google’s help

     

    General Motors plans to phase out widely used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment system, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles.

    ​General Motors plans to phase out widely used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment system, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles. 

  • Abortion foes take aim at ballot initiatives in next phase of post-Dobbs political fights

    Abortion foes take aim at ballot initiatives in next phase of post-Dobbs political fights

     

    After a string of recent ballot-box victories for abortion rights groups, opponents of the procedure are redoubling their efforts — including, in some places, pushing to make it harder to use citizen-approved ballot measures to guarantee abortion access.

    ​After a string of recent ballot-box victories for abortion rights groups, opponents of the procedure are redoubling their efforts — including, in some places, pushing to make it harder to use citizen-approved ballot measures to guarantee abortion access. 

  • A grassroots group took on Amazon and won. Then came the hard part

    A grassroots group took on Amazon and won. Then came the hard part

     

    When the Amazon Labor Union shocked the world last April by successfully forming the first US union in the e-commerce giant’s history, Chris Smalls, the president and face of the organization, celebrated by making champagne rain on the street and thanking Jeff Bezos “for going to space” while workers organized.

    ​When the Amazon Labor Union shocked the world last April by successfully forming the first US union in the e-commerce giant’s history, Chris Smalls, the president and face of the organization, celebrated by making champagne rain on the street and thanking Jeff Bezos “for going to space” while workers organized. 

  • Judge pauses Tennessee law restricting drag performances day before it was set to take effect

    Judge pauses Tennessee law restricting drag performances day before it was set to take effect

     

    A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a ban on public drag show performances, hours before the new law was set to take effect.

    ​A federal judge in Tennessee on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing a ban on public drag show performances, hours before the new law was set to take effect. 

  • Why skinny soda cans are everywhere

    Why skinny soda cans are everywhere

     

    Suddenly, your beverage is taller.

    ​Suddenly, your beverage is taller. 

  • Sen. Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after receiving treatment for depression

    Sen. Fetterman discharged from Walter Reed after receiving treatment for depression

     

    Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he was being treated for depression, his office announced Friday.

    ​Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been discharged from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he was being treated for depression, his office announced Friday. 

  • North Carolina man wins $2 million lottery after winning $1 million years before

    North Carolina man wins $2 million lottery after winning $1 million years before

     

    They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice, but a winning lottery ticket just might.

    ​They say lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice, but a winning lottery ticket just might.