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That Was Awkward: Fox News Forced to Fact-Check Trump’s Lies on Air
Donald Trump’s former sycophants at Fox News appeared somewhat reformed on Saturday, interrupting the GOP presidential candidate’s unhinged campaign speech to fact-check his election lies.During a couple of back-to-back campaign stops in Iowa, Trump reiterated claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen and even went so far as to claim he wanted to “redo the election” and encourage his followers in Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta to “watch those votes when they come in” in 2024.Fox
2 min read - WorldYahoo News
Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano eruption leaves 11 dead, 12 missing: Here's the latest on the search for missing climbers.
Mount Marapi is the most active volcano in West Sumatra and has been erupting intermittently since 2004.
2 min read - HealthSalon
Shaping morality: How weight loss drugs challenge the myth of thinness as a virtue
In 1957, Reverend Charlie Shed published a book titled “Pray Your Weight Away.” It became a best-seller
5 min read - PoliticsThe New Republic
The Next Supreme Court Danger: Trashing One-Third of the Tax Code
“If men were angels,” James Madison wrote in Federalist 51, “no government would be necessary.” Similarly, if men were angels, we wouldn’t have to tax unrealized capital gains. It’s really awkward to tax an increase in the value of an investment that has not been cashed out. Doing so removes capital from the economy, and, if the value of the investment later falls, the justification for the tax may vanish. Also, a rise in an investment’s value doesn’t (usually) enable consumption the way cash in
7 min read - ScienceSalon
Constantly on the nod, chinstrap penguins catch seconds-long bursts of sleep 10,000 times per day
So named because of the narrow band on their heads, these penguins catch slumber every second they can
4 min read - CelebrityBusiness Insider
Billie Eilish says she was outed in a red carpet interview: 'I like boys and girls — who cares'
Billie Eilish said she was outed during an interview on the red carpet at Variety's "Hitmakers" event.
2 min read - WorldFox News
US Navy responds after China claims American warship 'illegally intruded' into the South China Sea
The Chinese military and the United States traded comments after China accused an American warship of violating its sovereignty in the South China Sea.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
Former U.S. official arrested in Miami on charges of being unregistered agent for Cuba
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, an ex-career U.S. diplomat, will appear in Miami federal court on charges of secretly working for Cuba.
7 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
TikTok's owner is working on a rival chatbot builder to OpenAI, a new report says
ByteDance is planning to build a platform that will let users create their own chatbots, per a report from the South China Morning Post.
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Few things worry NATO like Russia's Yasen-class submarines, and Moscow may be planning to build even more of them
With Russia's Yasen-class subs patrolling the Atlantic and Pacific, the US would face a "dual-flank challenge," a Navy admiral said earlier this year.
5 min read - EntertainmentBusiness Insider
THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'A Christmas Story' 40 years later
It's been 40 years since audiences were introduced to Ralphie and the rest of the Parkers in "A Christmas Story."
8 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Spotify ditches popular podcasts 'Heavyweight' and 'Stolen' as CEO doubles down on cost-cutting
Daniel Ek appears determined to make the company "relentlessly resourceful," following announcement of of further layoffs on Monday.
2 min read - TechnologyBusiness Insider
How OnlyFans star Riley Reid plans to 'immortalize' herself using AI
The technology interacts with users the same way the creator would. It's based on hundreds of hours of Reid's content, and fact-checked by her.
5 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
My family and I upgraded to business-class flights by bidding. We saved over $1,700.
Participating in Virgin Atlantic's "You Bid" program saved my family money on business-class flights.
4 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
Ukrainian soldiers feel they have been abandoned on a crucial part of the frontline and their situation is being 'hushed up': report
Ukrainian forces are battling to defend territory won back from Russia near the Dnipro River.
2 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
EasyJet is setting up special orange mailboxes in airports around Europe to deliver kids' letters to Santa directly on flights to Lapland
EasyJet is setting up mailboxes at European airports as it found 71% of children flying over Christmas are worried that Santa won't find them.
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