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- PoliticsThe New Republic
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 - LifestyleBusiness Insider
3 things centenarians regret, according to longevity researchers who talk to the world's oldest people every day
Supercentenarians' biggest regrets in life are pretty common: working too much and not traveling more or spending enough time with family.
3 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
A Chinese blogger went viral for lamenting the solitary lives of men in his nation: '50 years old and eliminated by society'
But thousands of people online responded with a meme saying they aspire to live the same reclusive life being lamented on social media.
3 min read - WorldBusiness Insider
A man died after bungee jumping 764 feet off a tower in China
The Japanese man experienced shortness of breath after jumping off Macau Tower on Sunday, and later died in hospital, HK01 reported.
2 min read - TechnologyFox News
Elon Musk was warned that AI could destroy human colony on Mars: report
Elon Musk has been one of the most vocal critics of the dangers potentially posed by AI since he was told in 2012 that the technology could destroy a human colony on Mars.
3 min read - USBusiness Insider
An influencer pilot who crashed his plane for his YouTube channel has been sentenced to 6 months in prison, prosecutors say
Trevor Jacob said on Monday he'd re-obtained his pilot's license two years after intentionally crashing his plane.
4 min read - USKTLA articles
Residents blast city leaders for fire at vacant West Hollywood home
Residents in a West Hollywood neighborhood are demanding answers and action from city officials after a massive fire on Thanksgiving Night destroyed a vacant home that’s been the subject of repeated complaints about squatters and trespassers. The dilapidated and vacant home on North Sierra Bonita Avenue, which is surrounded by apartment buildings, erupted in […]
3 min read - USKTLA articles
Emotional vigil held for 17-year-old shot, killed in Westlake
Family and friends gathered for an emotional vigil Monday night in L.A.’s Westlake neighborhood to remember a 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed Saturday night. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the original call regarding an assault with a deadly weapon with shots fired came in around 7:10 p.m. in the 200 […]
2 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Spotify is being hammered for wrapping 2023 with big layoffs just before Christmas
"That puts you in the top 3% of biggest layoffs this year from a tech company," one user wrote on X in mock Spotify Wrapped-style.
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