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• Did Musk's AI Chatbot Lead Trump to Capture Venezuela's President?

  03-10-2026 19:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesIn December 2025, about a month before the U.S. invaded Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, President Trump had a secret meeting with Elon Musk, Time magazine reports. This was roughly seven months after Musk left his Trump administration role at the Department of Government Efficiency. During this meeting, Trump "spent hours" talking to Musk's Grok chatbot, including asking how Venezuelans would respond to the capture of...
  
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• At Cornell, Rape Allegations Spark Outrage, Soul-Searching

  03-10-2026 19:27 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesCornell University student Sophia Riley Sim skipped classes this week, consumed by allegations in a lawsuit that several members of a fraternity raped a young woman and troubled by how her university handled the case, and she is not alone. The Ivy League school has defended its handling of the matter, saying it ​launched a comprehensive investigation, but many students are questioning whether the school's policies and processes are enough to...
  
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• Quitting Ultra-Processed Food May Boost Your Mental Health

  03-10-2026 18:22 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA small preliminary study from UC San Francisco adds to mounting evidence that eating fewer ultra-processed foods may help reduce symptoms of depression. Published September 23 in JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers believe it is the first study to compare depression symptoms in the same participants before and after they moved from their usual ultra-processed diet to healthier foods. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
  
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• 9 in 10 Americans Have Encountered a Cyber Scam, Says Report

  03-10-2026 18:22 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: CBS News - U.S. NewsDigital fraud is skyrocketing due to artificial intelligence, which is boosting criminals' ability to separate Americans from their money, new research shows. Cyberattacks and scams have targeted nine in 10 Americans, with 17% of consumers saying they've lost money to a digital security breach, according to the report, entitled the "2026 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report," from Consumer Reports, Aspen Digital, and the Global Cyber Alliance.
  
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• Women Declare #iamjanedoe in Solidarity with Cornell Rape Accuser

  03-10-2026 11:21 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesWomen, some citing their own experiences of sexual assault, are posting on social media that they are Jane Doe, in solidarity with the woman using the pseudonym in accusing fraternity members of raping her at Cornell University in 2024. In a case that has drawn national attention, the woman is suing ‌seven fraternity members and the Ivy League school in Ithaca, New York, and has become distressed ‌at attempts by online skeptics to reveal her...
  
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• Removing Confederate Monuments Does Not Seem to Change Racial Bias

  03-10-2026 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: PsyPostA recent investigation into whether the presence or removal of Confederate monuments affects racial prejudice found no evidence that these statues cause changes in people's biases. The findings suggest that while these monuments are deeply tied to historical inequalities, simply being exposed to them does not directly alter subconscious or conscious racial attitudes, and there is no evidence that removing them from public squares does either.
  
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• Brain Scans Reveal Which Disorders Are Linked to Faster Brain Aging

  03-10-2026 11:20 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthA massive MRI brain imaging study found that people with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, alcohol addiction, and psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia are associated with distinct patterns of accelerated brain aging. The strongest effects appeared with Alzheimer's and mild cognitive impairment, while ADHD and autism showed no significant overall difference. The results were published in the open access journal PLOS Medicine.
  
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