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• ‘60 Minutes’ Report Was Pulled Off the Air. Now It’s on the Internet. - The New York Times

  23-12-2025 23:54 via news.google.com
  ‘60 Minutes’ Report Was Pulled Off the Air. Now It’s on the Internet.  The New York Times‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web  CNNPostponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian outlet  NBC NewsControversial '60 Minutes' segment on Trump immigration policy leaks online  PBSScoop: Bari Weiss plans overhaul of CBS News and "60 Minutes"
  
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• Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of daughter Melodee: 'Cold-blooded' - ABC News

  23-12-2025 23:53 via news.google.com
  Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of daughter Melodee: 'Cold-blooded'  ABC News9-year-old who vanished during road trip found dead in Utah  KSL.comMelodee Buzzard’s mother arrested in connection with 9-year-old’s killing after her body is found  CNNMother suspected of murder after officials find body of California 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard  NBC NewsMissing Nine-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard Found Dead; Mother Ashlee Arrested For Her Murder &nb
  
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• J.J. McCarthy to Miss Vikings vs. Lions on Christmas; Max Brosmer to Start - Minnesota Vikings

  23-12-2025 23:13 via news.google.com
  J.J. McCarthy to Miss Vikings vs. Lions on Christmas; Max Brosmer to Start  Minnesota VikingsVikes' McCarthy out with hairline fracture in hand  ESPNUpdated Vikings vs. Lions Injury Report for Week 17  Minnesota VikingsVikings QB J.J. McCarthy has hairline fracture in right hand, won't play vs. Lions; Max Brosmer to start  NFL.comBrosmer focused on playing ‘slow’ ahead of second career start Thursday  Sports Illustrated
  
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• MIT Engineers Create 3D-Printable Aluminum 5 Times Stronger Than Conventional Alloys

  23-12-2025 23:10 via scitechdaily.com
  By applying machine learning techniques, engineers at MIT have created a new method for 3D printing metal alloys that produce parts far stronger than those made using traditional manufacturing approaches. MIT engineers have created a new aluminum alloy designed for 3D printing that holds up under high heat and is five times stronger than aluminum [...]
  
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• Childhood Games Like Super Mario Bros. Can Boost Happiness and Reduce Burnout

  23-12-2025 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn why playing classic video games, like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi, can help young adults fight burnout and chronic stress.
  
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• Trooper and suspect killed in a shooting at Delaware DMV - PBS

  23-12-2025 22:49 via news.google.com
  Trooper and suspect killed in a shooting at Delaware DMV  PBSDelaware state police trooper killed in shooting at DMV facility in New Castle County  6abc PhiladelphiaTrooper and suspect killed in a shooting at a Delaware DMV  ABC NewsVIDEO | Trooper, suspect dead, 3 injured in shooting at Wilmington DMV  WDELGunman killed after murdering state trooper at Delaware DMV, police say  NBC10 Philadelphia
  
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• Libya's army chief killed in air crash in Turkey - BBC

  23-12-2025 22:33 via news.google.com
  Libya's army chief killed in air crash in Turkey  BBCLibya’s army chief killed in plane crash in Turkey  CNNLibya's prime minister confirms the death of the country's military chief and 4 others in a plane crash in Turkey  ABC NewsLibyan army chief killed in plane crash near Turkiye’s capital  Al JazeeraSearch teams probe wreckage after Libyan army chief and 7 others are killed in Turkey plane crash  The Hill
  
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• Ancient DNA Uncovers Startling Family Secret of a 3,500-Year-Old Bronze Age Community

  23-12-2025 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the people who once used Grotta della Monaca as a sacred burial site.
  
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• Supreme Court rejects Trump's bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

  23-12-2025 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  In a rare rebuke, Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s attempt to federalize and deploy the National Guard to Illinois. In an unsigned opinion, the court rejected the administration’s argument that the National Guard was needed to protect federal agents in Chicago. 
  
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• Scientists Found the Deepest Known Arctic Vent—and It’s Teeming With Life - Gizmodo

  23-12-2025 22:15 via news.google.com
  Scientists Found the Deepest Known Arctic Vent—and It’s Teeming With Life  GizmodoDeep-sea gas hydrate mounds and chemosynthetic fauna discovered at 3640 m on the Molloy Ridge, Greenland Sea  NatureScientists Say This Arctic Discovery ‘Rewrites the Playbook’ on Deep-Sea Life  Indian Defence ReviewDeepest gas hydrate cold seep ever discovered in the Arctic at 3,640 m depth  Phys.orgWorld’s deepest methane-seeping hydrate mounds
  
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• Aging Changes Spinal Cord Injury Recovery in a Surprising Way

  23-12-2025 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A study published today (December 23, 2025) in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, explored how a person’s age may influence recovery after a spinal cord injury. “With population growth and improvements in medicine, the number of people diagnosed with spinal cord injury is increasing and the average age at the [...]
  
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• Oklahoma Instructor Mel Curth Who Failed Student Samantha Fulnecky’s Gender Essay Is Fired - The New York Times

  23-12-2025 21:57 via news.google.com
  Oklahoma Instructor Mel Curth Who Failed Student Samantha Fulnecky’s Gender Essay Is Fired  The New York TimesOklahoma teaching assistant fired after uproar over flunking Christian student who referenced Bible in essay  Fox NewsOU removes graduate teaching assistant after discrimination investigation  News 9Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay  CNNGraduate instructor who gave failing grade to Samantha Fulne
  
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• Fooled You: DOGE Lives And It Is Still Remaking The Government

  23-12-2025 21:50 via technocracy.news
  WIRED has continuously uncovered important details about DOGE in 2025, but they have failed to relate it to the Dark Enlightenment and Technocracy. RAGE, a pillar of the Dark Enlightenment, stands for Retire All Government Employees. It also calls for accelerationism and for a Monarch/CEO to run the Federal machine like a startup corporation. Zuckerberg expressed this in 2008 when he said, “Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough.” DO
  
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• PAWS Chicago Official Statement on Rabies Case in Chicago Dog - PAWS Chicago

  23-12-2025 21:29 via news.google.com
  PAWS Chicago Official Statement on Rabies Case in Chicago Dog  PAWS ChicagoChicago rescue details timeline after dog tests positive for rabies, a first in decades  NBC 5 ChicagoChicago confirms first rabies-positive dog in Illinois in decades, 13 exposed  FOX 32 ChicagoIDPH: Dog tests positive for rabies after biting person; first Illinois case since 1994  WGN-TVChicago Dog Tests Positive For Rabies  Block Club Chicago
  
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• The Kansas City Chiefs Have Landed The Most Lopsided Stadium Deal In NFL History - Huddle Up | Joe Pompliano

  23-12-2025 21:13 via news.google.com
  The Kansas City Chiefs Have Landed The Most Lopsided Stadium Deal In NFL History  Huddle Up | Joe PomplianoChiefs agree to deal to move to Kansas in 2031  ESPNMissouri senator says he will propose legislation to hold sports teams financially 'accountable' after relocation  KMBCJackson County pitches domed Arrowhead in last-minute plea before Kansas announcement  KCTVThere is one party most responsible for the Chiefs’ move to Kansas  Kansas
  
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• Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault after 2 more women come forward

  23-12-2025 20:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  British comedian and actor Russell Brand was charged with one count each of rape and sexual assault after two new women came forward, police in London said Tuesday.
  
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• Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - U.S. Department of State (.gov)

  23-12-2025 20:24 via news.google.com
  Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex  U.S. Department of State (.gov)US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules  BBCState Department imposes sanctions on former EU official, disinformation group leaders for ‘censorship’  CNNU.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers  The New York TimesFormer EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regul
  
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• Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025 - The Guardian

  23-12-2025 20:22 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025  The GuardianWe Tested Dozens of Gadgets in 2025. The Ones We Loved Most Offered Small But Impactful Upgrades.  Popular MechanicsOur favorite stuff of 2025  The VergeTech's Big Winners of 2025: Google, Musk and ByteDance  The InformationThe 5 coolest gadget innovations of 2025  Popular Science
  
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• 18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine - Live Science

  23-12-2025 20:08 via news.google.com
  18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine  Live Science
  
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• 5,000-Year-Old Wolves Found on Remote Island Challenge Conventional Views of Domestication

  23-12-2025 19:54 via scitechdaily.com
  Ancient wolves found on a human-occupied Baltic island reveal unexpected and complex forms of prehistoric human-animal interaction. Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of years on a small and remote island in the Baltic Sea. Because the island is naturally isolated, the animals could only have arrived there with human involvement. The study, [...]
  
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• Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says - CBS News

  23-12-2025 19:38 via news.google.com
  Taylor Swift donates $1 million to Feeding America, group says  CBS NewsTaylor Swift donates $1M to hunger relief ahead of Christmas  The HillTaylor Swift donates $1M to Feeding America, American Heart Association  ABC NewsTaylor Swift Honors Dad Scott with $1 Million Donation to American Heart Association After Bypass Surgery (Exclusive)  People.comTaylor Swift honors father with $1M gift to American Heart Association  FOX 8 News
  
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• Meet 14 of the New and Unusual Species of 2025 — From Death Ball Sponges to Pumpkin Toads

  23-12-2025 19:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the most exciting species found around the world in 2025, from the deep sea to the western Himalayas.
  
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• Mother suspected of murder after officials find body of California 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard

  23-12-2025 19:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The mother of Melodee Buzzard was arrested Tuesday and accused in the death of her 9-year-old after the girl's body was found in a rural area of Utah more than two months after she went missing in Southern California.
  
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• Smiling Through the Holidays Can Instantly Change How People See You

  23-12-2025 19:25 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how smiling — and mimicking other people’s smiles — can make you seem more trustworthy and confident.
  
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• “Lost” Trojan War Story Found in One of Britain’s Greatest Roman Mosaics

  23-12-2025 19:19 via scitechdaily.com
  An ancient historian at the University of Leicester has found that the Rutland mosaic presents a version of the Trojan War that differs from the story told in Homer’s Iliad. Researchers studying what has been hailed as one of the most important mosaic finds ever made in the UK have revealed that it illustrates a [...]
  
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• This Bus-Sized Predator Hunted in Dinosaur-Era Rivers

  23-12-2025 18:44 via scitechdaily.com
  Mosasaurs were enormous reptiles best known for ruling ancient oceans more than 66 million years ago, but new evidence suggests some also lived in rivers. Scientists reached this conclusion after analyzing a mosasaur tooth discovered in North Dakota. The tooth is thought to have come from an animal that may have grown up to 11 [...]
  
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• New batch of Epstein files contain documents that mention Trump

  23-12-2025 18:33 via nbcnews.com
  The latest batch of files related to Jeffrey Epstein contain documents that mention President Donald Trump by name and his flights on Epstein's plane. NBC News' Ryan Nobles reports on the new batch of documents released by the Department of Justice.
  
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• PLAYLIST: The 48th Kennedy Center Honors - The Kennedy Center

  23-12-2025 17:17 via news.google.com
  PLAYLIST: The 48th Kennedy Center Honors  The Kennedy CenterHow to watch tonight's Kennedy Center Honors hosted by Trump on CBS and Paramount+  CBS NewsOn CBS, it was still the Kennedy Center Honors  The Washington PostPresident Donald Trump, 79, Wants to Know If You Think He Should Quit the White House  The Daily BeastTrump suggests quitting as president for Kennedy Center host job  The Independent
  
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• Ikea has made some of its Matter-compatible smart home devices even cheaper. - The Verge

  23-12-2025 16:14 via news.google.com
  Ikea has made some of its Matter-compatible smart home devices even cheaper.  The VergeIkea’s New Matter over Thread Products - Bulb, Contact Sensor, Leak Sensor (video) -  Homekit News and Reviews
  
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• The chaotic 'Dracula's Chivito': Hubble reveals largest birthplace of planets ever observed - Phys.org

  23-12-2025 15:30 via news.google.com
  The chaotic 'Dracula's Chivito': Hubble reveals largest birthplace of planets ever observed  Phys.orgHubble spots massive sandwich shaped blob in deep-space  Popular ScienceNASA’s Hubble Reveals Largest Found Chaotic Birthplace of Planets  NASA Science (.gov)This Big Space Sandwich Broke a Record  Nautilus | Science ConnectedHubble Spots the Biggest Disk of Chaos Yet Around a Young Star  TechEBlog -
  
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• Scientists Find How To Dial Brain Signals Up or Down To Treat Mental and Neurological Disorders

  23-12-2025 15:15 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular neuroscience. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that they have uncovered a promising drug target that could help regulate the activity of key brain proteins. By adjusting how [...]
  
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• The Earth Is Round, and Is Also a Shifting, Squashed Spheroid

  23-12-2025 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.
  
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• Regular Exercise Doesn’t Just Strengthen the Heart, It Reprograms Its Nerves

  23-12-2025 14:40 via scitechdaily.com
  New research suggests that regular aerobic exercise doesn’t just benefit the heart muscle, but subtly rewires the nerves that control how the heart works. Regular physical activity does more than improve heart strength. New research shows that it also alters the network of nerves that regulate how the heart functions, a finding that could lead [...]
  
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• The Hidden Brain Trick That Can Make Exercise Feel Easier

  23-12-2025 14:05 via scitechdaily.com
  An international team of researchers is studying how vibration applied to tendons influences how people experience physical effort during exercise. Why does a brief jog leave some people feeling worn out while others appear to run with ease? Training level and muscle strength explain part of the difference, but the brain also has an important [...]
  
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• North Korean agents are trying to infiltrate Amazon, chief security officer says

  23-12-2025 13:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hundreds of job applications from suspected North Korean operatives have been blocked by Amazon, according to the U.S. tech giant's chief security officer.
  
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• NYT Connections Answers for Dec. 24, 2025 - The New York Times

  23-12-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  NYT Connections Answers for Dec. 24, 2025  The New York TimesNYT Connections hints and answers for December 23, Tips to solve 'Connections' #926.  MashableNYT Connections Hints and Answer for December 24, Puzzle #927  TODAY.comConnections hints, clues and answers on Tuesday, December 23 2025  USA TodayToday's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Dec. 24, #927  CNET
  
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• Why Scientists Are Performing Brain Surgery on Monarchs

  23-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Scientists in Texas are studying monarch butterflies to understand how they navigate thousands of miles, possibly by sensing Earth’s magnetic field. Alexa Robles-Gil explains how researchers are examining the butterflies’ brains to find answers.
  
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• Scientists Unlock a New Way to Hear the Brain’s Hidden Language

  23-12-2025 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and remember. Scientists have created a new protein that can capture the incoming chemical signals received by brain cells, not just the signals they send out. These incoming messages are carried by glutamate, a neurotransmitter that plays a central [...]
  
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• Postponed '60 Minutes' segment on Salvadoran prison is streamed by Canadian outlet

  23-12-2025 09:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pulled by CBS News, a “60 Minutes” report about deportees sent by the Trump administration to a notorious Salvadoran prison was streamed in Canada.
  
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• The worst year of Warren Buffett’s career : The Indicator from Planet Money - NPR

  23-12-2025 09:00 via news.google.com
  The worst year of Warren Buffett’s career : The Indicator from Planet Money  NPRView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• A Grim Measles Milestone - The Dispatch

  23-12-2025 08:41 via news.google.com
  A Grim Measles Milestone  The DispatchDPH: 249 people quarantined, seven in isolation after new measles cases  WYFF News 4SC measles outbreak surpasses 150 cases, most unvaccinated  WLOSMeasles outbreaks won't end in 2025 as cases mount in Utah, Arizona and South Carolina  NBC NewsHere's Where Measles Case Counts Are Highest  MedPage Today
  
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• Scientists Discover Second Species of Wild Ramps, Ending Decades-Long Debate

  23-12-2025 06:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Overharvesting has raised conservation concerns for a widely foraged plant, but researchers say that better genetic insights could support more effective protection efforts. For years, the wild ramp community has disagreed about how many kinds there really are. Some have insisted the plant is just a single species. Others have argued that wild ramps may [...]
  
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• Scientists Discover Hundreds of New Species in One of Earth’s Least Explored Realms

  23-12-2025 05:44 via scitechdaily.com
  Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems. Global demand for critical metals is rising sharply, prompting many countries to explore the possibility of extracting these valuable resources from the ocean floor. A new international study that uncovered large numbers of previously unknown species at depths [...]
  
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• Climate Models Got It Wrong: Plants Can’t Absorb As Much CO₂ As We Thought

  23-12-2025 05:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Overestimated nitrogen availability has led climate models to exaggerate how much plant growth can offset rising CO2 levels. Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major driver of climate change. At the same time, higher CO2 concentrations can encourage plants to grow faster, which in turn can help slow warming by drawing [...]
  
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• 'Call of Duty' creator Vince Zampella killed after Ferrari crash in California

  23-12-2025 03:59 via nbcnews.com
  Video game development figure Vince Zampella, creator of the “Call of Duty” franchise, died at age 55 in a car crash on a California highway, along with a passenger.
  
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• Plane makes safe emergency landing with first use of Autoland system

  23-12-2025 03:27 via nbcnews.com
  A small plane made a safe emergency landing at a Colorado airport using Garmin’s Autoland system, which takes control if the pilot becomes incapacitated. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports on the first-ever emergency landing using Autoland.
  
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• Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet' - NPR

  23-12-2025 02:53 via news.google.com
  Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'  NPRTrump’s proposed battleships might look impressive on paper. But building them won’t be easy – or cheap  CNNTrump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships  The New York TimesTrump’s Vanity Fleet  The AtlanticTrump announces new class of U.S. battleships named after himself  NBC News
  
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• Svedka will run ad made by AI during Super Bowl

  23-12-2025 02:15 via nbcnews.com
  AI is sparking a major shift in advertising and will make an appearance in at least one Super Bowl commercial. The technology is also raising questions about creativity and job replacement. NBC News’ Emily Lorsch spoke with one company that’s leaning into the technology.
  
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• Beware: When You Get Your News From AI, It Alters Your Views

  23-12-2025 02:12 via technocracy.news
  One word can make a difference in an article, but if that word is targeted at you, it can change your views or opinion. General stories written by AI are enough to be concerned with, but the AI in search engines and bots hit you on the fly with bias that is so subtle that you will not recognize it. If an engineer, a lawyer, and a doctor ask the same question simultaneously on different computers, they will receive different answers; each can be nudged toward the same conclusion. ⁃ Patrick
  
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• CBS News shelves ‘60 Minutes’ report on notorious prison in El Salvador

  23-12-2025 01:36 via nbcnews.com
  ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi is slamming CBS News’ editor in chief Bari Weiss for postponing a report slated to air on December 21. Alfonsi wrote “it is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.” The story focuses on a notorious prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported some undocumented immigrants. NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk reports.
  
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