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Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, abruptly announced it will get rid of independent fact checkers and replace them with a “community notes” system like the one used on X. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there had been too much accidental censorship.  Rights groups accused him of currying favour with… Read Details ⇢

Mary Steenburgen isn’t holding back.  While explaining how she was wrong in her impression that her husband, Ted Danson, was a bit of a ladies’ man before they met, the “Book Club” actress admitted a detail about their sex life.  “I admired him so much as an actor, but I… Read Details ⇢

United States President-elect Donald Trump has hinted at possible military intervention in the Americas and the Middle East, as well as other items on his foreign policy agenda, during a wide-ranging news conference in Florida. Trump spoke from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday, a day after Congress officially certified his… Read Details ⇢

The new Samsung QN90F mini-LED is on display at CES 2025, and its immersive 115-inch screen is a magnificent sight. The QN90F is the successor to the Samsung QN90D, our pick as one of the best TVs for sports and gaming, though that series topped out at a “mere” 98-inch… Read Details ⇢

As residents fled, firefighters scrambled to corral flames churning along Los Angeles hillsides as winds gained strength Tuesday, January 7, across Southern California, where forecasters said “life-threatening, destructive” gusts could last for days while toppling trees, creating dangerous surf and bringing extreme wildfire risk to areas that haven’t seen substantial… Read Details ⇢

France has marked 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion. FRANCE 24’s Sharon Gaffney speaks to Jacob Mchangama, founder of ‘The Future of Free Speech’ think tank and research professor… Read Details ⇢

The Tennessee Titans earlier Tuesday fired their general manager roughly three months before the team is slated to make the top pick in the NFL Draft. The organization announced that Ran Carthon was relieved of his duties following a 3-14 campaign despite the team going on a free-agent shopping spree… Read Details ⇢

Edmundo Gonzalez, who competed against incumbent Nicolas Maduro in July’s presidential elections, says masked men abducted his son-in-law in Caracas. Edmundo Gonzalez, the leader of Venezuela’s political opposition, has accused masked men of kidnapping his son-in-law, who remains missing. Gonzalez, who ran in the country’s contested presidential election in July,… Read Details ⇢

Security researchers from Cofense spot multiple phishing emails impersonating the US Social Security Administration The goal was to deploy the ConnectWise Remote Access Trojan The email frequency increased in the days leading up to the 2024 US presidential elections Cybercriminals are impersonating the US Social Security Administration in an attempt… Read Details ⇢