Jill Biden wants everyone who visits the White House through Christmas to feel like a kid again. “Magic, Wonder and Joy” is the theme this year, the Bidens’ third in the White House. The oversized decorations are meant to inspire the feelings that put children on joyful edge at this… Read More
Legal complaint says Facebook knowingly targeted kids
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described in reports from The… Read More
Missiles fired from Yemen at U.S. warship after it stops hijackers
Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy, officials said. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship aiding the tanker in the Gulf of… Read More
Merriam-Webster’s 2023 Word of the Year is…
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic self. Authenticity as artifice. Lookups for the word are routinely heavy on the dictionary company’s site but… Read More
[Video] Hollywood liberal dropped by agency after downplaying Hamas attack
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon was dropped by her agency after dismissing concerns about antisemitism and using “context” to downplay the Oct. 7 attack on Israeli civilians. A spokesman for the United Talent Agency said Sarandon, the five-time Oscar nominee, is no longer represented by the agency. Sarandon’s exit from UTA… Read More
Formula One’s return to Las Vegas is a winner for late-night TV viewers
Formula One’s return to Las Vegas drew the largest audience for the series since June, despite starting in the middle of the night for viewers on the East Coast, according to ESPN. The race, which began at 1 a.m. Eastern, attracted 1.3 million viewers, one of its largest audiences for… Read More
Hard-to-eradicate ‘super pigs’ in Canada threaten to invade U.S.
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion. In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often… Read More
Top Dem congresswoman calls it quits after 32 years
U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., announced Tuesday that she’ll retire at the end of her current term, instead of running for re-election. 30 representatives, including Eshoo, have now announced their retirements from the House ahead of the 2024 election, and Democrats make up 19 of the 30 retirees. At this… Read More
[Poll] Americans’ favorite (and least favorite) dishes at Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what’s on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin pie, say, but are split over the eternal turkey question of dark meat versus white meat. And don’t even ask if… Read More
Carlton Pearson, influential megachurch founder who rejected hell, dies at age 70
The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights has died, his agent said Monday. Bishop Carlton Pearson died Sunday night in hospice care… Read More
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