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Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges

Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges

Immediately after Charlie Kirk was shot during a college event in Utah, graphic video of what happened was available almost instantly online, from several angles, in slow-motion and real-time spee...

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Judge in Georgia denies bid to charge legal fees over electric vehicle plant

Judge in Georgia denies bid to charge legal fees over electric vehicle plant

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has rejected an attempt by the state of Georgia and a local development agency to force people who unsuccessfully sued to block an electric vehicle plant to pay the governme...

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Google quietly lobbied against a California privacy bill that passed

Google quietly lobbied against a California privacy bill that passed

In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web...

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West Virginia approves more coal mining in area residents say is already contaminated

West Virginia approves more coal mining in area residents say is already contaminated

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the ai...

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Boeing workers reject proposal, extend strike at Midwest plants

Boeing workers reject proposal, extend strike at Midwest plants

Another contract proposal has been rejected by Boeing workers who now have been on strike for nearly six weeks from three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed. The vote...

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OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure

OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft to change its corporate structure

OpenAI has reached a new tentative agreement with Microsoft and said its nonprofit, which technically controls its business, will now be given a $100 billion equity stake in its for-profit corpora...

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