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Tim Heidecker and The Onion Are Taking Over InfoWars, Even if They Legally Can’t: It’s ‘Been a Long, Hard Struggle’
David vs. Goliath. Rocky Balboa vs. Apollo Creed. The Onion and Tim Heidecker vs. InfoWars and the Texas court system. It’s an underdog story we all know. Our hero, the preeminent satirical newspaper The Onion, embarked on a mission in 2024 to take over the alt-right conspiracy bullhorn InfoWars after its founder, Alex “Turn the…
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The surprising American voters want to see as the ‘face’ of the US revealed… in sobering news for Obama and Trump
Americans have a surprising take on who they believe best represents the US today as the country celebrates its 250th birthday.
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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium’s announcements of monthly new games are being changed in some territories, and players aren’t happy about it
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium’s monthly games have been typically revealed and then delivered all at once – this was still true in May – but June’s selection of titles has introduced a major change with gradual rollouts stretched across a few weeks. Read more
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Roy feels ‘punished’ by Commonwealth Games omission
Northern Ireland sprinter Lauren Roy feels she is being “punished” after missing out on selection for the Commonwealth Games.
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Helldivers 2 is once again spoofing Donald Trump’s wall with the Frontlines of Freedom update, which launches a new campaign “to make the galaxy safe again”
Helldivers 2’s latest in-game campaign sees the champions of strategically mitigated democracy supervising the construction of yet another massive wall of pine-scented gas in space. Kicking off with the Frontlines of Freedom update, out now, it’s a bid to keep those evil “fascist” Terminid insects away from Super Earth, building on the foundations of the…
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Harris-backed Democrat scrubs BLM-era posts as House campaign heats up
Dan Koh deleted several Black Lives Matter posts from Twitter as he campaigns for Massachusetts's sixth congressional district, records show.
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BBC deal in jeopardy for studio use in Belfast attraction
A council committee has voted against a commercial agreement linked to the £100m Belfast Stories development in the city centre.
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Frequent AI chatbot users more likely to believe anti-vaccine myths, poll finds
Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autismAdults in the US who frequently seek out health advice from artificial intelligence chatbots are more likely to believe myths about vaccines, according to a poll released on Tuesday by health research firm KFF.The survey,…
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Shetland councillors back plans to build tunnels to link some of largest islands
Financing options to be investigated for first two subsea projects that would link Mainland with Yell and Unst Councillors on Shetland have backed plans to build up to four tunnels to link some of the largest and most populated islands, after years of isolation and decline.The council voted on Tuesday to investigate financing options for…
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Silicon Valley donations make Colorado Democratic primary one of state’s most expensive
Manny Rutinel’s House campaign draws millions from big tech as pro- and anti-AI factions spar over regulationPolitical groups funded by top tech executives have been homing in on one local race in Colorado, as the state’s Democratic primary vote gets under way on Tuesday. Democrat Manny Rutinel, who’s running in the competitive eighth congressional district…