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Meta will adjust its policies on manipulated and A.I.-generated content to begin to label ahead of the fall elections, after an independent body overseeing the company’s content moderation found that previous policies were “incoherent and confusing,” and said they should be “reconsidered.” The changes stem from the Meta Oversight Board’s recomendations earlier this year issued
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NASA to decide the moon’s time zone NASA to decide the moon’s time zone 00:24 The moon could soon get its own time zone. The White House is directing NASA to work with other government agencies to develop a lunar-based time system called Coordinated Lunar Time, abbreviated as LTC. The Biden administration has given the
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What inspired Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter”? What inspired Beyoncé’s new album “Cowboy Carter”? 05:02 Levi’s stock rose 20% Thursday, boosted by a new Beyoncé song called “Levii’s Jeans.” The track appears on the singer’s new country album “Cowboy Carter,” released last month. The duet, featuring Post Malone, runs slightly over 4 minutes and includes several references to Levi’s
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An earthquake rattled much of the Northeast on Friday morning, with shaking felt across the New York City metropolitan area and in communities from Baltimore and Philadelphia up through New England. The quake had a magnitude of 4.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and it was followed by several aftershocks, including one with a magnitude of 4.0. No major damage
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Renowned for her 2014 hit “Love Me Like You Mean It,” Kelsea Ballerini is gearing up to host Sunday’s CMT Music Awards for the fourth time. She is also nominated for three CMT Awards, including Video of the Year. “This year, I just want to have fun,” she said. “I think hosting solo for the fourth
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Two broods of cicadas expected in spring Two broods of cicadas expected in spring 03:44 Trillions of cicadas will emerge across several U.S. states this spring in an event one expert dubbed “cicada-geddon.” Not only are more cicadas than usual expected this year, but some of them will be “zombie cicadas” that are infected by
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Residents across the Northeast were rattled by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook the densely populated New York City metropolitan area and much of the surrounding region on Friday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey was quick to release maps showing the spot where the quake was centered, in New Jersey, and the area where it was felt.
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Ahead of Iowa’s highly-anticipated game against UConn in Friday’s Final Four, Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark is speaking out about her own athletic heroes. In a video shared by the NCAA, Clark and some of her teammates are asked what their phone screensavers are. While other players revealed photos of their family members and inspirational quotes,
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Madonna’s attorneys on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the pop superstar for starting a concert two hours late, arguing the plaintiffs didn’t demonstrate any clear injuries, court documents show. Plaintiffs Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden filed the lawsuit earlier this year after attending one of Madonna’s global Celebration Tour shows in Brooklyn in
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How might third-party candidates impact 2024? How might third-party candidates impact the 2024 race? 07:40 Washington — The campaign of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disowned language used in a fundraising email on Thursday that referred to those facing charges in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “activists” who have been “stripped
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