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A New York state appeals court on Thursday rejected a request by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corporation to dismiss part of a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit stemming from the spread of misinformation surrounding the 2020 presidential election.The suit, filed by Smartmatic, a voting technology company, is on track to go to trial in state court in Manhattan, although the parties could settle the case out of court.Smartmatic sued Fox in February 2021, accusing the media conglomerate of defaming it by mentioning its name among false allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election repeatedly aired on Fox News.Fox News agreed in…
The impending demise of TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the United States, has marketers, companies and creators scrambling to embrace alternatives — even if they’re not entirely convinced that TikTok will actually leaving the United States this month.Marketers are shifting dollars to Instagram and tweaking their contracts with social media stars so they’re not stuck paying for sponsored TikTok posts in the app’s absence. Creators ask fans to follow them elsewhere while collecting their email addresses to log in on other platforms. And talent agents are telling TikTok stars to hold off on buying a…
Barrie Miskin was recently pregnant when she noticed a change in her appearance. Dark patches bloomed on her skin like watercolor ink. A “thick” growth of hair grew on her upper lip and chin.The outside world was changing, too: In her neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, bright lights enveloped objects in a halo, blurring her vision. Her colleagues and even her doctors began to seem like “alien proxies” of themselves, said Ms Miskin, 46.”I felt like I was looking at the world through a dirty glass,” he added. However, Mrs Miskin knew it was all an illusion, so she sought help.It…
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Elon Musk is not just involved in German politics. He is trying to break a political deadlock that has kept the nation’s most prominent far-right party out of government even as it has gained strength with voters.Mr. Musk will host a live interview Thursday with Alice Weidel, who is the chancellor candidate for that party, the Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, in the country’s snap election scheduled for Feb. 23. on X, the social networking platform owned by Mr. Musk, has raised alarms and threats of legal consequences in Germany’s political class.This means, in large part, because Mr. Musk…
The history profession has many questions to confront at this time. Between those on the right who want to emphasize America’s uniqueness and “greatness” and those on the left who want to emphasize America’s weaknesses and blind spots, how should historians tell the nation’s story? What is the role of history in a society with very short attention spans? And what can the field do—if anything—to halt the decline in history majors, which, at the most recent count, were an abysmal 1.2 percent of American students?But the most pressing question at the annual conference of the American Historical Association, which…
The next big race for offshoring is happening in Washington, and this time it’s about artificial intelligence.The Biden administration, in its final weeks in office, is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its close allies are in control of how artificial intelligence is developed in the coming years.The rules have sparked a fierce battle between tech companies and the government, as well as among executives.The regulations, which could be issued as early as Friday, would dictate where American-made chips critical to artificial intelligence could be shipped. Those rules would then help determine…
When the Supreme Court hears arguments Friday about whether protecting national security requires selling or shutting down TikTok, the justices will be operating in the shadow of three First Amendment precedents, all influenced by the climate of their time and by how much the judges trusted. the government.During the Cold War and Vietnam era, the court refused to credit the government’s claims that national security required limiting what newspapers could publish and what Americans could read. More recently, however, the court deferred to Congress’ decision that the fight against terrorism justified criminalizing certain types of speech.The court will likely act…
Water fluoridation is widely regarded as one of the great public health achievements of the 20th century, credited with significantly reducing tooth decay. However, there is growing controversy among scientists about whether fluoride may be linked to lower IQ scores in children.A comprehensive federal analysis of dozens of previous studies, published this week in JAMA Pediatrics, has added to those concerns. It found a significant inverse relationship between exposure levels and cognitive function in children.Higher fluoride exposures were linked to lower IQ scores, researchers working for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences concluded.None of the studies included in the…
When Donald J. Trump won a return to the White House, many countries thought they knew what to expect and how to prepare for what was coming.Diplomats in world capitals said they would zero in on what his government does, not what Mr. Trump. Major nations have developed plans to mitigate or counter his threat of punitive tariffs. Smaller countries hoped they could just hide from another four years of America First storm forces.But it’s getting harder and harder for people to keep calm and carry on.At Tuesday’s press conference at Mar-a-Lago, Mr. Trump refused to rule out the use…