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NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
OpenAI committed “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” when it used millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence models, the New York Times alleged in a court document unsealed on Thursday.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 17, 2026 at 11:10 PM
NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
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THIS! All of this!
RFK Jr.'s Sister Kerry Kennedy Rips Trump Administration Over Petty Decision To Shut Down Kennedy Center
www.comicsands.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 PM
THIS! All of this!
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Trump is president of the unhinged and uninformed.
September 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Trump is president of the unhinged and uninformed.
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Word! Hell yes I support this💙💛
September 17, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Word! Hell yes I support this💙💛
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Breaking: $12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds.
Texas gets back $12 billion in hospital Medicaid funds from feds
The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day.
www.texastribune.org
September 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Breaking: $12 billion in Medicaid funds restored to Texas hospitals, ending impasse with the feds.
I'm sure Leader Trump got the message and will act as ordered.
N.Korea leader’s sister blasts U.S. drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response
N.Korea leader’s sister blasts U.S. drills, threatens ‘more offensive’ response
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister accused the United States of escalating regional tensions through frequent military drills and warned of a “more offensive” response from Pyongyang, according to a statement published by state media Friday.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 18, 2026 at 5:19 AM
I'm sure Leader Trump got the message and will act as ordered.
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From last year. A good history lesson.
September 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
From last year. A good history lesson.
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Look at the community notes on this one. 👇
September 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Look at the community notes on this one. 👇
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He started this war to distract from the Epstein files.
The monster 👿 should be in prison instead of the White House.
The monster 👿 should be in prison instead of the White House.
September 17, 2026 at 2:10 PM
He started this war to distract from the Epstein files.
The monster 👿 should be in prison instead of the White House.
The monster 👿 should be in prison instead of the White House.
He's become an empty shell. He's being, almost literally, propped up, so the GOP majority doesn't find itself in a bind for doing anything. McConnell shouldn't be sitting in the Senate anymore. His capacity, his mental faculties and his ability to function in the role of Senator need to be verified
McConnell appeared to need help on how to vote on a farm bill Wednesday.
McConnell’s Senate Return Sparks More Questions About 84-Year-Old’s Health (Video)
McConnell appeared to need help on how to vote on a farm bill Wednesday.
www.forbes.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
He's become an empty shell. He's being, almost literally, propped up, so the GOP majority doesn't find itself in a bind for doing anything. McConnell shouldn't be sitting in the Senate anymore. His capacity, his mental faculties and his ability to function in the role of Senator need to be verified
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The constitution is just another piece of paper if nobody upholds it.
September 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The constitution is just another piece of paper if nobody upholds it.
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Real estate developer Lennar said about 20% of its divisions are feeling labor pressure from immigration crackdowns.
Nation’s Second-Largest Homebuilder Warns Immigration Crackdown LeavingTrade Partners With ‘No Crews’
Real estate developer Lennar said about 20% of its divisions are feeling labor pressure from immigration crackdowns.
www.forbes.com
September 17, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Real estate developer Lennar said about 20% of its divisions are feeling labor pressure from immigration crackdowns.
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QuickQuotes: World reacts to Carney's pursuit of new alliance with the European Union
QuickQuotes: World reacts to Carney's pursuit of new alliance with the European Union
Here are some of the reactions from Canada and abroad to the push for closer ties between the EU and Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
QuickQuotes: World reacts to Carney's pursuit of new alliance with the European Union
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Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a video showing authorities detaining immigrants, calling it “so dehumanizing.”
Zara Larsson Condemns White House For Using Her Song In ICE Deportation Video: ‘I’m Just Sad’
Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a video showing authorities detaining immigrants, calling it “so dehumanizing.”
www.forbes.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Swedish singer Zara Larsson condemned the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a video showing authorities detaining immigrants, calling it “so dehumanizing.”
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For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
September 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machine
In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machine
Orchestrated and tightly controlled by the Kremlin, the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18-20 are expected to deliver another victory for United Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s party. Despite ongoing repression, some Russians intend to use the vote to express their opposition to the regime and the war.
www.lemonde.fr
September 18, 2026 at 3:00 AM
In Russia, anti-war activists seek to resist Putin's electoral machine
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I can not argue with this.
September 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
I can not argue with this.
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As someone who went through it, I promise you, it was an occupation. Looked and felt like we were being overtaken. I’m still triggered as are SO many of us. I am changed from it, it was absolute terror.
September 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
As someone who went through it, I promise you, it was an occupation. Looked and felt like we were being overtaken. I’m still triggered as are SO many of us. I am changed from it, it was absolute terror.
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It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries.
September 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
It’s insane that people in Congress are paid over $174K a year in taxpayer dollars whilst making millions of dollars from insider trading whilst getting 18 vacations a year as Americans all over the country struggle to pay for rent, gas and groceries.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. “This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation.”
“The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. “This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation.”
Opinion | The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End
The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.
nyti.ms
September 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. “This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation.”
“The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. “This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation.”
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”
Reflecting Pool Contractor Says Issues Were Linked To Its Own Work, Not Vandals, Report Says
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”
www.forbes.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”
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Former PM Chretien tells U.S. to ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’ in 9/11 speech
Former PM Chretien tells U.S. to ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’ in 9/11 speech
Former prime minister Jean Chretien, during a speech commemorating the 25-year anniversary of Sept. 11, delivered what he called 'a message for our American friends.'
www.ctvnews.ca
September 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Former PM Chretien tells U.S. to ‘never mistake our generosity for weakness’ in 9/11 speech
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NEW: Christopher McCurdy, the leading scientist urging policymakers not to criminalize kratom, has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association.
None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.
None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.
The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists
University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None o...
www.propublica.org
September 1, 2026 at 3:28 PM
NEW: Christopher McCurdy, the leading scientist urging policymakers not to criminalize kratom, has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association.
None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.
None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.
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Mitch is dead
Republicans are frauds
Republicans are frauds
September 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Mitch is dead
Republicans are frauds
Republicans are frauds
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A truer post has never been posted.
September 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A truer post has never been posted.