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This combination of photos shows various podcasts, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole: Podcasts. (AP Photo/David Hamilton)
Extremists Exploit a Loophole in Social Moderation: Podcasts
  • 15 January 2021
Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole for misinformation and conspiracy...
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Dorothy Schmidt Cole, Oldest Living Marine, Dies at 107
  • 15 January 2021
Cole enlisted as one of the earliest female Marine reservists following the bombing of Pearl...
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Danish Rozario, left, of Silver Spring, Md., wheels baggage down Pennsylvania Avenue for a guest at the Trump Hotel in Washington, Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Trump Supporters Among Those Seeking Jan. 20 Protest Permits
  • 15 January 2021
It appears unlikely their application will be approved as the National Park Service greatly curtails...
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NY Prosecutors Interview Michael Cohen about Trump Finances
  • 15 January 2021
New York prosecutors conducted an hourslong interview of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal...
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Did a Conservative News Site Admit Its Voter-Fraud Claims Were False?
  • 15 January 2021
American Thinker joined the likes of Newsmax in issuing a correction to various claims it...
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Was Kissing Through Handkerchiefs Advised During 1918 Pandemic?
  • 15 January 2021
"Want to Kiss and Escape Grip? Use Handkerchief!"
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Did Marine Corps Tell Pelosi, ‘We Don’t Work For You’?
  • 15 January 2021
Security arrangements for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were under scrutiny following the violent Capitol...
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FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2020, file photo, state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Sen. Wiener has introduced legislation that would ban certain medically unnecessary surgeries on children born with ambiguous or conflicting genitalia. The first-of-its-kind legislation would not allow these types of surgeries until the child is at least 6-years-old. A similar bill failed to pass last year after facing opposition from the California Medical Association. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California Bill Would Ban Intersex Surgery for Young Kids
  • 15 January 2021
A California lawmaker is trying again to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children...
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No, Obama and Former Italian Prime Minister Renzi Didn’t Rig US Election
  • 15 January 2021
A viral story going around social media builds on debunked mass voter fraud conspiracy theories.
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NRA Declares Bankruptcy, Plans to Incorporate in Texas
  • 15 January 2021
The National Rifle Association announced it has filed for bankruptcy and will seek to incorporate...
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