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AP test scores sky-rocketed after pandemic — raising grade inflation criticism for college prep courses
In 2021, just 17% of of high school students taking the Advanced Placement English Literature and Composition test earned top marks on the exam. Four years later, that number ballooned to more than 43%. The major markup on grades for the AP English Lit test — one of the College Board’s most popular college credit…
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Trump Tests the Definition of Insider Trading
This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. For Donald Trump, social media is a fundamental component of the presidency. He shares his thoughts freely and constantly;…
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OK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again
It’s officially getting hard to keep track of all the times and ways AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been involved in “security incidents,” going outside the confines of their testing and interacting with the wider internet in unintended, often unwelcome ways. Add these to the list: Agents from both AI labs went on…
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‘That doesn’t make sense!’ Jake Tapper corners Max Miller over horrific claim
CNN anchor Jake Tapper challenged Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) as the lawmaker tried to defend himself against claims of abusing his ex-wife and daughter amid growing calls for him to resign. Tapper pressed Miller to respond to the allegations and sought more information about what happened involving his 2-year-old daughter and former wife, Emily Moreno,…
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Rosie O’Donnell’s ‘The View’ reunion comments spark alumni meltdown over invites
Rosie O’Donnell has sent “The View” alumni into a tailspin over missing invitations that didn’t exist in the first place. O’Donnell made headlines this week after announcing on a podcast that she had been asked to return to the hit ABC show, in some capacity, for the upcoming 30th anniversary and stating “They’re bringing back…
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Too many kids are forced to grow up too soon, especially girls
Recently, Eva Amurri, the daughter of actor Susan Sarandon, shared in an Instagram video that as a mom in her 40s one thing she’d never do is let her daughter grow up too fast. “I don’t want her to rush through her childhood,” Amurri said, ”to act older than her years, live up to cultural…
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Critics skewer ‘desperate’ Republican after ‘self-destructive’ CNN interview
Rep. Max Miller was facing public backlash on Tuesday after a heated interview with CNN anchor Jake Tapper. Tapper pressed Miller, who has been facing allegations of abusing his ex-wife and 2-year-old daughter, to respond to serious questions about the accusations as calls for him to resign were mounting. Political and media experts weighed in…
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Naomi Watts Toasts Her Secret ‘The Impossible’ Reunion With Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’
There’s no such thing as small roles — especially when they’re in the biggest movie of the year. But Naomi Watts has what we’ll call a little-known performance in Destin Daniel Cretton’s record-breaking box office smash “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” and she celebrated the Sony Pictures and Marvel film’s opening weekend success by toasting her…
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Jelly Roll announces performing hiatus to ‘heal’ following divorce from Bunnie XO
Jelly Roll is taking a break from performing after a highly publicized split from Bunnie XO. Last week, the “Save Me” singer paused his Salt Lake City concert to announce the hiatus. “This has truly been a lifetime experience for me,” Jelly Roll told the crowd at the Rice-Eccles Stadium, per Country Now. “And in…
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GOP senator nukes Trump’s best shot at passing his dubious election package
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has changed his mind on the Senate filibuster — once again. Earlier this year, the longtime senator broke from his past commitment to protecting the controvrsial Senate rule, saying he would support changing the filibuster to pass the SAVE America Act, President Donald Trump’s package of voting restrictions. He did this…