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Are You Eligible to Receive a Portion of Disney’s $50 Million Settlement? Here’s How You Can File a Claim
The Walt Disney Company logo appears on a screen above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in this Aug. 8, 2017, file photo. —Richard Drew—AP The Walt Disney Company has agreed to a $50 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the media giant violated federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.…
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Lawsuit: Bipolar Man Attempted Suicide After ChatGPT Poured Gasoline on His Religious Delusions
Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. ChatGPT fanned the flames of a bipolar man’s worsening religious delusions, exacerbating a manic episode that culminated in…
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Facing setbacks and resistance, Trump presses bid to reshape elections on multiple fronts
WASHINGTON — President Trump has spent months waging an unusually aggressive campaign to reshape how states run elections, leveraging federal agencies in ways no previous president has attempted. He has pushed the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of citizens in each state to help determine voter eligibility. He is seeking to give the Postal…
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L.A. Venezuelan restaurants unite to provide earthquake relief
Standing outside of her casual Venezuelan restaurant in downtown L.A., Kelly Montana clutched print-out photos of her parents as she visibly held back tears. This is the longest Montana has gone without contact with her parents — she speaks to them “all day, every day” even when they were thousands of miles away in La…
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‘The View’ Scores Most-Watched Q2 in 6 Years With 2.6 Million Viewers | Exclusive
“The View” scored its most-watched Q2 in six years, TheWrap can reveal exclusively. ABC’s “The View” closed out the second quarter with 2.6 million total viewers, according to Nielsen figures, growing 3% from its Q2 average from a year ago. The show also improved in both female demos, with the show averaging 221,000 viewers in…
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Easy hacks to bring the cost of your electricity bills down as temperatures go up
Temperatures are heating up across the Red, White and Blue as the country gears up for July 4th. You may have seen the heatwave warningspopping up on your phone urging all of us to stay inside and brace for extreme temperatures. In New York alone, the city will experience “feels-like” temperatures hitting the low 100s.…
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The worst thing about America’s World Cup
The World Cup is in full swing, and the vibes are mostly positive! Scottish tourists drank Boston dry, Mexico lifted a 40-year curse, and African teams have had a historic showing. But there is one pesky little thing that fans REALLY don’t like: hydration breaks, which are a new addition to the tournament this year.…
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Fans Furious as Netflix Uses AI to Bring Gene Wilder’s Voice Back From the Dead for Willy Wonka Reality Show
Beloved actor Gene Wilder, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the titular Willy Wonka in the 1971 musical fantasy film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” died in 2016 at the age of 83 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. Now, almost exactly a decade later, Netflix is trying to resurrect his voice using AI…
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Faces and voices of Angelenos on America’s 250th
Ruby Woo, 33, Unincorporated East Los Angeles What 250 years means: 250 years of America is joy, devastation, pain, suffering, growing pains, heartache, injustices, tears, happiness, growth, homesteading lifestyle, culture. I recognize the fact that we’re currently standing on the oldest street in all of Los Angeles. This is the birthplace of the city, and…
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America at 250: Who are we, anyway?
America turns 250 this year. The celebrations are already underway — and so are the questions. President Donald Trump has put himself at the center of the anniversary in Washington, DC, with hype-filled plans for festivals and fireworks. Nationally, the lead-up has turned into a roiling conversation about what America even represents these days —…