CBS News correspondent accuses Bari Weiss of ‘political’ move in pulling β€˜60 Minutes’ piece

CBS News correspondent accuses Bari Weiss of ‘political’ move in pulling β€˜60 Minutes’ piece

A β€œ60 Minutes” story on the Trump administration’s imprisonment of hundreds of deported Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador was pulled by CBS News Editor-In-Chief Bari Weiss shortly before it was scheduled to air Sunday night. The unusual decision drew a sharp rebuke from Sharyn Alfonsi, the correspondent for the piece. Alfonsi said the decision was…

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Puppy farming and trail hunting to be banned – but critics warn of ‘war on the countryside’ | Politics News

Puppy farming and trail hunting to be banned – but critics warn of ‘war on the countryside’ | Politics News

Puppy farms, trail hunting and snare traps are all set to be banned under animal welfare reforms being introduced by the government. Ministers have today unveiled the government’s Animal Welfare Strategy, which also takes aim at other measures seen as cruel, such as shock collars, as well as cages and crates for farm animals. But…

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Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”

Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”

With the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect is celebrating a new less-digital era for millions of children β€” and sharing that the legislation was personally inspired by his wife, for their four children.Β  “She read a book called ‘The Anxious Generation,’ by…

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James Ransone dead: Star of ‘The Wire,’ ‘It: Chapter Two’ was 46

James Ransone dead: Star of ‘The Wire,’ ‘It: Chapter Two’ was 46

James Ransone, a character actor who played an impulsive, drug-dealing dock worker in the iconic HBO series β€œThe Wire” and later appeared in horror films β€œSinister” and β€œIt: Chapter Two,” died in Los Angeles on Friday. He was 46. According to the L.A. County medical examiner’s office, Ransone died by suicide. A native of Maryland,…

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Disney to invest  billion in OpenAI under new licensing agreement

Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI under new licensing agreement

Walt Disney Co. is investing $1 billion in OpenAI under a new commercial partnership with the ChatGPT and Sora developer. The three-year licensing agreement will allow users of Sora, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence video tool, to create AI videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, the entertainment giantΒ announced Thursday.Β  Disney…

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