CNN Hires New York Times Chief Data Scientist Chris Wiggins to Head AI Team

CNN hired Chris Wiggins, former chief data scientist at the New York Times, for a newly created role as head of machine ...
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Fact-checking Trump: Did CNN publish a fake statement from Iran and commit a crime?

Within two hours of declaring a ceasefire in the Iran war, President Donald Trump alleged that CNN knowingly published false information. Trump said CNN reported a "fake" statement from Iran and U.S.
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Exclusive: Trader made nearly $1 million on Polymarket with remarkably accurate Iran bets

A trader made nearly $1 million since 2024 from dozens of well-timed Polymarket bets that correctly predicted US and Israeli military actions against Iran, according to an analysis shared with CNN.
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Inside the ‘underground railroad’ Ukraine is using to bring back children from Russia

Rostyslav Lavrov knew he had to escape. He was stuck at a Russian naval academy in occupied Crimea, where he was sent at the age of 16 after Moscow’s forces took over his hometown in Ukraine’s Kherson ...
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Former judges side with Anthropic and raise concerns about Pentagon’s use of supply chain risk label

Nearly 150 retired federal and state judges have filed an amicus brief on Tuesday supporting AI company Anthropic in its lawsuit against the Trump administration for designating it a “supply chain ...
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Fact check: The lies Trump is using to sell his latest attack on mail-in voting

President Donald Trump is pushing for new restrictions on mail-in voting. To sell his proposal, he is telling lies. Trump has been making false claims about mail-in voting since the 2020 campaign that ...
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Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights

The world’s happiest countries for 2026, what travelers can expect in terms of rising air fares, plus United Airlines cracks down on noisy passengers. Here’s what’s happening in Travel. Here’s a ...
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Scientists say marijuana doesn’t ease anxiety or other mental health conditions

Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn’t work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research. Medical marijuana includes ...
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Teens are turning to AI for nearly everything. But diet information may be a big risk

Lunch of grilled chicken, brown rice and steamed broccoli, and then dinner of salmon, sweet potato, and a green salad dressed with only olive oil. Oh, and keep each element under 4 ounces and the ...
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Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited

A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to ...
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After two jury verdicts against social media companies, it’s time to reexamine your kids’ tech use

Kara Alaimo is a professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University and advises parents, students and teachers on how to manage screen time. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media ...