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Alex Jones must pay nearly $1b to Sandy Hook families — October 12 Oct 12, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rob Gunther are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families [Share]
General Motors pivots to energy management [Share]
Manhattan Venture Partners wants out of Musk Twitter deal [Share]
Eric André and Clayton English sue ATL police [Share]
Paris Hilton reveals sexual abuse in a teen treatment program [Share]
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Lukewarm reaction to Meta’s new VR set [Share]
SCOTUS to weigh on “fair use” [Share]
Another Amazon warehouse starts union vote [Share]
Egyptologists petition the British Museum to return the Rosetta Stone [Share]
Fat Bear Winner is 747 [Share]
Will Millennials ever buy a home? [Share]
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Is Netflix's algorithm driving creative decisions? — October 11 Oct 11, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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NASA says asteroid crash test was a success [Share]
SCOTUS denies appeal for man on death row [Share]
Adnan Syed freed of all charges [Share]
Fat Bear week voting fraud [Share]
Angela Lansbury has died at age 96 [Share]
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Proposed rule could lead to reclassification of gig workers [Share]
Biden to reevaluation Saudi relationship [Share]
Historic deal reached on Israel/Lebanon maritime border [Share]
Big bank dabbles in crypto [Share]
Club owner to press charges against beer-throwing heckler [Share]
Is Netflix relying too much on machine learning to make decisions? [Share]
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TikTokers are trying to unionize — October 10 Oct 10, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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China and India urge de-escalation in Ukraine [Share]
LA council president recorded making racist remarks [Share]
Oil workers protest in Iran [Share]
Second Weinstein sex crimes trial begins in LA [Share]
Food price inflation could ease thanks to good harvests [Share]
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Three U.S. economists win Nobel Prize in Economics [Share]
Texas Pete Hot Sauce sued over not being Texan [Share]
When is a Vermeer not a Vermeer? [Share]
Kanye West’s antisemitic posts [Share]
Did Madonna come out on TikTok? [Share]
TikTokers are quietly trying to form a union [Share]
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The sister of Dahmer victim has thoughts on Netflix series — October 7 Oct 07, 2022

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Hosts Kerry Donahue and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Entire Uvalde school police force pulled [Share]
NYC mayor declares migrant emergency [Share]
Markets close lower on strong September jobs report [Share]
Young adults became more neurotic in the pandemic [Share]
Illinois starts guaranteed income pilot [Share]
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Ireland opens secret adoption records [Share]
Volcano fire damages Easter Island statues [Share]
Major study on pregnancy and antidepressants [Share]
Another cheating scandal [Share]
Queen Latifah has a no death clause [Share]
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The sister of a Jeffrey Dahmer victim speaks out [Share]
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Play along with Two Headlines and a Lie — October 6 Oct 06, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Woman Herschel Walker denies knowing is the mother of one of his children [Share]
Peloton plans to cut about 500 jobs [Share]
Federal judge holds up NY gun law changes [Share]
US believes Ukraine was behind Daria Dugina assassination [Share]
American tourist damages Vatican sculptures [Share]
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Anna Sorokin to leave ICE detention [Share]
Vice President Kamala Harris was in a car crash on Monday [Share]
Orcas maul great whites in rare drone footage [Share]
Annie Ernaux wins this year’s Nobel Prize in literature [Share]
Mint Chocolate craze taking over South Korea [Share]
Two Headlines and a Lie [Share]
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The plight of the middle manager — October 5 Oct 05, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Biden visits Florida after Ian [Share]
British Pound and Wall Street stocks slump again [Share]
Alec Baldwin settles with family of cinematographer shot on set [Share]
New rule: Airlines to provide flight attendants with more rest [Share]
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio steps down [Share]
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Google makes it easier to remove personal info [Share]
Trump asks SCOTUS to get involved [Share]
Jolie describes abuse by Pitt in a court filing [Share]
The world’s best bar is in Barcelona [Share]
This year’s bracket for Fat Bear Week is out [Share]
The plight of middle managers [Share]
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Play along with Who Wrote WHAT? — October 4 Oct 04, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Musk says OK, I’ll buy Twitter [Share]
Death toll from Hurricane Ian rises [Share]
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen prepare divorce [Share]
Northeastern explosion reportedly a hoax [Share]
Country queen Loretta Lynn dies [Share]
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Scams on Zelle have exploded, per Warren [Share]
Herschel Walker under fire for abortion [Share]
Florida student athletes asked to report their menstrual history [Share]
Student loans still a problem for divorced couples [Share]
The Onion files SCOTUS brief [Share]
Who Wrote What? [Share]
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Viral TikToks say 'Act Your Wage' — October 3 Oct 03, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday

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Wall Street has best day in months [Share]
Credit Suisse fends off financial concerns [Share]
The president and first lady go to Puerto Rico [Share]
UK abruptly walks back tax cuts [Share]
Tomas the Tank makes its way to Ukraine [Share]
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SCOTUS returns [Share]
Hurricane Ian’s aftermath [Share]
Iran supreme leader blames US and Israel for protests [Share]
Report finds systemic abuse of players in women’s soccer [Share]
Kim Kardashian settles crypto suit with SEC [Share]
The viral TikToks calling you to 'Act Your Wage' [Share]
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Try to guess the lie in Two Headlines and a Lie — September 29 Sep 29, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Florida [Share]
TikTokers share storm footage [Share]
Legal challenges for White House loan forgiveness plan [Share]
Meta is freezing hires and restructuring some teams [Share]
Ginni Thomas testifies before January 6th committee [Share]
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Coming up: two headlines and a lie
NATO calls Nord Stream attacks sabotage [Share]
Chipotle introduces Chippy the chip-frying robot [Share]
Highland Park survivors sue Smith & Wesson [Share]
Your dog can smell when you’re stressed [Share]
Coolio dead at 59 [Share]
Two Headlines and a Lie [Share]
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Hurricane Ian makes landfall — September 28 Sep 28, 2022

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Hosts Rebeca Ibarra and Rebecca Knight are updating the news, all day, every weekday.

Welcome!
Hurricane Ian makes Florida landfall [Share]
Results of ‘sham’ referendum in Ukraine points to Russian annexation [Share]
FDA proposes new “healthy” labeling [Share]
The new Ford truck that’s fueling an EV future [Share]
Lizzo plays James Madison’s crystal flute [Share]
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Coming up: establishment politics v. young candidates
Food banks turn to delivery services [Share]
Capitol rioter sentenced to 7 years in prison [Share]
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise [Share]
Reverse currency war [Share]
Hugh Jackman to play Wolverine again [Share]
What it's actually like for young politicians in the age of AOC [Share]
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