Accountability
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Instagram algorithm pushes users toward antisemitic content, study finds
The study created two accounts, one interested in wellness and a second that was interested in fitness. Both personas were guided toward explicit antisemitic content, according to the study.
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CBS News head Bari Weiss says Scott Pelley was fired for breaking 'foundation' of trust, respect
Pelley was fired Tuesday after he slammed Weiss in a "60 Minutes" meeting with new executive producer Nick Bilton on Monday, claiming she was at the network to "kill" the program, and got into a heated exchange with the producer.
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CBS News fires '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley
Bilton later informed staff that he had attempted to resolve things with Pelley amicably, but that the correspondent had declined.
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Overpayments to welfare, Medicare recipients surged in fiscal 2025 to $186 billion: GAO report
The overpayments involved 15 federal agencies paying benefits through 64 programs.
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American journalist charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government
At the request of his handler, Pauken took a lie detector test and provided a cell phone and laptop to another person who was living in the U.S. This individual was seeking a job in the Trump administration, Special Agent Timothy Healy wrote in the affidavit.
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City of Atlanta gave Muslim Action group a $35k donation, didn’t track how it got spent
Donation came from taxpayer funds and was among four payments made to the Chicago-based Inner-City Muslim Action Network and three other nonprofits in 2023.
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U.S. attorney in Miami sends ‘message’ to deep state with indictment against ex-prosecutor
Charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison.
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Bipartisan praise for federal charges in Minnesota fraud cases
Criminal charges, announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Justice, span seven Medicaid-related programs.
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Departing intelligence official blasts Washington Post article as 'hogwash,' says she supports Trump
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy said she's returning to the private sector to keep her "family financially on track," which aligns with emails she sent to colleagues explaining her reason for leaving as a top intelligence officer in the Trump administration.
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NYC to review press pass process after credentialed journalists openly back Mangione, CEO's killing
A credential journalists recently stood outside the NYC courtroom in which a hearing for Luigi Mangioni was being held, saying the sons of the healthcare exec Mangione is accused of killing are "better off" without him.
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Panda Express promises 'welcoming experience' after MAGA hat wearing vlogger says he was kicked out
Video of the incident shows two employees outside the restaurant where the vlogger continued to record telling him he had to leave. Police eventually showed up and agreed the vlogger had a right to record on a public sidewalk.
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Southern Poverty Law Center education materials surprisingly common in red states, probe finds
Probe finds vast majority of SPLC resources embedded in state, local and other educational entities are publicly posted on their websites. Smithsonian tells 10-year-olds to fight white privilege.
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Dr. Oz dishes on blue state fraud: it’s an intentional feature, not a flaw
Oz announced this week his agency shut down 800 hospice centers suspected of being empty, fraudulent shells.