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This article expresses the views of its author(s), separate from those of this publication. Readers are encouraged to comment or submit a Letter to the Editor to share their opinions. To submit a Letter to the Editor, follow the instructions here. With the rise in prevalence of social media platforms in daily life, many Americans, especially in younger generations, use social media as a news source. In November of last year, the Pew Research Center released an article titled “America’s News Influencers,” breaking down the demographics of “news influencers” and the people who rely on them for reporting.  They define…

Two arrested for $1,500 vape theft at Port Charlotte gas station GET IT ON G E T I T O N This article was originally published by a winknews.com . Read the Original article here. .

Archimedes, they say, had a revelation in the bath, leaping from the tub to run starkers though the streets of Syracuse. Newton got an apple on the head. My Eureka moment came one morning as I tried to pick up some dog poo from a south London street. I was cold and stiff, and crouching down seemed the hardest thing in the world. Squatting had become a struggle, I realised, and I needed to do something about it.A good squat, after all, trains and tests everything from balance to coordination to mobility; your hips, your knees and your ankles; your…

A man was shot and killed in Newark on Tuesday, the second straight night with a fatal shooting in the state’s largest city.Authorities have not identified the man, who was shot on the 300 block of Fairmount Avenue at around 6:15 p.m.No arrests have been made as of Thursday afternoon, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.On Monday night, a 45-year-old Irvington man was gunned down on the 100 block of Seymour Avenue about a mile from the shooting on Tuesday.Newark recorded 35 homicides in 2024 as of Dec. 13 with 28 of them solved, 27 by arrest and one warrant…

On the night of Jan. 20, 2018, Mike Vrabel’s phone lit up with the call that the Tennessee Titans wanted to hire him as their head coach. At the time he was inside Limoncello’s, the iconic Italian restaurant in Boston’s North End, just a couple doors down from Paul Revere’s house.Vrabel had spent eight seasons in New England as a powerful linebacker, helping the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles and countless memories. He was there that night as a father, his son, Tyler, was a high school star in Texas but was on a recruiting trip to Boston College,…

Multiple wildfires have set Los Angeles County ablaze and prompted thousands of evacuations, and many are being asked to leave their homes due to life-threatening conditions.The Palisades Fire has destroyed over 23,000 homes and is the most destructive wildfire in the area, USA TODAY’s previously reported. The fire spread toward the north, prompting more evacuations.Over 153,000 residents are under evacuation orders, and another 166,000 were warned they may have to evacuate their homes.The Los Angeles Fire Department urged Southern Californians to be prepared to evacuate if necessary and report any suspicious activity to help prevent arson.Southern California will remain under a…

A driver is behind bars and facing serious charges after a police chase involving a semi-truck.Officials say a man stole a semi-truck in Indiana and led police on a chase through Ohio and into Butler County.Butler County deputies arrested Joseph Horton, 37, after he led them on a chase across state lines.The dramatic police chase was captured on video and shared by a WLWT viewer. Horton is now behind bars in Butler County. Officials say he stole a semi in Indiana before leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase that lasted more than an hour.Ohio State Highway Patrol started the…

Vice President-elect JD Vance said he believes a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza could be struck before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in a week. This article was originally published by a www.bloomberg.com . Read the Original article here. .

Social media sites such as Facebook and X will still have to comply with UK law, Science Secretary Peter Kyle has said, following a decision by tech giant Meta to change rules on fact-checkers.Mark Zuckerberg, whose Meta company includes Facebook and Instagram, said earlier this week that the shift – which only applies in the US – would mean content moderators will “catch less bad stuff” but would also reduce the number of “innocent” posts being removed. Kyle told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show the announcement was “an American statement for American service users”.”If you come and operate…

‘Shark Tank’ investor Kevin O’Leary details how the Supreme Court upholding a ban on TikTok would help him in his bid to purchase the platform’s U.S. assets from ByteDance on ‘America Reports.’ “Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme Court will allow them to make it “wonderful again.” The “Shark Tank” star is teaming up with Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt to purchase the platform’s U.S. assets from its parent company, ByteDance, and “rebuild the platform in a way that prioritizes the privacy of its…