Tom McKay
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Arkansas Governor Says in Hindsight, He Slightly Regrets Siding With the Virus
Across the country, Republican leaders have signed into law measures functionally indistinguishable from deliberate efforts to aid the novel coronavirus. For example, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed a bill into law in April that bans mask mandates across the state. Now that the Delta variant of the virus is once again ravaging Arkansas, Hutchinson has changed his…
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China’s Propaganda Ministries Dislike the Algorithmic Feed, Possibly Even More Than You Do
China’s state propaganda institutions are urging companies like ByteDance, the owner of music app TikTok/Douyin, and Tencent Holdings, owner of messaging app WeChat and numerous streaming platforms, to limit the role of algorithms in content promotion, the South China Morning Post reported on Tuesday.
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Woman With Only Known Tape of J.D. Salinger’s Voice Says She’ll Have It Cremated With Her
The woman in possession of the only known audio recording of late author J.D. Salinger says she plans to have it cremated alongside her when she dies, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
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Ecuador Tells Julian Assange His Citizenship Has Been Revoked
Julian Assange’s long, contentious relationship with Ecuador is officially over: According to Associated Press, the nation has chosen to revoke his citizenship effective immediately.