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Popular TikTok creator Terryon Thomas, known as Mr Prada to nearly 4 million followers, has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated criminal damage to property, resisting an officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. The arrest warrant claims that the vehicle Thomas was driving was reported stolen and that Thomas backed into the officers’ car and fled. The post did not name Thomas; it asked for more information about the person in the photos. Numerous posts across TikTok and X, some getting millions of views, falsely claimed that Thomas was wanted for killing Abraham. Thomas gained notoriety on TikTok for his comedic videos, many of which he was accused of copying from other creators, according to Know Your Meme.

Persons: Terryon Thomas, Prada, Thomas ’, Thomas, William Nicholas Abraham, Abraham, TikTok Organizations: Police, Sheriff’s, Facebook, East Baton, Office, Baton Rouge Locations: Baton Rouge , Louisiana, Dallas, Baton Rouge, Tangipahoa, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge, TikTok

☆ Google tells employees it won't follow Amazon's strict RTO policy — as long as they stay productive
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google leaders tried to assuage fears that it will follow Amazon's new strict RTO mandate. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . It also raised concern among employees at some of Amazon's more hybrid-friendly rivals, including Google, where staff are expected in the office just three days a week. 'Google chases the industry'Despite leadership's comments, some employees still fear they will eventually be called back to the office full time. During the most recent all-hands, Pichai noted that some employees, such as some of Google's hardware teams, are back four days a week.

Persons: Sundar Pichai, —, assuaging, John Casey, they're, Pichai, Casey, Dell, Kirk Van Houten Organizations: Service, Google, Amazon, Microsoft Locations: Nature

☆ There's a Moo Deng crypto token that has a market value of $200 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Moo Deng crypto token on the Solana network has soared 463%, and is now valued at $201 million. AdvertisementThe viral baby hippo sensation that is Moo Deng has a crypto token attached to her likeness that is now worth $200 million. At its peak on Saturday, the crypto token had a market value of $336 million, the same day Saturday Night Live addressed the Moo Deng topic in its Weekend Update segment. The Zoo even set up a 24/7 livestream camera to watch Moo Deng at all times of the day. AdvertisementBusiness Insider contacted various crypto experts for comment on the Moo Deng crypto token but has yet to receive a response.

Persons: Moo Deng, that's, Moo, — Organizations: Solana, Service Locations: CoinMarketCap, New York, Thailand

Learn moreThe Real Housewives of New York City are back for a 15th season, and this year is shaping up to be just as exciting as the last. How to watch The Real Housewives of New York in the USThe Real Housewives of New York airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Cord-cutters hoping to live stream new episodes can do so with the help of live TV packages like Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, or Fubo. This grants subscribers access to all 14 past seasons and most other Real Housewives series, so there's a massive back-catalog of programming for Bravo fans. Check price at ExpressVPNHow to watch The Real Housewives of New York with a VPNSign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.

Persons: Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Jessel Taank, Racquel, we've, Fubo, Peacock, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, Housewives, New, Real Housewives, New York, Bravo, DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, NBC Locations: New York City, New York, York, United States, USA

☆ Trump Media insiders sell nearly 11 million shares after lock-up period expires
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A major Trump Media shareholder has sold nearly all of its company shares, an SEC filing showed. It's the first known sale of Trump Media shares following a September 19 lock-up expiry. AdvertisementTrump Media shareholder United Atlantic Ventures has sold nearly all of its stake in the company, amounting to nearly 11 million shares. The sale is the first known case of company insiders ditching Trump Media shares now that restrictions have expired. AdvertisementGiven how volatile the Trump Media stock is, UAV may have received anywhere between $128 million and $170 million for its sale.

Persons: —, Andrew Litinsky, Wes Moss, Donald Trump's, Moss, Trump, DJT Organizations: Trump Media, SEC, United Atlantic Ventures, Service, Social, UAV, Trump

☆ Chicago White Sox become the worst team in modern MLB history
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —By losing to the Detroit Tigers 4-1, the 2024 White Sox entered the record books as one of the most inept teams in sports history. hold the overall record for losses when the then National League team finished with an abysmal 20-134 record. The signs of a historically bad year started at the beginning of this season when the White Sox opened with just three wins in the first 25 games. The team would later lose 14 straight games and then suffer a 21-game skid, tying the American League record with the 1998 Baltimore Orioles. Ahead of the undesired deed, infielder Nicky Lopez, who grew up a White Sox fan as a kid, told MLB.com, “It obviously sucks.

Persons: Zach DeLoach, Cy Young, Nicky Lopez, I’m, CNN’s Jacob Lev Organizations: CNN, Detroit Tigers, White Sox, 121st, Major League Baseball, The Tigers, Chicago, Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New, Mets, New York, Cleveland Spiders, National League, Spiders, American League, Baltimore Orioles, ” Chicago, San Diego Padres, MLB, Sox Locations: New York City, Cleveland, ”, Chicago

☆ Anna Sorokin speaks out after dramatic exit from 'Dancing With the Stars'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Pilar Melendez | Pilar Melendez Is An Editor On The Nbc News Platforms Team. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Sorokin was convicted in 2019 of duping friends and financial institutions out of hundreds of thousands of dollars while masquerading as a German heiress. “DWTS” alum and choreographer Maksim Chmerkovskiy called her a “professional liar” and mocked her dancing on a TMZ podcast. “Anna is fascinating to a lot of people… so I think there is an inherent curiosity about her,” Green said. Her crimes were “not right,” Sosa said, but nobody “deserves the amount of hate she’s getting.” Sorokin “deserves a second chance,” he asserted. Sorokin said she probably won’t keep up with the show as it continues, but she hopes actor Reginald VelJohnson will win.

Persons: Anna “ Delvey, scammer, ” Sorokin, Sorokin, Tori Spelling, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Spelling, Sorookin, Ezra Sosa —, Tunstall’s “, Sabrina Carpenter’s, “ It’s, ”, Julianne Hough, Sorokin’s, “, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Whoopi Goldberg, Kelly Cutrone, Conrad Green, “ Anna, ” Green, she’s, we’ve, ” Sosa, ” Sorokin “, Reginald VelJohnson Organizations: NBC News, ”, ABC, U.S . Immigration, Customs Enforcement, ICE, maven Locations: Los Angeles, New York, Manhattan, Hudson, Hollywood

New focus groups of skeptical young men planning to vote in this fall’s most critical battleground states illustrate how, for these voters, it’s all about Donald Trump. Polling has shown a significant gender gap in the race, with Trump holding the upper hand among men and Harris with women. Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time during the presidential election campaign on Sept. 10. All but two of the voters leaning toward Harris said abortion will be a big factor in their vote. Asked to describe their generation, many of these young men painted a negative picture.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Harris, SurveyMonkey, — Trump, Tim Walz’s, “ Young, Harris leaners, Trump, ”, Rich Thau, William C, Whitney Saleski, Jake T, Noah H, John M, Andrew H, ” “ Kamala Harris, MAGA, ” John M, “, Drake, Eric R, ” Joel M, —, Joe Biden, Margaret Talev, she’s, Win McNamee, ” Bret A, Jill Stein, he’s, it’s, ” Andrew, Brandon S, You’ve, Derek H, hasn’t, we’re Organizations: Trump, NBC, Syracuse University, Republican Party, Protesters, Getty, Democratic, Social, Syracuse University’s Institute for Democracy, Journalism, Citizenship, Hamas, Green Party Locations: Sago, Pennsylvania , Michigan, Wisconsin, Morton , Pennsylvania, Dayton , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Kewaskum , Wisconsin, Israel, United States, Eau Claire , Wisconsin, Washington, Gaza, Oregon, Kaukauna , Wisconsin

Some fans at rival schools have welcomed the Bears by mocking them as far-left radicals online, bringing the culture wars to the already scorched-earth digital battlefield of college football memes. “By taking it on from a satirical lens, I think it let a lot of Cal fans take ownership of that label and allow us to embrace it on our own terms. And simultaneously, it pokes fun at how other fans across the country have historically perceived the university." Cal fans embraced a “Calgorithm” challenge by taking to social media to support just about every hot-button issue that’d boil the blood of any conservative culture warrior. Le, the Cal fan, said he’s hopeful the football-fueled meme culture war could lead fans to better understand each other.

Persons: Cal’s, Miles Goodman, he’d, ” Goodman, “, ”, Nam, MAGA, Le, ” Le, Cal Organizations: UC Berkeley’s Golden Bears, Atlantic Coast Conference, Bears, Auburn, NBC, Cal, FSU, Florida State Seminoles Locations: Berkeley , California, Florida

☆ Edie Falco on Her Best TV Shows, Movies: 'the Sopranos,' 'Nurse Jackie'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

"You just don't know. I don't know. I think that's hysterical. I have made movies I still don't know if they came out. They may have come out and done very well; I just don't know.

Persons: Edie Falco, wasn't, Carmela, Falco, she's, She's, It's, Wanda, Brendan Walsh, Jackie, she'd, Pete Davidson's, Hillary Clinton, James Gandolfini, hadn't, Andrew, Furio, … I'm, would've, Michael Gandolfini, Taylor Hill, Tony, James Gandolfini's, Michael, I've, Soprano, David Chase, Jackie Falco, It'd, haven't, Pete Davidson, Joe Pesci, Pete —, Pete, Hillary Clinton Falco, Ryan Murphy, Hillary, Kamala, Walz, Edie, it's Hillary, I'm, you've Organizations: HBO, Business, Getty, Prime, Century Studios Locations: Newark, America

Donald Trump is facing calls both from his allies and from within his own campaign to pull his endorsement from scandal-plagued North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, according to four people familiar with the discussions. “North Carolina is a vital part of that plan. Additionally, Republican members of the North Carolina congressional delegation, including Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is from North Carolina, planned to privately urge Trump to pull his endorsement of Robinson, according to a person familiar with the conversations. Recent polling has had Trump in a statistical dead heat with Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, at roughly 48%.

Persons: Donald Trump, Mark Robinson, Robinson, “, Trump, Martin Luther King, Trump’s, ” Trump, Karoline Leavitt, Biden, Harris, ”, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley, Budd, Tillis, Whatley, —, ” Robinson, Clarence Thomas, “ Robinson, Kamala Harris, outperforms Robinson, Josh Stein, Robinson’s, Roy Moore, Madison Cawthorn’s, Herschel Walker Organizations: North Carolina, CNN, White, Trump, NBC News, North, Republican National, Republican, Republican Governors Association, North Carolina Rep, Georgia Senate Locations: “ North Carolina, North Carolina, Sens, Wilmington , North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia

☆ Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. accuse Palworld game developer of patent infringement in new lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Kahlan-Rosenblatt.Jpg | Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Nintendo and The Pokémon Co. are suing the makers of Palworld, claiming the game infringes on the “Pocket Monster” franchise’s patents, according to a statement from Nintendo on Thursday. Representatives for Nintendo, The Pokémon Co. and Pocketpair did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday. Some players said they noticed that the characters in the game appear similar to those in the Pokémon franchise. Palworld is not the first indie video game to bear comparisons to other wildly popular games made by a major studio (often called triple-A studios). Steam data shows Palworld is the third-most-played game of all time on the platform.

Persons: Palworld, “, Pocketpair, ”, Sparkit, Fntastic, Takuro Mizobe, Palworld “, ” Palworld, Geoff Keighley Organizations: Nintendo, Court, Defendant, NBC News, “ Nintendo, Steam, “ Locations: Tokyo, TheGamer

☆ Some GOP lawmakers are tired of JD Vance's cat rumors
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewNo politician has done more than Sen. JD Vance to keep unverified claims of pet-eating Haitian immigrants in the news. "I think that conversation, overall, has been distracting from the real issue at hand," said Rep. Juan Ciscomani. That doesn't mean the Arizona congressman, whose district includes portions of the US-Mexico border, isn't supportive of tougher border security and immigration measures. "There's a lot bigger issues that should be focused on, and I think, obviously, in these conversations, showing respect for the Haitian community is important."

Persons: —, Sen, JD Vance, Juan Ciscomani, Harris, Mike Lawler, Donald Trump, Vance, Mike DeWine, Trump, DeWine, Springfield, YouGov, Mitt Romney, it's, Marc Molinaro, Molinaro, who's, Shelly Moore Capito, Biden, John Cornyn of, Josh Hawley, Hawley Organizations: Service, Biden, Business, Republican, PBS, Springfield Locations: Arizona, Mexico, tossup, Springfield , Ohio, United States, New York, Springfield, Utah, West Virginia, John Cornyn of Texas, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Springfield , Missouri

☆ Child-free spaces, dirty looks on planes and ‘breeders’: Why people seem so annoyed by kids in public
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —In some corners of society, there appears to be a shift in the way people talk about kids. Every so often, a provocative social media post sets off predictably polarizing discourse about the presence of children in daily life. The implication (joking or otherwise) is that children are a nuisance and adults shouldn’t have to endure them if they don’t want to. The people behind them aren’t part of some organized movement nor are they actually lobbying for the exclusion of children from public spaces. Rather, Berg understands online disdain for kids partly as a performative response to rhetoric from political and religious conservatives.

Persons: snarkily, ”, shouldn’t, Mariah Maddox, —, Elinor Burkett, Boon, “, Lisa Belkin, Jason Lancaster, Anastasia Berg, Rachel Wiseman, Berg, JD Vance’s, Pope Francis, aren’t, Jessica J, June Carbone, Carbone, ” Carbone, Yolanda Williams, glared, ” Williams, Lauren Kavan, She’s, Kavan, ‘, ’, Jessica Calarco Organizations: CNN, Friendly, New York Times Magazine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, “, tote Locations: Ohio, Nebraska, Berg

☆ How Elon Musk amplified content from a suspected Russian election interference plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Musk did not respond to an email Tuesday asking about the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty report and about his sharing of Tenet Media content. Representatives for X also did not respond to a request for comment about Musk or about X’s handling of Tenet content. In posts on X, Musk has appeared unconcerned about Russia’s influence operations. The day after the indictment dropped, Musk accused The Associated Press of pushing anti-Trump “propaganda” in its coverage of Tenet Media. Southern and other commentators formerly employed by Tenet Media have said that they did nothing wrong.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tenet’s, Donald Trump, Trump, Musk’s reshare, Tenet, Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Christopher Wray, ” Tenet, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Musk, X, Ben Shapiro, Josephine Lukito, ” Lukito, ”, Tim Pool, Rubin’s, Sen, Mark R, Martin Riedl, Lauren Southern, “, ” Musk, ” Southern Organizations: Elon, Tenet Media, NBC, Republican, White, Tenet, Radio Free, Radio Liberty, Social Design Agency, Associated Press, Trump, University of Texas, “, Tech, Senate Intelligence, Meta, Microsoft, Warner, Democratic, CNBC, School of Journalism, Media, University of Tennessee, NASA Locations: Russian, Russia, Radio Free Europe, Moscow, Knoxville, Europe

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: PG&E is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Iron Mountain's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Wells Fargo's year-to-date stock performance. Wells Fargo : "Wells Fargo's a winner, though...I think it's going to go higher." Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Palantir's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon PG&E's year-to-date stock performance.

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Democrats, who represent most of those areas, fiercely objected at the time, accusing the GOP of using tax policy to wage a culture war. Schumer has vowed that if he’s still majority leader next year he will ensure the SALT cap expires at the end of 2025. I am glad to hear that former President Trump now feels the same way,” Lawler wrote on X. “Donald Trump and Mike Lawler, who helped elect him, are the reason we even have a limitation on the SALT deduction. The anti-debt Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget projected that eliminating the SALT cap would raise the cost of extending the 2017 tax law by $1.2 trillion.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Donald Trump, Trump, “ I’ve, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, he’s, Ryan Ellis, ” Ellis, Karoline Leavitt, America’s, Kamala, Harris, Mike Lawler, Trump’s, “, ” Lawler, Mondaire Jones, ” Jones, “ Donald Trump, Lawler hasn’t, Josh Gottheimer, Gottheimer, Liam Donovan, Kamala Harris Organizations: White, Trump, NBC News, Republican, House Republicans, New York GOP, Seniors, ”, Democratic, Federal Budget Locations: New, Long, New York , New Jersey, California, New York, Jersey

☆ Trump’s social media stock reacts to latest security scare
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company are experiencing another bout of turbulence following the latest assassination attempt against the former president and face of Truth Social. Experts have compared Trump Media to a meme stock because it tends to trade on sentiment and hype, not fundamentals. And even though it brings in little revenue, the conservative social media company continues to be valued in the billions of dollars. Trump Media finished the day up by 12%, its best performance in three weeks. Investors who bought Trump Media when it went public this March remain deeply in the red.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, ” Trump, Trump, Trump’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Trump Media & Technology, Trump, Trump Media, Nasdaq Locations: New York

☆ Crypto spending on 2024 election hits $190 million, led by Winklevoss twins
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Winklevoss twins, Coinbase and Ripple didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Huge jump from 2020Delmore, who has been assembling reports on crypto donations in the 2024 election for blockchain analytics platform Breadcrumbs, told CNBC that industry spending is nearly double where it was in the mid-terms — more than $190 million in the 2024 election versus $98 million in the 2022 election. It's nearly 13 times spending in 2020 of $15 million — a figure based on a mix of data from FEC and OpenSecrets filings. Unlike the past two election cycles, which featured spending from the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried, this year's contributor list is more robust and diverse. "Most of the crypto donations in 2022 were from FTX and SBF and almost all of them went to Democrats or PACs that support Democrats," Delmore said.

Persons: Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss, Joe Raedle, Cameron, James Delmore, Donald Trump, Chris Larsen, Brad Garlinghouse, Ro Khanna, John Deaton, Democratic Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Stuart Alderoty, Alderoty, Ripple, David Sacks, Trump, Gary Gensler, Gensler, Harris, Biden, Delmore, It's, Sam Bankman, Fried, Andreessen Horowitz, Coinbase, Coinbase's Organizations: Gemini, Mana Convention, Getty, CNBC, Trump, Republican, Trump America PAC, Fairshake PAC, Labs, Democratic, SEC, San, FEC, Citizen, Fairshake, Bloomberg, Crypto Alliance, DC Locations: Wynwood, Miami , Florida, bitcoin, Massachusetts, San Francisco, FTX

☆ New Zealand’s Bird of the Year: A shy penguin wins after campaign filled with memes and tattoos
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year. This year’s victor, the hoiho — its name means “noise shouter” in the Māori language — is a shy bird thought to be the world’s rarest penguin. Aspiring bird campaign managers — this year ranging from power companies to high school students — submit applications to Forest & Bird for the posts. While anyone in the world can vote, Forest & Bird now requires electors to verify their ballots after foreign interference plagued the contest before. The following year, Forest & Bird was forced to clarify that a flurry of votes from Russia appeared to be from legitimate bird-lovers.

Persons: John Oliver, ”, Emma Rawson, Nicola Toki, Bird, —, Charlie Buchan, Jane Goodall, Phil Keoghan, “, Emily Bull, Bull despaired, Hayden Parsons, –, Rawson, “ There’s, ” Bull Organizations: New Zealand, Forest, New, rugby, Victoria University of Wellington, Bird Locations: Wellington, New Zealand, New, South, Chatham, —, Aotearoa, Dunedin, Russia

☆ How AI images of cats and ducks powered the pet-eating rumor mill
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The rumor mill about immigrants attacking household pets got its start in thinly sourced anecdotes shared at government meetings and on social media. Some of the images shared by social media users were openly prejudiced, showing Black people chasing after cats. These images and videos often create a more engaging and shareable post — regardless of whether they’re based in truth. There were cats holding military-style rifles to defend themselves, cats holding up political signs, cats and ducks sitting side-by-side, AI-generated humans holding cat-related signs and cats and ducks being cuddled by Trump. At least two of the widely viewed AI videos of Trump and animals were made using the software of Chinese AI startup MiniMax, according to watermarks on the videos.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk’s, Trump, Kamala Harris, A.J, Bauer, ”, ” Bauer, they’ve, Harris, ” Imran Ahmed, ” Ahmed, Jack Posobiec, Posobiec, Black, Jimmy Kimmel’s, Eric Swalwell, “, ” Trump, Alice Marwick, ” Marwick, we’ve, MiniMax Organizations: University of Alabama, Adobe, Local, Trump, Center, Judiciary, Republicans, Data & Society, Marwick, Consumers Locations: Springfield , Ohio

☆ Spotify is testing much-needed parental controls for kids under 13. As a parent, I can't wait.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-14 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewSpotify just announced it's testing a new parental control feature that will allow parents to block explicit lyrics and other content. AdvertisementOn all accounts, it's possible, deep within user settings, to turn off explicit lyrics, which makes songs marked "E" unplayable. It will direct you to the exact toggle switch in Settings to turn explicit content back on. The new parental controls will allow a parent to set this up in a way that kids can't just turn it back off. Related storiesThe new feature allows parents to block or limit the videos on Spotify (including the short looping videos that play over a song).

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, you'll, They'll, Gen, I'm Organizations: Service, Spotify, Business, Gen Alpha Locations: Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand

The artificial intelligence-generated image of Taylor Swift endorsing Donald Trump, which the singer said inspired her to endorse Kamala Harris for president this week, came from an unlikely place. A reverse-image search conducted by NBC News did not find any earlier incidences of the image being posted online. Taylor Swift performing in Sydney on Feb. 23. In the caption, she cited the AI-generated image Trump posted as one of the reasons why she wanted to make her stance known publicly. “I agree with Taylor that AI, when used by bad actors, can be a danger to democracy,” the AI image creator said.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, “ Taylor, Joe Biden, ”, Swift, boomer, Biden, David Gray, Hinton, Boomer, “ Taylor Swift, Sam, Trump, “, ‘, Taylor, Harris, ’, Donald Trump’s, ” Swift, I’ll Organizations: Truth, Biden Facebook, NBC News, Facebook, Biden, Trump, Getty Locations: Sydney, AFP, “, Instagram

“In Springfield they’re eating dogs,” the former president said, referring to an Ohio city dealing with an influx of Haitian immigrants. On Sept. 6, there were 1,100 posts on X mentioning Haitians, migrants or immigrants eating pets, cats, dogs and geese, according to PeakMetrics, a research company. The Springfield rumor “made it to his desk. Another source close to Trump’s campaign said Trump and Vance did not discuss the Springfield issue ahead of the debate. “I don’t know what he was thinking,” a different Trump ally said of his choice to bring up the Springfield rumor unprompted.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Kamala Harris, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, ” Tim Murtaugh, Trump, Harris, ”, ” Sen, Lindsey Graham, ” Graham, Elon Musk, Vance, ” Vance, “, MAGA, David Muir, ” Rep, Byron Donalds, Laura Loomer, ” Loomer, ” “, “ It’s Organizations: “, Trump, NBC News, White, CNN, Nazi, Facebook, Springfield, Springfield News, NBC, ABC News, ” Locations: Springfield, Ohio, Trump, South Carolina, Columbus, Gab, Springfield Ohio, Springfield , Ohio, Clark County , Ohio, NatCon, United States, Florida, America

☆ Life feels darker in Springfield, Ohio, since Trump made it his wildest debate talking point, locals say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But now, the once-quiet Ohio town located between Dayton and Columbus has been catapulted out of obscurity for a wildly different reason. AdvertisementThe chaos reached a fever pitch on Tuesday night after Trump mentioned Springfield during his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. AdvertisementAn AI-generated image of former President Donald Trump carrying cats away from Haitian immigrants, a reference to falsehoods spread about Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, Ohio, has a population of a little under 60,000. halbergman/Getty ImagesOne of the good things, she added, is the work being done by some residents to support Haitians living there. Springfield's Haitian community, against their will, is the collateral damage.

Persons: —, Sara Bear, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ziJmaDEPV3 — AJ Huber, Trump, REBECCA, Bear, ROBERTO SCHMIDT, Springfield —, Jessica Eikleberry, It's, Olivia Parkinson, Parkinson, Marjory Wentworth, Wentworth, Sen, JD Vance, Marco Lapaix, Lapaix Organizations: Service, Springfield, Business, BI, Springfield Facebook, Trump, Washington Post . Police, Hall, Getty, Facebook Locations: Springfield, Ohio, Dayton, Columbus, Springfield ., Haitian, Springfield , Ohio, Springfield's, Mexican, Nazi

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