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Many worry the U.S. has become increasingly polarized over the past few years, and activists, regulators and lawmakers have often blamed social media. They've argued that the algorithm that powers Meta's platforms, Facebook and Instagram, creates echo chambers that have spread disinformation and further perpetuate political division. However, four new studies published in the Science and Nature journals "complicate that narrative," The New York Times reported. The results paint a "contradictory... Читать дальше...

The 2023 Emmys may no longer air in 2023. 

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to be delayed due to the ongoing writers' and actors' strikes that have shut down Hollywood. According to Variety, vendors have been informed that the ceremony will no longer be broadcast on Sept. 18. 

This is the first time the Emmys have been delayed since 2001. The event was first postponed that year after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as it was originally set to air on Sept. 16, 2001. The broadcast... Читать дальше...

CROSSWORD - AUGUST 4, 2023

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SUDOKU - AUGUST 4, 2023

The Week

CROSSWORD - AUGUST 4, 2023

The Week

SUDOKU - AUGUST 4, 2023

The Week

CROSSWORD - AUGUST 4, 2023

This week's question:  A Scottish university is warning students that Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" contains "graphic fishing scenes." Name another potentially upsetting work of literature and, in five or fewer words, a fitting trigger warning.

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Coming up next month in the world of television: A beloved "Star Wars" character gets her own streaming series, an Emmy-nominated mystery show returns, and a wildly popular manga gets the live-action treatment. These are all the new and returning shows to watch in August 2023: 

Her portrayal of Fran Fine shot her to fame, but it's her latest role as president of SAG-AFTRA that put Fran Drescher back in the spotlight.

Protests have reached a boiling point in Israel after the government passed a bill to overhaul the country's judiciary, limiting the ability of the Israeli Supreme Court to conduct oversight. These controversies have proven greatly unpopular, and at the center of the furor is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has continually pressed forward with the reforms. 

Additional charges have been filed against former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case, including attempting to alter, destroy, mutilate or conceal evidence.