Juries are sending a clear message to right-wing conspiracy peddlers: Pay up

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Alex Jones and Rudy Giuliani both owe huge sums for defamation.

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Israel says it thought 3 hostages were threats and killed them, the latest friendly fire incident in Gaza

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An Israeli tank near Gaza City during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas on November 27, 2023.

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Elon Musk's Grok says it 'absolutely' wants to befriend Grimes' Grok and 'exchange ideas' with it

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xAI chatbot Grok and Grimes' toy Grok.
"Absolutely! I'm always up for making new friends, especially if they share my passion for AI and learning," xAI's chatbot Grok replied when Business Insider asked if it wanted to be friends with Grimes' toy.

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Jeff Bezos says going on his first spaceflight felt like attending his own memorial service

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Jeff Bezos (second from left) and his crew members.
Jeff Bezos (second from left) with his crew members after completing Blue Origin's first passenger spaceflight in 2021.

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Jeff Bezos says the main reason he left Amazon was to focus on Blue Origin

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Jeff Bezos.
Jeff Bezos.

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A doctor who helped collect hundreds of unauthorized remains for the Smithsonian in the early 1900s disproportionately took the brains of Black people: report

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A Paleontology collection at the Smithsonian.

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Jeff Bezos says humans will live in massive space stations before settling on other planets, once again veering away from Elon Musk's Mars ambitions

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Jeff Bezos puts on googles that belonged to aviator Amelia Mar Earhart.

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This is what happens to space tomatoes that get lost on the International Space Station for 8 months

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Two space-grown tomatoes were found earlier this month eight months after they disappeared on the International Space Station.

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Read Sidney Powell's 13-word apology letter that helped her land a plea deal in the Georgia election interference case

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Sidney Powell turned herself into Georgia authorities on Wednesday, August 23.
Sidney Powell turned herself into Georgia authorities on Wednesday, August 23.

Fulton County sheriff's office

Former head of Facebook DEI efforts, Barbara Furlow-Smiles, admits she embezzled $4 million from the company

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Former Facebook DEI employee Barbara Furlow-Smiles, seen here in 2020.
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, seen here in 2020, has pleaded guilty to embezzling funds from Meta.

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