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Maybe It’s About The Oil – But

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- January 5, 2026

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Former NFL QB, Mark Sanchez, stabbed during

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Should taxpayers or fans pay for World Cup transit costs? States are split

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- October 4, 2025
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Powell heads to Supreme Court as

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Trump administration, local officials give conflicting

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Governor says Trump admin to federalize

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that the Trump administration
- October 5, 2025

The U.S. doesn’t need Venezuela’s oil. But other countries do.

I always laugh when people blame American military action, such as in the Middle East or elsewhere, on our thirst for oil. To believe this, you have to have an astonishing lack of understanding about economics in general, and oil markets in particular.

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Frenemies? Inside the media’s love-hate relationship with AI

As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy news brands,
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UK lawmaker pushing for global change after xAI’s Grok was used to generate sexualized images of her

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- June 4, 2026
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Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting continues

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections
- June 4, 2026

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Frenemies? Inside the media’s love-hate relationship with AI

As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy news brands, can media executives have their
- June 4, 2026
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UK lawmaker pushing for global change after xAI’s Grok

Millions of women and girls across the world have had their images manipulated and sexualized by artificial intelligence without their
- June 4, 2026

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Israel agrees to ‘initial withdrawal line’, awaits

Israel’s military is preparing to usher in the first phase of U.S.
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- October 4, 2025

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas on

President Donald Trump has given Hamas a Sunday evening deadline to accept
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Frenemies? Inside the media’s love-hate relationship with AI

As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy
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UK lawmaker pushing for global change after xAI’s Grok…

Millions of women and girls across the world have had their images manipulated
June 4, 2026

Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting continues

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to
June 4, 2026

Frenemies? Inside the media’s love-hate relationship with AI

As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy
June 4, 2026

UK lawmaker pushing for global change after xAI’s Grok…

Millions of women and girls across the world have had their images manipulated
June 4, 2026

Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting continues

President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to

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    Federal prosecutors have charged multiple people in a nationwide scheme to secretly funnel U.S.
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    OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has officially partnered with famed designer Jony Ive to

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    - June 4, 2026

    Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting

    President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in

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    - June 4, 2026

    Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting

    President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in

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    - June 4, 2026

    Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting

    President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in

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    - June 4, 2026

    Trump attacks California elections as ballot counting

    President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday, without proof, that Democrats were attempting to steal elections in California. The president railed against mail-in

    FOOTNOTE

    THIS IS MODULE 17

    As the rise of artificial intelligence threatens the revenue and reach of legacy news brands, can media executives have their cake and eat it, too?
    Leaders at McClatchy Media, the company behind local newspapers like the Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star, hope so. During a contentious “town hall” meeting, as Straight Arrow exclusively reported this week, executives warned reluctant journalists to embrace AI-written articles or watch their jobs evaporate. 
    Then, without taking a beat, the executives turned their attention to AI’s harms. 
    They used the same meeting to detail a court battle against tech giant Google, accusing the search engine of using AI to steal McClatchy’s content, decimate its web traffic.