Far-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved
Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of trouble, and was prepping for law school. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Elon Musk used his considerable social media clout to amplify an online mob's misguided rants accusing the 22-year-old from California of being an undercover agent in a neo-Nazi group.
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How antisemitic hate groups are using artificial intelligence in the wake of Hamas attacks
Hate groups and far-right internet trolls have seized on the tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war, while leveraging advances in artificial intelligence to further stoke antisemitism in the United States.
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China is using the world's largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, a CNN review finds
The Chinese government has built up the world's largest known online disinformation operation and is using it to harass US residents, politicians, and businesses—at times threatening its targets with violence, a CNN review of court documents and public disclosures by social media companies has found.
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Before he became a politician, House Speaker Mike Johnson partnered with an anti-gay conversion therapy group
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson closely collaborated with a group in the mid-to-late 2000s that promoted "conversion therapy," a discredited practice that asserted it could change the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian individuals.
1970-01-01 08:00
Maine shooting suspect was skilled marksman, former Army Reserve colleague tells CNN
The suspect in the Maine mass shooting is a skilled marksman and outdoorsman who was among the best shooters in his Army Reserve unit, a former colleague in the unit told CNN.
1970-01-01 08:00
They followed evacuation orders. An Israeli airstrike killed them the next day.
When Palestinians in north Gaza heeded the warnings issued in the Israeli military's phone calls, text messages, and fliers advising them to head south, they thought they were fleeing to potential safety.
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Her son was an accused cult leader. She says he was a victim, too.
"Now the family tree goes like this," the man on the tape extolled confidently. "John John and...Trump are cousins. And Trump's uncle is JFK Sr., and Joe Kennedy, who is also not dead.... And Trump's father is General George Patton, and his brother is Mussolini..."
1970-01-01 08:00
Coast Guard Academy banned a retired captain from its grounds after CNN reported he sexted a student. Now more allegations are surfacing.
The US Coast Guard Academy on Friday announced it had banned a retired captain from its grounds following a CNN report this week that revealed the captain, who is now president of a small college, exchanged hundreds of sexually suggestive messages with a student more than a decade ago.
1970-01-01 08:00
Brazil Burger King brand owner's shareholders reject poison pill in win for Mubadala
(Corrects headline to read Mubadala instead of Mubdala) SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Zamp, the owner of the Burger King brand in
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A mariner accused of raping college student loses ability to work at sea, but escapes criminal charges
In a high-profile case that rocked the commercial shipping industry, a sailor accused of raping a student from the US Merchant Marine Academy has agreed to surrender his credential to work on ships, but he will not be criminally prosecuted.
1970-01-01 08:00
How a devastating combination of conditions triggered America's deadliest wildfire in more than a century
While the cause of the fire has not been determined, observers have pointed to downed power lines, sputtering fire hydrants, and emergency alarms that sat silent as factors that hampered the response to the deadly blaze.
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Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show
Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of years of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.
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