Author: Tim Hodges

Meta to End Fact-Checking Program on Facebook Ahead of Trump Term: Live Updates  The New York Times More Speech and Fewer Mistakes  Meta Store Meta is getting rid of fact checkers. Zuckerberg acknowledged more harmful content will appear on the platforms now  CNN Behind the Curtain: The new gatekeepers  Axios Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch  The […]

Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics  The New York Times Opinion | Elon Musk’s Dishonest Demagogy on Grooming Gangs  The New York Times U.K. leader Starmer slams ‘lies and misinformation’ after attacks from Elon Musk  NPR ‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips  The Guardian What is Keir Starmer’s record on prosecuting […]

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s post-war far right, dies aged 96  Reuters Jean-Marie Le Pen, Rabble-Rousing Leader of French Far Right, Dies at 96  The New York Times Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader, dies aged 96  The Guardian Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96  CNN French far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le […]

Snow, ice continue to cause problems for St. Louis-area drivers  KSDK.com Winter storm death toll continues to rise after cities from Midwest to mid-Atlantic get slammed with snow, ice  Fox Weather How much snow fell from Monday’s storm in D.C. and how the storm unfolded  The Washington Post Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow and Power Outages to Mid-Atlantic  The […]

Meta smart glasses worn by New Orleans attacker have raised privacy concerns  NBC News Scouting the city, setting a fire and bringing in supplies: Here’s how the NOLA suspect planned the attack  CNN President Biden visits memorial site, attends prayer service for Bourbon Street victims  FOX 8 Local First Meta glasses allowed truck-ramming suspect to blend in: Experts  ABC […]

GOP confusion reigns as Trump waffles over reconciliation strategy  POLITICO Speaker Johnson’s push to pass Trump’s agenda in one massive bill faces big hurdles  NBC News What we’re watching: Settling on a strategy to pass Trump’s agenda  POLITICO Trump comments deepen GOP disagreement over how to pass his agenda  The Hill Trump, Republicans prep ambitious but fraught plan for […]

Biden creates 2 new national monuments, setting a conservation record  NPR Biden just created a new national monument in Northern California. Here’s what it’s all about  San Francisco Chronicle FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California  The White House Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California  The New York Times […]

Elon Musk Is Roiling European Politics  The Wall Street Journal ‘I find it worrying’: European leaders fire back after Elon Musk’s hostile X posts  USA TODAY Pressure mounts on EU to use legal weapons against Musk’s interference  POLITICO Europe Musk’s war on America’s allies  Financial Times Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in politics outside US  Reuters

Statement from President Joe Biden on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada  The White House The Populist Vying to Lead Canada and End a Decade of Liberalism  The Wall Street Journal Why was Justin Trudeau forced out? With Trump on the horizon, his party wasn’t sure he could win | David Moscrop  The Guardian Embattled Canadian Prime Minister […]

California braces for ‘life-threatening’ windstorm and critical fire risk  NBC News 100-mph wind, fire danger, rain and snow in ‘bizarre’ Southern California forecast  KTLA Los Angeles Winds Raise Extreme Fire Risk in Southern California, But Bay Area Is Spared by Rain  KQED ‘Most destructive windstorm’ in over a decade likely in Southern California and that’s not the only […]