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Reuters reports: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be more palatable to American lawmakers who want to ban it, according to sources with direct knowledge of the efforts. The work on splitting the source code ordered …

The Boston Globe reports: A local member of a New England-based neo-Nazi group known for disrupting children’s “drag queen story hours” has been charged with possessing child pornography. Stephen Thomas Farrea, 34, a member of the Nationalist Social Club-131, had been arrested two years ago while distributing white nationalism leaflets in East Providence. Then, last month, the Portsmouth police got …

The Daily Mail reports: A British woman and her partner scurried out of a New York City park after a group of Donald Trump supporters shouted to “get the fuck out.” Video shows how police were forced to step in after protesters at a park near Trump’s hush money trial apparently clashed with the couple. Furious protesters, sporting Trump apparel …

The Hill reports: More than two-thirds of voters believe a guilty verdict for former President Trump in his criminal hush money trial would not impact their vote, according to a survey published Thursday. The Marist poll found that 67 percent of respondents say a guilty verdict in the case would not affect their vote, while 17 percent of people said …

NBC News reports: False reports about the jury instructions in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial have been spreading across right-wing media, leading to threats against the judge overseeing the case. Several conservative news personalities, including some affiliated with Fox News, falsely claimed that Judge Juan Merchan, as one Fox News anchor put it in a viral post on …

“Are these progressive women, these feminists – are they saying we should have Handmaid’s Tale? Did they just say can’t you muzzle your own wife? I think that was the quote. What is going on? Are they that unhinged? Because Justice Alito’s wife, right, is now on my short list to be VP. She’s a hammer. She’s not Handmaid’s Tale. …

Colorado Politics reports: A federal judge on Monday threw out an attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to end an alleged criminal investigation of her for conduct related to election equipment tampering. Peters, a Republican who unsuccessfully ran for secretary of state in 2022 and GOP party chair in 2023, is set to face criminal trial in state …

“Judge Merchan — Juan Merchan — has somehow made new rules for this case. And in a very odd twist, this judge, Merchan, has instructed the jurors that they, in fact, do not need to be unanimous. “Some can find Trump guilty of, say, one thing. Others may find him guilty of another charge. And somehow, they all just need …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Thursday to the National Rifle Association in its free speech dispute with a New York state official it accused of coercing banks and insurers to avoid doing business with the influential gun rights advocacy group. The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor, threw out a …

Bill Pruitt writes for Slate: I was one of four producers involved in the first two seasons. During that time, I signed an expansive nondisclosure agreement that promised a fine of $5 million and even jail time if I were to ever divulge what actually happened. It expired this year. “I think Kwame [Jackson] would be a great addition to …