Emma Bowman
Stories
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Technology
Slick Tom Cruise Deepfakes Signal That Near Flawless Forgeries May Be Here
When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances.
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National
For The First Time In 56 Years, A 'Bloody Sunday' Without John Lewis
Sunday's anniversary of the day marchers were beaten by police in Selma, Ala., will honor the late civil rights icon. Some 56 years later, former state Sen. Hank Sanders says his work isn't done.
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History
Discovery Of Schoolhouse For Black Children Now Offers A History Lesson
Researchers say they have identified the oldest existing structure in the U.S. dedicated to the teaching Black children. It's a small, white building on the College of William & Mary's campus.
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National
Gov. Cuomo Apologizes For 'Misinterpreted' Comments Amid Sexual Harassment Claims
The governor said he will ask New York's attorney general and the state's chief judge to pick an independent investigator to review allegations against him brought by two former aides.
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Education
New Morehouse College Program Encourages Black Men To Complete Unfinished Degrees
More than 2 million Black men who pursued a higher education never reached graduation. Morehouse President David Thomas says a flexible new online program aims to help them cross the finish line.
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National
Why QAnon Survives After Trump
Travis View hosts the conspiracy-debunking podcast QAnon Anonymous. He says QAnon persists because its delusional ideas don't come from a single leader, but are "self-generated" and "crowdsourced."
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World
Myanmar's Army Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others
The military arrested Suu Kyi and members of her political party early Monday, hours before it declared a transfer of power and a one-year state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country.
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Technology
Reddit WallStreetBets Founder Calls GameStop Stock Frenzy A 'Symbolic Movement'
Jaime Rogozinski, a former moderator of the now-famous Reddit forum that sent GameStop stock soaring, saw the chaos coming. For too long, Wall Street has been "an invite-only club," he says.
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National
Trump's Top Impeachment Lawyers Leave Team Days Before Trial
Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier have parted ways with the former president after a "mutual decision," leaving his defense team little preparation time before the Feb. 9 trial.
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National
They're A Precious Commodity, So Why Are Some COVID-19 Vaccines Going To Waste?
Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins University says strict guidelines around how to rollout the vaccine have discouraged health care providers from giving spare doses to non-eligible groups.