#DeSantis, Haley square off in NewsNation debate: Live updates

#DeSantis, Haley square off in NewsNation debate: Live updates

Four presidential candidates will face off Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., for the fourth Republican primary debate, hosted by The Hill’s sister news organization NewsNation. Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are set to clash on stage as they vie for second place behind former President Trump, who is skipping the…

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#Facebook, Instagram promote minors’ accounts to child predators, New Mexico alleges in lawsuit

#Facebook, Instagram promote minors’ accounts to child predators, New Mexico alleges in lawsuit

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) is suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg over allegations the company’s platforms — Facebook and Instagram — promoted underage accounts to purported child predators. The state attorney general’s office says its undercover investigation found Meta allowed its platforms to “become a marketplace for predators in search of children…

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#China accuses US Navy ship of violating its sovereignty

#China accuses US Navy ship of violating its sovereignty

China has accused a U.S. Navy ship of violating its sovereignty after the USS Gabrielle Giffords appeared near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the South China Sea. The appearance of the ship “seriously violated China’s sovereignty and security,” a statement from the Chinese military said, reported by Bloomberg. The ship “undermined regional…

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#Oxford names ‘rizz’ word of the year

#Oxford names ‘rizz’ word of the year

Oxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, named “rizz” the word of the year for 2023. Rizz is defined as style, charm or attractiveness, or one’s ability to attract a romantic or sexual partner. It’s often associated with younger generations and is widely used online. “Rizz was chosen by the language…

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#In Vietnam, Henry Kissinger was worse than a fraud

#In Vietnam, Henry Kissinger was worse than a fraud

Two quotes endure from the final years of the Vietnam War. The first is “Peace is at hand,” uttered by Henry Kissinger on October 26, 1972, when he swore he’d reached a solution with North Vietnam’s Le Duc Tho for ending the war. The bad guys — the “North” Vietnamese and their southern affiliate, the…

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