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Breaking News Microsoft’s A.I. Twitter Robot Praises Hitler, Endorses Trump, Denies Holocaust
Less than 24 hours ago, Microsoft deployed a “highly opinionated” artificial intelligence robot on Twitter. The first thing it learned? To hate. In no short order, the bot — named Tay — praised Hitler, denied the Holocaust, hurled racist slurs at President Obama, and then it endorsed Donald Trump. And no, this is not a…
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Breaking News Miami Police Probe Music Festival Death of Jewish College Student
Authorities are investigating the death of a University of Miami student, who suffered a seizure at a music festival and died soon after, officials said. The tragedy this past Friday night has left friends and family of Adam C. Levine reeling and brought new scrutiny of the annual Ultra Music Festival, one of the largest…
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News 10 Dramatic Images From The Brussels Terror Attack
The images out of Belgium in the aftermath of Tuesday’s have become all too familiar. And once more, from Paris to New York, London, and Tel Aviv, we’re all that much more on edge. Here are 10 images from the photographers at Getty that reveal the deadly drama of the day.
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Breaking News The Knives May Be Out for Her Dad, but Ivanka Trump Sings The Donald’s Praises
Democrats and opposition Republicans complain that it’s all but doomsday if New York billionaire Donald Trump becomes president — but loyal daughter Ivanka says she still couldn’t be prouder. Ivanka Trump, who converted to Judaism when she married publisher and real estate scion Jared Kushner, gushed in a recent interview with , where she talked…
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The Schmooze Paul Reubens as Pee-Wee Herman Returns — to Netflix, Natch
There is nothing more urgent on Netflix today than the subversive Paul Reubens’ return as Pee-Wee Herman in “Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday.” Reubens, 63 (yes, he is 63 now!), reprises the delightfully creepy Pee-Wee in a full-length movie produced by the actor and his fellow Jew, famed funny man Judd Apatow. It’s been nearly three decades…
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Breaking News JCC Association Head Arnoff Steps Down A Year After His Selection
Stephen Hazan Arnoff, the head of the Jewish Community Center Association, has resigned after little more than a year in the position, The Forward has learned. The decision was a personal one, received by the JCCA’s board with “regret and understanding,” according to a statement from the association. Arnoff will return to his home in…
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Breaking News Jared Fogle Is Badly Beaten in Jailhouse Attack — Report
Famed former Subway sandwich shop pitchman and convicted paedophile Jared Fogle was reportedly badly beaten by a fellow inmate in a prison yard attack. TMZ that he “got jumped in the rec yard at Englewood prison in Colorado back on January 29, and it was not much of a fight.” The news site identifies his…
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Breaking News Breitbart Reporter Michelle Fields, Who Was Manhandled at Trump Rally, Quits
The Breitbart News reporter who accused Donald Trump’s campaign manager of roughing her up has resigned. Michelle Fields, along with editor-at-large Ben Shapiro, handed in their resignations Sunday night. Fields has accused the management of the conservative news agency, which was founded by the late Jewish publisher Andrew Breitbart, of casting doubt on her allegations….
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