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Intelligence agencies don't see TikTok as a major security issue, see the claimed risks as largely theoretical, and view companies like Huawei as larger threats (New York Times)

Intelligence agencies don't see TikTok as a major security issue, see the claimed risks as largely theoretical, and view companies like Huawei as larger threats (New York Times)

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Interview with Bill Gates on COVID-19, Trump, last week's antitrust meeting, Mark Zuckerberg, misinformation, and the "poison chalice" of the TikTok deal (Steven Levy/Wired)

Interview with Bill Gates on COVID-19, Trump, last week's antitrust meeting, Mark Zuckerberg, misinformation, and the "poison chalice" of the TikTok deal (Steven Levy/Wired)

Steven Levy / Wired: Interview with Bill Gates on COVID-19, Trump, last week’s antitrust meeting, Mark Zuckerberg, misinformation, and the “poison chalice” of the TikTok deal  —  The techie-turned-philanthropist on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is “a poisoned chalice.”

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Stephanie McMahon appears on WWE SmackDown, Triple Brand Battle Royal set for Raw, two title matches confirmed for SummerSlam

Stephanie McMahon appears on WWE SmackDown, Triple Brand Battle Royal set for Raw, two title matches confirmed for SummerSlam

Stephanie McMahon appeared on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, via teleconference, to speak with Women’s Tag Team Champions Bayley and Sasha Banks.

Stephanie started out by congratulations Sasha and Bayley for capturing all of the main roster gold in the women’s division.

Stephanie added that she is not sure that they are role models but they have gotten her attention. She…

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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘I Used to Go Here’ and Monster Trucks

What’s on TV Saturday: ‘I Used to Go Here’ and Monster Trucks

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I USED TO GO HERE (2020) Rent or buy on iTunes and other streaming platforms and pay TV operators. The “Community” star Gillian Jacobsheads back to college in this indie comedy from the director Kris Rey. Jacobs plays a 30-something writer named Kate who returns to her alma mater following a breakup and disappointing reviews of her first novel. The homecoming is spurred by an…

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Michelle Obama Explains Why It's OK to Not Be Feeling OK

Michelle Obama Explains Why It's OK to Not Be Feeling OK

Michelle Obama posted a candid public response to those who were concerned by her revealing on her Spotify podcast that she is dealing with “low-grade depression” given the events of this year.

She said on the program, when asked about her highs and lows, “So I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression. Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife and…

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A WWE SmackDown segment was taped in front of a green screen in an empty PC with piped in crowd noise

A WWE SmackDown segment was taped in front of a green screen in an empty PC with piped in crowd noise

There was a segment on this week’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown featuring Bayley and Sasha Banks that was done in the Performance Center without developmental talent in the building. The segment was shot in a way so fans watching at home could not see that the building was empty. Aside from Bayley and Banks, the only people in the building for the segment were the cameraman and the announcers at…

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Mandy Rose shows off her new look during WWE SmackDown brawl with Sonya Deville

Mandy Rose shows off her new look during WWE SmackDown brawl with Sonya Deville

Mandy Rose debuted a new look on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

As seen in the clip below, Mandy is now sporting shorter hair. This is a result of what happened last week when her former friend Sonya Deville attacked her and cut off some of her hair.

On this week’s SmackDown, there was a Dirt Sheet segment with The Miz, John Morrison and Deville interviewing a hairpiece,…

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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Take Control, and 10 More New Songs

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion Take Control, and 10 More New Songs

An event record that transcends the event itself, the first collaboration between Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion is a meeting of the (dirty) minds. Riding on a sample of Frank Ski’s proto-Baltimore club classic “Whores in This House,”“WAP” luxuriates in raunch. In their verses, both Cardi and Megan are exuberant, sharp and extremely, extremely vividly detailed. And the David LaChappelle-esque…

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Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Like You, I Know Working Moms Deserve Better

Sen. Tammy Duckworth: Like You, I Know Working Moms Deserve Better

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The day after President Trump’s inauguration, when millions of women took to the streets in protest, I was right beside them, holding my two-year-old daughter’s hand. I believed the values of our nation—values that service members like me have always been willing to sacrifice to protect—were under threat. And like many of the women around me, I feared…

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Retribution attacks WWE staff and destroys WWE SmackDown set

Retribution attacks WWE staff and destroys WWE SmackDown set

This week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown closed out with Heavy Machinery against The Miz and John Morrison with Sonya Deville at ringside. The match ended when Mandy Rose, now sporting shorter hair, attacked Deville during the match and the fight spilled into the ring.

In the final segment of the show, Retribution stormed the ring and cleared the ringside are with baseball bats in…

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Where Family History is Unknown, Morgan Jerkins Charts Her Own

Where Family History is Unknown, Morgan Jerkins Charts Her Own

I was seven years old when I learned that I wasn’t my father’s only daughter. He pulled me to his side and said he had something to show me. I assumed that it was a gift. He would regularly visit me at my mother’s home, bringing niceties along with his charisma and swagger. Instead, he pulled out his wallet and showed me photos of three girls before saying, “These are your sisters.” The oldest…

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‘Psychomagic, a Healing Art’ Review: Introducing Surrealist Therapy

‘Psychomagic, a Healing Art’ Review: Introducing Surrealist Therapy

For almost 70 years, the Chilean-born artist Alejandro Jodorowsky has been the utility infielder of lowercase-“s” surrealism. He’s a performer, graphic novelist, poet and, most prominently, a cult filmmaker. With the documentary “Psychomagic, a Healing Art,” he introduces the world to the work he has been involved in since the ’70s.

For a lot of people, it will be difficult to accept…

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AT&T's WarnerMedia CEO Ousts HBO Max's Top Leadership

AT&T's WarnerMedia CEO Ousts HBO Max's Top Leadership

WarnerMedia’s new boss ousted the leadership of HBO Max, the streaming service that launched less than three months ago, as part of a broader overhaul that aims to simplify how the entertainment giant makes and distributes content.

Chief Executive Jason Kilar said on Friday that he is removing WarnerMedia Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt, who oversaw HBO and HBO Max as well as several…

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Canada Has Placed Its First Vaccine Order, but Don’t Expect a ‘Silver Bullet’

Canada Has Placed Its First Vaccine Order, but Don’t Expect a ‘Silver Bullet’

For Canadians anxiously craving an inoculation against the coronavirus, this week brought both optimism and words of sobering caution.

The federal government on Wednesday announced the first of many major deals to buy vaccines from two U.S.-based multinational drug companies: Pfizer and Moderna.

There will be “millions” of doses, Anita Anand, the cabinet minister responsible for the deal,…

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'Hope in Darkness' Investigates Josh Holt’s Imprisonment In Venezuela. It's Time To Hear His Wife's Story.

'Hope in Darkness' Investigates Josh Holt’s Imprisonment In Venezuela. It's Time To Hear His Wife's Story.

Marrying Josh Holt was supposed to be Thamy Caleño Holt’s fairytale ending. Instead it turned out to be the most dangerous decision she’d ever made.

Just 14 days after their June 16, 2016 wedding in Venezuela, the couple was thrown into El Helicoide, or “The Helix.” Once a futuristic mall, the spiral structure that looms over Caracas was converted into a political prison in the ’80s to house…

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In These Immersive Shows, the Jury Is In (Your Home)

In These Immersive Shows, the Jury Is In (Your Home)

Last week I was called for jury duty. Twice. New York City has yet to resume in-person jury trials, but from a perch on my sofa, I could hear and assess one case involving the murder of an elderly woman and another concerning arson in a commercial building. These trials weren’t precisely real or even vaguely legal — and as both were Britain-based I doubt that I and my U.S. passport would have…

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Are “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss becoming a couple?

Are “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss becoming a couple?

In an interesting development on this week’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown, it looks like Alexa Bliss may be warming up to “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt.

The Fiend walked out to the ring before the commercial break. After the break, Wyatt was shown with Bliss in the ring as his music continued to play with a red light covering the ring and the ringside area. Wyatt was about to apply the…

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