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Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online
Misinformation experts warn the images are harbingers of a new reality: waves of fake photos and videos flooding social media after major news events and further muddying fact and fiction at crucial times for society.
America’s Test Kitchen lays off 23, shutters ATK Kids
The job cuts included the entire team that worked on the ATK Kids brand, the union said, as well as employees in the books and marketing divisions.
Officials decline to identify Mass. company that allegedly rented Maine home for undocumented workers
Federal officials on Friday would not identify the Massachusetts company that allegedly rented out a home in Lisbon, Maine, for 17 undocumented workers who were living there as part of what US Customs and Border Protection described as an “elaborate human smuggling” plot.
THE FINE PRINT
A 93-year-old Pembroke grandmother was scammed out of $9,500. Here’s how Bank of America and Lyft were involved.
Duped into believing that a granddaughter was in jail, she withdrew thousands in cash to secure her "release."
Crews still on scene of Ayer train derailment
Repair crews were working Friday to remove train cars and sealed containers of trash that were dislodged when a freight train derailed in Ayer Thursday morning, an incident that is slowing MBTA commuter rail traffic, officials said.
Larry Edelman | Trendlines
How the bank mess could push inflation lower
Lenders worried about withdrawals may make loans harder to get, which would have the same impact as a rate hike.
Warren wants Fed vice chair pick to be tougher on banks
Warren’s shifted focus underscores how the failures this month of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank have changed the political calculus for any eventual nominee.
TALKING POINTS
New home sales jump, giving more hope for housing market
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