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Rebecca Robbins and Dani Blum

Patients Cut Off From Cheaper Obesity Drugs as FDA Halts Sales of Copycats

U.S. regulators are trying to shut down the industry for compounded weight-loss drugs, which could result in higher costs or suspend treatment for patients.

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Karoun Demirjian, Dani Blum and Azeen Ghorayshi

RFK Jr. Calls Autism ‘Preventable,’ Drawing Ire From Researchers

The health secretary said he would prioritize studies into environmental causes while harshly discounting other factors scientists say are likely contributing to rising rates of the condition.

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Miriam Jordan

Trump Administration Directs Judges to Deny Asylum Without Hearings

A directive from the Justice Department, which says the move is intended to reduce a backlog in immigration court, would result in rapid deportation orders in many cases.

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Amy Poehler Surprised Will Arnett On "Smartless," And Their Discussion Was Really Sweet

"I’m really, really lucky to have her as a partner in this way," Will said of Amy.

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Xuan Thai

Taylor takes issue with findings of Stanford probe

Former Stanford head football coach Troy Taylor released a statement about his firing on Wednesday, taking issue with the findings of two separate workplace investigations conducted during his two years as head coach.

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Braves' Strider goes 5 in 1st start since April '24

Braves pitcher Spencer Strider allowed two runs and five hits in five-plus innings vs. the Blue Jays in his first start in more than a year after having UCL surgery.

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OpenAI announces o3 and o4-mini reasoning models for ChatGPT (updated)

UPDATE: Apr. 16, 2025, 2:18 p.m. EDT Now that the OpenAI livestream has ended, this article has been updated with the latest information about the o3 and o4-mini launch.

OpenAI's o3 and o4-mini models for ChatGPT have arrived.

As expected, during a livestream event today, the ChatGPT maker released the newest versions of its reasoning models. OpenAI launched o1, its first reasoning or chain-of-thought model, last summer and skipped over o2 to announce its progress on o3 in late...

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Celebrate spring with tech and toy deals up to 47% off at Amazon

SAVE UP TO 47%: Amazon has hundreds of tech and toy items on sale for up to 47% off that will arrive by Sunday, including Lego sets, Bose speakers, Sony headphones, Echo devices, and National Geographic STEM toys.

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TikTok is testing Footnotes, its version of Community Notes

TikTok is testing out Footnotes, which is effectively its version of X's Community Notes. The company announced the new feature Wednesday in a blog post on its website.

TikTok is just the latest social media platform to roll out its own version of Community Notes, joining giants like Facebook and Instagram. The idea is that a community of users can help combat misinformation.

In the post announcing the feature, TikTok wrote:

"Footnotes will draw on the collective knowledge of the TikTok...

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Report: Xs DM feature is getting rebranded as XChat

Elon Musk’s steady mission to erase every trace of Twitter’s former identity continues — and the next feature on the chopping block appears to be Direct Messages. According to rumblings from X employees and independent researchers, the classic DM tab may soon be replaced by something called XChat.

SEE ALSO: Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk call to delete IP laws, but artists are pushing back

The change was first hinted at by Zach Warunek, a software...

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Skullcandys Bose-powered noise-cancelling earbuds hit the market at just $100

Skullcandy headphones and earbuds have long been a well-known budget option, though not exactly a brand that makes you think "premium sound."

Its latest release might change that. Thanks to a partnership with Bose, the new Skullcandy Method 360 ANC earbuds feature sound powered by Bose's technology. Following a press event with new brand ambassador Tony Hawk on April 15, the earbuds are now available to the public. As Skullcandy ups the sound quality of its earbuds, it's keeping the cost low...

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TikTok surfaces reviews tab in the comments section, usurping Google Maps

TikTok has already secured its status as Gen Z's ultimate search tool, and now it's dipping its greedy little app toes into reviews.

The social media app hosts plenty of content creators who make a living off showing their audience reviews of tech, restaurants, and clothes they've bought. But now, TechCrunch reported that TikTok has started surfacing reviews for some places — like stores and restaurants — inside the comments section of a video.

Right now, if you see a place you want to...

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John Semley

Trump’s Tariffs Could Hit You in an Unexpected Place: Your Vinyl Collection

Volatility and anti-American resentment are already hurting the niche vinyl industry, but a little-known law could help it survive.

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Kershaw tosses 3 scoreless innings in rehab start

Clayton Kershaw's road back to the Dodgers' rotation began Wednesday afternoon when he threw three scoreless innings in his first rehab start.

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Sarah Bregel

‘Weaponized environmentalism’? A Texas Republican wants to test wastewater for abortion medication

A new bill would require more stringent water testing. Reproductive-rights advocates say it has more to do with painting abortion medication as “toxic.”

In Texas, a Republican senator just introduced a bill that would require wastewater treatment facilities to do some extra testing—essentially making guidelines more stringent than those currently federally mandated. 

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Jessica Bursztynsky

TikTok starts testing Footnotes, a new feature that looks a lot like X’s Community Notes

TikTok said it will open access to start contributing footnotes in the coming months.

TikTok is launching its own version of community notes on the platform, called “Footnotes.”

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Ryan Mac and Hamed Aleaziz

Elon Musk’s DOGE Team Building System to Sell ‘Gold Card’ Immigrant Visas

The project represents something of a shift in mission for Elon Musk’s initiative, from cutting government costs toward a new goal of generating revenue.

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These Flats Actually Have Good Arch Support, According To The Reviewers Who Bought Them

You can actually find style and comfort in these flats from Dansko, Frye, Vionic and more.

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ChatGPT introduces an image library to store your generated photos

OpenAI has introduced a new image library inside ChatGPT, which gives users quick access to their AI-generated creations in a slick sidebar.

SEE ALSO: Want to be an AI action figure? Just give ChatGPT a full-body pic.

The feature, now rolling out across both web and mobile platforms, is available to all users, paid or not. OpenAI even dropped a short demo on X showing just how seamless it is. If you’ve made images in ChatGPT before, the...

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