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September 11, 2026
OpenAI Found 14 Near-Verbatim Book Matches in 95 Million Outputs. Does That Prove AI Training Is Fair Use?
Sherafgan Khan
OpenAI says an expert found only 14 instances of verbatim or near-verbatim book regurgitation in a sample containing 95 million ChatGPT outputs. That is meaningful…
September 11, 2026
James Brass Petition Fraud Case: Which California Initiatives Were Involved, and Did Fake Signatures Actually Count?
Katrina Vide
James Brass and two petition circulators are accused of using real California voters’ identities to manufacture initiative signatures on Skid Row. Prosecutors now say Brass’s…
September 11, 2026
Can Meta AI See Deleted Photos? What the Kalie Robins Case Actually Proves
Tom Goodheart
Meta AI displayed a family photo Kalie Robins says she deleted years earlier, but there is no evidence it recovered the image from deleted backend…
September 11, 2026
15 “Forgotten Facts” About 9/11 Reexamined: What Is Real, What Is Misleading, and What Remains Unanswered
Sherafgan Khan
Some of the strangest claims about 9/11 are false. Others are based on facts more troubling than many conventional explanations acknowledge. Twenty-five years later, we…
September 11, 2026
Does Childhood Stress Cause ADHD? What Gabor Maté Gets Right—and Where the Evidence Stops
Sherafgan Khan
Gabor Maté’s viral conversation with Hasan Minhaj contains several claims that sound scientifically plausible: ADHD affects time perception, childhood environment shapes the developing brain, and…
September 11, 2026
Hillary Clinton Says Netanyahu May Have Let Hamas Keep Planning. What Changed Since 2023?
Elle Dayan
Hillary Clinton is now publicly entertaining the possibility that Benjamin Netanyahu received a serious warning about Hamas before October 7 and chose not to act…
September 11, 2026
Is Turning Point USA Paid to Support Israel? What the $700,000 Contract Actually Shows
Sherafgan Khan
Turning Point USA did not merely receive money from donors who happened to support Israel. A newly disclosed sponsorship agreement ties $700,000 in planned payments…
September 11, 2026
Why Does My Partner Smell So Good to Me? The Science of Scent, Genetics and Attraction
Elle Dayan
Some people genuinely love the natural smell of their partner. Genetics can affect both the odor your body produces and the odors your nose perceives—but…
September 10, 2026
What Happens if Bab el-Mandeb Closes? Why the Houthi Capture of Mokha Matters to the U.S. and World
Sherafgan Khan
The Houthis have not closed Bab el-Mandeb. But their capture of Mokha and advance toward strategic Red Sea positions comes as Saudi Arabia increasingly depends…
September 10, 2026
Why Can Paying Cash for Healthcare Be Cheaper Than Using Insurance?
Sherafgan Khan
Hospitals can charge a cash price below rates negotiated by major insurers, but cash is not automatically cheaper. Federal price data, peer-reviewed research and real…
September 10, 2026
Does Treating Insomnia Really Slow Biological Aging? What the CBT-I Trial Actually Shows
Tom Goodheart
A randomized trial in older adults found that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia produced a more favorable trajectory on DunedinPACE, one measure of biological aging….
September 10, 2026
Why ICE Got 47,289 IRS Addresses From 1.28 Million Requests—and Why the Process Violated Tax-Privacy Law
Katrina Vide
ICE asked the IRS to process roughly 1.28 million requests for taxpayer address information. Most produced no IRS match, while the procedure that disclosed 47,289…