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Bill Ford got a surprise phone call from Donald Trump: What they talked about  Detroit Free Press

Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds  The Associated Press

Melania’s $40m Amazon deal: another sign Bezos is capitulating to Donald Trump | Margaret Sullivan  The Guardian

There will be “real-world harm” if Meta expands its decision to scrap fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, a global network warned Thursday while disputing Mark Zuckerberg’s claim such moderation amounts to censorship. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise announcement

Column: Trump shoots his mouth off as L.A. burns. His claims about fire hydrants don’t hold water  Los Angeles Times

On Tuesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social media behemoth will end its third party fact-checking program in the U.S. and instead adopt a crowd-sourced “community notes” program. The inspiration for such a decision? Elon Musk’s X. “We’ve

Trump says meeting with Putin being arranged  BBC.com

Trump says Putin meeting being set up to end Ukraine war  NBC News

Goose-stepping has a bad rap in the West, thanks to Nazi Germany. In Taiwan, it’s a beloved tradition that army veterans are fighting to keep.

Jimmy Carter’s four years in the White House were largely defined by an event that took place halfway through his term. On November 4th, 1979 Iranian college students took over the US Embassy in Tehran, and took 52 Americans hostage.