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Internet

San Diego mosque suspects’ writings reveal influence of online extremism, experts say

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Culture & Trends

Before the carpet, after the party: Inside the Mark Hotel on Met Gala night

A brick building with tall windows and an awning with lettering: CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF NEW YORK.
Sachelle Babbar / ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters

Culture & Trends

Viral 'speed running' challenge hits Church of Scientology New York

Distorted image of Trump
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Misinformation

The ecosystem that made this Trump assassination attempt unbelievable

Scientology locations in Los Angeles
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Culture & Trends

Church of Scientology blasts TikTok 'speed running' trend as viral videos circulate

Photo illustration showing Donald Trump, a map of the Strait of Hormuz, "Will the Iranian regime fall by May 31?" text from a Polymarket bet.
Justine Goode / NBC News

Iran war

Prediction market bets on the Iran war top $2 billion, NBC News analysis shows

Jimmy Donaldson speaks into a microphone
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Culture & Trends

Former MrBeast staffer accuses his company of sexism and parental leave violations

01:29

Pilot raising money for cancer research stuck in Antarctica

02:49

Growing concern over popularity of online sports betting

00:26

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s bid to buy Alex Jones’ Infowars

05:56

Sarah Cooper shares viral fame, debut memoir 'Foolish'

04:02

Why the Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon over internet prices

04:47

Why Gen Z has such a problem with the period in texting

03:31

How online scammers are luring victims with romantic relationships

04:04

Biden unveils plan to provide high speed internet access nationwide

04:06

Internet celebrities prepare to step into the boxing ring for Creator Clash

03:29

Why Twitter is removing its blue check mark for some accounts

04:08

Can a teacher detect if students are using artificial intelligence?

03:41

Twitter users impersonate verified celebrities with blue check mark subscription

08:23

Online talk of “civil war” on the rise

10:21

Navigating privacy in the digital age

03:07

Why social media influencers are tapping into ‘millennial nostalgia’

02:20

Satanic panic comeback being fueled by QAnon believers and GOP influencers

08:33

Donell Harvin: Online hate groups will ‘continue to crank out violent extremists’ as long as ‘there's no content moderation.’

01:46

How Jan. 6 changed one man's path away from QAnon

02:17

Russian intelligence service arrests members of Ransomware gang REvil

03:32

Value of Bitcoins seized by U.S. government triples to $3 billion

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Internet

Top podcasters run gambling ads that can reach kids, report says

A poster for the Onion is pasted to a wall on a building, it reads "NYC, take the free press for one last spin." next to a fake newspaper article headlined "America defeats America" on top of a photo of Donald Trump
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Media

The Onion relaunches InfoWars as legal wrangling continues

Tyler Mikorski.
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Internet

How an impersonation scam landed a popular watch influencer behind bars

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Russia

Her 18-minute manifesto critiquing Putin went viral. Now others are speaking up.

Alix Earle; Alex Cooper.
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Culture & Trends

'Call Her Daddy' host Alex Cooper says social media spat with Alix Earle is 'not a PR stunt'

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Justice Department

FBI warns parents about violent '764' group targeting children online

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Security

Meet a conman who posed as seductive women — and a man who lost his life savings

Russia Daily Life 2026
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War in Ukraine

As Putin takes Russia off the grid, there are growing signs of discontent

Image: Barbie Dream Fest, billed on Instagram as “The Ultimate Barbie Fan Event,” took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from March 27 to 29, 2026.
Courtesy Brenna Miller

Culture & Trends

Barbie's dream fest? More like a nightmare warehouse, event attendees say

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian
Anadolu via Getty Images file

Iran

'You know the drill': Iran takes on Trump on social media

Dakota Mortensen, Taylor Frankie Paul on "The Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Reunion Special" on Hulu.
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Culture & Trends

Taylor Frankie Paul video reignites fevered online discourse around domestic violence

Culture & Trends

The AI fruit drama on TikTok that's too juicy to pass up

Russia

Russia is killing Telegram, its most popular messaging app, despite fears of pushback

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U.S. news

He got hooked on gambling at age 11. By college he was betting 15 hours a day.

A split composite image of Elon Musk, left, and David Sacks
Getty Images file

Artificial intelligence

MAGA and progressives unite to push back on AI, drawing scrutiny from Musk and others

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Culture & Trends

Vlogging Epstein's island: Influencers go viral filming the sex offender's former residence

Russia Daily Life in Moscow, Russia. Russia is stepping up its tests of systems designed to keep millions of people from accessing information online in times of political unrest, shutting off mobile internet access in the capital in recent days.
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Russia

Mobile internet blackouts sweep Moscow, leaving residents feeling 'powerless'

Photos of Jo, a North Korean operative for an employment scheme that infiltrated the United States.
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News

He was a perfect hire — until a U.S. company exposed him as a North Korean plant

Image: Smoke billows after an explosion from overnight U.S.-Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)
Arash Khamooshi / The New York Times / Redux Pictures

Iran war

White House compares deadly conflict to video games and movies in memeified videos

The Roblox app on a smartphone
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Culture & Trends

Nebraska becomes the latest to sue Roblox alleging child safety failures

A woman's face inside an empty tin sardine can.
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News; Getty Images

Culture & Trends

'Skin care in a can': The fishy beauty hack once again taking over TikTok

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Epstein files

School districts cut ties with photo giant after social media posts about alleged Epstein ties

Texting reading "mogging" and "maxxing"
Chelsea Stahl / NBC News

Culture & Trends

An ASU frat leader 'frame-mogged' a major livestreamer — and the internet erupted

Plan To Ban Use Of Mobile Phones In Schools In England
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Artificial intelligence

U.K. eyes rapid ban on social media for under 16s, curbs to AI chatbots

Calls Grow For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza
Amir Levy / Getty Images file

Israel

2 Israelis charged with using classified information to bet on Polymarket

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