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The Evisceration of ‘60 Minutes’

Scott Pelley’s firing has triggered a remarkable public confrontation at CBS, with one of the country’s most respected journalists accusing network leadership of abandoning its values.
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Human Rights Watch and Oxfam America warn that new Medicaid work requirements could strip coverage from millions of low-income Americans — even as the…
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She Predicted Women Would Die Most From Ebola. No One Listened.
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I Asked AI for a Real Rape Survivor’s Testimony. It Made One Up.
AI can generate compelling journalism in seconds. The problem is that some of it never happened.
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Sent to Congo. Left With No Safe Choice.
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