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  • Republican Mike Rogers has repeatedly misattributed a controversial remark to his Democratic opponent. It’s a mistake he began making only recently.
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    Republicans putting controversial figure’s 9/11 comment in Abdul El-Sayed’s mouth

    Mike Rogers is falsely claiming that Democrat Abdul El‑Sayed said “America deserved 9/11,” a remark actually made by influencer Hasan Piker.

  • A Senate bill aims to protect kids from AI, but critics warn missing age-verification rules could force platforms to collect everyone's ID.
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    The privacy paradox: Why civil rights groups are divided over Senate AI bill

    A Senate bill aims to protect kids from AI, but critics warn missing age-verification rules could force platforms to collect everyone’s ID.

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Five For Friday

Latest episode

  • Eighty-nine percent of pet owners say they will spend money on them to maximize holiday joy. Here are the 2023 holiday pet spending trends.
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    Dec 21, 2023
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    Pet spending is off the charts in 2023. Here are 5 holiday splurges


Previous episodes

  • 2023 Wrapped: Wikipedia Edition. People viewed Wikipedia pages 84 billion times. If Taylor Swift doesn't top the list, what does?
    Reuters
    Dec 14, 2023
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    Taylor Swift doesn’t top this list: The most-searched Wikipedia pages of 2023.

  • Video games and luxury goods bring in huge revenues each year. Here's what happens when they combine their powers in gaming-luxury collaborations.
    Nov 30, 2023
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    Power-ups & prestige: 5 epic video game x luxury brand collabs

  • Each year, U.S. Marshals seize millions in luxury goods from criminals and auction it off to the highest bidder. Here are the most interesting scores.
    Nov 23, 2023
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    Luxury loot: The 5 most intriguing items seized and sold by US Marshals

  • Walmart and other stores are reworking their use of self-checkout. Here are 5 reasons self-checkout should be shown the door.
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    Nov 16, 2023
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    5 reasons stores should give self-checkout the pink slip

  • Inflation is off its 40-year highs but Americans still feel the pain. Here's how much prices have really gone up since 2020 in this week's Five For Friday.
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    Nov 9, 2023
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    Inflation cooling? 5 ways you’re still being pummeled by higher prices

  • The U.S. is adding jobs in traditional business sectors, but what does the future hold? Here are the five most in-demand jobs for the next decade.
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    Career crystal ball: The 5 most in-demand jobs of the future

  • Halloween is big business, raking in a record $12.2 billion this year. From pet costumes to candy, here are the frightful spending totals.
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    Oct 26, 2023
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    Here’s how much Americans will spend on Halloween costumes, candy and more

  • Looking for a place to live is rough. Here are the top reasons 2023 has been the worst year for housing in this week's Five For Friday.
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    Oct 19, 2023
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    5 reasons why it’s the worst year for housing in decades

  • Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial is expected to last six weeks. Here are five key details about him and his role in FTX's failure.
    Reuters
    Oct 12, 2023
    4m read

    The 5 explosive revelations from Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud trial

  • Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's tours will hit theaters this fall. To top box-office charts, they need to out earn these five concert films.
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    Oct 5, 2023
    4m read

    Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concert films need to make this much to top the chart

  • Netflix is finally halting DVD-by-mail after 25 years and 5 billion discs. Here are the 5 films customers rented the most in Netflix history.
    Getty Images
    Sep 29, 2023
    4m read

    The Netflix DVD era is over after 25 years. Here are the 5 most-rented discs

  • The U.S. Congress has a week to pass a funding bill or risk a government shutdown. How much would that cost?
    Getty Images
    Sep 21, 2023
    3m read

    Congress risks another government shutdown. The cost of 5 prior shutdowns.

  • UAW's strike against Detroit's Big Three could cost the economy $5.6 billion in 10 days. Here are 5 other costly strikes in history.
    Getty Images
    Sep 15, 2023
    3m read

    UAW strike could cost billions. See the price of these 5 strikes in history.

  • Environmental, social and corporate governance is a political hot potato and it's losing steam. Here are 5 blows to ESG in Five For Friday.
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    Aug 10, 2023
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    S&P drops ratings after Musk complains. Here are 5 recent blows to ESG.

  • Customers are suing Taco Bell for selling less-than-beefy menu items compared with its ads. These 5 companies also faced false advertising claims.
    Aug 3, 2023
    3m read

    Taco Bell sued for beefy false advertising, 5 companies settled suits

  • Twitter trashed its bird logo in favor of "X" as Elon Musk tries to make an everything app like WeChat. Here are 5 things to know about the Chinese version.
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    Jul 27, 2023
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    5 things to know about WeChat, the super app Musk wants X to emulate

  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expressed regret about the lack of significant advancement on addressing the deficit.
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    Jul 7, 2023
    3m read

    Janet Yellen in China as countries clash over trade, chips and espionage

  • AI has been all the rage since ChatGPT went mainstream. Here are 5 companies that are using the technology in this week's Five For Friday.
    FOX
    Jun 22, 2023
    3m read

    How 5 companies are already using AI, from Mercedes to Wendy’s

  • With the end of the work-from-home era, here are some of the coolest offices on the planet in this week’s Five For Friday.
    T-Mobile
    Jun 16, 2023
    3m read

    From nuclear bunkers to pirate ships: 5 coolest offices on the planet

  • Apple has entered the AR/VR chat with its $3,499 Apple Vision Pro headset. Here are Apple’s biggest innovations in history in Five For Friday.
    Apple
    Jun 9, 2023
    3m read

    Apple Vision Pro is here. Here are Apple’s top 5 life-changing innovations.

  • Adidas is selling Yeezy sneakers again after a public breakup with Kanye West. Here are the brands that made a comeback in Five For Friday.
    Getty Images
    Jun 2, 2023
    3m read

    Adidas Yeezy sneakers are back. These 5 brands also made comebacks.

  • An AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon moved the stock market. It's not the first time fake news caused real financial hits.
    May 26, 2023
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    5 fake news reports that caused real dips in the stock market

  • Microsoft's Activision Blizzard deal is facing regulatory hurdles, but a merger still wouldn't top this list of biggest gaming companies in Five For Friday.
    Getty Images
    May 19, 2023
    3m read

    Even with Activision Blizzard, Microsoft wouldn’t top this list of 5 gaming giants

  • Is the real world as crazy as HBO's "Succession?" Here are the real-life succession stories at America's top companies in Five For Friday.
    HBO
    May 12, 2023
    3m read

    Just like TV? 5 real-life ‘Succession’ tales from America’s biggest companies

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