NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week.
National Politics
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House GOP passes parents' rights bill in clash over schools
House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what's taught in public schools. It has…
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TVA joins international group in developing new small modular reactor design
America's biggest government utility is joining with utilities in Canada and Poland and one of the oldest nuclear plant manufacturers to develop a basic design…
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TikTok CEO grilled by skeptical lawmakers on safety, content
A nearly six-hour grilling of TikTok’s CEO by lawmakers brought the platform’s 150 million U.S. users no closer to an answer as to whether the app will be wipe…
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No US Army Corps funding this year for Chattanooga's Chickamauga Lock
Chattanooga's biggest construction project is continuing on the Tennessee River even though no new funding is being provided this year for the half-built endea…
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Americans' faith in banks low after failures, according to AP-NORC poll
Only 10% of U.S. adults say they have high confidence in the nation’s banks and other financial institutions, a new poll finds. That's down from the 22% who sa…
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TikTok sends influencers to Washington as its troubles grow
TikTok is ramping up a public relations campaign to fend off the possibility of a nationwide ban by the Biden administration, and it’s bringing some unconventi…
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Lindsay Lohan, other celebs settle with SEC over crypto case
Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investme…
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TikTok CEO to tell Congress app is safe, urge against ban
TikTok's CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Ch…
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Stocks rise for first 2-day rally since banking crisis began
Stocks rallied Tuesday, led by the banks most beaten down by the industry's crisis, and some of Wall Street's fear washed out on hopes the U.S. government will…
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Yellen says bank situation stabilizing, different from 2008
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrangeme…
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Will the Credit Suisse bank takeover calm financial fears?
In a bid to ease turmoil in the world financial system, Swiss authorities engineered a plan for the UBS bank to acquire its troubled smaller rival Credit Suiss…
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Fed’s tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters
Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider …
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White House economic report: Money for child care would help growth
The White House is making the case for more government support for child care programs in an economic report that it released Monday, drawing on extensive rese…
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Disintegration of families caused US fentanyl crisis, Mexico's leader says
Mexico's president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don't hug their kids enough.