Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Tonight: Voilà AI Artist Security Risks, Trump Tickets, Joe Rogan, Starbucks, and AT&T's Lily

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14 June 2021

What Are the Security Risks Associated with Face-Altering App Voilà AI Artist?

Transforming a selfie into a Pixar-style cartoon character may be entertaining, but in June 2021, a number of media outlets reported that there may be potential security risks to personal data and information by using such smartphone technologies.

Our reporter Madison Dapcevich gathered the facts.

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Entertainment Stories

Read the latest rumors, legends, and lore about Hollywood, the entertainment industry, and its many stars.

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Fake Tickets to Trump’s ‘2nd Inauguration’ Circulate on Social Media

With a blank ticket template, you can create hype for nonexistent events.

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Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say She Doesn’t Believe in Evolution?

The representative added to her long list of controversial statements.

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Is Starbucks Facing Supplies Shortages?

Even the ubiquitous coffee chain has its limits.

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Is Joe Rogan ‘5 Foot 3’ as Written in LA’s Skies?

While it might simply have been nothing more than a joke, the message written in the sky left some people wondering if it was true.

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Does Uranus Smell Like Farts?

Uranus is always the butt of the joke.

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Do the Girl Scouts Have Millions of Unsold Cookies?

The pandemic did not lend itself to door-to-door cookie sales.

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Cracker Barrel (and Its Menu) Is Here to Stay, Not Closing in 2021

Despite a misleading online ad, fans of Cracker Barrel need not worry. The pancakes, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, biscuits, and other favorites aren't going anywhere.

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Is This Phallic-Shaped Rock Real?

Too ... many ... puns!

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No, Christian Eriksen’s Club Doctor Did Not Say He Got COVID-19 Vaccine Before Cardiac Arrest

COVID-19 and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists seized the opportunity to spread misinformation after the Danish soccer star's medical emergency at Euro 2020.

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Did Buster Keaton Perform This Dangerous Train Stunt?

Buster Keaton was a comedian, actor, director, writer, producer, and, of course, stunt man.

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Did Iowa Pass a Bill Requiring Students to Recite the Pledge of Allegiance?

Lawmaker: "I believe the pledge is something that can bring all Americans together, regardless of political affiliation."

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Did a 1934 ‘Television Newspaper’ Cartoon Predict Internet News?

In 2021, social media users enjoyed the apparent prescience of an 87-year-old cartoon.

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Panic Attacks Highlight Stress at Shelters for Migrant Kids

Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies would shake.

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Madeline Groves Withdraws from Olympic Trials, Citing ‘Misogynistic Perverts’

Groves joins tennis champion Naomi Osaka in stepping back to preserve her well-being.

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Lily from the AT&T Commercials Directs the Ads Too

Milana Vayntrub, the actress who portrays Lily Adams, posted a "day in the life of directing and acting in an AT&T commercial."

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‘Bart Simpson Bouncing’: The Origins of the TikTok Illusion

A TikTok video with the chanting sounds led to people thinking they heard "Bart Simpson bouncing," "that is embarrassing," and other phrases.

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Kamala Harris Marches in Pride Parade

Some publications reported that she is the first sitting vice president to do so.

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Yes, R.L. Stine’s ‘Fear Street’ Books Are Becoming a Netflix Series

The teenage horror fiction series sold millions of copies since the initial book release in 1989.

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Staff Pick

Did a Man Die Demonstrating a Window’s Strength?

A Toronto lawyer demonstrating the safety of window panes in a skyscraper ironically plunged through a window to his death.

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