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Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Downstate downfall? Bailey’s backyard showing fails to cut into Pritzker’s double-digit lead

Democrats Gov. J.B. Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth held commanding leads over their GOP challengers in the survey. And broken down by region, the results also reflected Republican Bailey’s downstate difficulties in the governor’s race.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Pritzker’s ‘coattails’ pull other, lesser-known statewide Democrats along for the ride

Democrats hold strong leads in the races for Illinois secretary of state, attorney general, comptroller and treasurer, according to the poll. “Absolutely, I do think it’s a coattail effect with Gov. Pritzker,” one voter said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Shoppers divided over price of Boots Pigs Under Blankets Christmas sandwich

One shopper noticed the sausage and bacon filled sarnie on the shelves of their local Boots store, and snapped a photo - but not everybody was a fan of the filling or the price.

Glasgow Live

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Mermaid meetups, schools and conventions: Inside the SoCal water nymph subculture

LOS ANGELES -- Jack Laflin likes to recall the time he wriggled into a 9-foot-long, 30-pound blue mermaid tail. He'd spotted similar pieces behind the scenes of the acting gigs he was trying to land, but this was his first attempt to maneuver his way into a silicon tube.

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: The Supreme Court holds the internet's fate in its hands, and you should be terrified

Almost no one noticed in 1996 when Congress gave online social media platforms sweeping legal immunity from what their users posted on them.

Los Angeles Times

Huge disruption to town as Lanarkshire fire crews battle through the night to tackle blaze

Emergency services have worked through the night with locals reporting a roof has collapsed in the inferno

Daily Record

Meta Working to Speed Up Metaverse, but Success Far from Certain

A year after rebranding itself from Facebook into Meta, the social network titan is striving to make the metaverse a routine part of daily life, offering users new features and promoting new virtual reality gear. But analysts say the company has toned down the hype a bit as it struggles…

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COVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened

Australia is entering a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic as mandatory isolation for positive cases comes to an end across all states and territories. Look back at toady's developments with our blog.

ABC News

ABC Your Move: Rethinking your relationship with alcohol? Catch up on our expert Q&A

Rethinking your relationship with alcohol? Catch up on the Q&A with Dominique Robert-Hendren, Sophie Scott and Nate Byrne.

ABC News

Emergency warning for Maribyrnong River, thousands under flood evacuation orders across Victoria, NSW and Tasmania — as it happened

Residents in inner-city suburbs of Melbourne are rescued by boat as some of the worst flooding in decades hits Victoria. Meanwhile, thousands of people in in NSW and Tasmania are also under evacuation orders.

ABC News

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, Latino groups warn about rampant misinformation targeting Spanish speakers ahead of the elections

The groups say social media companies are not doing enough to curb the spread of falsehoods specifically targeting Latinos.

The Texas Tribune

Chaos at Walmart self-checkout as 25 customers start fighting in mass brawl

The local police chief said: 'I’ve seen some videos on social media, and it’s disgraceful. I’m going to call it like it is'. So far no arrests have been made but investigations continue

Daily Mirror

Turkey: new ‘disinformation’ law could jail journalists for three years

Press freedom organisations warn bill will ‘subdue public debate’ in run-up to next year’s general elections

The Guardian - UK

Meta hits back in fight with FTC over VR company acquisition

Facebook parent Meta struck back in its legal battle with federal regulators over its proposed acquisition of virtual-reality company Within Unlimited and its fitness app Supernatural

The Independent UK

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Dublin Live

Comedian apologises after filming homeless men doing push-up 'challenge'

The founder of a Dublin homeless charity called for the entertainer's videos to be "boycotted"

Inverse

Why Meta is making a big deal out of new VR avatars with legs

Meta is updating its VR avatars with a suite of new features, but the most important (somehow) is legs.

ABC News

The Loop: January 6 committee votes to subpoena Donald Trump for testimony, Parkland shooter spared death penalty for murder — as it happened

What Australia is searching for and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up of this morning's key stories.

The Guardian - UK

Only proper online regulation can stop poisonous conspiracists like Alex Jones

A US court has imposed a huge fine for lies he spread about a school shooting. But he will continue to sow mayhem, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Idaho army veteran killed fighting in Ukraine war

State Department confirmed death of US citizen in Donbas region

Edinburgh Live

Holidaymaker return from six-week break to find rude note from neighbour on doorstep

The small typed-out note printed on a small piece of paper slammed the person for the state of their front garden and its lack of 'maintenance' - despite the homeowner being on holiday.

Newslaundry

Explained: What’s the Wire vs Meta fight all about?

This week, the Wire published a damning report about the content moderation policies of Meta, the social media behemoth that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Meta, which has misled about how it functions and moderates content before, replied saying the news report was misleading at best and fabricated at worst.…

Liverpool Echo

Center Parcs issue warning to holidaymakers over Facebook scam

Center Parcs said it is "in no way affiliated" with the scam

Daily Record

Lanarkshire landscaper avoids prison despite being caught with drugs and cash

Craig Telfer narrowly avoided a prison sentence at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.

Daily Mirror

Shoppers at The Range do double take over 'dodgy' Santa decoration they can't unsee

Shoppers at The Range have been left in stitches over a rather naughty-looking inflatable Santa decoration that the budget retailer is selling for Christmas - and the store had the best response

Daily Mirror

Terrified dog tied to fence with shoelace near rubbish tip leaves people in tears

An abandoned dog is sending people to tears after he was found tied to a fence with a single shoelace near a rubbish tip in Missouri, US - he has thankfully now been temporarily fostered

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