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NPR | By Steve Inskeep,

Michel Martin

Published January 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM EST

Industry watchers see Meta's end of fact-checking as move to appease Trump, annual winter respiratory virus season returns with a vengeance, and Los Angeles wildfires force thousands of evacuations.

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