'Authentic' named Merriam-Webster's 2023 word of the year

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is "authentic."

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/merriam-webster-word-year-2023-authentic-1.7040829?cmp=rss

Arrest made in U.S. shooting of 3 college students of Palestinian descent

Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont campus. The 48-year-old suspect is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/palestinians-students-shot-vermont-1.7040774?cmp=rss