A.I.-Generated Ads Flood the Midterms, and Teenager Kills 4 at Oregon Elementary School
Summary
This episode examines the surge of AI-generated political ads in the midterms, noting that Republicans have spent nearly $140 million on them while young voters increasingly abandon the GOP due to economic frustrations. It also covers President Trump's reversal of the plan to livestream a military execution following intense backlash, and reports on a deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school where a bystander killed the gunman. The segment concludes with a look at Chinese automakers expanding in Europe and a news quiz featuring Hillary Clinton's new podcast and a four-winged dinosaur.
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Rise of AI-generated political ads in midterms
Young voters' shifting political loyalties
Trump cancels plan to livestream execution
Elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon
Chinese car brands expand at Paris Motor Show
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Quiz: Politicians launching new podcasts
Quiz: Discovery of four-winged dinosaur
Quiz: Welsh town's Elvis Presley festival
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