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The scene opened on a room with a red sofa, a potted plant and the kind of bland modern art you’d see on a therapist’s wall. In the room was Michelle Obama, or someone who looked exactly like her. Wearing a low-cut top with a black bra visible underneath, she writhed lustily for the camera and flashed her unmistakable smile. Then, the former first lady’s doppelgänger began to strip. The video, which appeared on the online forum Reddit, was what’s known as a “deepfake” — an ultrarealistic fake video made with artificial intelligence software. It was created using a program...

<p>Now, most people just watch the color and pageantry rather than focusing on the announcers, but Couric’s reasoning for why the Netherlands is so dominant in speedskating stopped everyone. Couric mentioned Amsterdam’s canals and pointed out that skating is “an important mode of transportation” when the canals freeze over.</p>

Amid what some claim is a growing epidemic of ADHD diagnoses, a study finds that almost one in four adults who show up in doctors' offices seeking treatment may be exaggerating — or even faking — their symptoms. Don't miss these Health stories AFP-Getty Images file Tired eyes? Try this quick fix Sleepless nights, whether caused by anxiety, hormones or a too-warm room, can make eyes look tired and puffy. Here's an easy way to wake up your tired peepers. Bearded dragons linked to food poisoning outbreak Famous lips: Real or fake? Adults with ADHD? 1 in 4 may be...

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Remember back in early 2000 when the normally stiff and dour Al Gore began appearing in public wearing denim jeans and a big flashy smile on his face while darting his head in a fashion reminiscent of Ronald Reagan? What happened was that Al Gore was FAKING confidence. Oh yes, the appearance was there all right but it was disturbingly off-kilter. Much as he tried, you could sense that Al Gore was FAKING it mainly because he didn't REALLY feel confident. Well, much the same thing is going on with the DUmmies. Although it is still 4 months from...

MEET madcap Amanda Griffiths of Chorlton, the PhD student who is studying for a doctorate - in air guitar. Amanda is researching the phenomena of playing along to famous electric guitar solos with nothing more in your hands than a fistful of fresh air as part of her doctorate at the University of Salford. And the 32-year-old is even a special guest at the Air Guitar World Championships held in Oulu, where she will give a lecture on the subject. Her love of the invisible instrument first became serious in 2002 when she came fourth in the UK championships. Her...

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has convened a group of Democratic lawmakers to develop a "faith agenda" for the party, a Capitol Hill newspaper reported Monday (Jan. 31). The "working group" of 15 to 25 members would help Democrats cast issues through a faith lens in a way that would help them speak to "faith-minded" voters, Roll Call reported. "Our problem is not our programs," said Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. "It's been our expressions and interpretations of those programs. We are people of faith." Pelosi, a Catholic from San Francisco, has been soliciting ideas on the proposal for two years...

<p>Like John Kerry, there's a photo of me somewhere out there with Jane Fonda. Also in the photo would be my wife and Tom Hayden, co-founder of Students for a Democratic Society and the intellectual guru of the New Left who was convicted (and later acquitted) at the Chicago Seven trial for inciting a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.</p>