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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week 01/12/2024 10:44am • A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. ___ Discovery of a tunnel at a Chabad synagogue spurs false claims and c 'Parasite' director calls for a thorough probe into the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun 01/12/2024 04:20am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Oscar-winning “ Parasite ” director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea have called for a thorough investigation into the death of popular actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played the head of a wealthy family in the class satire movie. Lee, 48, was found dead in his c China's exports rise 2.3% in December amid uneven recovery, while consumer prices edged lower 01/12/2024 02:28am • HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports grew slightly for a second consecutive month in December even as deflationary pressures persisted, according to official data released Friday that underscored the uneven nature of the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic. Demand for Chinese exports has Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher after a mixed close on Wall Street 01/11/2024 10:33pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street drifted to a mixed close. Tokyo’s benchmark extended its New Year's rally, trading well above 35,000 and at its highest level since 1990. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices surged. On Thursday, a U.S. inf Live updates | UN top court hears genocide allegation as Israel focuses fighting in central Gaza 01/11/2024 10:14pm • The United Nations’ top court began hearings Thursday on South Africa’s allegation that Israel’s war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians. Israel strongly denies the claim. Although the case is likely to take years to resolve, South Africa is asking the International Court of J Chinese auto exports rose 64% in 2023, with strong push by EVs, as makers expanded overseas 01/11/2024 09:09pm • BEIJING (AP) — China's auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while domestic sales, boosted by year-end incentives, rose 4.2%, an industry association said Thursday. The surge in exports, to 4.1 million according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, may propel China past Japan as the w Worker tells of fleeing burning vehicle in cargo ship fire that killed 2 New Jersey firefighters 01/11/2024 08:55pm • UNION, N.J. (AP) — Gaven Puchinsky had been pushing vehicles onto a huge cargo ship in one of the nation's busiest seaports when he heard a loud “clunking” noise that he believed came from the yellow Jeep Wrangler he was using to nudge the cars up a steep ramp in Newark, New Jersey. Within min Tech innovations that caught our eye at CES 2024 01/11/2024 07:21pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars to transparent TVs to the latest accessibility tech and virtual assistants backed by artificial intelligence, there was a wide range of innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas this week. The best of it aimed to solve big real-world problems. Som FCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partners 01/11/2024 07:17pm • DETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data. In a letter sent Thursday to nine large automakers, Federal Communications Commission Chairwo Murder trial begins months after young woman driven into wrong driveway shot in upstate New York 01/11/2024 07:09pm • FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — An attorney for an upstate New York man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old woman who was with a group of friends who mistakenly turned into his backcountry driveway called it a “terrible accident” involving a defective gun as arguments in his murder trial began Anthony Richardson eager to get back on the field after missing most of 2023 with a shoulder injury 01/11/2024 07:02pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson learned plenty in his rookie season. Coach Shane Steichen helped Richardson improve his understanding of NFL defenses. Quarterback Gardner Minshew provided Richardson new tools for studying film. Receiver Michael Pittman Jr. and Who was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel? 01/11/2024 06:53pm • The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between worshippers and New York City police has a long and storied connection with a Brooklyn rabbi who led a global movement and remains revered three decades since his death. The fight broke out Monday when authorities moved in to se Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates 01/11/2024 06:44pm • The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives. The worst could harm us or our society and the planet in such “innovatively bad” ways that a panel of self-described dystopia experts has judged them “W Big Detroit auto show abandons September date and will move back to its roots in January 01/11/2024 06:27pm • DETROIT (AP) — Detroit's big auto show is returning to January after an ill-fated two-year move to warmer September in an effort to create more outdoor experiences and draw more consumers. The next North American International Auto Show is now scheduled for Jan. 10 through Jan. 20 next year, organ Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M 01/11/2024 05:53pm • BOSTON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees who sent live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to the home of a Massachusetts couple, according to court papers filed Thursday. The Justice D