Prime-time TV gets racier, and more

Prime-time TV gets racier

Broadcast TV is getting a whole lot racier, according to a new report by the Parents Television Council. It found 76 incidents of full nudity on prime-time network TV last year—an increase of 407 percent from the year before. The networks’ new trick is to show fully naked characters with their breasts, buttocks, and/or genitals pixelated.

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Los Angeles Times

Fake reviews on the Internet

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The New York Times

U.S. weapons sales skyrocket

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CNN.com

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Slate.com