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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell arrives at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in April. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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He 'Proved Mike Wrong.' Now he's claiming his $5 million

A software engineer proves MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wrong and debunks a false election conspiracy. Then what happens?

Buses are parked along a deserted street as people flee the southern part of Khartoum on April 27, 2023 amid street battles between the army and paramilitaries continue. - The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A mother's diary: She and her son fled the fighting in Sudan's capital Khartoum

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A customer waits to order food at a Miami McDonald's on July 26, 2022. The CEO of McDonald's expects the U.S. to experience a mild recession and says customers have grown more reluctant to splurge on or supersize their orders. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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The U.S. economy is losing steam. Bank woes and other hurdles are to blame.

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Writer Neil Gaiman (center) makes music with FourPlay (L-R: Peter Hollo, Shenton Gregory aka Shenzo Gregorio, Lara Goodridge and Tim Hollo) Chris Frape/Riot Act Media hide caption

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Writer Neil Gaiman debuts his first music album with an Australian string quartet

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Cars line-up to enter Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming 'government retaliation'

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The Central Bank stands in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 21, 2023. The Central Bank raised interest rates on April 20 in an effort to encourage people to save in local currency. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption

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Argentina's peso continues its slide to lows not seen for decades

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An image from a Republican National Committee ad against President Biden features imagery generated by artificial intelligence. The spread of AI-generated images, video and audio presents a challenge for policymakers. Republican National Committee hide caption

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AI-generated deepfakes are moving fast. Policymakers can't keep up

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