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And social media deliver more and more news using algorithms. the New York Times or NPR. For intense liberals, it's the other way round.

And social media deliver more and more news using algorithms based on what consumers have already indicated they like.

Are political echo chambers creating opinion bubbles that kill public discourse?

Today's talking point is Blue America turning against football?

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be back with To the Point. Americans have access to more news sources than ever before, but they read,

watch, or listen most to the ones they trust. Liberals and conservatives make very different choices

reinforced by the influence of social media. We'll talk about what that means. Today's talking point, cracks are

beginning to appear between red and blue Americans when it comes to the nation's secular religion

football. First is news update. It's been more than a month since 43 students were last seen

when police led them away from a protest in Iwala, Mexico, in Guerrera province.

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