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Largest Winemaker In America Turns To Hard Liquor As Young People Drinking Less E. & J. Gallo Winery, the largest wine producer in the United States and the world by volume, has completed a major pivot into hard liquor. The family-owned giant finalized its acquisition of iconic Kentucky bourbon brand Four Roses from Japan’s Kirin Holdings in a deal valued at up to $775 million. The move comes as the U.S. wine industry grapples with steep declines in sales and a generational shift away from traditional wine - especially among...

AI Content Is Swamping The Internet: How It Impacts Critical Thinking Authored by Autumn Spredemann via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A never-ending flood of content generated by artificial intelligence is reshaping the internet and the way people engage with information faster than ever. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Freepik From news summaries to social media posts to academic research, the sheer volume of machine-assisted materials has been correlated with a spike in "cognitive offloading" - a phenomenon in which people outsource critical thinking and verification to automated systems. A 2025 analysis of how...

DOE Closes Massive $26 Billion Loan For Southern Co. Here comes more of those “Hundreds of Billions” So much capital coming to this space next 3 years https://t.co/ZwTB0C2CUU — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 18, 2025 “These investments will support the extraordinary and transformative projected growth we're seeing across our company” Southern Chairman and CEO Chris Womack said. “These loans will help lower the cost of investments in our grid that will enhance reliability and resilience for the benefit of our customers” Energy Secretary Chris Wright framed the deal as a direct fulfillment of the Trump...