Of course it doesn't. Search for this and analyze the results:
Southern cities slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days
You will see:
- the same article appears in all 10 SERP positions.
- the original post (AP) was not indexed first
- no sites were "penalized" for reprinting the article
- the most authoritative sites are not all at the top
- the snippet was not given to the original site nor the most authoritative
- the SERPs are not ranked in any order of the indexed time
It is a myth that duplicate content is penalized by Google.
It may not get you approved for adsense (low value) if you don't also have good original content elsewhere. It may get you a dmca takedown notice if you stole it so spin it well.
You can do many simple and practical tests to confirm this.
Google is not a magic genie who knows all. Google is an algorithm that follows (complex and deep) sets of rules.
Argue amongst yourselves...
