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Europe’s extreme heat is shutting down power plants
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Poll Shows Lindsey Graham with Commanding Lead over Mark Lynch in South Carolina GOP Senate Primary
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Did Conservatives Jump the Gun on ‘The Odyssey?’
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026
Public health awards Today at the World Health Assembly, six laureates from around the world received awards for…
Democrats should be talking about climate change, according to voters
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The hantavirus cruise ship outbreak: How worried should I be?
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WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy
The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Results Report, highlighting measurable improvements in people’s…
Summer Davos: WEF Founder Klaus Schwab’s Long Courtship of China
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Progressives’ new affordability plan to reclaim the working class, explained
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One Person Dead After ICE-Involved Shooting in Maine
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Jumps In to Help Socialist L.A. Mayor Candidate Nithya Raman
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‘Avengers’ Star Mark Ruffalo Protests Paramount-Warner Merger in NY Times Op-Ed as Deal Moves Ahead
Actor Mark Ruffalo protested the Paramount-Warner merger in an op-ed for the New York Times as…
Pence: Trump’s Iran Deal ‘Smacks of Appeasement’
Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” former Vice President Mike Pence said President Donald Trump’s deal with…
A.I. and the End of ‘Launch Here, Localize Later’
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Bezos Family’s $100M Gift to Robin Hood Honors Jackie Bezos
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Peter Buffett Interview: Money, Inheritance & Warren Buffett’s Shadow
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How A.I. Pressure Is Reshaping Corporate Innovation
While corporations tighten spending amid geopolitical instability and A.I. disruption, the conditions for sharper, faster innovation may actually be improving. Unsplash+ Something notable is happening […]
How A.I.’s Most Powerful Backers Are Preparing for Its Consequences
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JD Vance to Breitbart: Even Democrats Have to Admit the Stunning Level of Access Offered by the Trump Administration
Even Democrats have to admit to the stunning level of access offered by the Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance said during a press conference […]
Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Australia for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, marking a significant milestone in the health of Indigenous […]
A new sunscreen ingredient — bemotrizinol or BEMT — has finally won approval in the US
For the first time in the 21st century, the United States has approved a new sunscreen ingredient. Well, new to us. It’s called bemotrizinol, also […]
Hacking the atmosphere: Geoengineering gets a reality check
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The importance of handwriting to our brains, explained
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MPs Condemn ‘Barbaric’ Belfast Attack, Leftists Warn ‘Far-Right’ Backlash
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How the Pope’s Magnifica Humanitas offers a template for individuals to meet the AI moment
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The Download: a nuclear landmark, and China eyes Nvidia chips
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Judge Apologizes to Alleged WHCD Attacker for Treatment in Jail
A judge issued an apology to Cole Tomas Allen, the alleged White House Correspondents’ Association…
Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026
Member States establish joint process to support reforms of global health architecture The World Health…
What to expect from Google this week
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‘Sopranos’ Favorite Details Shocking Hollywood Cancellation
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Trump: U.S. Is Hitting Iranian Boats With Same Weapon as Drug Boats
The U.S. military is taking out large numbers of Iranian small craft, what Tehran euphemistically…
The 5 most unhinged revelations from Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
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GOP Rep. Gill: Jasmine Crockett ‘Is a Race-Baiting Thug’
Friday, during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) criticized…
What we know about ICE’s killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston.
In less than a week, two people have died during encounters with ICE — one…
Democrat Who Worked with Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Wins NJ Primary
Adam Hamawy, a controversial candidate who previously volunteered with an al-Qaeda-linked group, has won the…
The Download: a startup has a solution for AI’s groupthink problem
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Immigration judges issue more than 80,000 voluntary departure orders since Trump took office
Immigration judges have issued more than 80,000 voluntary departure orders since President Trump returned to…
How A.I. Is Quietly Rewriting the Rules of Art Valuation
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GOP Resolution Introduced to Phase Out U.S. Military Aid to Israel
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WNBA Admits Security in Atlanta Was Wrong for Asking Mother and Daughter to Cover ‘XX-XY Athletics’ Shirt
Both the WNBA and the Atlanta Dream criticized security at the Atlanta Gateway Center Arena for telling a mother and daughter to cover their “XX-XY […]
Trump Delivers Best NBA Finals Game 3 Viewership Number Since 1998
Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA finals game when he entered his suite at Madison Square Garden for Game […]
‘Pressure’ Reveals Untold Weather Battle That Shaped D-Day
The most consequential battle of World War II almost got rained out. That stunning truth powers “Pressure,” a D-Day film from an angle sure to […]
The Download: South Korea’s hottest bachelors, and advancing eye transplants
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. South […]
Podcast Bros Can’t Boost ‘Busboys’ at Box Office
The media dubbed the 2024 slugfest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as the “podcast election.” And we all know how that turned out. Podcasters […]
Multiple People Killed After Shooter Opens Fire at Idaho In-N-Out Restaurant, Suspect Dead
Three people were killed when a man opened fire on an In-N-Out restaurant in Twin Falls, Idaho, on Saturday, police said. At least two others […]
Lindsay Clancy Jurors Tell on Themselves After Mistrial
Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial appeared to admit that nurses on the panel used their own medical knowledge to help interpret toxicology evidence […]
Zohran Mamdani’s endorsed candidates just won big in NY primaries
Zohran Mamdani just took his first steps toward remaking the national Democratic Party. The New York City mayor took on his state’s Democratic establishment in […]
What counts as “microcheating”? The new term, explained.
A few weeks ago, I was zoning out, scrolling through Instagram stories. Among the usual photos of dinner recipes, museum pictures, and selfies, I saw […]