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Michael Botta’s Sesame Bets on Cash-Pay Health Care Without Insurance
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Tuesday on CNN’s “The Source,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said Secretary of State Marco Rubio was acting like he has…
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WHO warns nicotine pouch brands targeting youth as sales surge
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Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Tunisia as having eliminated trachoma as a public…
Otter.ai CEO Sam Liang on Why A.I. Will Make Typing Obsolete Soon
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Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 20 May 2026
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‘Tuner’: A Smart Crime Romance with Perfect Pitch
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Man Jailed for Anti-Charlie Kirk Posts Receives Over $800K Settlement
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‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Lets Miranda Off the Hook
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HiT’s 25 Best* Movies of All Time
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Meet the Man Who Turns Patagonia Profits Into a Climate Action Engine
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The SpaceX Insiders Set to Make Billions in Its Blockbuster IPO
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Lululemon’s Boardroom Fight With Founder Chip Wilson Gets Personal
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How Rahul Vohra’s Superhuman Becomes Grammarly’s Bet on A.I. Email
Rahul Vohra’s email startup is betting professionals will pay to reclaim hours lost to the inbox. Vaughn Ridley/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images When […]
SAT Inequality and Access to Test Prep Explained
The debate over standardized testing often centers on fairness, but it overlooks a more fundamental issue: unequal access to preparation. Unsplash+ On March 14, millions […]
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 Dinner attacker, for how he has been treated while being […]
Early Nvidia Investor Mark Stevens Gives $200M to USC for A.I. Push
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Ilya Sutskever Details OpenAI Power Struggle in Musk-Altman Lawsuit
Ilya Sutskever, a former OpenAI executive and co-founder, now has a roughly $7 billion stake in the company. Photo by Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images The relationship […]
Phoenix Pride Files for Bankruptcy Ahead of ‘Pride Month’
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This Five for Fighting Musical Duet Will Melt Your Heart
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The Ocean Cleanup marks its first milestone with Meycauayan plastic Interceptor rollout
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What Trump’s Maduro capture has meant for Venezuela, explained
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Study finds school cellphone bans help students focus more but show little impact on test scores
Bell-to-bell cellphone bans in public schools have reduced student distractions but had minimal impact on…
Goodbye, Stephen Colbert: A Rare Moment of Comedy
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Here’s why Elon Musk lost his suit against OpenAI
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The AI Hype Index: AI gets booed in graduation season
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Trump-endorsed Paxton knocks out veteran senator Cornyn in heated Texas Senate runoff
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton easily defeated four-term incumbent Sen. John Cornyn on Tuesday in…
Cate Blanchett Mourns MeToo’s End, Ignores Hollywood’s Role
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How a new extraction process could unlock the world’s lithium
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Singapore Tourism Board and Universal Music Singapore Forge Global Multi-Year Partnership to Boost Tourism
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How Writer CEO May Habib Transforms Language Tech Into Enterprise A.I.
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Low-rated Jimmy Fallon Lies About ‘Tonight Show’s’ Liberal Bias
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Former Hartford police officer charged in fatal shooting of a Black man in mental distress
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Hollywood Media Ignores Spencer Pratt’s Viral Mayoral Ad
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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 […]
AI Fail: Starbucks Abandons AI-Powered Inventory Tool After Only 9 Months
Starbucks is scrapping an AI-powered inventory management system after less than a year of use, following widespread complaints from employees about inaccurate tracking and frequent […]
Joyce Carol Oates Peddles Insane Trump Conspiracy
Some conspiracies are easier to debunk than others. Some suspected that Apple was “slowing down” its older phones to pressure consumers to buy the latest […]
Appeals court rules ICE must give members of Congress unfettered access
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that gave members of Congress unfettered access to ICE detention facilities, saying the agency was breaking […]
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the […]
The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn
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Democrats feud over stock trading as they sharpen anti-corruption case against Trump
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The Download: unlocking lithium and controlling Ebola
This story is from The Spark, our weekly newsletter giving you the inside track on all things biotech. Sign up to receive it in your […]