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Supreme Court weighs copyright fight between music industry and internet providers

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

At issue is whether internet providers can be liable for their users' committing copyright violations using its services.

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An independent effort says AI is the secret to topple two-party power in Congress

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

Using artificial intelligence to identify Congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.

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From ChatGPT to strength training: Here's how 100-year-olds are thriving

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 04:00

A new survey of centenarians finds a growing number of people living to 100 have prioritized healthy habits. Here's how exercise, social connection and positivity play a role in aging well.

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Thousands in Philippines protest corruption, demand return of stolen funds

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 19:09

Thousands of demonstrators including from the dominant Roman Catholic church clergy are protesting in the Philippines, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators.

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Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 16:00

An auctioneer stumbled upon the long lost painting, which depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, inside a Paris townhouse last year during a routine visit.

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Michael Jordan's fight against NASCAR heads to court

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 13:59

Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are taking NASCAR to federal court Monday over antitrust allegations.

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Venezuela calls Trump's call to close airspace a 'colonialist threat'

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 13:35

President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty.

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More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 08:00

Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. 

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During the war in Gaza, Israel drastically changed the map of the West Bank

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 07:00

During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it.

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Netanyahu submits request for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:27

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel's president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial that's bitterly divided the country.

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Rubio and Witkoff are meeting with Ukraine's negotiators in Florida as Trump pushes to broker a deal

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:00

Top Trump administration officials are meeting Ukrainian negotiators in Florida this weekend, pushing to broker an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

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SNAP was restored, but many indigenous Americans still struggle with food insecurity

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 05:00

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During the government shutdown, disruptions in food aid rippled across reservations. Both residents and tribal officials had to make tough choices, and are still feeling the financial impacts.

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AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 04:00

There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.

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4 dead and 10 wounded in shooting at banquet hall in Stockton, California

Sun, 11/30/2025 - 00:28

Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday.

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Northwestern settles with Trump administration in $75M deal to regain federal funding

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 15:07

The university will pay $75 million over three years to end the Trump administration's investigations into antisemitism on its campus and to have millions of dollars in federal funding restored.

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FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 13:49

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.

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A major winter storm disrupts travel as millions head home after Thanksgiving

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 13:08

The storm will spread through the Midwest and Great Lakes regions over the weekend with "widespread heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions," the National Weather Service said.

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Acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard dies at 88

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 11:51
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The Czech-born British playwright is known for Arcadia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and The Coast of Utopia. Stoppard also wrote screenplays for Brazil and Shakespeare in Love.

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These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 07:34

After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.

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Opinion: My kind of holiday song

Sat, 11/29/2025 - 07:00

NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.

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