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'Blood On the Sand': Thousands Missing, Feared Killed, After Militia Captures Key City in Sudan
Sudan's brutal civil war descended further into violence this week as the RSF reportedly carried out mass killings in El Fasher.
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America’s Hunger Crisis Is Growing
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Trump Stole the Limelight. But Xi Came Out Looking Stronger
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Dubai Chocolate Swells U.A.E. Soft Power
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The Best Inventions of 2025

Here are the 300 best inventions making the world better, smarter, and more fun.

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We Need a Movement to Ban Superintelligent AI
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OpenAI Completes Reorganization
by Chantelle Lee
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A New Bill Would Prohibit Minors from Using AI Chatbots
by Tharin Pillay

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We Need a Movement to Ban Superintelligent AI

by Andrea Miotti

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A New Bill Would Prohibit Minors from Using AI Chatbots

by Tharin Pillay

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OpenAI Completes Reorganization

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Is AI Really Ready For Robots?
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How Grokipedia Describes Elon Musk
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Is AI Really Ready For Robots?
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How Grokipedia Describes Elon Musk
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A Timeline of OpenAI's For-Profit Shift
by Nikita Ostrovsky
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OpenAI Removed Safeguards Before Teen's Suicide: Lawsuit
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The Dark Side of Daylight Saving Time
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How to Die Young at a Very Old Age
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How to Talk to a Narcissist
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The Dark Side of Daylight Saving Time

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How to Talk to a Narcissist

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How to Die Young at a Very Old Age

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The Surprising Power of a 10-Minute Walk
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How Fake Health Insurance Is Luring People In
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Halloween Treats Dentists and RDs Love
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Texas Sues Tylenol Makers Over Claims of Links to Autism
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Climate

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There's More Than Meets the Eye in Bill Gates' Climate Memo
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There's More Than Meets the Eye in Bill Gates' Climate Memo

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Here's What's New on Netflix in November 2025
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How a New Dracula Movie Became a Focal Point in the Debate Over AI in Film
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Here's What's New on Netflix in November 2025

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Breaking Down the Ending of 'Bugonia'
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What to Know About 'Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers'
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HBO's 'I Love LA': TV Review
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Breaking Down the Ending of The Witcher Season 4
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