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Inside the Frantic U.S. Efforts to Contain a Mideast Disaster
A bigger disaster may have been avoided, even as the region continues to teeter on the brink of wider war.
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How Biden’s Senate Allies Helped Push Him From the Race
The president’s allies in the chamber he so revered feared he would drag them down and spoil his own legacy, and played a more assertive role than was previously known in his stepping aside.
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Harris Defends Ideological Shift to Center in CNN Interview
Vice President Kamala Harris said it would be “really important” for her administration to reflect “different views,” according to early clips of her interview released by CNN.
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Help! United Canceled Our Trip to Paris. Or Did It?
A long-planned French getaway for three hit a snag when their airline reservation was mysteriously canceled, costing them almost $11,000. It turned out an unwanted travel agency was (partially) responsible.
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After theft at lemonade stand, customers lined up by the hundreds
“One thing in the motorcycle community is you don’t mess with kids,” said Andrew Reyes, who brought 130 bikers to buy lemonade after the theft.
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After theft at lemonade stand, customers lined up by the hundreds
“One thing in the motorcycle community is you don’t mess with kids,” said Andrew Reyes, who brought 130 bikers to buy lemonade after the theft.
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Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging
A study comparing chimpanzee and human brains suggests that the regions that grew the most during human evolution are the most susceptible to aging.
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7 ways to get a colorful home without going gaudy
There’s plenty of middle ground between all neutrals and a clown’s fever dream.
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How studies of Maya children challenge a paradigm in psychology
Executive function is a collection of cognitive skills essential to human life, but psychologists now say our tests contain cultural biases.
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Google’s Gemini gets new Gems assistants, Imagen 3
Google has updated its Gemini large language model (LLM) with a new feature, dubbed Gems, that allows users to train Gemini on any topic of their choice and use it as a customized AI assistant for various use cases. Gems, previewed at Google I/O this year, is currently available for Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users.