World Issues & Politics: 4 of 10
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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores
Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.
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Google Maps sleuths think they've found a massive door in Antarctica
Jules Verne would have a field day with this.
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FCC Mulls Rules to Protect Abuse Survivors from Stalking Through Cars
To protect domestic violence survivors from abusers, the FCC wants to include internet-connected vehicles under the Safe Communication Act.
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Automakers Are Sharing Consumers’ Driving Behavior With Insurance Companies
LexisNexis, which generates consumer risk profiles for the insurers, knew about every trip G.M. drivers had taken in their cars, including when they sped, braked too hard or accelerated rapidly.
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As The US Freaks Out About TikTok, It’s Revealed That The CIA Was Using Chinese Social Media To Try To Undermine The Gov’t There
You know that line, “every accusation is a confession?” For no reason at all, that’s coming to mind all of a sudden. No reason. If American freedom can’t resist an app of short videos, mostly used by kids, what kind of freedom is it really?
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'Far from the truth': Bruce Willis' wife slams headline that said actor has 'no more joy'
“Stop scaring people to think that once they get a diagnosis of some kind of neurocognitive disease, that that’s it,” she said. “You start a new chapter... it’s filled with love.”
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The president draws on 50 years of unflagging support for Israel, and not even a humanitarian crisis can dislodge him from that viewpoint.
The president draws on 50 years of unflagging support for Israel, and not even a humanitarian crisis can dislodge him from that viewpoint.
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Libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers
Libraries across the U.S. are struggling to cover the cost of e-books, which have grown in popularity.
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Joe Biden’s Support for Israel Might Cost Him the Election
Joe Biden and his top advisers believe that fear of a potential Trump presidency will be enough to secure the Democrats’ victory in this year’s election. Polling data does not support this view. If Biden does not change course, he’s likely to face defeat.
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"Better than Jesus": How far will the cult of Trump go?
MAGA has "been persuaded," Katherine Stewart tells Salon, "that Trump is the savior who will face down the demons"
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Debra Byrd Dies: ‘American Idol’ And ‘The Voice’ Vocal Coach Was 72
Vocalist Debra Byrd is dead at age 72 in L.A.
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Plundered and corrupted for 200 years, Haiti was doomed to end in anarchy | Kenan Malik
Successive foreign governments plunged it into unpayable debt and left its citizens in penury
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How Google is killing independent sites like ours
And why you shouldn’t trust product reviews from big media publishers ranking at the top of Google.
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Boxer Anderson charged with felony after chase
Heavyweight contender Jared Anderson was charged with third-degree felony fleeing a police officer at his arraignment Saturday morning.
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‘You can see it as a revenge fantasy’: The new book arguing that enslaved people co-authored the Bible
God’s Ghostwriters by Candida Moss aims to shine a light on the contributions to Christianity by imprisoned workers
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Meta and Microsoft ask EU to reject Apple's new app store terms
Apple’s new app store terms have come under fire for what many are describing as ‘malicious compliance’ with the EU’s...
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Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, says Elon Musk canceled his new show on X
The former CNN broadcaster claimed his deal with X was terminated after a "testy" one-on-one interview with the tech mogul.
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Amazon — like SpaceX — claims the labor board is unconstitutional
Amazon is pushing back on the labor board.
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Bad Bunny Sues Fan For Posting Concert Footage on YouTube
Bad Bunny is mad at a fan whom he claims posted unauthorized concert footage on a YouTube account ... and now he's suing the dude.
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Air Canada Ordered to Pay Passenger Damages After Chatbot Lied About Bereavement Discounts
The Tribunal judge said Air Canada’s suggestion that the chatbot was a 'separate legal entity responsible for its own actions' didn’t make sense.