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AI’s real threat to free speech is censorship
The use of prior restraint is widespread in countries such as China, which have very different attitudes to the regulation of expression. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI | License…
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Extreme cold in a warming world: Climate instability may be disrupting polar vortex
Pedestrians walk in Central Park as snow falls accompanied by cold temperatures in New York City on January 16, 2024. Photo by John…
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2024 could bring ‘a lot of ruin,’ but nuclear threat could be a stabilizing force
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. Photo by Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA-EFE The…
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Sensationalist claims about ultra-processed foods are misleading
A fair number of ultra-processed foods will have some unfavorable nutritional profiles -- but many don’t. File Photo by Gary C. Caskey/UPI | License Photo The perils of…
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Church without God: Secular congregations fill a need for the nonreligious
Shared testimonies, collective singing, silent meditation and baptism rituals -- these are all activities you might find at a Christian church service on a Sunday morning in the United…
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Iran begins new year with dizzying rate of executions
1 of 2 | A person places a candle during a demonstration in solidarity with Mahsa Amini and all the Iranian women victims of the repression of the Iranian regime in…
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In America we distrust: Foreign friends question U.S. reliability
1 of 2 | People abroad are asking how the 2024 presidential election could be be a repeat of the 2020 matchup between Joe Biden, shown here campaigning on Monday, and…
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South Korea’s gender imbalance brings bleak marriage prospects for men
A woman walks past a wedding dress shop in Seoul. The number of newly married couples fell more than 6% to around 1 million in 2022, and the proportion of the couples having no…
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Three devastating months in, no one is winning Israel-Hamas war
1 of 6 | A displaced Palestinian man sits among objects salvaged from a house that was used as a shelter by his extended family, many of whom were reported killed when…
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U.S. invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter
1 of 4 | Chinese dancers dressed in colorful costumes perform for a crowd at an international fashion mall during the National Day holiday in Beijing on October 7,…
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