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Favorite books about the Silk Road
Sanjiva Wijesinha shares a personal list of books on the Silk Road and related Indian Ocean trade, including The Golden Road, The Sinbad Voyage, Ibn…
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How Kids’ Movies Became Hollywood’s Most Reliable Bet
Children’s entertainment went from a once-risky category to one of Hollywood’s most dependable box-office engines, driven by Disney’s 1990s revival, Pixar’s rise, and the genre’s…
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Lebanon accuses Israel of targeting journalist killed in air strike
Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes after IDF attacks on Red Cross vehicles also stopped rescuers from reaching the site.
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When the Cost of Truth Is High, We--and AI--Lie
When truth becomes costly and threatens the rewards tied to compliance, people and chatbots alike may substitute omission, rationalization, or falsehood. The result is a…
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Tempest vs Tempest
A free, book-length deep dive into the code and design of Atari's Tempest (1981) and Jeff Minter's Tempest 2000 (1994), with explanations of how specific…
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Girl, 14, found in singer D4vd's car died of 'multiple injuries'
The medical examiner said the 14-year-old's cause of death was determined months ago but was blocked from release.
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Ping-pong robot Ace makes history by beating top-level human players
An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human…
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Earth Day 2026: Conservation is human-powered
Stories from Colombia, Fiji, Ecuador, Madagascar, Botswana, and Timor-Leste show how scientists, Indigenous leaders, and local communities are restoring ecosystems, protecting wildlife, and supporting livelihoods…
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He wasn't guilty but delays left this man jailed for five years without trial
At 17, Rasheed Wasiu was detained as security forces cracked down on protests against police brutality.
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The Illuminated Man by Christopher Priest and Nina Allan review
A moving, unconventional biography of JG Ballard that blends literary analysis with the story of Priest’s terminal illness and Allan’s completion of the book. It’s…
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Is China's soft power really rising, or is America's just crumbling?
China’s soft-power buzz is driven less by Chinese films, music, or games than by Western fascination with Chinese aesthetics, cities, and lifestyle imagery. The post…
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US and Iran in blockade standoff as Pakistan pushes for talks
The mood in the Strait of Hormuz remains combustible despite Trump's ceasefire extension.
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