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Deagreez/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesThe AI models and chatbots that we interact with tend to affirm our feelings and viewpoints — more so than people do, with potentially worrisome consequences. -
Eric Gay/APThe latest campaign finance reports show Democratic enthusiasm in key House and Senate races, but national Republican groups have far more in the bank to potentially spend down the road.
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Linh Pham/Getty ImagesAmericans who moved to Vietnam and Thailand say their lives are now lower-stress and lower-cost. But glamorous videos on TikTok don't tell the whole story. -
Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami HeraldThe executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a stark and necessary record of family separation following the U.S. reform policies.
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After a historic partial shutdown of Homeland Security, congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool that could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without Democratic support. -
Trump extends ceasefire, but Iran says it's not enough, Pentagon dismisses Navy secretary, Trump's polling numbers near all-time low as he grapples with Iran war and political fights.
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A $110B deal for Warner Bros. heads to a shareholder vote. Paramount promises 30 films a year if approved; critics warn it could shrink jobs, voices and competition.
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Who will replace U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when he steps down this year? Four candidates field questions from member states this week at U.N. headquarters.
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In Russia, expanding state restrictions on the Internet are frustrating daily life for millions — and sending President Putin's approval ratings on a rare downward spiral.
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President Trump's polling is nearing an all-time low as he remains mired in a war and political fights that haven't turned out as he's expected.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Consumer Reports' Grace Gedye about a Maryland law that seeks to prevent retailers from using shoppers' personal data to customize prices.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, about President Trump's declining public approval.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate HELP Committee Wednesday to answer questions about measles, vaccines, nutrition and budget cuts.
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Istanbul plants millions of tulips every spring, a reminder of the flower's origins far from the Netherlands.
