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Posts have been going viral on social media accusing TikTok's new owners of suppressing content, but eight academics examined the issue and found no evidence to support the claims.
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The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner is trying something new — instead of a musical for Broadway, he's written an opera, now playing in Philadelphia.
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Russia escalates hybrid attacks across Europe, threatening infrastructure, civilians, NATO.
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Despite issues with her heart, this octogenarian still competes in triathlons. She's proof that preventive medicine paired with smart lifestyle choices help seniors stay active longer.
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Ski mountaineering is a new sport in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and mogul skiing, gets an additional twist; skiers now participate in pairs.
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The Atlantic writer Robert Kagan says as Trump violates norms, laws and the Constitution, including his call to nationalize elections, "we're on the edge of the consolidation of dictatorship."
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Hundreds of dogs competed for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. Penny the Doberman pinscher was named best in show.
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In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.
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How old is too old for a 30-year mortgage? It's just one of a number of questions that older Americans face when they are looking to buy a home later in life.
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The partial government shutdown has ended. Now, lawmakers come to a more difficult task: how to find bipartisan agreement on changes to immigration enforcement.
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Lawmakers have a little over a week to negotiate changes to federal immigration enforcement. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., talks about what's next and what Democrats are looking to accomplish.
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Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom's former ambassador to Washington, is being investigated over claims he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The White House's trade policy has "opened the door to corruption," according to a letter from Ron Wyden and Chris Van Hollen.