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Banning cell phones in schools gains popularity in red and blue U.S. states

Arkansas' Republican Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have...

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Some U.S. lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and...

16.01.2025 2

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Canada as a 51st state? Republicans would never win another general election

Since his re-election, Donald Trump has drawn plenty of attention for neo-annexationist propositions made on social media about the Panama Canal,...

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Selfish or selfless? Anti-natalists say they’re going child-free to protect the kids they won’t have

In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting...

13.01.2025 2

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Meta's 'Musk playbook' fans misinformation concerns

Meta's decision to swap professional U.S. fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become...

13.01.2025 4

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Can science be both open and secure? Nations grapple with tightening research security as China’s dominance grows

Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on Dec. 13,...

13.01.2025 1

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No more fact-checking for Meta. How will this change media — and the pursuit of truth?

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades...

13.01.2025 2

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Across the world, deepfake porn targets women politicians

From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography...

13.01.2025 2

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Elon Musk helped Trump win. Now he's looking at Europe, and many politicians are alarmed

Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe, setting off alarm...

13.01.2025 5

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What is a war crime?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...

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