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This is a new Murderbot short story, coming out later this week on Reactor Magazine. It’s about ART and its crew, set before Network Effect, and how ART finally decided to tell them about meeting a rogue SecUnit.
July 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is a new Murderbot short story, coming out later this week on Reactor Magazine. It’s about ART and its crew, set before Network Effect, and how ART finally decided to tell them about meeting a rogue SecUnit.
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"Overall winner Claude was also the only model that never hallucinated." Well-executed AI experiment from @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Review | 5 AI bots took our tough reading test. One was smartest — and it wasn’t ChatGPT.
We challenged AI helpers to decode legal contracts, simplify medical research, speed-read a novel and make sense of Trump speeches. Some of the AI analysis was impressive — and some was downright dumb...
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June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"Overall winner Claude was also the only model that never hallucinated." Well-executed AI experiment from @washingtonpost.com: www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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From his home in suburban Chicago, John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's brother, reflected on his brother’s ascent to the papacy, his values and his American roots. “The best way I could describe him right now is that he will be following in Francis’ footsteps,” Prevost said. nyti.ms/43wrALh
May 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
From his home in suburban Chicago, John Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's brother, reflected on his brother’s ascent to the papacy, his values and his American roots. “The best way I could describe him right now is that he will be following in Francis’ footsteps,” Prevost said. nyti.ms/43wrALh
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From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.
May 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
From Jeffrey Toobin's 2008 book THE NINE, this remains the greatest Justice Souter anecdote I can possibly share. RIP.
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Billy Nolen, Archer Aviation chief safety officer and former FAA acting administrator, discusses the ongoing air traffic chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport and the state of the aging U.S. aviation infrastructure.
Watch more of the interview at: cnb.cx/4356RO8
Watch more of the interview at: cnb.cx/4356RO8
May 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Billy Nolen, Archer Aviation chief safety officer and former FAA acting administrator, discusses the ongoing air traffic chaos at Newark Liberty International Airport and the state of the aging U.S. aviation infrastructure.
Watch more of the interview at: cnb.cx/4356RO8
Watch more of the interview at: cnb.cx/4356RO8
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A cartoon by Joseph Dottino and Alex Pearson. #NewYorkerCartoons
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May 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A cartoon by Joseph Dottino and Alex Pearson. #NewYorkerCartoons
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100% tariff on film trilogies that split their finale into two parts
May 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
100% tariff on film trilogies that split their finale into two parts
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(Reuters) - A 25% U.S. tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting U.S. prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry's U.S. trade group and reviewed by Reuters shows.
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Exclusive: US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51 bln annually, report finds
A 25% U.S. tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting U.S. prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry's U.S. trade group and reviewed by Reuters shows.
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April 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
(Reuters) - A 25% U.S. tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting U.S. prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry's U.S. trade group and reviewed by Reuters shows.
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www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire and traditional approaches. The cardinals who will choose his successor face a critical decision: Will they follow his path?
Francis Worked to Make Catholic Church More Inclusive
Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire and traditional approaches.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Pope Francis sought to make the church more welcoming, global and collegial, after his predecessors adopted more doctrinaire and traditional approaches. The cardinals who will choose his successor face a critical decision: Will they follow his path?
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Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
April 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Nation Can’t Believe It On Harvard’s Side
"How much more can we raise [prices]? A latte is already approaching $10, and people are complaining," a small business owner tells @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com. Oof. ☕ www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/w...
'We're going to have to raise prices' if Trump keeps tariffs, says coffee importer with $3 million in annual sales
The owner of coffee brand Kahawa 1893 says the new tariff regime will put a financial strain on the industry nationwide.
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April 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"How much more can we raise [prices]? A latte is already approaching $10, and people are complaining," a small business owner tells @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com. Oof. ☕ www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/w...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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Murderbot — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
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April 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Now I want to hear Bob Dylan’s impression of Mick Jagger
March 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Now I want to hear Bob Dylan’s impression of Mick Jagger
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Watching the Oscars? So are we. Follow along all night with The A.V. Club. www.avclub.com/2025-academy...
Here are all the winners from the 2025 Oscars (Updating Live)
Here are all the winners from the 2025 Oscars (Updating Live)
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March 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Watching the Oscars? So are we. Follow along all night with The A.V. Club. www.avclub.com/2025-academy...
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
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The cult novelist behind Another Roadside Attraction and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues made a career of loose narratives and trippy, shaggy dog comedies that were as sprawling as they were precise
R.I.P. Tom Robbins, cult novelist behind Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
R.I.P. Tom Robbins, cult novelist behind Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
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February 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The cult novelist behind Another Roadside Attraction and Even Cowgirls Get The Blues made a career of loose narratives and trippy, shaggy dog comedies that were as sprawling as they were precise
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Within hours of taking office, Trump is expected to sign dozens of presidential executive actions, including one to formally delay the implementation of a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States.
Trump inauguration live updates: Day One executive orders target Alaska energy, birthright citizenship, DEI efforts
President-elect Donald J. Trump plans to sign dozens of executive orders within hours of his inauguration.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Within hours of taking office, Trump is expected to sign dozens of presidential executive actions, including one to formally delay the implementation of a law that effectively bans TikTok in the United States.
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Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax”
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
January 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Planet Fitness locations in Los Angeles are “offering anyone impacted by the fires—first responders and residents—free access to shower, recharge, and relax”
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
No membership is required to take advantage of locker rooms, WiFi, charging stations at any LA County location not impacted by the fires.
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Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to a record high rate of people with insurance.
A record 24 million people now get Obamacare health plans. Will it last under Trump?
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to a record high rate of people with insurance.
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January 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to a record high rate of people with insurance.
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U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol complex with a machete and three knives Wednesday as former President Jimmy Carter lay in state.
Man arrested trying to enter U.S. Capitol with machete as Carter lies in state
U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol complex with a machete and three knives as former President Jimmy Carter lay in state.
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January 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
U.S. Capitol Police said they arrested a man trying to enter the Capitol complex with a machete and three knives Wednesday as former President Jimmy Carter lay in state.
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We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years:
Can You Tell Me How to Get Someone to Save 'Sesame Street'?
With its Warner Bros. Discovery contract about to expire, TV critic Alan Sepinwall explains why the beloved children's series deserves to survive.
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December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
We have larger concerns heading into 2025, but I can't let go of the idea that the next season of Sesame Street could be its last. So I wrote about why the kids' TV institution is still vital after more than 50 years: