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AI scams are everywhere — and they’re slick. Here’s how to protect yourself and your family.
It’s hard to tell exactly when AI slop stopped being just a punchline involving Will Smith eating spaghetti and started feeling dangerous. That’s actually part of the problem. This year, many of the popular AI tools that used to struggle with the number of fingers on a human hand gained the ability to generate photorealistic…
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‘Winter has arrived’: First congressional probe targets emerge as Dems sharpen knives
Democrats are lining up their first targets for congressional investigations, and one probe could look into how President Donald Trump planned the military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Washington Post reported that the House is laying the groundwork to investigate Trump’s use of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, to plan that operation,…
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Ivanka Trump’s birthday ‘retreat’ saddles taxpayers with nearly $100K hotel bill: report
Ivanka Trump celebrated her 45th birthday in style, and U.S. taxpayers are on the hook for at least $100,000 to pay for her security. The president’s daughter slipped away to Marrakech, Morocco, for what local media called a “private retreat” just days before her father’s party suffered sweeping midterm losses and coinciding with her birthday,…
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What to Know About Gavin Newsom’s Historic Commutation of All California Death Sentences
Governor of California Gavin Newsom is seen at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ in Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 28, 2026. —PG/Bauer-Griffin—Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom has moved to grant clemency to all 548 people on death row in the state, marking the largest mass commutation of death sentences in U.S. history. In an open letter…
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Sweden builds houses and apartments like Lego sets. Why don’t we?
Sweden has given the world many wonderful gifts. Zara Larsson, obviously. Spotify and social democracy. And Ikea, the company that showed us you can furnish your apartment, stylishly and affordably, with the contents of a few flatpack boxes. Sweden’s talent for mass-producing clever, easy-to-assemble home fixtures also extends to something much bigger than bookshelves and…
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Death toll from Russian bombing of Ukrainian aid point rises to 53, governor says
The death toll from Russia’s bombing of an aid distribution point in Ukraine’s southeastern Zaporizhzhia region on Monday has risen to 53, the acting regional governor said on Friday, making it one of the deadliest strikes on civilians this year. Rescuers carry the body of a resident found at an underground shelter after a Russian airstrike in…
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You Can’t Make America Healthy by Letting Polluters Off the Hook
Oil and gas operations take place near homes near Dacono, Co. on Nov. 20, 2015. —RJ Sangosti—The Denver Post via Getty Images One might think, from President Donald Trump’s recent announcement of his administration’s plan to gut federal methane protections, that he was doing everyday Americans a huge favor. He claimed that this action was…
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Can a Radar-Equipped AC Actually Cut Your Power Bill?
With rolling heat waves sweeping the globe, 2027 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record. As the health risks of extreme temperatures mount, there’s never been a better time to rethink sustainable cooling. Air conditioners and electric fans account for around 20 percent of electricity used in buildings worldwide—3 to 4 percent…
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Trump vows to fight on as clock ticks on permanent daylight saving time bill
As the clock ticks down for the Senate to pass the so-called Sunshine Protection Act to mandate year-round daylight saving time in most of the United States, President Trump on Wednesday said he planned to “keep fighting” for the change. In July, the House, in a lopsided bipartisan vote, approved a measure to make year-round…
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How they built it
The US faces a huge housing shortage, outdated transportation systems, a dearth of affordable childcare, and an urgent need for substantial clean energy. But why haven’t we been able to build out all of the things we so acutely need? Fortunately, these problems are not without solutions. We just need to find them. And for…