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Can the U.S. stop Chinese cyberattacks?

Chinese hackers reportedly outnumber FBI cyber personnel by a ratio of 50 to 1
The risks and rewards of retail politics
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire
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The risks and rewards of retail politics

Candidates are weighing whether pressing the flesh will help or hurt their chances in the social media era
Biden's reelection calculus
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Biden's reelection calculus

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Texas is gearing up for Attorney General Ken Paxton's summer impeachment trial

What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit
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What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit

Thousands flock to Missouri to see body of nun who died in 2019
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Thousands flock to Missouri to see body of nun who died in 2019

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says
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China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says

State Farm stops insuring California homes
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State Farm stops insuring California homes

South Korean man facing prison time after opening airplane door in midair
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South Korean man facing prison time after opening airplane door in midair

The buzziest films from Cannes 2023
Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, and Lily Gladstone attend the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival
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The buzziest films from Cannes 2023

What movies have critics talking?

Spotlight: Racing toward 2024

All running list of the 2024 presidential candidates
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Larry Elder.
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All running list of the 2024 presidential candidates

Does Biden's age matter?
President Biden.
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Does Biden's age matter?

Will Trump win the GOP nomination?
Donald Trump
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Will Trump win the GOP nomination?

Where Trump and DeSantis differ
Trump and DeSantis
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Where Trump and DeSantis differ

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GOP hard-liners oppose debt ceiling deal but Biden optimistic
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GOP hard-liners oppose debt ceiling deal but Biden optimistic

Russia targets Kyiv with rare daytime strike
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Russia targets Kyiv with rare daytime strike

Medal of Honor recipient's remains returned to Georgia on Memorial Day
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Medal of Honor recipient's remains returned to Georgia on Memorial Day

Dozens of NATO peacekeepers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters
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Dozens of NATO peacekeepers injured in Kosovo clashes with Serb protesters

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Disney hits back against DeSantis
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Disney hits back against DeSantis

Censoring ideas and rewriting history
Copies of banned books from various states and school systems.
Briefing

Censoring ideas and rewriting history

Jamie Loftus recommends 6 works with creative conceits
Jamie Loftus.
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Jamie Loftus recommends 6 works with creative conceits

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'John Wick 5' is in early development despite how 'Chapter 4' ended
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'John Wick 5' is in early development despite how 'Chapter 4' ended

Jane Fonda: Robert Redford has 'an issue with women'
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Jane Fonda: Robert Redford has 'an issue with women'

Is this a new Taylor Swift song about her split from Joe Alwyn?
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Is this a new Taylor Swift song about her split from Joe Alwyn?

Bella Thorne confirms engagement to entrepreneur Mark Emms
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Bella Thorne confirms engagement to entrepreneur Mark Emms

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Texas is gearing up for Attorney General Ken Paxton's summer impeachment trial
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Texas is gearing up for Attorney General Ken Paxton's summer impeachment trial

What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit
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What's in Biden and McCarthy's deal to suspend the debt limit

Thousands flock to Missouri to see body of nun who died in 2019
People wait in line to see the exhumed body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster.
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China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says
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race to the moon

China plans to land astronaut on the moon by 2030, official says

South Korean man facing prison time after opening airplane door in midair
An Asiana Airlines flight that had its emergency door opened midair.
Problems in the Sky

South Korean man facing prison time after opening airplane door in midair

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins reelection in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Emerging Victorious

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins reelection in Turkey

UK airports facing major delays after passport scanning system fails
A row of shutdown e-passport scanners at London's Gatwick Airport.
Passport Problems

UK airports facing major delays after passport scanning system fails

TV to watch in June
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TV to watch in June

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The buzziest films from Cannes 2023
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Is Minnesota a progressive 'laboratory' or an exceptional exception?