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Can Chris Christie make a comeback?

The former New Jersey governor is expected to launch a 2024 campaign for the White House

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Oakland chases baseball's most unwanted record

The A's have a chance to make baseball history — just not the good kind

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Nvidia joins the trillion-dollar club

The software company has made itself indispensable in the AI boom

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6 enviable homes in Brooklyn

It doesn’t hurt to look!

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1:03 PM

'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' scores huge opening

12:31 PM

Thousands march for democracy in Poland

11:33 AM

Chuck Todd to be replaced by Kristen Welker on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

10:32 AM

Grand jury in Trump documents case to reportedly meet this week

June 3, 2023

YouTube to stop deleting false claims about 2020 election

June 3, 2023

Hawaii expands concealed carry permits, but prohibits firearms in most public places

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Today's big question

Why are so many boomers homeless?

People over 60 are quickly becoming the largest share of America's unhoused population

Spotlight: Our AI overlords

An illustrated image of the evolution of humans, marching toward a city on fire

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Today's big question

How could AI cause human extinction?

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Today's big question

Is artificial intelligence advancing too fast?

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Briefing

Nvidia's meteoric rise

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Artificial intelligence but real concerns

'Godfather of AI' quits Google to warn about his creation

10 things you need to know today

4 June 2023

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Investigators say faulty signaling system led to deadly Indian train crash

Grand jury in Trump documents case to meet this week

OPEC+ considering additional production cuts amidst slumping oil prices

Kim Jong Un’s sister says North Korea will launch another spy satellite

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6 picture-perfect homes with great views

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Disney hits back against DeSantis

Copies of banned books from various states and school systems.

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Briefing

Censoring ideas and rewriting history

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Jamie Loftus recommends 6 works with creative conceits

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The daily gossip

31 May 2023

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Al Pacino, 83, is expecting a baby with his 29-year-old girlfriend

Ryan Gosling responds to Barbie fans claiming he's too old to play Ken

Taika Waititi catches heat for claiming no one can name the director of 'Casablanca'

Raven-Symoné's exes had to sign NDAs

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Out with the old, in with the new

Chuck Todd to be replaced by Kristen Welker on NBC's 'Meet the Press'

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Baring Down on Donald

Grand jury in Trump documents case to reportedly meet this week

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Reversing Course

YouTube to stop deleting false claims about 2020 election

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Protesters march in Poland against the government.

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A Polish Protest

Thousands march for democracy in Poland

The aftermath of a deadly train crash in India.

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Rest in Peace

More than 260 killed and 900 injured in Indian train crash

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Chinese Troubles

Xi Jinping tells national security team to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'

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Hitting close to home

Putin blames Kyiv for 'terrorist' drone attack as war comes home to Moscow

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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse': The best Easter eggs and references

Even hardcore Marvel fans may find it hard to keep up with the film's tangled web of callbacks and deep cuts

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Briefing

Quentin Tarantino's swan song

Is this really the end?

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International Border Wall Between Tecate California and Tecate Mexico.

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1.Briefing

Is Trump's wall working?

Former President Donald Trump smiles at the camera

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2.Talking point

Trump's recording: Is this 'game over'?

FEMA State Disaster Recovery Center after Hurricane Ian

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3.'a natural disaster of its own'

10 states sue FEMA over flood insurance rate hike

Kim Cattrall and Sarah Jessica Parker in 'Sex And The City'

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4.Behind the scenes

The return of Samantha Jones

5.Today's big question

How could AI cause human extinction?

6.Hostage freed

Senate approves debt ceiling suspension, averting default

7.Today's big question

Does US media ignore missing people of color?

8.Today's big question