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Grokipedia: Elon Musk’s Wikipedia ‘rip-off’Talking Point AI-powered online encyclopaedia seeks to tell a ‘new version of the truth’
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7 sweet experiences for chocolate loversThe Week Recommends Treat yourself with chocolate experiences, both internal and external
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Scientists have developed a broad-spectrum snake bite antivenomUnder the radar It works on some of the most dangerous species
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Trump to partly fund SNAP as shutdown talks progressSpeed Read The administration has said it will cover about 50% of benefits
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Trump’s White House ballroom: a threat to the republic?Talking Point Trump be far from the first US president to leave his mark on the Executive Mansion, but to critics his remodel is yet more overreach
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‘Not every social scourge is an act of war’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Pentagon unable to name boat strike casualtiesSpeed Read The Pentagon has so far acknowledged 14 strikes
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41 political cartoons for October 2025Cartoons Editorial cartoonists take on Donald Trump, ICE, Stephen Miller, the government shutdown, a peace plan in the Middle East, Jeffrey Epstein, and more.
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Trump limits refugees mostly to white South AfricansSpeed Read The administration is capping the number of refugees at 7,500
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Judge rules US attorney ‘unlawfully serving’Speed Read Bill Essayli had been serving in the role without Senate confirmation
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Trump ends Asia trip with Xi meeting, nuke threatSpeed Read Trump had spent the last six days in Asia
