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ChatGPT taken offline in Italy over privacy concerns
A ChatGPT logo with an Italian flag.
Turning Off The Tech

ChatGPT taken offline in Italy over privacy concerns

10 things you need to know today: April 1, 2023
The aftermath of a tornado in Arkansas.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: April 1, 2023

Is the U.S. culpable in Mexico's deadly migrant fire?
Memorial.
Today's big question

Is the U.S. culpable in Mexico's deadly migrant fire?

Finland clears final hurdle for NATO membership, will be admitted by July
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Done Deal

Finland clears final hurdle for NATO membership, will be admitted by July

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Honeybees help gather data about a city's health
Honeybee on flower.
buzz buzz

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health

Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection
Pope Francis.
get well soon

Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory infection

Amsterdam launches campaign urging rowdy British men to 'stay away'
Amsterdam Red Light District
causing a nuisance

Amsterdam launches campaign urging rowdy British men to 'stay away'

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Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?
Cargo of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine waiting on a tarmac at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware
Today's big question

Is the U.S. running out of ammunition?

France aspires to work by working less. Is it working?
Paris city center
In depth

France aspires to work by working less. Is it working?

Ukraine's looming counteroffensive
Ukraine counteroffensive
In depth

Ukraine's looming counteroffensive

A company made a meatball from lab-grown woolly mammoth, and you can't try it
Mammoth meatball
'extinct protein'

A company made a meatball from lab-grown woolly mammoth, and you can't try it

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Star Wars legend Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app
Mark Hamill.
The Force is With Him

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill lends voice to Ukrainian air raid app

Blaze kills 39 at migrant detention center in Mexico
Rescuers work to take the injured and the corpses of the victims out of the premises after a fire at an immigration detention center in Northern Mexico
tragedy at the border

Blaze kills 39 at migrant detention center in Mexico

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U.S. to crack down on guns going south, Mexico works to stop fentanyl heading north
A CBP agent at the U.S.-Mexico border in San Ysidro, California.
Stopping the Flow

U.S. to crack down on guns going south, Mexico works to stop fentanyl heading north

Lebanon to reverse daylight savings decision
Clock tower in Lebanon.
really, what time is it?

Lebanon to reverse daylight savings decision

The extreme weather events of 2023
An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees
In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

Most of Silicon Valley Bank bought by First Citizens, FDIC says
An entrance to a Silicon Valley Bank
Fire Sale

Most of Silicon Valley Bank bought by First Citizens, FDIC says

Is Israel on the verge of 'societal collapse'?
Protest in Isreal.
Briefing

Is Israel on the verge of 'societal collapse'?

Putin's plan to move nukes to Belarus irritated the West, 'humiliated' China
Vladimir Putin, Alexander Lukashenko, Xi Jinping
Nuclear fallout

Putin's plan to move nukes to Belarus irritated the West, 'humiliated' China

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Protests in Israel after Netanyahu ousts defense minister against judicial plan
Protesters in Tel Aviv on Sunday night.
crisis in israel

Protests in Israel after Netanyahu ousts defense minister against judicial plan

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines
Hong Kong protesters march for the first time in years.
Protests Return

Hong Kong sees 1st protest in years under strict guidelines

10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2023
A view of the rubble in Mississippi following a devastating tornado.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 26, 2023

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church
Pope Francis.
Francis Fights Back

Pope Francis updates sex abuse laws for Catholic Church

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10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2023
A protester against former President Donald Trump.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: March 25, 2023

The Check-In: How to plan a trip to Antarctica
Penguins on an iceberg
Feature

The Check-In: How to plan a trip to Antarctica

Finland offering free happiness 'masterclass'
flag of Finland
teaching joy

Finland offering free happiness 'masterclass'

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?
The growing water crisis
Today's big question

Can the world solve its 'imminent' water crisis?

The end of the line for Boris Johnson?
Boris Johnson
Talking point

The end of the line for Boris Johnson?

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor
U.S. forces in Hasaka, Syria
Flare Up

U.S. strikes Iranian targets in Syria after drone attack kills U.S. contractor

Why are U.S. troops still in Somalia?
An illustrated collage of U.S. troops, Somalia's outline, and palm trees
In depth

Why are U.S. troops still in Somalia?

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip
Rahul Gandhi
Modi operandi

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi sentenced to 2 years over Modi quip

In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream
Honorine at her restaurant.
life changing

In rural Madagascar, a clean water tap empowers woman to follow her dream

Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death
Ludwig van Beethoven
Looking into Ludwig

Scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA, 200 years after his death

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?
Putin and Xi
Today's big question

Is Russia a Chinese 'client state'?

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report
An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle
Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report