Many of Ukraine’s backers oppose the country using donated weapons for anything but defensive purposes.
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Bored? Scientists say mindless scrolling through online videos makes it worse
Boredom, researchers say, is rooted in attention shifts that occur when there’s a mismatch between how engaged people actually feel and how engaged they want to feel.
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Texas, other Republican-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of citizens legal status
Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Nebraska joins states where abortion rights are on the November ballot
Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban.
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YouTube ads from major brands are landing on Project 2025 videos
The videos included ads from over 60 global brands, including SKIMS, BetterHelp, Verizon and Slack. Several of the brands have publicly made diversity, equity and inclusion commitments that appear to run counter to the video messaging.
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Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.
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Same-sex penguin pair captured hearts. After one died, the other sang.
The death of Sphen the penguin inspires love and concern in Australia and beyond.
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Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.
This year’s convention culminated recent efforts to needle Trump on topics known to strike a nerve in the former president, with some Democrats saying they are tired of being polite.