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A play about the revolt of workers – not machinery – gave us the word 'robot'
Melania Trump used the word during a recent White House task force meeting to refer to AI. But "robot," was first introduced in a 1920 Czech play in which human workers were the robots.
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An eye witness describes the moment Charlie Kirk was shot at an event in Utah
Conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem. Deseret News Reporter Emma Pitts was an eye witness to the shooting.
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Trump ally Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot at an event in Utah
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk has died after he was shot during a speech he was giving at Utah Valley University.
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NATO countries pledge to defend Poland after Russian drones shot down
Tuesday night, NATO fighter jets shot down Russian drones that had entered the airspace of Poland. NATO's secretary general says this underlines the need for Europe to better arm itself.
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COVID vaccine supply is ample, but so is confusion about access
As coverage of this year's crop of COVID boosters hangs in the balance under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, what is the vaccine supply situation this year?
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Bowser attempts political balance in relationship with Trump
As President Trump prepares to give up control of D.C.s police department, Mayor Muriel Bowser has tried to balance opposing Trump with appeasing him. Other Democrats could soon face the same dilemma.
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Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness
Rising housing costs are pushing more seniors into homelessness, and now one in five homeless people are older than 55. One program rolls together Medicare and Medicaid funds to get seniors housed.
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This new tool helps scientists hear the sounds of life beneath a river's roar
Sound can be a useful tool for scientists monitoring wildlife populations. But what if you're trying to monitor species in a raging river? A new tool helps cut through all of the noise.
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Russian Drones crossed into their airspace, so Poland invoked Article 4. What is it?
NATO jets shot down Russian drones that entered Polish airspace overnight, and Poland invoked NATO's Article 4. Mary Louise Kelly talks with former deputy Secretary General of NATO Rose Gottemoeller.
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MAHA strategy flip flops on pesticides
Exposure to chemicals is listed as a potential driver of chronic disease in children in a new MAHA report, but critics say RJK Jr. has backpedaled on pledges to reduce pesticides used in agriculture.
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Internal National Guard documents show top brass knows mission is unpopular
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Washington Post reporter Alex Horton about internal documents from the National Guard assessing public sentiment about the federal takeover of Washington, D.C.
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Taylor Frankie Paul is a new kind of Bachelorette for ABC
ABC's The Bachelorette has chosen The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul as their Season 22 Bachelorette.