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What Graduation Speakers Are Telling the Class of 2026
Will A.I. replace them? Graduation speakers addressed student uncertainty about the future with jokes and words of wisdom.
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Arts
How Stephen Colbert, and Late Night, Evolved
James Poniewozik, our chief television critic, traces the way Stephen Colbert presided over a heyday of political comedy on late night.
Local
Where to Travel in the U.S. for America’s 250th Birthday This Summer
From the heart of the Revolution to the Midwest and West Coast, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate the semiquincentennial (say that three times, really fast.)
World
Google co-founder Sergey Brin donates $500,000 to California group, and this is why
Google co-founder Sergey Brin is injecting significant funds into San Francisco's local politics, backing a business-friendly tax proposal while opposing a controversial "Overpaid CEO Tax." This move, following his relocation…
World
U.S. Embassy in India rolls out “Happy Birthday America” rickshaws
Rickshaws bearing a large image of President Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!” have been popping up across New Delhi in recent weeks. The unusual advertising campaign was rolled…
Arts
Is Museum Wall Text the Next Political Battleground?
The Smithsonian has changed or eliminated some interpretive language that typically accompanies exhibited artworks. Critics call this self-censorship.
World
Hard hats, AI and a fake pandemic: the group of former world leaders practising to save the world
A group set up by Nelson Mandela known as the Elders met in Kenya to model a health emergency – and found much still needs to be done, as the…
World
‘I knew everyone here’: the tower block with 164 boarded-up homes – and a few residents who just won’t leave
Lund Point in east London was once ‘a beautiful community’, according to Tee Fabikun, who has lived there since 1997. Now just four flats are occupied. Why are Fabikun and…
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How Google plans to win the AI war
Google is trying to pull off one of the trickiest balancing acts in tech: aggressively disrupting its own products with AI while protecting the businesses that generate tens of billions…
World
American students face decade-long slide in math and reading
U.S. math and reading scores among elementary and middle school students have been in decline for a decade, driven by reduced academic accountability in schools and the growing influence of…
Health
Moncton teen becomes first IWK patient to receive improved imaging technology
Molly Johnston, 14, is now recovering from spinal surgery that will help treat her scoliosis. She received care at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, and in the process, became…
Policy
Tech researchers are suing the Trump administration over the future of online safety
Since its earliest days back in office, the Trump administration has been going after researchers who study and try to counter hate speech, harassment, propaganda, and disinformation online. Now, some…
Health
COVID is shaping Americans’ reaction to Ebola and hantavirus – NPR
COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus NPRWhat Ebola and hantavirus are revealing about America’s public health system PoliticoPandemic 2: Son of pandemic easttexasnews.comThe outbreak information wars PoliticoExperts Warn Against Comparing New…
Politics
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.
The post This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million. appeared first on ProPublica.
Economy
Spencer Pratt is ‘winning the internet,’ but can he become mayor of Los Angeles?
Pratt, a former reality TV star, is flooding social media with edgy humor, AI slop and combative rhetoric as a way of grabbing attention and winning the vote of the…
Science & Tech
As floods get worse, Britain tries a new solution: beavers
About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.
Science & Tech
A guide to converting your lawn into a wildlife friendly garden
Turning your grass into a garden isn't as complicated as you think, but it will take time and effort. This step-by-step guide breaks down the process, from killing your lawn…
Science & Tech
COVID is shaping Americans’ reaction to Ebola and hantavirus
Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don't expect another pandemic this time.
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Watson lauds injured Varun’s ‘desperation to play for KKR’
Angkrish Raghuvanshi "ended up having some neck pain, a bit of dizziness and a headache" after his collision with Varun Chakravarthy, Shane Watson says
Movies
Mahesh Babu’s ‘Athidhi’ and the trend of digitising and restoring archival titles
As Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Athidhi’ gears up for re-release, Abhishek Prasad, director and CTO of Prasad Corp, discusses the uptick in restoration of older films
Economy
Malaysia demands TikTok explain failure to block fake account using AI to insult king
Malaysia’s internet regulator issued a statutory demand to TikTok on Thursday after a fake account allegedly used artificial intelligence to insult the country’s king, including posts falsely claiming he ate…
Columnists
Mayoral Development Zone will help Leeds take the next step – Tracy Brabin & James Lewis
Leeds is a city built on graft, reinvention and a quiet, Yorkshire confidence. A place where the mills and factories of the Industrial Revolution have given way to a modern…
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Gaby Lewis to lead Ireland at T20 World Cup
Orla Prendergast, the vice-captain for the T20 World Cup, will lead Ireland in a tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies before the big tournament as Gaby Lewis recovers from a…
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Scoop: Palantir fights Pentagon over key intelligence contract
Palantir is battling the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency for the ability to bid for a contract to modernize its data analytics system, according to a filing obtained by Axios.Why it…
Middle East
Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.
Middle East
Far-right Israeli minister condemned for taunting handcuffed Gaza flotilla activists
France and Italy are among the countries that have criticised a video showing Itamar Ben-Gvir taunting dozens of activists detained at an Israeli port.
World
‘Four to six months’: Why waiting times for Spain’s driving tests are so long
With average waiting lists of up to six months in some regions, driving school groups and Spain's traffic authority are pointing to different reasons (and each other) to explain why…
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Kartik Tyagi rises to fifth on IPL 2026 Purple Cap table
With Angkrish Raghuvanshi out with concussion and Ryan Rickelton having a poor outing, nothing much changed on the IPL 2026 Orange Cap table
Science & Tech
Asia caught in a tug of war between global bond and stock markets
Since the end of March, global financial markets have been pulled in opposite directions. Government bond markets have experienced a slow-motion crash. On May 19, the yield on 30-year US…
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UK’s Education Committee: Social media ban a must to save children’s mental health
Committee says tech companies are failing children and cannot be trusted to self-regulate
Politics
How Mizo Rebels Hoodwinked Indian and Pakistani Intelligence Agencies
In his autobiography, Zoramthanga details how MNF rebels procured multiple Pakistani passports and how they escaped from a safehouse in New Delhi
World
‘All my hopes and dreams shattered’: French château scam victims speak out
French police have arrested a British man over an alleged château scam in which €16 million is believed to have disappeared. We spoke to some of the investors who have…
World
How Spain is gearing up for August’s total solar eclipse
Aside from Spain, the next total solar eclipse will also be visible in Greenland, Iceland, Russia and a small portion of Portugal, with a partial eclipse in other parts of…
Economy
UK agrees £3.7bn trade deal with six Gulf states
The deal will remove an estimated £580m worth of tariffs from British exports, but rights groups are critical
Columnists
The US managed to engineer a publicly-funded transport project to the moon, we can’t even manage one to Manchester Airport – David Behrens
Say what you like about the USA but they managed to engineer a publicly-funded transport project to the moon. We couldn’t even manage one to Manchester Airport. HS2 – yes,…
Africa
Africa: General Assembly Backs Historic World Court Climate Crisis Ruling
[UN News] A landmark General Assembly resolution adopted on Wednesday is "a powerful affirmation" of international law, climate justice and science, according to UN chief António Guterres.