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Study: Penguin Droppings May Be Seeding Clouds in Antarctica

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Report: Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 Found to Blackmail Developers in Tests

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday hosted an exclusive dinner at his Trump National Golf Club in Northern Virginia for the top 220 investors in his $TRUMP meme coin, with attendees having collectively spent approximately $394 million on the cryptocurrency to earn their invitations.

Trump Hosts Crypto Dinner for Top $TRUMP Coin Investors

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Ex-Mexican Security Chief Ordered to Pay $2.4B in Civil Case

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Kid Cudi Testifies at Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

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World

Costa Rican police reportedly seized five capybaras, crack cocaine, and marijuana after pursuing a fleeing vehicle during a routine checkpoint operation on Route 34 in Orotina on Thursday.

Costa Rica Police Seize Capybaras After Vehicle Chase

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EU to Begin Lifting Kosovo Sanctions Amid Kallas Visit

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G7 Says Russia Must End War, Compensate Ukraine for Frozen Assets to be Returned

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Italy's Constitutional Court Backs Female Same-Sex Parents in Ruling

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Romanian Constitutional Court Rejects Simion Election Challenge

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Politics

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., released a "MAHA Report" Thursday, identifying four potential drivers of chronic disease in American children: poor diet, environmental chemicals, lack of physical activity, and overmedicalization.

White House Releases Report on Childhood Chronic Disease

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US-Canada Finance Chiefs Signal Progress at G7 Summit

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Judge Orders Trump to Temporarily Reinstate Some Education Department Staff

Senate Blocks California's 2035 Electric Vehicle Mandate

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House GOP Advances Trump's Sweeping Spending Bill

Crime & justice

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 to allow President Trump to remove two Biden-appointed officials — Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris from the Merit Systems Protection Board — while legal challenges to their firings continue.

Supreme Court Backs Trump's Power to Fire Agency Officials

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Suspect Charged After Two Israeli Embassy Staff Shot Dead in DC

55 Arrested Over Suspected Pedophile Ring on Telegram

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Spain: Fans Convicted in First Hate Crime Ruling for Soccer Racism

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Trump Administration Revokes Harvard's Foreign Student Program

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Health

A small jet crashed in a San Diego neighborhood in the early morning hours of Thursday, killing multiple people, injuring at lest eight, and displacing hundreds as fire crews put out flames in the residential area. All fatalities appear to be passengers of the plane. Music agency Sound Talent Group reported that three of its employees, including co-founder Dave Shapiro, were killed in the crash.

Multiple Dead After Plane Crashes in San Diego Neighborhood

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Scientists Create Infrared Contact Lenses for 'Superhuman' Vision

DOJ Probes Cuomo Over COVID Nursing Home Testimony

Canada: CA$21M Proposed Settlement Reached in Ottawa Doctor Abuse Case

England Launches World's First Gonorrhea Vaccine Program

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Science & technology

In a discovery announced on Wednesday, astronomers from the Institute for Advanced Study identified a distant object named 2017 OF201, located approximately 90.5 astronomical units (AU) from Earth. Estimated at 700 km (435 miles) wide, the object is large enough to be considered a potential dwarf planet.

Astronomers: Distant Object Identified as Potential Dwarf Planet

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OpenAI Acquires iPhone Designer's Startup in $6.5B Deal

Bitcoin Hits Record $111,000 Amid US Regulatory Progress

Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks First Religious Charter School

Study: AI Chatbots Vulnerable to 'Jailbreaking'

Social issues

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law raising the retirement age to 70 by 2040 — the highest in Europe — with 81 lawmakers voting in favor and 21 against.

Denmark Sets Europe's Highest Retirement Age at 70

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French Report Warns of Muslim Brotherhood's Alleged Growing EU Influence

Trump Confronts Ramaphosa Over 'White Genocide' Claims

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UK Net Migration Halves to 431,000 in 2024

Reports: Gabbard Aide Urged Redo of Intelligence Assessment on Venezuelan Gang

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Money

South Korea's government on Wednesday announced additional support measures for key export industries including biopharmaceuticals and automobiles, with Acting Finance Minister Kim Beom-seok pledging to preempt U.S. tariffs and boost domestic investment.

SKorea Bolsters Export Support Amid US Tariff Pressures

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Nike Announces Price Hikes

UK: Starmer to Increase Winter Fuel Payment Eligibility

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Walmart to Slash Roughly 1,500 Jobs

UK Consumers to Get £70 in Landmark Mastercard Settlement

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Entertainment

Streaming company Netflix has secured rights to air Sesame Street's 56th season and 90 hours of library content, marking a significant shift for the children's show after Warner Bros. Discovery ended its previous distribution agreement in December.

Netflix Secures Rights to Sesame Street Amid PBS Funding Crisis

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Combs Trial: New Witnesses Allege Pattern of Violence

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ESPN Unveils $30 Streaming Service for Fall Launch

Austria's JJ Wins Eurovision Song Contest

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Diddy Trial Opens with Witness Testimony and Alleged Hotel Attack Video

Sports

Resorts World Las Vegas will host the inaugural Enhanced Games in 2026, organizers announced Wednesday. Scheduled for May 21-24, this will be the first major sporting event to openly allow and encourage athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.

Vegas to Host Pro-doping Enhanced Games in 2026

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Chess Champion Carlsen Draws Against 143K Online Players

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Australian Football League Legend Robert Walls Dies at 74 Via Assisted Dying

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Court Removes Brazil Soccer Boss From Office

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MLB Lifts Pete Rose's Ban, Opening Hall of Fame Path

Environment/energy

According to a report issued on Wednesday, the world lost an unprecedented 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest in 2024, nearly double the amount from 2023. Fires became the leading cause of destruction for the first time in recorded history, burning five times more forest than the previous year.

Report: Global Forest Loss Hit Record High in 2024

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Tokyo Waives Water Fees to Combat Deadly Summer Heat

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Study: Ice Sheet Melt Unstoppable Even at 1.5°C Climate Target

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Bengaluru Paralyzed by Heavy Rains, Three Dead in Flooding

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ICJ Rules in Favor of Equatorial Guinea in Gabon Islands Dispute

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Military

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a stern warning to the United Nations on Thursday that Tehran would hold the United States legally responsible for any Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, following reports of Israel's potential preparation for strikes.

Iran Warns US Over Potential Israeli Strikes on Nuclear Sites

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US Sanctions Sudan Over Alleged Chemical Weapons Use

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North Korea's New Destroyer Damaged in Failed Launch

Israeli Forces Advance in Khan Younis

Pentagon Accepts $400M Qatari Jet for Air Force One Use

Culture

Israeli contestant Yuval Raphael, 24, qualified for Eurovision's grand final, in Basel, Switzerland, after her performance of "New Day Will Rise" was initially disrupted by protesters during Thursday's dress rehearsal at the St Jakobshalle arena.

Israel Makes Eurovision Final

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Harvard's $27 Magna Carta Copy Revealed as $21M Original

AI Decodes 2,000-Year-Old Scroll Burned by Mount Vesuvius

Black Smoke Signals No Pope Elected at First Conclave Vote

Trump Orders 100% Tariff on Foreign-Made Films

Weather

At least 27 people have been killed after devastating tornadoes and severe storms swept through parts of the U.S. Midwest and South over the weekend.

Deadly Tornadoes Kill At Least 27 Across US Midwest

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Reports: Documents Say FEMA 'Not Ready' for Hurricane Season

FEMA Chief Hamilton Fired

Canada: Manitoba Wildfires Kill 2, Displace 1K

Study: 28 Most Populous Cities in the US Are Sinking

Media

A study published in Nature Human Behaviour on Thursday revealed that OpenAI's Large Language Model (LLM) GPT-4 demonstrated superior persuasive capabilities compared to humans in online debates, particularly when equipped with basic demographic information about opponents.

Study: GPT-4 More Persuasive Than Humans in Online Debate

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Gary Lineker to Leave BBC After Claims of Antisemitism

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European Commission Finds TikTok in Breach of Digital Services Act

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Trump Administration Fires 600 Voice of America Staff Amid Court Battle

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Mexico Sues MrBeast Over Ancient Temple Videos

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