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Amid L.A. wildfires, rain could trigger dangerous floods and debris flows

While firefighters work to extinguish the Los Angeles-area wildfires, city officials and emergency managers are also worried about what could come next. Light rain began falling on January 25, 2025,...

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U.S. visa appointments canceled after Colombia clashes with Trump

A dispute over deportation flights from the United States to Colombia entered its second day on Monday, with the U.S. backing down on a threat to impose steep tariffs on Colombian goods after the...

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TikTok users are prepping for tariffs to raise grocery prices with anti-Trump...

A small business is cashing in on President Donald Trump’s tariffs with a new viral product: stickers of Donald Trump pointing with the caption “I did that.”  A TikTok post from Atomic Cactus...

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Generation X is finally making strides on Capitol Hill as baby boomers retire...

While it may feel as if American politics is run by octogenarians, members of Congress are, in general, younger than they used to be, according to a new analysis from Pew Research Center. For the...

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Inside the Wilson factory: Here’s how Super Bowl footballs are made so quickly

As soon as this year’s Super Bowl matchup was set, workers at the Wilson Sporting Goods football factory jumped into action. The factory in the rural village of Ada, Ohio, makes the game balls used by...

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‘A shot across the bow at the U.S. tech world’: analysts weigh in on DeepSeek

Tech stocks have erased virtually all their 2025 gains after Chinese startup DeepSeek raised concerns about the competitiveness of the artificial intelligence field with its release of a free,...

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What people on TikTok are really talking about when they say ‘cute winter boots’

Those searching for “cute winter boots” on TikTok at the moment might be a little confused. A recent movement of the same name has nothing to do with footwear. It’s a code phrase being used to discuss...

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ADHD diagnoses are rising. Here’s how to recognize signs of the condition

Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an...

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The Super Bowl logo conspiracy theory is roaring back to life with the 2025...

Is it a coincidence that this year’s Super Bowl LIX logo turns out to have the exact same colors of the teams playing? Did the National Football League know the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia...

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Everything wrong with the AI landscape in 2025, hilariously captured in this...

“Isn’t AI supposed to make things simpler?” asks a student in a new Saturday Night Live sketch. Technically, the answer is yes. Artificial intelligence is often pitched as a future-forward omni-tool...

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Millennials are plagued by ‘phantom wealth’: Why the generation doesn’t feel...

Millennial wealth in the United States has nearly quadrupled since 2019, outpacing both Gen X and baby boomers, yet most millennials don’t consider themselves rich. Millennials, those born between...

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How the U.S. chip bans led to a monster called DeepSeek

The Chinese AI company DeepSeek has put the AI industry in an uproar. Denied the most powerful chips thought needed to create state-of-the-art AI models, DeepSeek pulled off some engineering master...

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Why we need to leverage AI to address global food insecurity

The modern international food trade currently plays a significant role in breaking food insecurity in parts of the world. Although innovative, the downsides are the high expense of transit, supply...

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AI and power requires give before take

When you ask ChatGPT a question, how does it come up with the answer? Most people don’t give much thought to what’s going on behind the screen or how graphics processing units (GPUs) make the AI magic...

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U.S. policymakers should close the AI education gender divide

The United States is no stranger to adapting its education system to address the challenges of the times. In 1957, the Soviet Union’s successful launch of Sputnik prompted the U.S. to implement...

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How to deal with a manager who doesn’t manage

No one enjoys working for a boss who is constantly checking up on them and micromanaging their every move. We’re motivated by a certain degree of autonomy to achieve goals based on intrinsic talent,...

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10 Ways to Induce a ‘Flow’ State and Unlock Painless Productivity

Peak performance is a state of consciousness where you’re in a rapt moment of attention, totally absorbed and focused on the task at hand. Everything else disappears, and time seems to pass quickly....

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Your guide to avoiding job scams in 2025

You’ve probably felt the thrill that comes with receiving a job offer. You read the congratulatory email, begin to imagine life in your new role, then quickly fill out all the required HR paperwork...

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How Trump is gutting DEI with a flurry of executive orders

Since his inauguration on January 20, President Trump has wasted no time issuing an onslaught of executive orders. On his first day in office, Trump signed off on a whopping 26 executive orders, along...

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What’s wrong with saying ‘I hope you are well’ in work emails

How often do our workplace communications open with “I hope you are well” or “I trust you are doing fine”?  These “wellness checks” reflect the fact that everybody has become more conscious of the...

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