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Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial
Imagine if you had a toy that was designed to be so much fun that you wanted to play with it all the time, and it could even make you feel a bit upset...
Pussycat Dolls star triples down on MAGA label after claiming politics cost her a reunion tour
Imagine you're playing in a band with your friends, and you all decide to wear blue hats because you think blue hats are the best. But one of your fri...
‘Harry Potter’ set beefed up with ‘serious security’ after Paapa Essiedu hit with death threats over Snape role
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Inside Lauren Bessette's World Before Her Death in JFK Jr. Plane Crash
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NHS, bills and immigration: One constituency's election talking points
Imagine you're in school and it's time for class president elections. Everyone is talking about what they want to change in the classroom. Some kids a...
Netflix Wedding Horror Series ‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Has a Great Hook, But Takes Too Long to Get There: TV Review
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Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event
Imagine you're at a big school fair where everyone is showing off their cool projects, and someone brings a super smart robot as their science project...
DOJ says it erroneously relied on ICE memo to justify immigration courthouse arrests
Imagine you're playing a game of tag where the rules are written down on a piece of paper. But, oops! Someone used the wrong rulebook to decide who’...
War with Iran disrupts fertilizer exports as U.S. farmers prepare for planting season
Imagine you have a big box of crayons, and you love using the blue crayon to make the sky in your drawings. But, oh no! The store that sells the blue ...
Trump confirms May meeting with Xi Jinping as Iran war forces postponement
Imagine you and your friend plan to have a playdate, but suddenly, you have to help your family with a big, unexpected chore, so you need to reschedul...
UK inflation rate remained at 3% in February
Imagine you have a piggy bank, and every year you notice that the toys you want to buy with your saved money seem to cost a little more. That's kind o...
Can the Iran war even be won?
Imagine you're playing a game where the rules keep changing, and no one is quite sure what winning looks like. That's a bit like asking if a war, such...
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