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Medicare is now offering $50 GLP-1 prescriptions. The US may never be the same.
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Medicare is now offering $50 GLP-1 prescriptions. The US may never be the same.

Imagine you have a magic potion that helps people feel better by making them healthier, but it's very expensive so not everyone can buy it. Now, imagi...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones
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EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

Imagine you're playing detective, finding out who stole cookies from the cookie jar. While you're searching for clues, you find out that someone has s...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware
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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware

Imagine you have a secret diary where you write all your secrets and someone sneaky finds it and reads it without asking you. That’s a bit like what...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
What To Buy First In GTA Online
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What To Buy First In GTA Online

Imagine you just got a big, new toy box called GTA Online, and there are so many toys to choose from! It's really exciting, but also a bit confusing, ...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
“I Don’t Know How You Justify It”: This Latest Development In Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Rumored Wedding Has Sparked Major Backlash
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“I Don’t Know How You Justify It”: This Latest Development In Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s Rumored Wedding Has Sparked Major Backlash

Imagine you're planning to have a huge birthday party at your house that's so big it makes it hard for your neighbors to get in and out of their homes...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
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Security staff to go on strike at Aberdeen Airport
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Security staff to go on strike at Aberdeen Airport

Imagine you have a team of superheroes at the airport who make sure that no bad stuff gets onto airplanes. Their job is to check all the suitcases and...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
Ex-Olympian charged with vandalising Trump's $14m pool project
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Ex-Olympian charged with vandalising Trump's $14m pool project

Imagine you made a big, beautiful sandcastle on the beach, and someone else came and stomped all over it. That's kind of what happened here, but with ...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax
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Burnham says there is some room for movement on tax

Imagine you have a piggy bank where you keep all the money you get from your allowance. Now, let's say you're planning to buy a big, shiny toy, but al...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
'Truly international network' of men drugging and raping women uncovered, NCA says
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'Truly international network' of men drugging and raping women uncovered, NCA says

Imagine you're playing in a huge playground with lots of different sections. Unfortunately, in one part of this playground, a group of bullies are doi...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
Millions expected at delayed Khamenei funeral as Iran seeks to project strength
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Millions expected at delayed Khamenei funeral as Iran seeks to project strength

Imagine if you had a really big family reunion planned, but it had to be delayed because something unexpected happened. Now that it's finally happenin...

Jul 3, 2026 1 min read
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T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit
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T-Mobile moving tens of thousands of virtual machines off VMware amid lawsuit

Imagine you have a huge box of LEGO blocks that you play with all the time, but you don't own the LEGO blocks; you're just borrowing them from your ne...

Jul 2, 2026 1 min read
Interns' work 'not properly checked' at justice watchdog
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Interns' work 'not properly checked' at justice watchdog

Imagine you're drawing a picture of your house and you want it to look just right because it's for a very important art show. You ask someone a bit ol...

Jul 2, 2026 1 min read
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