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Embattled startup Delve has ‘parted ways’ with Y Combinator
Imagine you have a favorite toy club at school where you get to play and learn with the coolest toys under the guidance of the best toy teachers. Now,...
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Say Catherine O’Hara’s Death Sent “Shock Waves” Through ‘The Studio’ Season 2: “We Are Not Ignoring It”
Imagine you're building a giant Lego castle with your friends, and one of your best buddies who was helping you build it suddenly can't come over anym...
The Western US is already running out of water — and summer is still months away
Imagine you have a big ice cube tray filled with ice (which is like the snow in the mountains). During hot days, you take ice cubes out to cool down y...
RHONY’s Sai De Silva Breaks Silence On Husband David Craig's Divorce Filing
Imagine if one day, your favorite LEGO structure, which took a really long time to build, suddenly falls apart. It's super sad, right? Well, something...
<a href='https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-trump-tehran-us-israel-kharg-island-netanyahu-lebanon-strikes-drone-live-sky-news-13509565?postid=11458523#liveblog-body' target='_blank'>French-owned ship transits through Iran-controlled Strait of Hormuz route</a>
Imagine you have a favorite path through the playground that everyone wants to use because it's the quickest way to the slides. Now, imagine one of th...
Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they don't consider race in admissions
Imagine you have a box of crayons. Some rules say you can only pick crayons without looking at their colors because every crayon should have a fair ch...
Tori Spelling and 4 of her children taken to hospital after California car crash
Imagine you're playing with toy cars and one car almost runs into another, but at the last second, you swerve it away, so it only gets a little bump i...
German researchers set right the story of a 9,000-year-old shaman's grave
Imagine you found a really old, buried treasure chest, but instead of treasure, it's full of secrets about a person who lived a super long time ago. S...
Keir Starmer 'concerned' over Kanye West UK festival dates
Imagine you have a friend who sometimes says things that hurt others' feelings. Now, imagine if this friend was invited to a big, fun party in your ne...
Trump says U.S. military has rescued airman shot down over Iran
Imagine you're playing with your toy airplane in the park, and suddenly it flies over the fence into the neighbor's yard—the yard with the big, scar...
Anthropic is having a moment in the private markets; SpaceX could spoil the party
Imagine you're at a party where everyone is playing musical chairs, and Anthropic is the kid who keeps winning every round—everyone is talking about...
President Trump's rocky week at home and abroad
Imagine you're playing a video game where you have to manage a big, busy city—kind of like playing mayor. One day, everything starts going wrong: th...
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