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Iran war: What is happening on day 46 of the US-Iran conflict?
Imagine you and your friend are playing with blocks, but suddenly you can't agree on how to build a tower. You decide to put some of your blocks aroun...
Just 41 TikTok-Approved Things You’ll Use Pretty Much Daily
Imagine you have a box of your favorite toys that you love to play with every day because they are super fun and make your day better. Now, think of T...
Country star Ella Langley says ‘very scary’ Alabama church haunted house led to her getting ‘saved again’
Imagine you're walking through a super spooky haunted house at Halloween, filled with ghosts and goblins that jump out at you and say "Boo!" Now, thin...
Welsh Liberal Democrats to unveil manifesto for next Senedd election
Imagine you have a big box of crayons, and each crayon is a promise to make your coloring book cooler. The Welsh Liberal Democrats are kind of like th...
JD Vance had a vision for the world. Trump is wrecking it.
Imagine you're building a big, beautiful sandcastle (that's JD Vance's vision for the world), but then someone else (that's President Trump) starts ru...
Police officers investigated over race allegations after two girls killed in Wimbledon car crash
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Hollywood stars unite to oppose Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger
Imagine your two favorite ice cream shops decided to become one big shop. Sounds cool, right? But what if they start making only a few flavors instead...
Why one school has banned phones for some pupils - but not others
Imagine you have a toy box, but sometimes the toys can make a lot of noise and distract you from your homework. So, your parents decide that when it's...
Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home charged with attempted murder
Imagine you have a box of crayons and someone throws a water balloon filled with paint at it because they're mad at you. It's scary, right? Well, some...
Irish musician Moya Brennan dies aged 73
Imagine you have a favorite band that you always listen to with your family during car rides. Now, imagine if one of the singers, who helped start the...
‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star Barbara Eden turns heads at 94 in new photo with husband
Imagine you have a super-duper old, shiny toy that everyone thought was tucked away in the attic. But then, one day, you take it out, and it's still s...
Viktor Orbán has fallen
Imagine you're playing a game of king of the hill where one kid has been the king for a very long time, and everyone else is trying to become the king...
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