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Did Trump actually help Venezuela?
Imagine you’re playing in the sandbox and suddenly, someone takes away the main toy everyone was sharing. Now, the kid who was using it the most has...
Levees can no longer save New Orleans
Imagine you're building a sandcastle on the beach, and you make a wall around it to keep the water away. But what if the waves keep getting bigger and...
International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
Imagine if you had a super-duper magic box that kept all your favorite drawings and homework safe, so you could show them to your friends at school. N...
Wales has delivered a devastating verdict to Labour
Imagine you're playing a game where everyone in your classroom gets to vote on who they think should be the class leader. Now, imagine that for a very...
Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after Labour's historic Senedd election collapse
Imagine you're playing a game of musical chairs, but instead of music and chairs, it's about who gets to make the rules at home (Wales!). For a very, ...
'More of the same is not acceptable,' Starmer warned
Imagine you're playing a game of soccer with your team, and you're the team captain. Your team hasn't been winning many games, and everyone is feeling...
Saros Doesn’t Like Being a Roguelike, So Why Is It One?
Imagine you're playing with your favorite set of building blocks. Last time, you built a super cool castle that everyone loved. But this time, you dec...
Iran could withstand U.S. blockade for months, Western officials and experts say
Imagine you have a big box of cookies that you sell to get allowance money. But one day, your big brother decides you’re getting too many cookies an...
UFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department
Imagine if you had a box full of drawings of mysterious flying objects—some look like spinning plates, and others like shiny floating eggs. Now, ima...
With legal briefs in, Supreme Court weighs telehealth access for the abortion pill
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U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
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Is Trump’s Justice Department trying to discredit itself?
Imagine you have a toy box, and one day, someone thinks you took a toy that wasn't yours. So, your mom comes in to check, but at the same time, someon...
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