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Imagine you have a piggy bank where you save coins to buy your favorite toys. Now, imagine someone gives you a magic coupon that lets you buy more toy...
Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them.
Imagine you and your friends decide to make a rule in the playground that everyone must share their toys because it's kinder and makes playtime more f...
Burnham cleared to run for selection in pivotal by-election
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Xbox Is Rebranding Itself, Sort Of
Imagine you have a favorite toy that you've always called "Toy." One day, you decide it's more fun to call it "TOY" in a loud, exciting voice. That's ...
Indonesia Eyes Cannes 2028 Country of Honor as Culture Minister Fadli Zon Pushes Global Screen Agenda (EXCLUSIVE)
Imagine if your school had a special day where one student got to wear a superhero cape and everyone celebrated them. That's kind of like what Indones...
Arnaud Desplechin Talks Starry English-Language Ensemble Drama ‘The Thing That Hurts’ About Clients Of Beloved Dead Psychoanalyst: “I Was Born To Make This Film” – Cannes Market
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Trump says ISIS second-in-command killed in Africa
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Gaza airstrike targeted Hamas military wing leader, Israel says
Imagine you have a box of Legos and you build two different towers. Now, let's say one tower decides it doesn't like where the other tower is built, s...
Trump says senior IS leader killed by US and Nigerian forces
Imagine you have a box of crayons with one crayon that always tries to mess up your drawings. Well, the US and Nigerian forces just took away a really...
Man killed by 13ft great white shark in Western Australia
Imagine you're swimming in a big pool, but this pool is actually part of the ocean near a place called Perth in Australia. Now, in this ocean, there a...
India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US
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The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
Imagine you have a magic band-aid that can only be given out by special doctors, and usually, you have to visit them to get it. But now, the big judge...
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