As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
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As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat

Imagine you have a bunch of little toy trees that get sick if it gets too hot. Now, imagine some of these toy trees are magical and don’t get sick e...

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Watch: World Cup fans react to US defeating Australia to reach knockout round
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Watch: World Cup fans react to US defeating Australia to reach knockout round

Imagine you're playing a super fun game of musical chairs, but instead of chairs, it's soccer matches. The US team just won a big game of musical chai...

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Fire Vitello Immediately
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Fire Vitello Immediately

Imagine you're playing a game where everyone has to follow the rules, but you find out that one of the leaders of the team knew someone was cheating a...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
Rousey and Paul taunt UFC over White House viewing figures
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Rousey and Paul taunt UFC over White House viewing figures

Imagine you and your friends have a lemonade stand competition to see who can get the most people to come and buy your lemonade. You work really hard ...

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Fortnite OG Season 9: Start Time, OG Pass, Live Events, And Map Changes
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Fortnite OG Season 9: Start Time, OG Pass, Live Events, And Map Changes

Imagine you have a toy box filled with all kinds of toys you used to play with when you were younger. Now, imagine deciding to dig through that box to...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
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Jack Osbourne tells critics to ‘shut the f— up’ after backlash over White House UFC fight attendance
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Jack Osbourne tells critics to ‘shut the f— up’ after backlash over White House UFC fight attendance

Imagine you went to a friend’s house for a super fun playdate, and some people outside started saying it was a bad idea that you went there. That’...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
How Iran won the war
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How Iran won the war

Imagine two big kids on the playground, Iran and the U.S., who haven't been getting along very well. They've been arguing a lot, especially about who ...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
Daveigh Chase’s ‘devastated’ mom breaks silence on actress’ shock Skid Row death: ‘I am in so much pain’
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Daveigh Chase’s ‘devastated’ mom breaks silence on actress’ shock Skid Row death: ‘I am in so much pain’

Imagine you have a favorite doll that you love playing with, and one day, it gets lost. You'd feel really sad, right? Well, there's a lady named Davei...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
Tourist dies after huge fire destroys luxury beach resort
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Tourist dies after huge fire destroys luxury beach resort

Imagine you have a big box of crayons, and one day, one of those crayons gets really, really hot and starts a fire. Sadly, all your crayons melt and y...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
What we know so far about train collision and emergency response
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What we know so far about train collision and emergency response

Imagine you have two toy trains on the same track and they accidentally bump into each other because they were not supposed to be on the same track at...

Jun 20, 2026 1 min read
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Thousands killed in US-Israeli war on Iran - but experts say true total may never be known
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Thousands killed in US-Israeli war on Iran - but experts say true total may never be known

Imagine you're playing a game of hide and seek, but instead of looking for your friends, you're trying to find out how many cookies are in a big, lock...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
BBC Cancels Ashley Cain Series After Presenter Allegedly Called Women “Sluts” & “Slags”
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BBC Cancels Ashley Cain Series After Presenter Allegedly Called Women “Sluts” & “Slags”

Imagine you have a favorite toy that talks, but one day it starts saying some really mean things, so your parents decide to take it away because it's ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Watch Matt Damon Crash ‘Kimmel’ in a Literal Trojan Horse
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Watch Matt Damon Crash ‘Kimmel’ in a Literal Trojan Horse

Imagine you have a giant toy horse and you decide to hide inside it to surprise your friend during playtime. That's kind of what actor Matt Damon did ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Burnham says Labour has final chance to change after Makerfield by-election win
politics

Burnham says Labour has final chance to change after Makerfield by-election win

Imagine you're playing a game where you have to build a tall tower out of blocks. Each time you play, you try to make your tower stronger and taller. ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Why the Tories' by-election win in Scotland is significant
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Why the Tories' by-election win in Scotland is significant

Okay, imagine you're playing a game of musical chairs. Every chair represents a seat that someone can win to help make decisions for a place. Now, the...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
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Forza’s Horizon Festival Is Hell On Earth
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Forza’s Horizon Festival Is Hell On Earth

Imagine you're playing with your toy cars in a sandbox. Now, imagine if you could drive those cars all over a town, crashing into things, zooming thro...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Fallout Season 3 Adds More Big Names To Its Cast
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Fallout Season 3 Adds More Big Names To Its Cast

Imagine you have a big box of crayons with all the basic colors you like to color with. Now, imagine someone gave you some shiny new crayons to add to...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Burnham Wins in Makerfield - So What Happens Now?
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Burnham Wins in Makerfield - So What Happens Now?

Imagine you're playing a game where whoever wins a special mini-game gets a chance to challenge the current team leader. Andy Burnham just won such a ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip
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US-Iran talks postponed as Vance pulls out of Switzerland trip

Imagine you planned a playdate with your friend to trade your favorite stickers and decide on the rules for your next game. But suddenly, your friend ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
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Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years

Imagine you're playing a game of tag where one team hasn't been "it" for a very long time, over 50 years! Then, one day, they finally get their turn. ...

Jun 19, 2026 1 min read
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Iran war day 111: Tehran warns US as 14-point plan takes effect
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Iran war day 111: Tehran warns US as 14-point plan takes effect

Imagine you and your friend had a big argument and decided to stop playing together. But after a while, both of you really missed playing with each ot...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
Liverpool target Yan Diomande put in record-breaking World Cup performance
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Liverpool target Yan Diomande put in record-breaking World Cup performance

Imagine you have a super fun toy that everyone wants to play with because it's really special. Now, think about Yan Diomande as that super toy. He pla...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
Tom Dreesen, Comedian Who Toured With Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86
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Tom Dreesen, Comedian Who Toured With Frank Sinatra, Dies at 86

Imagine you have a favorite toy that makes you laugh and smile every time you play with it. Now, imagine there's someone who always brought that toy t...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
Voters head to the polls for Makerfield by-election
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Voters head to the polls for Makerfield by-election

Imagine your class needs to choose a new class leader because the old one moved to another school. Everyone gathers in the classroom and picks who the...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35
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The Ring and Lilo & Stitch actress Daveigh Chase dies aged 35

Imagine you have a favorite teddy bear that's always been strong and suddenly, one day, it gets really sick because of some bad bugs. Sadly, it can't ...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
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Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York City
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Teenager dies in horse-drawn carriage accident in New York City

Imagine you're at a big park, like the ones with swings and slides, but much bigger and with horses pulling carts around. Now, think about someone rid...

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People starting new jobs at lowest level in five years
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People starting new jobs at lowest level in five years

Imagine you have a big box of crayons. Usually, you like to try out new colors all the time because it's fun to see what you can create. But suddenly,...

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You Can Save $15 On The Lego Star Wars Grogu & Hover Pram Set
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You Can Save $15 On The Lego Star Wars Grogu & Hover Pram Set

Imagine you have a toy box filled with your favorite blocks, and one day, you find out that one of the coolest sets, a Lego Star Wars kit with a tiny ...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Nod, Honors For Will Ferrell & Lisa Kudrow, Ciara Miller & All The Winners Of The Night
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Las Culturistas Culture Awards 2026: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Nod, Honors For Will Ferrell & Lisa Kudrow, Ciara Miller & All The Winners Of The Night

Imagine if your classroom had a super fun day where everyone got stickers for being the best at different things like drawing, running, or telling sto...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
Just 104 shoplifters behind thousands of offences
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Just 104 shoplifters behind thousands of offences

Imagine you have a big jar of cookies. Now, what if I told you that only 104 of your tiny toy soldiers, out of all the toys you have, were the ones sn...

Jun 18, 2026 1 min read
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Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban
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Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban

Imagine the UK is a big playground, and the government is like the playground monitor. They've decided that kids under 16 shouldn't play with certain ...

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Inflation unexpectedly steady as food price rises slow
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Inflation unexpectedly steady as food price rises slow

Imagine you have a piggy bank and every time you go to the store, you notice that toys cost a little bit more, so you need more coins to buy them. Tha...

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
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Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations

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Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Iran war day 110: Tehran says Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US deal
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Iran war day 110: Tehran says Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten US deal

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Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Putin’s plan to live forever
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Putin’s plan to live forever

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Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
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All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR
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All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR

Imagine you have a magic box (your smartphone) that gets new magic spells every now and then to do cooler stuff. Google has just added some fun new sp...

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Starmer: Leadership challenges are 'wrong'
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Starmer: Leadership challenges are 'wrong'

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Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
JioStar’s Kevin Vaz Says Commerce Will Become Third Revenue Stream as Indian Ad Market Faces Pressure
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JioStar’s Kevin Vaz Says Commerce Will Become Third Revenue Stream as Indian Ad Market Faces Pressure

Imagine you have a lemonade stand where you make money by selling lemonade and sometimes, your friends pay you to put up little drawings. Now, imagine...

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
Where To Preorder All 12 Lego Pokemon Smart Play Sets
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Where To Preorder All 12 Lego Pokemon Smart Play Sets

Imagine you have a toy box filled with magical building blocks that not only let you build things but also let them talk and light up when you play wi...

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest
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PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest

Imagine you have a group of friends who play together, and you all decide on one friend to decide the games you play each day. Now, imagine one of you...

Jun 17, 2026 1 min read
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