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How Semiconductor Export Controls Work—and Why Technology

How Semiconductor Export Controls Work—and Why

Semiconductor export controls are the primary tool governments use to restrict adversaries' access to advanced chips. Here's how the system works, fro...

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How NIH Funding Works—and Why It Matters Science

How NIH Funding Works—and Why It Matters

The National Institutes of Health funds nearly $48 billion in medical research annually through a rigorous peer-review grant system. Here is how the p...

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What Is Water Fluoridation and Why Is It Controversial? Health

What Is Water Fluoridation and Why Is It Controversial?

Water fluoridation has prevented cavities for 80 years, but new research linking fluoride to lower IQ in children has reignited a fierce public health...

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How Pentagon Press Access Works—and Why It Matters Technology

How Pentagon Press Access Works—and Why It Matters

The Pentagon press corps has operated inside the world's largest office building since 1943. Here's how military press credentials work, how the syste...

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What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works Science

What Is the EPA Endangerment Finding and How It Works

The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding declared greenhouse gases a threat to public health, unlocking federal authority to regulate emissions from vehicl...

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Denmark Planned to Blow Up Greenland Airports Economy

Denmark Planned to Blow Up Greenland Airports

According to leaked reports from Danish broadcaster DR, Denmark secretly prepared plans to destroy runways in Greenland to prevent American military a...

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GPT-5.4 Outperforms Human Experts as AI Race Heats Up Technology

GPT-5.4 Outperforms Human Experts as AI Race Heats Up

OpenAI's GPT-5.4 Thinking model scores 83% on the GDPVal benchmark, matching or exceeding human professionals, while Morgan Stanley warns a transforma...

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Chuck Norris, Action Icon and Martial Arts Legend, Dies at 86 Culture

Chuck Norris, Action Icon and Martial Arts Legend, Dies at 86

Chuck Norris, the martial arts champion who became a beloved action star through films like Missing in Action and the long-running series Walker, Texa...

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Jury Finds Musk Liable for Misleading Twitter Investors Economy

Jury Finds Musk Liable for Misleading Twitter Investors

A California jury unanimously found Elon Musk liable for misleading Twitter shareholders with two tweets during his $44 billion acquisition in 2022, w...

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Scorsese Films Thriller with DiCaprio and Lawrence in the Czech Republic Culture

Scorsese Films Thriller with DiCaprio and Lawrence in the Czech Republic

Martin Scorsese is filming the gothic thriller 'What Happens at Night' with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence in the Czech Republic. Filming loc...

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US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises Living & Furniture

US Housing Market Thaws as Rates Near 6% and Inventory Rises

The US housing market is showing signs of recovery as mortgage rates approach their lowest levels since 2022, inventory climbs to a five-year high, an...

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How the Federal Reserve Sets Interest Rates Economy

How the Federal Reserve Sets Interest Rates

The Federal Reserve steers the U.S. economy by adjusting the federal funds rate through FOMC meetings, open market operations, and key policy tools —...

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