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Chinese companies offer to 'resurrect' dead loved ones. It raises questions
Generative artificial intelligence is becoming more mainstream in China, with companies using it for an unconventional service - to "resurrect" the dead. Many questions are being raised.
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Why do cats scratch furniture? A new study found answers
A new study identifies why cats scratch the furniture and what you can do to curb that behavior.
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Frustration continues in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl
Power is still out for more than a million customers as the city’s primary utility is under mounting criticism for its response.
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A new report releases data on shifting swing states
A new Cook Political Report poll sees a shift in several swing states toward former President Donald Trump.
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From convict to cabinet: South Africa’s new sports minister promotes gangland motorsport
South Africa's new sports minister once drove getaway cars in bank heists. Now he's in government, with plans to bring the dangerous pass time of car spinning out of the shadows and into the mainstream.
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Attacks on Sudan's hospitals, clinics put millions at risk
Health-care facilities have been under attack by both sides in Sudan’s year-long civil war; aid groups are trying to shore up care with mobile clinics but fear the need is too great.
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The plot of 'Longlegs' may sound familiar but it stands on its own 2 terrifying feet
In the new Nicolas Cage horror film "Longlegs," an FBI agent is assigned to an unsolved serial killer case that takes an unexpected turn, revealing evidence of the occult.
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The ACLU has a blueprint to constrain Trump in a second presidential term
The American Civil Liberties Union is developing a legal strategy to counter former President Donald Trump in the event he returns to the White House.
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It seems like Project 2025 is everywhere. But what is it?
After calling Project 2025 "ridiculous," Trump continued to distance himself from the conservative roadmap for the next Republican president. Meanwhile, the Biden team wants to tie the plan to Trump.
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Morning news brief
Whether President Biden should withdrawal from 2024 race, puts his VP under scrutiny. Biden camp focuses on tying Donald Trump with Project 2025. Houston reels after Hurricane Beryl tore through.
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Before a N.C. dam is removed, biologists search for America’s largest salamander
Before old mill dams are demolished in the North Carolina mountains, a search and rescue operation begins for the country's largest salamanders.
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'Planet Money': Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages?
The Planet Money team looks to the economic research for an answer.
