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debt "I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel" — US cost of living has skyrocketed since 2020 Mark Frauenfelder

AI Sports Illustrated deletes articles by fake AI writers after exposé Rob Beschizza

trump trials Mike Pence hits Donald Trump under oath by zapping a comma from his book Carla Sinclair

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animals I met the world's perfect mammal at a reptile sanctuary Grant St. Clair

Disney Man strips naked in "It's a Small World," frolics in ride Ruben Bolling

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abortion Kari Lake's abortion U-turn: once called it murder, now grants exceptions Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Paris Mayor quits Twitter, calls it a "global sewer" Mark Frauenfelder

weapons Pentagon pouring $1 billion/year into science fiction-style beam weapons mounted on military vehicles David Pescovitz

politics Man lay dead or dying for nearly half an hour in Ron DeSantis's offices Rob Beschizza