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Report on AI use in business rife with AI hallucinations Gail Sherman

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Science T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k Gail Sherman

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History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

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Games Sealed 1985 Super Mario Bros game fetches record $3m at auction Rob Beschizza

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News Sam Bentley's June good news video is out and it's genuinely heartening Grant St. Clair

guns Pasadena cops discover "just joking" does not stop bullets Jason Weisberger

Science Robot tadpole fools frog dads, but mom knows better Gail Sherman

Republicans MAGA Mike is sneaking around your Social Security Jason Weisberger

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