Fair attendees in front of an AI sign at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 27, 2025. (Ying Tang/NurPhoto via Getty Images) How we did this This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on public opinion of artificial intelligence – including awareness of the technology and concern or excitement about its use – in 25 countries across the …
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Hundreds of National Guard members sent to Illinois by the Trump administration remain in a holding pattern following a federal judge’s order last week barring them from being deployed onto the streets of Chicago. As some 500 military troops wait in limbo for the courts to decide where and how they can be sent into duty among civilians, two active …
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“Monster: The Ed Gein Story” debuted with 12.2 million views in its first four three on Netflix. That’s just a hair lower than the debut of “Monsters” Season 2, subtitled “The Lyle and Erik Menendez” story, which reached 12.3 million views in 2024. However, the “Menendez” debut was calculated over a four-day opening weekend, while “Ed Gein” only had three …
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If you’re out just after dark Wednesday (Oct. 8), look up for a chance to spot “fireballs” as the annual Draconid meteor shower peaks. Although this meteor shower is predicted to produce only about 10 “shooting stars” per hour during its peak that evening, the Draconids are still a worthy skywatching event. That’s because some of these meteors can be …
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Mayor Keith Wilson leaves the federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., on Friday, Oct. 3. The state of Oregon and the city of Portland appeared in court Friday morning for a hearing on their motion to block President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard. Saskia Hatvany / OPB U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut heard arguments Friday over whether to issue …
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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is just weeks away from a close approach to Earth that could make it visible to the naked eye in the October night sky. Read on for spectacular views of this wandering comet and its magnificent tail as captured by astrophotographers around the world. Astronomers discovered Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) on Jan. 3 using a 60-inch …
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel will make his NFL start on Sunday vs. the Vikings. John Kuntz, cleveland.com LONDON — The Browns spent all offseason designing a new offense that would be perfect for Kenny Pickett and Dillon Gabriel. It featured plenty of quarterback movement, with keepers, RPOs, designed runs and the latitude to run some off-schedule plays. Football Insider …
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“Superman” flew to 13 million views in its first 10 days on HBO Max, marking the platform’s biggest 10-day audience for a movie debut since “Barbie” began streaming in 2023. Helmed by James Gunn and starring David Corenswet as the titular hero, the DC Studios film hit HBO Max on Sept. 19. According to Warner Bros. Discovery, other titles involving …
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Ian YoungsCulture reporter Getty Images Watson, pictured with Rowling in 2013, said she was “upset that a conversation was never made possible” Emma Watson has said she still loves Harry Potter author JK Rowling and refuses to “cancel her out”, despite their public disagreement about the issue of gender identity. Watson was one of several stars of the Potter films …
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NASA’s powerful James Webb Space telescope has revealed a colorful spread of stars and cosmic dust in the Milky Way’s most active star-forming region. The telescope was studying Sagittarius B2, a massive molecular cloud, NASA said in a news release. The region is just a few hundred light-years from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way …
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