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‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Stalls in House as GOP Leaders Scramble to Flip Holdouts
By Wednesday evening, enough Republicans remained opposed to the Senate’s version of the bill to effectively stall its passage in the House.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Acquitted of Sex Trafficking and Racketeering Conspiracy
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Why Rural Hospitals Are Closing

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It's not just Medicaid or Medicare: Private insurance payments lag in rural areas.

by Alana Semuels / Thomasville, Ala.

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The Making of an American Pope

How a kid from the Midwest became the leader of the Catholic Church

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Motherhood Made it Impossible for Me to Lead an ER
- ByDr. Melody Glenn
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Devastate Schools
- ByJessica Alcantara
- Laura Petty
Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans
- ByDona Bertarelli
- Wendy Schmidt
What 'Love Island' Can Teach Us About the Importance of the Word “Like”
- ByMegan C. Reynolds

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AI

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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses
by Alice Park
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Senators Vote Against 10-Year AI Ban
by Billy Perrigo and Andrew R. Chow
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AI Could Make Pandemics 5x More Likely
by Billy Perrigo

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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses

by Alice Park

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AI Could Make Pandemics 5x More Likely

by Billy Perrigo

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Senators Vote Against 10-Year AI Ban

by Billy Perrigo and Andrew R. Chow

Tech
Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill
by Solcyré Burga
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The States’ Rights Battle Over AI Rules
by Andrew R. Chow
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Danes Could Get Copyright to Their Own Image Under AI Bill
by Solcyré Burga
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The States’ Rights Battle Over AI Rules
by Andrew R. Chow
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Ideas
Why AI Rings Every One of My Alarm Bells
by Paul Tudor Jones
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The Dangers of AI Personalization
by Andrew Luttrell and Jake Teeny
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Health

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Maine's Reproductive Health Care Access
by Chantelle Lee
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Is Taking a 'Fart Walk' Good for You?
by Perri Ormont Blumberg
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This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses
by Alice Park

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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Maine's Reproductive Health Care Access

by Chantelle Lee

Robotic stethoscope — Kilito Chan—Getty Images

This AI Beats Doctors at Diagnoses

by Alice Park

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Is Taking a 'Fart Walk' Good for You?

by Perri Ormont Blumberg

Health
The 4 Words Not to Say to Your Doctor
by Angela Haupt
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Planned Parenthood Funding
by Chantelle Lee
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The 4 Words Not to Say to Your Doctor
by Angela Haupt
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Planned Parenthood Funding
by Chantelle Lee
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How to Actually Do Laundry the Right Way
by Lauryn Higgins
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Why Rural Hospitals Are Closing
by Alana Semuels / Thomasville, Ala.
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Climate

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We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse
by Stephen Maher
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Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans
by Dona Bertarelli and Wendy Schmidt
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Climate Action Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Not Focused on the U.S.
by Justin Worland / London

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We're Living in the Age of Fire. It Will Only Get Worse

by Stephen Maher

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Climate Action Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Not Focused on the U.S.

by Justin Worland / London

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Column: Saving Our Mysterious Oceans

by Dona Bertarelli and Wendy Schmidt

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What to Do in a Power Outage
by Simmone Shah
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Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?
by Simmone Shah
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What to Do in a Power Outage
by Simmone Shah
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Is Climate Change Making Heat Domes More Likely?
by Simmone Shah
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What Conflict in Iran Means for Climate Change
by Justin Worland
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Do Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work?
by Jeffrey Kluger
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