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From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis

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An illustration from The History of Witches and Wizards, published in 1720, depicting witches offering wax dolls to the devil. Wellcome Collection/Wikimedia Commons Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000 people,...

Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia

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Caskets of Irish railroaders whose remains were excavated from a mass grave outside Philadelphia. AP Photo/Matt Rourke When commuters on the R5 SEPTA train that connects suburban Chester County to Philadelphia approach...

Peptides: performance-boosting, anti-ageing drugs or dangerous snake oil?

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PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock.com For a growing number of middle-aged men, ageing no longer means surrendering to sagging skin, sore joints or slowing metabolism. Instead, its becoming a science experiment. The...

Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters

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A small coastal community in Kivalina, Alaska sued several major oil and gas companies, including Exxon Mobil, in 2008. Local representatives argued that greenhouse gas emissions from these companies were contributing to...

School’s out – but as young people paint, skateboard and play with their friends, they’re still learning

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Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock School holidays are underway across the UK. But while young people might be getting a break from the classroom and having a chance to spend more time on their hobbies, they are still learning...

What will it take for China to arrest its declining birth rate?

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Chinas central government introduced a childcare subsidy on July 28 that will provide families with 3,000 yuan (around 312) a year for each child under the age of three. The announcement came days after plans were unveiled...

Trump’s new tariff regime has begun after months of chaos and uncertainty. But is his approach working?

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The beginning of August marks the latest deadline for US president Donald Trumps liberation day tariff policy. This era of chaos and uncertainty began on April 2 and the situation remaims fluid. With the deadline for...

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Economy

Oil Prices Steady as US-Iran Nuclear Talks and Rising Crude Inventories Shape Market Outlook

Oil prices held steady during Asian trading on Thursday as investors closely monitored the third round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, a key event that could influence the near-term direction of global crude markets. Brent...

Asian Stocks Rise on Nvidia Earnings Boost; Yen Weakens as BOJ Rate Outlook Clouds

Asian stock markets climbed on Thursday after strong Nvidia earnings eased concerns about AI spending and rising costs, supporting a renewed risk-on mood across global markets. Investor sentiment improved as the chipmaker...

Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rate at 2.50% as Growth Outlook Improves Amid AI Chip Boom

The Bank of Korea (BOK) left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday, a widely expected decision that signals continued caution as policymakers assess economic conditions. The move reflects growing...

IMF Urges U.S. to Cut Fiscal Deficit to Reduce Trade and Current Account Gaps

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the United States to address its rising fiscal deficit as a key step toward narrowing the countrys large current account and trade deficits. Following its annual Article IV...

BOJ Signals Possible April Rate Hike as Ueda Eyes Inflation and Wage Growth Data

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda signaled that the central bank could raise interest rates in the near term, saying policymakers will closely examine incoming economic data at their March and April meetings. In an...

Politics

Top Democrat Accuses DOJ of Withholding FBI Records in Trump-Epstein Investigation

A senior Democrat in Congress has accused the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) of withholding key FBI interview records tied to allegations that former President Donald Trump sexually abused a woman when she was a minor....

FBI Subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles Phone Records During Trump Investigations, Patel Says

The FBI subpoenaed phone records belonging to Kash Patel and Susie Wiles during federal investigations into former President Donald Trump, according to statements Patel gave to Reuters. The actions reportedly took place in...

Tommy Robinson Visits U.S. State Department Amid Free Speech Debate

British anti-Islam activist Tommy Robinson visited the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, meeting with at least one American official, according to social media posts and a statement from the department. Robinson, whose...

CIA Posts Farsi Recruitment Message as U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks Intensify

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released new Farsi-language instructions on social media, detailing how Iranians can securely contact the agency. The outreach effort comes at a sensitive moment, as tensions...

Kim Jong Un Vows to Expand North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal, Signals Conditional Talks With U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to accelerate the expansion of North Koreas nuclear weapons program, emphasizing that future relations with the United States depend entirely on Washingtons stance toward...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Samsung and SK Hynix Shares Hit Record Highs as Nvidia Earnings Boost AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares surged to record highs on Thursday after Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, reinforcing confidence in sustained artificial intelligence chip demand. The rally...

OpenAI Hires Former Meta and Apple AI Leader Ruomin Pang Amid Intensifying AI Talent War

OpenAI has reportedly hired Ruomin Pang, a prominent artificial intelligence researcher who most recently worked at Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) and previously led Apples AI models team. The move, first reported by The...

Amazon’s $50B OpenAI Investment Tied to AGI Milestone and IPO Plans

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly preparing to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, with the final commitment dependent on the artificial intelligence company achieving a major artificial general intelligence (AGI)...

Snowflake Forecasts Strong Fiscal 2027 Revenue Growth as Enterprise AI Demand Surges

Snowflake projected fiscal 2027 product revenue above Wall Street expectations, highlighting strong enterprise demand for artificial intelligence and cloud-based data analytics solutions. The cloud data platform provider...

Pentagon Weighs Supply Chain Risk Designation for Anthropic Over Claude AI Use

The U.S. Department of Defense has asked Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) to assess their reliance on Anthropics Claude artificial intelligence model, according to a report from Axios citing...