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What's inside Jim Henson's once-hidden studio
Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and...
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Southern California officials trying to prevent explosion or leak from damaged chemical tank
A damaged chemical tank in Southern California cracked over the weekend, which authorities were hopeful would relieve pressure and reduce the risk of an e...
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What we know and don't know about the emerging deal to end the Iran war
It is not clear when or how the deal might be finalized and when its various parts will take effect. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour He...
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj in sweltering heat against a backdrop of war concerns
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, officially began Monday. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and li...
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WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in Memorial Day observance at Arlington National Cemetery
Along with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, events include a national observance in the Memorial Amphitheater. Newsiline summa...
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Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
The pope's first encyclical has been eagerly awaited ever since the first U.S.-born pope announced that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facin...
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Trump says U.S. and Iran nearing a peace deal. And, Pope Leo weighs in on AI's rise
President Trump says that a deal with Iran to end the war is largely negotiated. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the o...
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U.S.-Iran peace deal emerging, while war threats still loom
President Trump and other administration officials are tempering expectations raised of an imminent agreement to end the war in Iran while Iranian officia...
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In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class
In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI
"Magnifica Humanitas" tackles the social, economic and political challenges associated with artificial intelligence. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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'My body carried me,' Elizabeth Smart says. Now she's celebrating it
Her abduction at age 14 drew international attention. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the f...
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This big university system is embracing AI. Students and faculty aren't all on board
The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't co...
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Diners are staying home, so this restaurant lets patrons pay what they want
Americans are increasingly passing up on dining out. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the fu...
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COMIC: To raise a confident little talker, learn to speak 'parentese'
So you've got a baby in your life. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Muslims begin the annual Hajj against a backdrop of war concerns
More than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, against the backdrop of a te...
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Trump's emerging plan to end Iran war draws criticism from hard-line Republicans
President Donald Trump's emerging deal to end the Iran war is drawing heavy criticism from some fellow Republicans who favor a harder line against the gov...
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California chemical tank has cracked causing state of emergency, thousands to evacuate
One California town is in a state of emergency and 50,000 people are under an evacuation order as a malfunctioning chemical tank at an aerospace plant is...
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Trump says a deal to end war with Iran is near, but many questions remain
U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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Has the U.S. lost the war in Iran?
As both the US and Iran signal a peace deal is near, Robert Kagan, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the U.S. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Remains of lost arctic explorers identified with DNA, nearly two centuries later
New research shines a light on the lost Franklin Expedition, a 19th century voyage to the Canadian Arctic gone awry. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Trump says not to rush as U.S. nears potential Iran deal
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly e...
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U.S. close to reaching an Iran deal as Trump says not to rush
The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly e...
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Rubio aims to rebuild trust between Washington and Delhi during first official visit to India
U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
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China launches latest Shenzhou mission with 1 of 3 astronauts preparing for a yearlong stay
China launched the Shenzhou 23 spacecraft Sunday night with three astronauts heading to its space station, including one set to stay in space for a year....
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DR Congo Ebola cases rise amid distrust, armed conflict zone
Africa races to contain a fast-spreading Ebola outbreak threatening 10 countries as infections spill from eastern Congo into Uganda. Newsiline summarises...
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Mountain guide Kenton Cool climbs Everest for 20th time and says he's not ready to quit yet
Briton Kenton Cool scaled the peak for the 20th time, breaking his own record for the most ascents of the world's highest mountain by a non-Sherpa guide....
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Thousands protest rising housing costs in Spain's capital
Thousands of people rallied in central Madrid on Sunday against spiraling housing costs that have priced many Spaniards out of the housing market despite...
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Suspect killed after firing shots near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Newsiline summarise...
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More than 500 children have died in an outbreak that the world is virtually ignoring
The number of cases — and deaths — in Bangladesh is staggering. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher...
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What both sides have said about a U.S.-Iran deal
President Trump took to social media Saturday and said the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR World and links readers to the original publishe...
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Mind-bending photos by anonymous cousins show the pain and dreams of Afghan women
The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News...
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What we know about the status of a U.S.-Iran deal
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ariane Tabatabaithe, Public Service Fellow at Lawfare, about where things stand on a potential deal between the U.S. Newsili...
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Religious leaders, lawmakers push for $1 billion to secure houses of worship
There's an effort on Capitol Hill to increase funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program, which awards funding to houses of worship to harden their...
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Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in mass attack on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack...
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The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event
Dozens of athletes — including former Olympians — will participate in the Las Vegas event while using performance-enhancing drugs. Newsiline summarises th...
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Torn by war, Israelis and Palestinians tie their fortunes together
At a time when hopes are dim for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, some Arab and Jewish entrepreneurs are partnering across the divide, hoping t...