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FILE — Minecraft memorabilia and Nintendo controllers in a home in Bolton, Ontario, Canada on July 7, 2022. Hate groups are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show. (Kiana Hayeri/The New York Times)

How terrorist organisations use Roblox to recruit children

Researchers say hate groups and terrorist organisations are exploiting games such as Minecraft and Roblox and other popular online platforms to recruit a new generation of extremists.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making a calculated election-year pivot away from vaccines, staged a Hollywood-style event Wednesday promoting his ‘Eat Real Food’ agenda.

Kennedy makes pivot toward food and away from vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making a calculated election-year pivot away from vaccines, staged a Hollywood-style event Wednesday promoting his ‘Eat Real Food’ agenda.

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There’s a woke-progressive dismissiveness of AI capacity that’s increasingly detached from how fast the tech is moving.

Why the left need sharper AI politics

Left-wing discourse on AI feels like a collection of irritable mental gestures in search of a consistent theme.

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Researchers recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on two Egyptian mummies. Their goal was to illuminate ailments and injuries.

What do you get when you put a mummy through a CT scan?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Researchers recently used high-resolution CT scanners and medical-grade 3D printers to conduct virtual autopsies on two Egyptian mummies. Their goal was to illuminate ailments and injuries.

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In a landmark trial, lawyers have argued that Meta and YouTube built addictive platforms that can sometimes be as harmful as casinos and cigarettes.

Lawyers argue Meta and YouTube created ‘digital casinos’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In a landmark trial, lawyers have argued that Meta and YouTube built addictive platforms that can sometimes be as harmful as casinos and cigarettes.

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A federal jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a passenger who said one of its drivers had raped her, setting the stage for thousands of similar cases around the country.

Jury finds Uber responsible for rape by one of its drivers

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A federal jury ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a passenger who said one of its drivers had raped her, setting the stage for thousands of similar cases around the country.

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Research says that our health can suffer when we don’t experience enough physical contact.

What it means to be ‘touch starved’ and how to fix it

Being touch-starved, or lacking wanted physical connection, has become increasingly common in our fast-paced, digital world, experts say.

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Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference. 

How AI is deepening America’s political crisis

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference. 

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ICE knows that it cannot shoot all Americans. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track all Americans.

How ICE is spying on Americans

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ICE knows that it cannot shoot all Americans. But the Department of Homeland Security is close to being able to track all Americans.

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As more studies have piled up, the gaps between the claims made for intermittent fasting and the evidence behind them has grown. (Javier Jan/The New York Times) — FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY SCI INTERMITTENT FASTING BY SALLY ADEE FOR FEB. 2, 2026. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. —

Does intermittent fasting actually work?

In 2013, a British journalist and a doctor introduced an obscure dietary protocol to the wider culture. But does it live up to the hype?

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Decades of research suggests that your diet can influence the risk of various cancers. (Bobbi Lin/The New York Times)

How what you eat affects cancer risk

In recent years, the research has moved away from the impact of individual ‘superfoods’ and antioxidants to focus on how overall, long-term dietary habits affect risk.

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US President Donald Trump says India has agreed on a trade deal after a call with PM Narendra Modi.

Peace terms remain murky after Trump-India trade war ends

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The announcements were greeted, initially at least, with a collective sigh of relief.

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A billboard in Tehran, Iran, showing IranÕs supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reads ÒWe recognize the American president as a criminal,Ó Jan. 27, 2026. Senior U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to meet in Istanbul on Friday for talks aimed at de-escalating the crisis between their countries, according to two current regional officials and a former one who were familiar with the planning. (Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times)

US and Iranian officials to meet as Trump’s threats loom

President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.

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The US obsession with Korean pop culture has now reached the point where more and more Americans, with little personal connection to the country, are learning Korean.

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is so good its fans are learning Korean

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The US obsession with Korean pop culture has now reached the point where more and more Americans, with little personal connection to the country, are learning Korean.

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 New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

A predictor of a good social life? Your parents

THE NEW YORK TIMES: New studies show that a close, nurturing relationship with parents during middle and high school is associated with a positive social life.

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