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Everything you need to know about the autism report.

What we know about painkillers, vaccines and genes

Autism diagnoses are rising — here’s what experts say about the roles of vaccines, paracetamol and genes.

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Donald Trump breaks the law and bullies his opponents — and yet he still wins.

Crony capitalism has reached a new low

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There’s a pattern to President Donald Trump’s second term. He breaks the law and bullies his opponents — and yet he still wins.

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An employee assembles a knife at the Victorinox Swiss Army knife factory in Ibach-Schwyz, Switzerland.

If the Swiss Army Knife is made in US, is it still Swiss?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Swiss officials are scrambling to placate Trump. Above all, the Swiss are left with a burning question: Why did this happen to us?

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US President Donald Trump speaks during the memorial service for political activist Charlie Kirk.

Trump attacks political opponents at Kirk memorial

A stadium packed with thousands have paid tribute to slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk at a memorial that merged faith and politics, with Mr Trump hailing Kirk as a ‘martyr’.

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More than 100,000 mourners from across the country, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, are expected to attend.

Charlie Kirk memorial to draw an outpouring from the right

More than 100,000 mourners from across the country, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, are expected to attend.

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People pay their respects to Charlie Kirk at a makeshift memorial site outside the Turning Point USA headquarters.

Charlie Kirk memorial security scare as armed man arrested

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The incident has heightened security concerns before the event, which is expected to draw more than 100,000 people.

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Donald Trump has escalated his condemnations of the press, suggesting reporters were lawbreakers.

Trump says critical coverage of him is ‘really illegal’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump said news reporters who cover his administration negatively have broken the law, in a significant broadening of his attacks on journalists.

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Although many pundits seem to have recently adopted the term, it is not new. And neither did conservatives invent it.

When did cancel culture become ‘consequence culture’?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Although many pundits seem to have recently adopted the term, it is not new. And neither did conservatives invent it.

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Lugadi Runya Shipa inside one of the caves in the Chasimba area of Kilifi County, Kenya, Oct. 15, 2024. For generations, men like him have guided worshipers through the caverns.

How villagers saved their sacred caves from a mining company

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The court ruling ends a bitter dispute that has split an impoverished community.

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The new Airpods can translate languages in your ears. The technology is one of the strongest examples yet of how artificial intelligence can be used in a seamless, practical way to improve people’s lives.

The new AirPods can translate languages in your ears

THE NEW YORK TIMES: AirPods users need only make a gesture to activate the digital interpreter. A second after someone speaks, the translation is played in the wearer’s preferred language through the earbuds.

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President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally in Capital One Arena, Washington, the day before his inauguration.

US era of dark passions threatens liberal democracy

THE NEW YORK TIMES: If liberal democracy fails, it will be because a variety of forces have undermined the emotional foundations on which liberalism depends.

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 Jimmy Kimmel in Los Angeles on Thursday, just a day after his show was suspended.

Disney pulled Jimmy Kimmel amid pressure on several fronts

The abrupt programming decision quickly morphed into a flashpoint for free speech in America under the Trump administration.

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US conservative political activist and YouTuber, Charlie Kirk (C), founder of Turning Point USA, tosses MAGA hats as he arrives to speak at University of Nevada in Reno during his "You're Being Brainwashed" tour, October 8, 2024. (Photo by Andri Tambunan / AFP)

Charlie Kirk’s hold on followers started way before college

Members of high school chapters of Turning Point USA mourned a conservative power broker who took them, and their political might, seriously.

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People flee along the coastal Rashid Street from Gaza City, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

Though costs rise for Israel and Hamas, hopes for deal sink

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Neither side in the war has shown any signs of backing down despite steep costs for both.

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As promised, Trump began a campaign of mass deportation. 

Trump’s economic magic trick is coming undone

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The American people may not profit from his presidency, but Donald Trump will. Indeed, he already has.

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