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New York City Bans Generative AI in Schools Through Eighth Grade

New York City banned student-facing generative AI in public schools through eighth grade under a new policy that will take effect during the 2026-27 school year. The one-year moratorium, announced Wednesday by Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar...

J.D. Vance Says the Antichrist Could Already Be “Walking Among Us”

U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has sparked a new discussion about the Christian concept of the Antichrist after saying he would not be surprised if the figure were already “walking among us.” Vance made the remarks during a recent conversation...

153 Million Driver’s Licenses Listed for Sale on New Dark Web Platform

A newly launched dark web marketplace claims to possess more than 153 million digital scans of driver’s licenses belonging primarily to people in the United States and Canada, raising fears of identity theft on an unprecedented scale. According to well-know...

Wall Street Falls, Oil Rises After Renewed US Attack on Iran

  Major US stock indexes ended lower as Brent crude climbed above $95 a barrel, reviving inflation concerns and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s next move. Wall Street began September with broad losses on Tuesday, September 1, after a renewed US...

US Strikes Iran as Tensions Escalate in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S military completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets on September 1, amid renewed hostilities around the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The operation targeted facilities and equipment belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including...

British Far-Right Commentator of Greek Descent Milo Yiannopoulos Deported From US

  British far-right commentator of Greek descent Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana and deported to the United Kingdom on Friday. According to the US Department...

“Historic” US-Venezuela Deal Gives America Control Over 65 Billion Barrels of Oil

The United States and Venezuela announced on Friday that they have signed a "historic" oil deal which gives the US majority control over the exploitation of more than 65 billion barrels of crude oil reserves in the Latin American...

The Fastest-Growing Jobs in America Over the Next Decade

America's fastest-growing jobs over the next decade will mostly be at hospitals, therapy offices, and home care agencies—not from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that has dominated recent economic headlines, according to new projections released by the US Bureau...

Ancient DNA Reveals Cacao Was Consumed in North America 1,000 Years Ago

People living in eastern North America may have consumed cacao, the plant used to make chocolate, about 1,000 years ago, far earlier than researchers had clear evidence for in the region. New research published in the journal PLOS One...

The American Town Called Greece Where Students Are Spartans and Trojans

Students in the town of Greece in the state of New York attend schools with names such as Athena, Olympia, Arcadia, and Odyssey, compete as Spartans, Trojans, and Titans, and travel along streets in the USA whose names appear...

Were Ancient Greeks Smarter Than Us?

When an American academic argued a decade ago that Ancient Greeks and other people of that time were smarter than us, a heated debate erupted among scientists. In two articles published in the journal Trends in Genetics in 2013, Gerald Crabtree,...

2,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Song Comes to Life at Nashville’s Parthenon

Ancient Greece came alive through music at Nashville’s Parthenon this summer, though the story began months earlier with an original composition inspired by the Nine Muses of Greek mythology. Two videos shared by Voice Temple trace that journey. One revisits...

Country Music Legend Dolly Parton Dies at 80

Dolly Parton, the Tennessee-born singer and songwriter whose songs, including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5,” made her one of country music’s most recognizable figures, has died at 80. Parton died peacefully in Nashville, according to...

10 Foot “Giant” People Unearthed in Nevada’s Lovelock Cave

Ancient human remains were discovered in Lovelock Cave in Nevada in the United States. However, certain skeletons reach a massive height of ten feet. Not only are they gigantic, but some of these bodies, believed to be mummies, also...