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January 29, 2026  |  Read Online  |  Send Feedback

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Here’s How to Enroll Your Children for a Trump Account

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Leaked Secret Chats Show Plans Behind Anti-ICE Protests

The private social media chats of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have been leaked online. They show heavy coordination, training, financing, and political involvement.

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FACTS MATTER

Two Pathogenic Fungi Crossed the Species Barrier—Can Now Infect Humans

The premise for “The Last of Us,” both the video game and the HBO hit series, centers around the survival of two people navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland after a mutated fungus infected most of the world’s population, turning victims into mindless zombies.

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THE REPORT

The Era of ‘AI Washing’

Experts are raising concerns about accountability and what happens when AI products don’t deliver after sale.

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