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Why AI Service Agents Are Frustrating Customers
Businesses say the use of AI customer service agents is increasing efficiency and decreasing costs, but consumers are growing increasingly frustrated.
How Beijing Evades Tariffs and How the US Is Fighting It
‘Chinese manufacturers didn’t just sit back and accept the cost’ of tariffs, a shipping expert said.
Beijing Weaponized Rare Earths—How the West Is Responding
The United States has resumed its efforts to build its own domestic supply chain of rare earths after decades of struggles. Will it succeed this time?
Why Metal Recyclers Are Optimistic About Tariffs
Experts say short-term effects are mixed, but tariffs could boost America’s domestic recycling industry in the long run.
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Gut Bacteria Could Help Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Body
Cambridge researchers discover gut bacteria that can absorb up to 75 percent of PFAS.

Gut Bacteria Could Help Remove ‘Forever Chemicals’ From Body
Cambridge researchers discover gut bacteria that can absorb up to 75 percent of PFAS.

‘The Samurai of the Red Carnation’: Romanticism in Full Bloom
French Canadian author Denis Thériault crafts a wonderfully rich novel about a warrior whose greatest weapons are his words.

The Life and Photography of William Henry Jackson
A photographer’s vast, breathtaking body of work provided countless Americans with their first peek at their country’s wildest boundaries.

New Cookbook Shares Immigrants’ Stories of Survival and Resilience
The recipes in this cookbook represent cuisines from 32 countries.
Which Chicago Skyscraper Observation Deck Is Better? We Visited Both
Feel the thrill of Chicago’s tallest skyscraper.
Treasured US Mining Towns You Can Still Visit Today
Those who love the cultural legacy these mining towns left can still visit these destinations today.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Art, Architecture, and Nightlife in Scotland’s Second City
Many tourists give Glasgow a miss in favor of Edinburgh, but that’s a shame.