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Judge Halts Big Renovations From Kennedy Center’s Trump-Picked Board

The order to tell court challengers about future “demolition” plans creates a roadblock for the venue’s Trump-picked board.

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Once Home to Batman, This Faded Mansion Is Now Plagued by Real Bats

Officials in England are alarmed at the state of Mentmore Towers, the 19th century estate that served as Wayne Manor in the 2005 film “Batman Begins.”

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Magnolia Bakery’s Banana Pudding Recipe • 4★

To many, the banana pudding at the famed New York shop Magnolia Bakery is even more iconic than the store’s beloved cupcakes. Airy, creamy and delightfully reminiscent of childhood packaged snacks (thanks to instant vanilla pudding mix), this dessert is both a crowd pleaser and easy to assemble.

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Petlibro’s new AI-powered feeder is a game changer for multi-cat homes

Petlibro's new Granary 2 smart feeders use a built-in scale and (on pricier models) an AI camera to track exactly how much your cat is eating and when — though the fanciest health-monitoring features will cost you an extra subscription.

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AI safety conversations have gotten unbelievable

This week two conversations about AI safety went viral that demonstrate just how hard it is to discern AI fact from fiction.

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Great Lakes Bind US, Canada Trade Imperiled by Trump Tariffs

The American Century often draws a crowd when the ship pulls into the Port of Duluth-Superior to load Minnesota iron ore. Kids cheer when the captain blasts the fog horn. A voice on the loudspeaker retells the story of how the 1,000-foot-long bulk carrier has sailed the Great Lakes for nearly a half century.

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CNN and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House After Trump Announces Ban

The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.

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Man Charged in Maryland Boy’s Disappearance After 33 Years

A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of 10-year-old George Burdynski Jr., whose case shocked a Maryland neighborhood.

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China Starts Campaign to Combat Environmental Monitoring Fraud

China outlined a nationwide effort to target false reporting by environmental monitoring institutions at a meeting attended by multiple government agencies, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said in a statement on its WeChat account.

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Girl, 15, on Citi Bike Is Killed in Collision With Truck in Manhattan

Two girls were on the bicycle in the East Village when it was struck by a turning truck. The other girl, 16, was in stable condition.

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Hyrox Learns Its Ambitions Can’t Outpace Its Growth

The organizers of the high-endurance fitness race have discovered how painful it can be when you forget who your audience is.

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MS NOW Barred From White House Grounds by Trump Administration

MS NOW said its journalists were denied access to the White House grounds on Saturday after President Donald Trump said he would bar the cable news network, along with CNN and Politico.

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Judge Floats US Fund Oversight Amid Trump ‘Weaponization’ Flap

A federal judge suggested a court-appointed “neutral” overseer could allay concerns that the Justice Department might use a long-standing US fund to revive plans to compensate supporters of President Donald Trump as victims of government “weaponization.”

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The Lives Built on Colombia’s Peace Deal Are at Risk

The new president is unsettling the combatants who laid down their arms a decade ago.

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U.S. Women Seeking Hormone-Free IUDs Come Up Short

More patients want nonhormonal methods of birth control. Yet only one copper IUD is currently available in the United States.

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Vals, backed by Andreessen Horowitz, is looking to become the gold standard for AI benchmarking

Vals AI is hoping to make AI benchmarking a more neutral and trustworthy resource in a world increasingly inundated by AI models.

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Invisible Millionaires, What If Phones Aren’t So Bad?

Plus: Christine Lagarde plugs her book

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Trump’s Tariff Clout Will Not Be Diminished by a Blue Wave

Elections will affect energy, defense financial services industries

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‘Practical Magic 2’ Is a Gamble on the Power of Cult Movies

To kick off the fall box office swing, Practical Magic 2 summoned $30 million domestically over its opening weekend. It’s a solid if unspectacular start for a film with a $75 million production budget, but what’s most surprising is that the sequel was greenlit to begin with. The original Practical Magic, released in 1998, didn’t have the commercial performance (or positive critical sentiment) that would typically warrant a follow-up. Instead, the film developed a cult following over the years th

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‘The Terminator’ Isn’t the Best Example of AI’s Threat

As fear of what unfettered AI could mean for humanity has exploded into the public consciousness, media commentators have been grasping for ways to help understand what that really means. Not surprisingly, many found points of reference in movies, with The Terminator’s Skynet becoming “self-aware” as shorthand for conceptualizing how “tech run amok” could trigger our demise.