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American's gun obsession

A gun reform rally at the Colorado State Capitol, March 28, 2021, Denver, Colorado, U.S. /Getty Editor's note: Ray Baker is an adjunct professoratTowson University. The article reflects the a

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Domino’s, Nuro to begin autonomous pizza deliveries in Houston

Starting this week, some Domino’s customers in Houston can have a pizza delivered without ever interacting with a human.The pizza delivery giant said Monday it has partnered with autonomous deli

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Big box robots

So, let me preempt this by saying that there are plenty of robotics verticals worth getting excited about. But at the moment, everyone sure seems focused on warehouse fulfillment. It’s understandable,

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Artists expand perceptions of time and space in Beijing exhibition

02:44 Art can act as a space-time intermediary that connects the past, the present, and the future. At the ongoing exhibition in the Beijing Times Art Museum, gallery v

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Woven Capital kicks off portfolio with investment in autonomous delivery company Nuro

Woven Capital, the investment arm of Toyota’s innovation-focused subsidiary Woven Planet, has announced an investment into Silicon Valley-based autonomous delivery vehicle company Nuro. This kic

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China backs Xinjiang firms, residents in lawsuits against Adrian Zenz

03:12 China has endorsed a spate of lawsuits by enterprises and residents in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region against German national Adrian Zenz for spreading rumors about "forced lab

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Poverty eradication: A people's miracle

A photovoltaic poverty eradication power station in Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, January 13, 2021. /Getty Editor's note: ­Aftab Siddiqui is an independent analyst based in London.

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Biden's first G7 event as U.S. president to push for COVID-19 unity

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will appeal for a 'colossal mission' to get COVID-19 vaccines to every country when he chairs Friday's G7 meeting. Stefan Rousseau/Pool Photo via AP, File Joe

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Israeli researchers find 'royal purple' fabric from King David era

A fragment of purple fabric excavated from the Timna Valley, an ancient copper production district, in southern Israel. /CFP Israeli researchers said they had found scraps of fabric colored wi

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Director experiments with a harrowing family story

This film shouldn't have needed to take four years to make; however, now, after you finish watching this, you should know why, director Da Peng told an audience at the premiere of The Reunions wit

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China's war on plastic waste

03:26 Single-use plastic straws are vanishing in China as the first phase of the country's most stringent plastic ban takes effect.Durable, lightweight and versatile. P

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'Parasite' director Bong Joon-ho to head Venice Film Festival jury

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho, whose 2019 feature "Parasite" swept four Oscars including the Academy Award for Best Picture last year, has been selected as jury president of the 78th Internat

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Mixtape podcast: Behind the curtain of diversity theater

It’s fair to say that most people have heard about diversity reports. And it’s probably also fair to say that most of us have watched, sometimes with a metaphorical bucket of buttered popcorn, as comp

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The big Google DOJ antitrust case probably won’t go to trial until 2023

The Justice Department’s historic lawsuit against Google is moving along — albeit very, very slowly. In a status hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta set a tentative date for the case

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Hundreds ill, one dead due to unidentified illness in India

Patients and their bystanders are seen at the district government hospital in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh state, India, December 6, 2020. /AP A young patient is brought in a wheelchair to the

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Ignore the social media echo chambers

After Election Day, NPR, The Washington Post and various blogs described America as bitterly divided or on the brink of civil war. These were by the same journalists, pundits and intellectuals who onl

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Pep Guardiola extends Man City stay to press ahead with new challenges

Pep Guardiola has extended his contract with Manchester City until 2023. /CFP Pep Guardiola has ended speculation over his Manchester City future by signing a new two-year contract extension o