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Platner wins Democratic Senate primary in Maine, will face Collins
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David Sinclair plans to test whole-body rejuvenation drugs in the XPrize competition
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Trump to send 5,000 troops to Poland after head-spinning moves on European deployments
President Trump said Thursday he is sending an additional 5,000 U.S. troops to Poland, reversing a recent decision to cancel certain deployments to Europe. Mr. […]
Israeli Ambassador to U.S.: Iran Can’t Be Allowed to Keep Its Centrifuges
On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Katie Pavlich Tonight,” Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter said that Iran has “1,700 centrifuges” capable of producing enriched […]
Did 1981’s ‘Enter the Ninja’ Help Launch Ninja Craze?
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Jensen Huang’s A.I. Advice to College Graduates: ‘Run, Don’t Walk’
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