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AI: Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him

Mother Reportedly Doesn’t Know Her Son Died Because She’s Been Talking to an AI Version of Him Her family “hoped to conceal the news” of her only child’s death. By Victor Tangermann Published Apr 18, 2026 9:45 AM EDT Add Futurism(opens in … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Michael Sandel saw it coming

Nation & World Michael Sandel saw it coming Philosophy helps us solve ‘big questions that matter,’ argues ‘Justice’ professor as he accepts Berggruen Prize  Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer April 15, 2026 4 min read In 1996, political philosopher Michael … Continue reading

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Axios: Why we write

View in browser   Presented By The Skoll Foundation   Axios Finish Line By Mike Allen and Erica Pandey and Jim VandeHei ·Apr 16, 2026 Happy Little Friday! Smart Brevity™ count: 747 words … 2½ mins. Edited by Natalie Daher and copy … Continue reading

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Axios: The art of handwritten notes

The art of handwritten notes Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Stock: Getty Images   It’s 2026 and I’d choose a handwritten note over an AI-generated response any day of the week, Axios’ Natalie Daher writes. I also practice what I preach. I’ve shared written correspondence … Continue reading

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El PAIS: Euthanasia … the rock face called reality. Noelia Castillo, a young woman and her choice of right to die.

Noelia Castillo, the young woman who fought her parents for her right to die: ‘I can’t take this family anymore’ After a 601-day delay from the original date caused by her father’s legal challenges, this 25-year-old from Barcelona who is … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: In new book, Tracy Kidder follows ‘Dr. Jim,’ who provides homeless people with health care, prescriptions, hot soup, occasional $5 bill 

Health Doing medical rounds on streets, alleys of Boston In new book, Tracy Kidder follows ‘Dr. Jim,’ who provides homeless people with health care, prescriptions, hot soup, occasional $5 bill  January 20, 2023 long read Excerpted from “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s … Continue reading

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Historic: sorting through files on the computer dating back to the 1990’s I found the notes relating to President Mary Robinson’s visit to Harare, Zimbabwe.

PRESIDENT ROBINSON’S STATE VISIT TO ZIMBABWE The President, Mr. Robinson and party arrived in Harare onSaturday, 1 October 1994 to commence their State Visit to Zimbabwe.The President received full state honours from President Mugabeand Ministers of the Zimbabwean Government. There … Continue reading

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Iran International: Iran sleeper cell fears rise after Austin shooting, Canada gym attack

Iran sleeper cell fears rise after Austin shooting, Canada gym attack Mar 2, 2026, 01:45 GMTListen to this article Concerns over the activation of Iran’s sleeper cells in America have increased after a deadly shooting in Austin involving a suspect … Continue reading

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The Harvard Gazette: Audiobooks … is this same as reading

Audiobooks don’t really count as reading? Think again. Education scholars say rigor, learning same as paper, stigma an unnecessary hurdle Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer March 2, 2026 4 min read More than 40 percent of Americans think that listening to audiobooks is … Continue reading

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Benjamin Franklin: children whose path in life is so diverse, and we ask why but we know is there are no answers even yet.

@archeohistories Boston, 1712. The midwife hands a baby girl to her mother. Fifteenth child in the Franklin household. They name her Jane… Seven years later, another baby arrives. A boy. Benjamin. Number seventeen. Same parents. Same cramped house. Same poverty. … Continue reading

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