Do you think the country is going in the right or wrong direction? Are you happy with your vote last year or do you have any regrets? Or maybe you sat the election out? NPR wants to speak with swing voters across the political spectrum.

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The merger, announced Friday, would bring two of the industry's biggest players in film and TV under one roof. Beyond its television and motion picture division, Warner owns HBO Max and DC Studios.

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President Trump has made major changes at the Kennedy Center this year, ousting the board chair and president, and naming himself host of the organization's yearly awards show.

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In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?

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After a years-long investigation, the FBI has arrested a man accused of planting the Jan. 6 pipe bombs. And, lawmakers yesterday saw video of a deadly strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean.

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No end in sight to spat between Japan and China over Taiwan, as neither Tokyo nor Beijing shows signs of backing down.

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This week, you'll need to be knowledgeable about holy media darlings, portrait-making techniques, and beloved Canadian icons ? and that's just three questions.

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NPR was in court for a pivotal hearing arguing that the Trump administration had broken the law with its treatment of public media.

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FIFA is about to determine which teams all 48 participating countries in the FIFA World Cup 2026 will face in the group phase of the tournament, which the U.S., Canada and Mexico are co-hosting.

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If it seems like traffic is getting worse where you live, that's because it probably is. After dropping during the COVID-19 pandemic, congestion climbed to record levels in 2024, researchers say.

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The major Hollywood deal means Netflix will takeover ownership of franchises including Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

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Nathaniel Spencer of Birmingham is accused of sexually assaulting 38 patients, including a child.

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The shift in its approach to its military follows a push to create Europe's strongest conventional army.

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The biggest crisis in the Eurovision Song Contest's history raises major questions about its future.

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'For every three children wanted? only two are born,' says one expert. So, what has led to this gap?

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More than 250 people were subjected to painful electric shocks in NHS hospitals, the BBC discovers.

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Pots, quadrants, confederation constraints, group position grids ... the World Cup draw is not going to be straightforward.

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BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.

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The European Commission says the social media site is opening its users up to scams and impersonations.

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Logan Smith, 18, died after getting out of an ambulance on the M5 on Sunday evening.

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Even as enterprises defer spending and analysts spot dotcom-era warning signs

Tech execs are adamant the AI craze is not a bubble, despite the vast sums of money being invested, overinflated valuations given to AI startups, and reports that many projects fail to make it past the pilot stage.?

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Laptop maker says a vendor breach exposed some phone camera code, but not its own systems

Asus has admitted that a third-party supplier was popped by cybercrims after the Everest ransomware gang claimed it had rifled through the tech titan's internal files.?

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State-backed attackers started poking flaw as soon as it dropped ? anyone still unpatched is on borrowed time

Amazon has warned that China-nexus hacking crews began hammering the critical React "React2Shell" vulnerability within hours of disclosure, turning a theoretical CVSS-10 hole into a live-fire incident almost immediately.?

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With seat and usage-based deals back on the table, CRM giant tells investors agent prices are going up

Salesforce has told investors it is upping prices for AI agent platforms, claiming customers will get between three and ten times the value from investment as it introduces new AI charging models.?

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Umpteen other distros just put out new versions, but this one is our favorite

Kernel 6.18 has already been designated the new LTS release ? just as we predicted ? and Alpine Linux 3.23 has arrived carrying it ahead of a flurry of other year-end distro updates.?

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Diarmuid Early takes world title after outpacing 11 rivals

Ireland's Diarmuid Early has won the Excel World Championship. Readers of a certain age may be disappointed to learn he has never used Lotus 1-2-3.?

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Plan would create statutory powers for police use of biometrics, prompting warnings of mass surveillance

The UK government has kicked off plans to ramp up police use of facial recognition, undeterred by a mounting civil liberties backlash and fresh warnings that any expansion risks turning public spaces into biometric dragnets.?

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Project retires 32-bit ports, embraces pkgbase, and modernizes build process

The latest release of FreeBSD contains a lot of crucial under-the-hood changes ? and drops 32-bit support on both x86 and POWER, although ARM-v7 survives.?

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Union fields member complaints as it presses outsourcer over botched rollout

Capita has sought Microsoft's help after the launch of the Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) left users facing a malfunctioning website designed to process important financial information.?

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The Reg is still standing (this time) despite our best efforts

Updated Routine Cloudflare maintenance went awry this morning, knocking over the company's dashboard and API and sending sites around the world into error screens.?

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Foundations of daily life are being pushed to the brink by human-caused warming.

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The Department of the Air Force approves a new home in Florida for SpaceX's Starship.

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"The Artemis III mission and those beyond should be canceled."

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Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?

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Kohler is getting the scoop on people's poop.

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Today's meeting was chaotic and included garbage anti-vaccine presentations.

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A massive study of political persuasion shows AIs have, at best, a weak effect.

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Valve tells Ars its "trying to unblock" limits caused by open source driver issues.

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Podcaster faces up to 70 years and a $3.5 million fine for ChatGPT-linked stalking.

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The device starts at $900 and comes with a free gift for a limited time.

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