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What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) [4] Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images The U.S. Energy Information Administration...
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Coolcations: why people are heading away from the sun this summer
Source: The Conversation – UK Planning summer holidays in Europe is beginning to involve more focus on avoiding high temperatures. Destinations including the Greek islands and southern Italy have traditionally...
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AI chatbots can prioritize flattery over facts – and that carries serious risks
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) [1] Sycophancy eats away at truth and trust. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images In the summer of 2025, OpenAI released ChatGPT 5 and removed...
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How close reading took over the internet via The Devil Wears Prada’s cerulean monologue
Source: The Conversation – UK The Devil Wears Prada 2 is the sequel to a film that launched a thousand memes. For the film’s New York premiere in April 2026,...
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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) [2] A pregnant mother with untreated syphilis can pass it to the unborn fetus. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images Syphilis is a sexually transmitted...
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How authoritarian regimes use education as a political tool
Source: The Conversation – UK School students in a National Day parade, Asmara, Eritrea. Angela N Perryman/Shutterstock It’s often assumed that expanding access to education is progressive – that it’s...
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India’s Horn of Africa strategy has shifted: what it’s trying to do and how it could work
Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) [2] India’s engagement in the Horn of Africa and Red Sea basin was, until recently, largely limited to UN peacekeeping operations and anti-piracy patrols....
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UK terror threat is raised – counter-terror expert explains how official prevention strategies work
Source: The Conversation – UK William Barton/Shutterstock The UK has raised its terror threat level from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack within the next six months is considered highly...
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People who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia – what this tells us about the psychiatric condition
Source: The Conversation – UK Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock.com In 1950, two researchers noticed something that didn’t quite add up. Hector Chevigny, a writer who had lost his sight in adulthood, and psychologist...
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The king’s state visit was a success – but there is still a chasm to bridge between UK and US outlooks
Source: The Conversation – UK As King Charles concludes his transatlantic travels with a visit to Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, he can take pride in a job well done....