It’s Thursday, November 12.
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Rod Dreher reviews Ben Shapiro’s new movie.
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Ross Douthat on the legacy-defining decisions Donald Trump now faces.
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Yuval Levin on the tech that may stunt our next generation of leaders.
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This week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicted that, thanks to the help of artificial intelligence, cancer will become a “relic of the past within a decade.”
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cancer → predict → decade
In the spring of 2024, he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
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A physician himself, he’s tried all kinds of treatments to beat the disease.
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“There is one class of therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration that I haven’t tried yet, but after that, I join the millions of patients left with nothing but clinical trials and hope,” writes Bryant in our pages today in a piece inspired by his new book, Sunshine: An Exploration of Living While You Are Dying.
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“And thus, with very little to lose, I have turned to AI.
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But can it actually save a patient’s life?
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Bryant is putting that question to the ultimate test.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reportedly had an affair with an executive who reports to him, according to several sources within the company.
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The latest revelation comes just days after he admitted to another extramarital relationship with Alice Huang, an alleged Chinese spy, which triggered calls for his resignation.
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which → come → resignation
The White House sent a letter cautioning Rep. Robert Garcia, the Democrat set to become House Oversight Committee chair, against pursuing illegal investigations into the Trump administration.
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The document states that some lines of inquiry “may cross the line into blatant criminality,” and threatened to counter those actions with investigations of their own.
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Hundreds of schools in Italy were evacuated on Wednesday, due to a massive wave of bomb threats.
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The country’s education ministry says that about 6,300 schools have received threats, placing the region on high alert as they continue to investigate the source.
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Judge Richard A. Posner has died at 87.
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The most-cited legal scholar of the second half of the 20th century leaves behind a towering legacy after 36 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago, more than 3,300 judicial opinions, and more than 40 books.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his home in Washington, D.C., to a military base.
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Bessent → move → base
The relocation comes as Iran issues a series of threats to Bessent, who has pursued an “economic onslaught” against Tehran.
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who → come → Tehran
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said Wednesday that the country will not give up “a single particle of enriched nuclear material” in peace negotiations.
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country → say → negotiations
One of President Trump’s major goals in the war is now further out of reach, as Americans continue to endure the conflict’s economic consequences.
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Russia and Ukraine agreed to a major prisoner swap on Wednesday.
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The decision marks one of the first significant signs of progress in the region since they paused peace talks nine months ago.
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United Airlines announced a new policy preventing AI bots from booking flights.
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The company attributed the decision to major privacy concerns, as the new technology continues to pose hacking risks.
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