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In northeast Philadelphia, a tanker truck fire destroyed a portion of this interstate—the primary north-south corridor for the East Coast—causing many to worry about significant slowdowns over the coming months.
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In two record-setting performances, who won the men's and women’s singles titles at the French Open this past weekend?
Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in straight sets to win his 23rd Grand Slam, passing Rafael Nadal to become the sole record holder for most men’s Grand Slams. At age 22, Swiatek became the youngest woman to win four grand slams since Serena Williams did so at age 20. Swiatek is from Poland and Djokovic is from Serbia.
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Due to an ongoing labor dispute, what was unique about the presentation of the 76th annual Tony Awards last night?
In agreement with the Writers Guild of America, the ceremony was presented without a script. There were no teleprompters, and no scripts for host Ariana DeBose or any of the other presenters.
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Hundreds of people packed into a church in Germany on Friday for an experimental Lutheran service, which one attendee described as having “no heart and no soul.” What was special about the service?
The 40-minute service was created by Jonas Simmerlein, a theologian from the University of Vienna, who said 98% was written by ChatGPT. The avatar that delivered the speech was on a huge screen above the altar. People left the services with mixed feelings— some were surprised at how well it worked, while others were concerned by how human-like it felt and how that could be used to deceive.
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This tech giant announced that it will soon release a text-based social network to compete with Twitter. They will allow users to follow accounts they already follow on Instagram, which the company owns.
It’s Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. Meta’s chief product officer Chris Cox says the app is under development, and no launch date has been provided.
