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UK’s antitrust regulator to investigate Google’s search services

Jeff Bezos’ space company tries to launch rocket after last-minute postponement

Lasers help archaeologists study ancient tattoos on Peruvian mummies

Elon Musk says third patient got Neuralink brain implant

Who is Trump’s pick to go after ‘Big Tech’?

US designates extreme right-wing ‘Terrorgram’ network as terrorist group

With tourism booming, Egypt showcases new discoveries from its ancient past

Biden administration unveils new rules for AI chip, model exports

London subway riders bare their legs in ‘No Trousers Tube Ride’

‘Den of Thieves 2’ is No. 1 at box office as ‘Better Man’ flops

Court ruling will help New Mexico stay a go-to state for women seeking abortions

AI helps Israeli journalist with ALS make a comeback

Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

Blue Origin set for 1st launch of New Glenn rocket

Braced with defenses against fire, Getty art center faces LA flames

Top Vatican diplomat consecrates Catholic church at Jesus’ baptism site

US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

Doctors worry that iodine deficiency, a dietary problem from the past, is coming back

Taiwan chipmaker starts making 4-nanometer chips in US, official says

VOA Mandarin: China’s winter surge of flu-like HMPV cases raises concerns of transparency

Pakistan court temporarily blocks deportation of Afghan musicians, singers

Preventive action can’t avert wildfires but can save lives, meteorologists say

Artificial Intelligence is the star at CES tech show

Russia turns to China to step up AI race against US

‘Worst in Show’ CES products put data at risk and cause waste, privacy advocates say

Clock ticks on US TikTok ban

Could bird flu pandemic ‘dwarf’ COVID-19?

New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

Peter Yarrow of folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Meta to offer wider range of speech on platforms, CEO says

HMPV is no ‘mysterious China virus’     

Meta shelves fact-checking program in US, adopts X-like ‘Community Notes’ model

Homes talk and tables walk at AI-dominated Consumer Electronics Show

British PM slams ‘lies and misinformation’ in escalating row with Musk

Louisiana reports 1st bird flu-related death in US, state agency says

US cyber watchdog: No signs Treasury breach hit other federal agencies

Films, television shows honored at 82nd Golden Globes

‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Perez’ triumph at Golden Globes

Complete list of Golden Globe winners

TikTok creators in US left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Viola Davis, Ted Danson celebrated in film and TV at Golden Globes event

‘Mufasa’ and ‘Sonic 3’ rule first box office weekend of 2025

Here’s your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments

Tesla data helped police after truck explosion; experts have privacy concerns

World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 116

Cybertruck soldier told ex-girlfriend of pain, exhaustion after Afghanistan

Danish-Swedish farmdog joins American Kennel Club’s lineup

Apple to pay $95M to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

US announces $306 million in new bird flu funding

Seasonal illnesses in full force in most US states, CDC says

US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks

South Sudan begins mass inoculation campaign with cholera vaccines

US appeals court blocks Biden administration effort to restore net neutrality rules

‘Dinosaur highway’ tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England

VOA Mandarin: What cards does China hold in US-China tech, trade battles?

VOA Mandarin: Quantum technology a key battleground in US-China competition

Celebrated South African contemporary dancer Dada Masilo dies at 39

How to catch the Quadrantids, first meteor shower of 2025

Influential people who died in 2024

Losing your kids to doom scrolling? Greece is building government app for that