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Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
Susan Davis
No one can say he wasn't upfront about it. "It's good to have a strongman at the head of a country," then-candidate Donald Trump declared at a New Hampshire campaign rally back in January 2024. In ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
over 1 year ago
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Does Apples New iOS 27 Siri AI Live Up to the Hype?
Roland Hutchinson
Apples Siri AI has long been viewed as lagging behind competitors like Googles Gemini AI. However, recent updates suggest that Apple may have made significant strides in improving Siris capabiliti ...[Continue Reading]
Geeky Gadgets
1 day ago
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In 2026, wellbeing researchers suggested that simply asking people one question about how good their life is overall may be the clearest and most comparable way to measure wellbeing around the world
Mal James
Can one question really tell you how a whole life is going? It sounds too simple. A life has work in it, and health, and the people you love, and the quiet sense of whether any of it means anything. ...[Continue Reading]
Space Daily
1 day ago
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Stand off, put to rights: Frank McNally on the mysteries of a Dublin pub name
Frank McNally
Until very recently, I had assumed the Old Stand pub in Dublins Exchequer Street was so named for a stand of the sports stadium variety. It is a sort of sports bar, after all, with two small televi ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago
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How will Ireland try to make its mark during its stint with the EU presidency?
Jack Horgan-Jones, Jack Power
Taoiseach Michel Martin walked into a two-day summit of European leaders this week in what he described as listening mode. It is less than a fortnight before Ireland takes on the Council of the Eur ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago
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It changed me for the better: Five men on how fatherhood has transformed their lives
Jen Hogan
When you become a dad ... you have to say goodbye to an old part of yourself Shane OConnor Thirty-four-year-old Shane OConnor was only four months into a new relationship with his now fiancee Hazel ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago