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Simone Biles smiles during her floor exercise routine at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday.

With the Olympics fast approaching, gymnast Simone Biles already looks dominant

After mental health struggles sidelined her at the Tokyo Olympics, the 27-year-old star is back with an all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships and a spot at the Olympic trials.

2 artists claim credit for ‘All eyes on Rafah.’ The internet's most viral AI image

The story of the two artists highlights the complexities of authorship and ownership in the world of AI content.

Conspiracy talk show host Alex Jones speaks with the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during a trial to determine the amount of money Jones owes for spreading the lie that the 2012 mass shooting in Newtown didn’t happen. Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate Jones' media company including Infowars instead of allowing him to reorganize his business, as they seek to collect on $1.5 billion in lawsuit verdicts against him.

Judge rejects call to immediately shut down Alex Jones' Infowars in bankruptcy dispute

Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business.

What Luiza Brina's music communicates is beyond words: spiritual transcendence.

8 Tracks: You don't need a deity to pray — just transcendent music

Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music's Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil, featuring Milton Nascimento, Amaro Freitas and Anitta.

A sign held by picketers outside the Massachusetts attorney general's office on July 17, 2023. The protesters were asking for the release of a report on the office's investigation into child sexual abuse at the Worcester, Springfield and Fall River dioceses. Skip Shea, a survivor of abuse at the Worcester Diocese, is pictured on the top left. Another survivor, the late Phil Saviano (right), founded the New England chapter of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.

State AG's office says it's seeking court OK to release report on abuse in Mass. Catholic dioceses

The Massachusetts Attorney General's office told a sexual abuse survivor in April that the office "is still in the process of seeking court approval to release" a report about an investigation into sexual abuse of children in the Springfield, Worcester and Fall River Catholic dioceses.

UConn Health has options to address financial woes, report says

The health center has generated cash flow losses averaging $140 million per year between 2020 and 2023, the consultants wrote.

The image on the right was generated by Zila Abka in February. She says she created it with Microsoft’s Image Creator. On the left is the viral image that Amirul Shah said he created also using an AI image generator tool.

‘All eyes on Rafah’ is the Internet's most viral AI image. Two artists are claiming credit

The image, with over 50 million shares, is considered the most viral ever AI-generated photo. Tracing the image’s history has revealed a rift over its true creator.

Massachusetts Legislators Sen. Michael Rodrigues and Rep. Aaron Michlewitz at a tax package press conference in September, 2023.

Trump conviction takes back seat in Mass. as legislators tackle bills on deadline

The felony conviction of former President Donald Trump is expected to cause little to no reverberations in Massachusetts, a dependably blue state, where state house lawmakers have a mountain of bills to tackle before the end of the Legislative session.

Inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational revelations in a new Disney+ documentary about Jim Henson

Inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational revelations in a new documentary about Jim Henson

Why many scientists fear a second Trump term

Federal scientists work on everything from agriculture and housing to weather forecasts and electricity generation. Many worry they will face censorship if Trump wins in November.

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