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India has kicked off a mammoth exercise to count its entire population – all 1.4 billion of them, give or take a few, in a census initially delayed by the pandemic then administrative issues. Over the ...

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The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy concluded on Sunday, Feb. 22. The United States finished second in the overall medal count with 33 medals. The U.S. Men's Hockey Team won its first gold medal in 46 ...

Team USA landed in second place at the 2026 Winter Olympics after both the men's and women's hockey teams took gold in their events. Overall, the United States won 33 medals, 12 of which were gold, ...

Another day, another gold for Team USA. And this one was a record-setter. The U.S. was looking to break its record for number of gold medals it had ever won at a Winter Olympics. It didn't have to ...

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For the first time, speech has been decoupled from consequence. We now live alongside AI systems that converse knowledgeably and persuasively—deploying claims about the world, explanations, advice, ...

A week into Olympic competition and we're starting to get an idea of what countries may end up atop the leaderboard for total medals. Team USA held steady in third place among the countries at the ...

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