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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, state media said, to join an Arab League summit for the first time in more than a decade of war.

1. People were kissing 4,500 years ago - 1,000 years earlier than scientists thought  Sky News
2. First kiss was 4500 years ago (and led to a huge outbreak of herpes!)  Daily Mail
3. The First Kiss in Recorded History Dates Back Nearly 5000 Years  Scientific American
4. The First Recorded Kiss Happened 4500 Years Ago In The Middle East  IFLScience
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The 20-year-old QB gets the headlines, but the Colts also drafted impact players at receiver and corner among their 12-player class.

U.S. Under-20 World Cup roster: Michael Halliday replaces Mauricio Cuevas

Disney had already relocated some workers to Florida in anticipation of the Lake Nona campus, which has now been canceled. A legal battle with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues.

Meta is continuing its expansion in Singapore via a partnership with Vonage. The collaboration lets WhatsApp users in the Asian country make payments using Meta’s WhatsApp service, according to a Wednesday (May 17) press release. “With this new capability, Vonage Conversational Commerce, powered by Jumper.ai, enables businesses and consumers to benefit from seamless, end-to-end shopping experiences, […]

The thriving Asian elephant population in the State forest ranges poses a challenge to the government to come up with effective solutions to avoid human-wildlife conflict

1. Rafael Nadal out of 2023 French Open and plans retirement in 2024  BBC
2. Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of French Open and Wimbledon with hip injury  Daily Mail
3. Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open with injury and plans to retire next year  The Guardian
4. Rafael Nadal: Why Spaniard's absence from French Open is hard to imagine even now it's happening  BBC
5. Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open due to injury and announces he will retire in 2024  Sky News
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A new office complex, and relocation of a division from California, would have created more than 2,000 jobs but was scuttled as the company and Gov. Ron DeSantis continue to feud.

1. Amid Feud with DeSantis, Disney Pulls Plug on $1 Billion Development  The New York Times
2. Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus, mass employee relocation amid DeSantis feud  CNBC
3. Disney is scrapping plans for a new Florida campus  CNN
4. Disney Parks cancels plans for headquarters move to Florida  Theme Park Insider
5. Disney cancels planned Florida campus in Lake Nona  ABC News
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A three-judge appeals court panel heard testimony this week about revoking the FDA’s 22-year-old approval of a key pill used in medication abortion and miscarriage management. The judges all have track records of siding with abortion foes. Meanwhile, as the…

1. Asda plans 5% pay cut for about 7,000 workers just outside London  The Guardian
2. Asda consults on cutting pay for 7,000 workers  BBC
3. Asda considers cutting pay of 7,000 staff in move branded 'inexcusable' by workers' unions  Daily Mail
4. Asda considers pay cuts for thousands of staff across 39 stores  Express
5. 7,000 Asda staff could face the sack unless they agree to a 'shameful' pay cut, union claims  Sky News
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You know those “spot the difference” side-by-side picture games that typically populate the back of kids’ magazines? Well, I’ve got a new, fun one for you. Check out the cover art for Elon Musk’s biography that Simon & Schuster revealed today and then compare it to the above photo. A few discrepancies—the least of…

In a pair of highly anticipated rulings handed down Thursday, the US Supreme Court found that Google and Twitter could not be held liable under anti-terrorism laws for hosting content posted by terrorist groups. The decision was seen as a victory for the technology sector.

Floral design pros weigh in on the mistakes that can derail beautiful blooms—and what to do instead

Conservative commentators target the brewer for a spot hitting past depictions of women in beer marketing.

A past girlfriend of Tiger Woods must continue to abide by a non-disclosure agreement she allegedly signed and must continue any attempts at attaining millions from one of the best golfers of all time from private arbitration. No, this isn’t the one Woods took Ambien for to spice up their sex life over a decade ago.…

Right from the time bike taxi services began, it has been mired in controversies. While the operators are offering employment to several people, other transport aggregators are complaining that bike taxis are being allowed to run without any regulations. Among the users, while some see it as a low-fare alternative to autorickshaws, others fear harassment and rash driving by the riders

OpenAI has launched a free ChatGPT app for iOS. It’s the first official smartphone app for the viral language model, joining a crowded field of third-party mobile AI software vying for your attention — many of which tap into the GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 APIs powering ChatGPT. It’s only available in the US for now, but the company says it will expand to additional countries “in the coming weeks.”

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For Indians freely cracking anti-authority jokes, the Chinese seem oh-so-serious.

Retail shrink is taking a bite out of retail profits this quarter.