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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday designating illicit fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction". “Today I’m taking one more step to protect Americans from the scourge of ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - More than 200 former employees of the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday criticized what they called the ongoing "destruction" of its Civil Rights Division, saying ...

Thomas Anderson – otherwise known as Neo – is walking up a flight of stairs when he sees a black cat shake itself and walk past a doorway. Then the moment seems to replay before his eyes. Just a touch ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly ...

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Roblox Train Destruction Simulator chaos. Prosecutors placed on leave hours after describing Jan. 6 attack as a ‘mob of rioters’ Russia claims Poseidon nuclear torpedo 'can disable entire states' ...

The Trump administration is planning to demolish the entirety of the White House's East Wing as early as this weekend, two senior administration officials told CBS News, part of a project championed ...

Crews continued on Wednesday to demolish the East Wing of the White House, as the National Trust for Historic Preservation called for a pause on construction of a new ballroom. The nonprofit group, ...

Some packages sent to the US from abroad are getting held up at UPS facilities for weeks. New rules on imports led several international carriers to suspend higher-value shipments to the US. Now, ...

The Battlefield 6 destruction system is a little confusing, as what can and can't be destroyed seems to vary a lot with each map. Overall, there's far less destructive freedom compared to previous ...