LONDON — Britain’s government said Monday it has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deals will slash red tape, grow the British economy and reset relations with the 27-nation trade bloc since the U.K. left the EU in […]
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Young kids practice cognitive accommodation all the time. Think of a toddler whose only experience with dogs is the family’s small Shih Tzu. One day, the child meets the neighbor’s Great Dane. Wow! The child’s mental concept of “dog” quickly expands to include more shapes and sizes. Cognitive accommodation is at the heart of good
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Alyssa Lee of El Camino Real has achieved something few volleyball coaches can claim. With El Camino Real’s boys team winning the City Section Open Division championship on Saturday after an upset over No. 1-seeded Venice, Lee has won City titles coaching El Camino Real’s boys, girls and beach volleyball teams, the Triple Crown of
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When I was unemployed, I applied for countless positions. For months, I have been waiting for a call letter regarding a test or an interview. Now that I have accepted a job at a hospital located far away, I receive call letters in the mail almost every day. This makes me uncomfortable because I know
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No team has won a series from the Dodgers this month until the Angels swept them over the weekend. For the Angels, a great weekend. On one hand, maybe this is the start of something big. The Minnesota Twins just put up a 13-game winning streak. Why can’t the Angels? On the other hand, the
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As the researchers analyzed how students completed their work on computers, they noticed that students who had access to AI or a human were less likely to refer to the reading materials. These two groups revised their essays primarily by interacting with ChatGPT or chatting with the human. Those with only the checklist spent the
In an era in which we’ve been told that mass data-mining and plagiarism will lead to a magical artificial intelligence that will solve all the great mysteries of life, “The Book of Records” is a reminder that human genius and the artistry of stunning prose are the antidote to AI’s codswallop. Madeleine Thien has penned
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At a time when many people his age are retired or considering it, bestselling author Michael Connelly is leaning into the third act of his career. “Nightshade,” his 40th novel, arrives May 20 from Little, Brown, an engrossing first entry in an intended series of books about a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective sergeant
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China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial production slowed as Trump’s painfully high tariffs of up to 145%, and 125% retaliatory duties imposed by Beijing, took effect and shipments were curtailed.
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Records aren’t supposed to matter in Derby matches. When you’re facing your most bitter rival, the past is just that — the past. “That all becomes irrelevant,” LAFC coach Steve Cherundolo said. “Those games are kind of isolated on their own.” So it meant nothing that the defending MLS Cup champion entered Sunday’s El Tráfico
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