Where can beginners practice reading Chinese online?

Beginners can practice here with free Chinese stories rewritten at HSK 1 and HSK 2. Start with the characters, reveal pinyin or line-by-line English only when you get stuck, and use the matching audio to connect written Chinese with its sound.

How does reading practice help my Chinese listening?

Reading a story first primes the topic, names, and vocabulary, so when you hear the same story your ear can focus on the sound instead of decoding meaning. Read at a comfortable level, then listen — that's the loop this page is built for.

Can I learn Chinese just by reading?

Reading grows vocabulary and grammar fast because it's self-paced. But you can recognize a character on the page and still miss it when it's spoken — listening happens in real time with no pause button. Use reading as the on-ramp: read to understand, then listen to the same story so your ear catches up.

What are the best graded readers for learning Chinese?

The best graded reading is material at your level that stays interesting. Fixed reader books run out and go stale. Here each current story is published at HSK 1, 2, 3–4, and 5–6, with pinyin and English on demand — and every story is also audio, so reading it sets up the listening.

How do I choose the right HSK reading level?

Choose the level where you can follow the main idea without checking every line. If nearly every sentence blocks you, move down one HSK band; if nothing feels new, move up. Because each Fluentide story appears in four bands, you can compare the same plot without starting over.

Should I read with pinyin or the English translation?

Read the characters first; reveal pinyin or English only for the line that blocks you, then look away. Leaning on either the whole time means your eyes coast and nothing sticks. The same restraint carries into listening: catch what you can, check support only where it broke.

Free Chinese Graded Readers

Chinese Reading Practice with Graded Stories

Read Chinese stories from beginner through advanced HSK levels.

Practice reading Chinese online with current stories, optional pinyin, line-by-line English meaning, vocabulary, and matching audio. Every story comes in four HSK bands.

Free Chinese stories by HSK level (226)

Choose an HSK level and start with a story you genuinely want to read. These online Chinese graded readers run from beginner Chinese reading practice to advanced Mandarin, with support available when a character, word, or sentence blocks you.

One AI Did the Work of Seven Hundred Agents and Scored the Same on Average — a Year Later the Company Hired the Humans Back, Because the Average Was Hiding the Worst Customers

一个人工智能客服顶了七百个人，平均满意度和人一样：一年后公司把人招了回来，因为平均值把最糟的那批客户藏起来了

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One AI Did the Work of Seven Hundred Agents and Scored the Same on Average — a Year Later the Company Hired the Humans Back, Because the Average Was Hiding the Worst Customers

He Had Already Reached a Safe Floor, and He Turned Round and Went Back Up: Twenty-Five Years On, the Man in the Red Bandana Received the Medal of Freedom

他已经下到安全的楼层了，然后他转身又上去了：二十五年后，「红头巾的人」拿到了总统自由勋章

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He Had Already Reached a Safe Floor, and He Turned Round and Went Back Up: Twenty-Five Years On, the Man in the Red Bandana Received the Medal of Freedom

"If the World Ended Tomorrow, the Global Currency Would Be Pokemon Cards": an Investor Holding Half a Million of Them Means It, and Where He Is Wrong Is More Interesting Than Where He Is Right

「如果明天世界完了，第二天全球的货币就是宝可梦卡」：一个手握五十万张卡的投资人是认真的，而他说错的地方比说对的地方更有意思

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"If the World Ended Tomorrow, the Global Currency Would Be Pokemon Cards": an Investor Holding Half a Million of Them Means It, and Where He Is Wrong Is More Interesting Than Where He Is Right

"How Can You Have a Science Centre With No Science Unit?" The Ontario Science Centre Cut Thirty Jobs and Eliminated Its Entire Science Department

「一个没有科学部门的科学馆，还能叫科学馆吗？」安大略科学馆裁掉三十人，整个科学部门一个不留

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"How Can You Have a Science Centre With No Science Unit?" The Ontario Science Centre Cut Thirty Jobs and Eliminated Its Entire Science Department

Not One Cent of the $245 Million Was Taken by Force: a 22-Year-Old Spent Two Years on the Phone, and Every Victim Handed It Over Themselves

两亿四千五百万美元，一分钱都不是抢来的：一个二十二岁的人打了两年电话，每一笔都是对方自己交出去的

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Not One Cent of the $245 Million Was Taken by Force: a 22-Year-Old Spent Two Years on the Phone, and Every Victim Handed It Over Themselves

The First in Two Hundred Years: Wild Horses Have Foaled on Their Own on the Kazakh Steppe — and Their Father Did Not Live to See It

两百年来第一匹：野马在哈萨克斯坦的草原上自己生下了小马，而它们的父亲没能看到

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The First in Two Hundred Years: Wild Horses Have Foaled on Their Own on the Kazakh Steppe — and Their Father Did Not Live to See It

A Tick Bit Him and He Could Never Eat Beef Again — Seven Years Later, This Nutritionist Is Raising Four Hundred Ostriches

一只蜱虫咬了他，从此他不能吃牛肉：七年后，这个营养师自己养起了四百只鸵鸟

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A Tick Bit Him and He Could Never Eat Beef Again — Seven Years Later, This Nutritionist Is Raising Four Hundred Ostriches

A Jury Made Her Their Foreman Because "You Went to Law School" — She Had Only Played a Lawyer in Legally Blonde, and Never Finished College

陪审员选她当陪审长，理由是「你上过法学院」：可她只是在《律政俏佳人》里演过律师，连大学都没念完

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A Jury Made Her Their Foreman Because "You Went to Law School" — She Had Only Played a Lawyer in Legally Blonde, and Never Finished College

One Person Spent Twenty-Two Months Rebuilding the Mexico You Could See But Never Reach in Red Dead Redemption 2 — and He Is Giving It Away Free on 16 September

《荒野大镖客二》地图上那块过不去的墨西哥，一个玩家用二十二个月自己补上了，九月十六号免费发布

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One Person Spent Twenty-Two Months Rebuilding the Mexico You Could See But Never Reach in Red Dead Redemption 2 — and He Is Giving It Away Free on 16 September

He Was 8-2 With a 1.79 ERA and He Will Not Pitch Again This Year: "He Loves Being a Two-Way Player. But Right Now, It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense."

八胜两负、防御率一点七九，大谷翔平今年不再上场投球：教练说他爱当双向球员，但现在这么做说不通

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He Was 8-2 With a 1.79 ERA and He Will Not Pitch Again This Year: "He Loves Being a Two-Way Player. But Right Now, It Just Doesn't Make Any Sense."

Krakatoa's Child Woke Up at Midnight, Was Heard Seven Hundred Kilometres Away and Stranded 270,000 People — Without Killing a Single One

喀拉喀托之子在半夜醒了：七百公里外都听得见，八个机场关闭，二十七万人走不了，地面上没有一个人死

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Krakatoa's Child Woke Up at Midnight, Was Heard Seven Hundred Kilometres Away and Stranded 270,000 People — Without Killing a Single One

The Sweetener in Your Sugar-Free Gum Turned Up Alongside Heart Attacks in 17,710 People — and the Researchers Went Out of Their Way to Say That Is Not the Same as Causing Them

无糖口香糖里那个甜的东西，被发现和心血管事件有关：一万七千人，最高的一组高出百分之五十七

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The Sweetener in Your Sugar-Free Gum Turned Up Alongside Heart Attacks in 17,710 People — and the Researchers Went Out of Their Way to Say That Is Not the Same as Causing Them

They Dyed the White Doves Blue and Sent Them Up for a Gender Reveal — Days Later They Turned Up by the River, and the Blue Would Not Wash Off

他们把白鸽染成蓝色放上了天：几天后有人在河边找到它们，蓝色怎么洗都洗不掉

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They Dyed the White Doves Blue and Sent Them Up for a Gender Reveal — Days Later They Turned Up by the River, and the Blue Would Not Wash Off

He Gave Seventy Acres of Century-Old Barley Ground Back to the Water — Now It Holds 140 Bird Species and Two Fish That Had Almost Stopped Reproducing

他把七十英亩麦地还给了水：现在那里住着一百四十种鸟，和两种快没有了的鱼

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He Gave Seventy Acres of Century-Old Barley Ground Back to the Water — Now It Holds 140 Bird Species and Two Fish That Had Almost Stopped Reproducing

Bhutan Has Gone Three Years Without a Single Rabies Death — Because It Stopped Only Treating People and Started Vaccinating Dogs

不丹三年没有一个人死于狂犬病：他们没有只救人，他们去给狗打针

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Bhutan Has Gone Three Years Without a Single Rabies Death — Because It Stopped Only Treating People and Started Vaccinating Dogs

Snoop Dogg Will Pay Someone $10,000 a Month to Eat Ice Cream — and It Started on His Father's Dairy Farm

一个月一万美元，请你吃冰淇淋：这个工作的后面，是一个爸爸和一个儿子

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Snoop Dogg Will Pay Someone $10,000 a Month to Eat Ice Cream — and It Started on His Father's Dairy Farm

The UN Voted to Change the World Map — Because It Has Been Shrinking Africa for 450 Years

联合国投票换掉世界地图：因为这张地图，把非洲画小了四百五十年

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The UN Voted to Change the World Map — Because It Has Been Shrinking Africa for 450 Years

They Buried Thousands of Pairs of Underpants in 25 Countries — and Won an Ig Nobel for It

他们把几千条内裤埋进二十五个国家的土里：这项研究拿了今年的搞笑诺贝尔奖

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They Buried Thousands of Pairs of Underpants in 25 Countries — and Won an Ig Nobel for It

New York Banned AI for 600,000 Schoolchildren — and the Loudest Critics Say It Didn't Go Far Enough

纽约禁止六十万中小学生在校用 AI：反对的人说，这还不够

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New York Banned AI for 600,000 Schoolchildren — and the Loudest Critics Say It Didn't Go Far Enough

Apple's First Folding iPhone Lands September 9 — the New CEO's First Test, Eight Days Into the Job

苹果第一部折叠 iPhone，9 月 9 日发布：新 CEO 上任第八天的第一场大考

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Apple's First Folding iPhone Lands September 9 — the New CEO's First Test, Eight Days Into the Job

State Farm Kept $1.4 Billion by Denying Roof Claims — Its Own Agents Tried to Stop It

State Farm 拒赔屋顶，一年少赔十四亿美元：最先反对的，是它自己的代理人

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State Farm Kept $1.4 Billion by Denying Roof Claims — Its Own Agents Tried to Stop It

A NASA Satellite Found Itself With No GPS by Photographing Space Junk. The Debris Everyone Calls a Hazard Became the Map.

NASA 让卫星靠拍太空垃圾找到了自己。大家都嫌碎片危险，它成了天上唯一免费的路标。

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A NASA Satellite Found Itself With No GPS by Photographing Space Junk. The Debris Everyone Calls a Hazard Became the Map.

A Target Called Undruggable for Forty Years Just Fell. Pancreatic Cancer Patients Gain Six Months, at $39,800 a Month.

四十年拿不下来的靶点被拿下了。胰腺癌病人多活半年，代价是一个月三万九千八百美元。

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A Target Called Undruggable for Forty Years Just Fell. Pancreatic Cancer Patients Gain Six Months, at $39,800 a Month.

A Glacier and the Rock Beneath It Fell 1,200 Metres on the Nepal–Tibet Border. The Magnitude 4.4 "Earthquake" Was the Mountain Landing.

尼泊尔和西藏之间的冰川塌了。仪器上那个四点四级的地震，其实是山掉下来的声音。

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A Glacier and the Rock Beneath It Fell 1,200 Metres on the Nepal–Tibet Border. The Magnitude 4.4 "Earthquake" Was the Mountain Landing.

His House Was Burning at 4 A.M., So He Drove Off in the Rescue Truck Sent to Save It — Over the Hoses Watering His Own Fire.

半夜四点房子着火，他开走了来救他的消防车，还碾过了正在给他家浇水的水带。

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His House Was Burning at 4 A.M., So He Drove Off in the Rescue Truck Sent to Save It — Over the Hoses Watering His Own Fire.

Alaska's Senate Ballot Will List Two Men Named Dan Sullivan. The Only Thing Telling Them Apart Is One Middle Initial.

阿拉斯加的选票上有两个丹·沙利文。要把他们分开，只能靠中间那一个字母。

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Alaska's Senate Ballot Will List Two Men Named Dan Sullivan. The Only Thing Telling Them Apart Is One Middle Initial.

Dolly Parton Died at 80. The Thing She Was Proudest Of Was a Free Book in the Mail, Because Her Father Never Learned to Read.

多莉·帕顿去世了。她最看重的不是那几千首歌，是每个月寄到孩子门口的一本书。

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Dolly Parton Died at 80. The Thing She Was Proudest Of Was a Free Book in the Mail, Because Her Father Never Learned to Read.

Liu Xiang Asked Weibo to Choose for Him: Take the Buyout and Leave the System, or Come Back as a Coach.

刘翔在微博上问网友：单位让我选，拿钱走人，还是回来当教练？

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Liu Xiang Asked Weibo to Choose for Him: Take the Buyout and Leave the System, or Come Back as a Coach.

Ten Nile Crocodiles Hatched in a French Park With No Incubator, Because the Sand Held 30°C for Three Straight Months.

法国的鳄鱼蛋第一次没用保温箱，自己孵出来了——因为沙子整个夏天都够热。

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Ten Nile Crocodiles Hatched in a French Park With No Incubator, Because the Sand Held 30°C for Three Straight Months.

Florida Police Baited a Vandal With a 3D-Printed Fake Camera. He Faces Three Felonies Priced on an Object Worth Five Dollars.

警察用3D打印机做了个假摄像头当诱饵。砸了它的年轻人，被控三条重罪。

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Florida Police Baited a Vandal With a 3D-Printed Fake Camera. He Faces Three Felonies Priced on an Object Worth Five Dollars.

Denmark’s PM Came Home From Ukraine to a Plastic Surgeon’s DM Offering to "Fix That Little Spot" on Her Nose.

丹麦首相刚从乌克兰回来，收到整形医生的私信："我可以帮你把鼻子上那块弄掉。"

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Denmark’s PM Came Home From Ukraine to a Plastic Surgeon’s DM Offering to "Fix That Little Spot" on Her Nose.

Blue Crabs Rode Ballast Water to Italy and Ate the Clams. So They Released 80,000 Baby Octopuses — Which May Not Go Where the Crabs Are.

蓝蟹搭压舱水来到意大利，吃光了蛤蜊。他们放了八万只小章鱼下去——但章鱼可能不肯去。

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Blue Crabs Rode Ballast Water to Italy and Ate the Clams. So They Released 80,000 Baby Octopuses — Which May Not Go Where the Crabs Are.

LinkedIn Added a "Seems Like AI Slop" Button. It Was Clicked a Million Times in Three Weeks.

LinkedIn 加了一个"这看着像 AI 写的"按钮。三个星期，被点了一百万次。

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LinkedIn Added a "Seems Like AI Slop" Button. It Was Clicked a Million Times in Three Weeks.

The Daily Mail Said It Found Meg White After 17 Years and Ran a Dozen Photos. The Woman in Them Wasn’t Her.

《每日邮报》说找到了隐居十七年的 Meg White，发了十几张跟拍照片。照片上的人不是她。

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The Daily Mail Said It Found Meg White After 17 Years and Ran a Dozen Photos. The Woman in Them Wasn’t Her.

People Threw Sex Toys Onto WNBA Courts for a Crypto Stunt. The Ones Who Got Hit Were Children.

有人把成人用品扔进 WNBA 球场，一家虚拟币公司承认是他们找人扔的。被打中的是小孩。

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People Threw Sex Toys Onto WNBA Courts for a Crypto Stunt. The Ones Who Got Hit Were Children.

Quebec Maple Syrup Was Cut With Cane Sugar. The Agriculture Ministry Tested It Once and Found Nothing.

魁北克的枫糖浆被兑了甘蔗糖，一半都不是枫的。农业部查过一次，说没问题。

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Quebec Maple Syrup Was Cut With Cane Sugar. The Agriculture Ministry Tested It Once and Found Nothing.

Evergrande’s Founder Got Life. The Company Left 1.62 Million Unfinished Apartments — 700,000 Are Still Empty.

许家印被判无期。恒大留下一百六十二万套没盖完的房子，还有七十万套空着。

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Evergrande’s Founder Got Life. The Company Left 1.62 Million Unfinished Apartments — 700,000 Are Still Empty.

Bali Shuts Down Completely for Its Day of Silence. A Swiss Tourist Walked Out, Filmed It, and Got a Year in Prison.

巴厘岛"安宁日"全岛停摆，一个瑞士游客照样出门，拍了视频发上网。他被判了一年。

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Bali Shuts Down Completely for Its Day of Silence. A Swiss Tourist Walked Out, Filmed It, and Got a Year in Prison.

Archaeologists Pulled 2,300-Year-Old Zongzi Out of Two Chu Tombs. One Batch Vegetarian, One With Meat.

两千三百年前的粽子，从两座楚墓里挖了出来。一批素的，一批有肉——荤素之争比屈原还老。

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Archaeologists Pulled 2,300-Year-Old Zongzi Out of Two Chu Tombs. One Batch Vegetarian, One With Meat.

Nolan Shot All of The Odyssey on IMAX Film. The New Camera Is Named After a Couple Who Gave IMAX 53 Years.

诺兰用 IMAX 胶片拍完了整部《奥德赛》。那台新摄影机，用一对在 IMAX 干了五十三年的夫妻命名。

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Nolan Shot All of The Odyssey on IMAX Film. The New Camera Is Named After a Couple Who Gave IMAX 53 Years.

Jason Kelce Is Asking Fans to Send Their Pee to AI Data Centers. What He Actually Wants to Talk About Is Water.

Jason Kelce 让球迷把尿寄给 AI 数据中心。他真正想说的，是水。

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Jason Kelce Is Asking Fans to Send Their Pee to AI Data Centers. What He Actually Wants to Talk About Is Water.

The US Army Offered Four Days Off to Play GTA 6 — If Soldiers Re-Enlist for Two More Years

美国陆军开价：再服役两年，换四天假去打《侠盗猎车手6》

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The US Army Offered Four Days Off to Play GTA 6 — If Soldiers Re-Enlist for Two More Years

He Hid a Line of Invisible White Text in His Court Filing. It Was an Instruction for the AI.

他在给法院的文件里藏了一行白字，那句话是写给 AI 的

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He Hid a Line of Invisible White Text in His Court Filing. It Was an Instruction for the AI.

A Personalized Melanoma Vaccine Makes Cancer Less Likely to Return

个人 mRNA 疫苗减少黑色素瘤复发

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A Personalized Melanoma Vaccine Makes Cancer Less Likely to Return

Niu Lai: Online Mockery Turned a Badly Made Film Into a 20-Million-Yuan Hit

《牛来》：网上的嘲笑，把一部做得很差的动画电影送上了两千多万票房

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Niu Lai: Online Mockery Turned a Badly Made Film Into a 20-Million-Yuan Hit

The Oldest US Senator Wrote a Farewell to His 49-Year-Old Vacuum Cleaner. Its Name Was Beth.

美国最年长的参议员，为一台用了四十九年的吸尘器写了段告别。它叫贝丝。

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The Oldest US Senator Wrote a Farewell to His 49-Year-Old Vacuum Cleaner. Its Name Was Beth.

300,000 Homes Lost Power. The Crew Sent Out at Midnight Was Shot At — One Bullet Lodged in a Headrest.

三十万家停电，抢修队半夜出去查线，被人开了两枪。一颗子弹卡在座位头枕后面。

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300,000 Homes Lost Power. The Crew Sent Out at Midnight Was Shot At — One Bullet Lodged in a Headrest.

Gaudí Knew He Would Never See the Sagrada Família Finished. It Was Topped Out This Year, 100 Years After He Died.

高迪知道自己看不到圣家堂完工。他去世一百年后的今年，它封顶了，成为全世界最高的教堂。

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Gaudí Knew He Would Never See the Sagrada Família Finished. It Was Topped Out This Year, 100 Years After He Died.

A Kentucky School Handed Out Planners That Spell Kentucky "Venecky". A Student Spotted It on Day One.

一所肯塔基中学发的学生手册，把 Kentucky 印成了 Venecky。开学第一天，一个学生就发现了。

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A Kentucky School Handed Out Planners That Spell Kentucky "Venecky". A Student Spotted It on Day One.

London Children Called It the Bubble Bus. The Operator Stopped Him Over "Safety Concerns" It Still Will Not Explain.

伦敦孩子管他的车叫「泡泡巴士」。公司以「安全考虑」叫停了他，至今没说是什么考虑。

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London Children Called It the Bubble Bus. The Operator Stopped Him Over "Safety Concerns" It Still Will Not Explain.

He Fired 900 People on One Zoom Call. This Year He Was Fired Himself — and Now He Wants the Job Back.

他在一场 Zoom 会议上开掉了九百个人。今年他自己被开掉了，现在他想回去。

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He Fired 900 People on One Zoom Call. This Year He Was Fired Himself — and Now He Wants the Job Back.

Marmot Research Funding Was Cut, So the Professor Sold Photos on OnlyFans

土拨鼠研究经费被砍，教授上 OnlyFans 卖照片筹款

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Marmot Research Funding Was Cut, So the Professor Sold Photos on OnlyFans

Two Pygmy Goats Boarded a Portland Bus, Unnoticed by Passengers Looking at Their Phones

两只侏儒山羊误上波特兰公交车，低头看手机的乘客全程没发现

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Two Pygmy Goats Boarded a Portland Bus, Unnoticed by Passengers Looking at Their Phones

Wikipedia Was Altered for 41 Minutes, So Google Said Altman Was Dead

维基百科被改了四十一分钟，谷歌就说奥尔特曼死了

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Wikipedia Was Altered for 41 Minutes, So Google Said Altman Was Dead

Progeria led doctors to declare he wouldn't survive past twelve, but Belgian blogger Michiel ultimately lived to twenty-eight.

早衰症让医生断言他活不过十二岁，这位比利时博主 Michiel 最终活到了二十八岁。

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Progeria led doctors to declare he wouldn't survive past twelve, but Belgian blogger Michiel ultimately lived to twenty-eight.

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia brought down buildings; a buried man's first words were: 'There's a baby with me.'

哥伦比亚西部7.4级地震致多楼倒塌，被埋男子先喊出：我这里还有个孩子。

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A 7.4-magnitude earthquake in western Colombia brought down buildings; a buried man's first words were: 'There's a baby with me.'

Man Has an AI Grab Him a Pilates Class — It Hacks the Gym's System and Cancels Someone Else's Booking

男子让AI抢普拉提课，AI黑进健身房系统取消他人预约

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Man Has an AI Grab Him a Pilates Class — It Hacks the Gym's System and Cancels Someone Else's Booking

He Grew Muscle on Drugs Alone, Drank Over 20 a Day, Never Trained — Came Last at His First Bodybuilding Contest

他靠药物让肌肉变大、一天喝二十多杯、完全不训练，健美比赛首秀垫底

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He Grew Muscle on Drugs Alone, Drank Over 20 a Day, Never Trained — Came Last at His First Bodybuilding Contest

Harry Potter fans have long left socks at Dobby's grave, ultimately forcing a £430 million cable project to change its route.

哈利波特迷长年在多比墓前留下袜子，最终迫使一条造价四亿三千万英镑的海底电缆改道。

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Harry Potter fans have long left socks at Dobby's grave, ultimately forcing a £430 million cable project to change its route.

A Radio Caroline employee, out of curiosity, mistakenly broadcast King Charles's obituary recording, then fled the building, leaving the station silent for sixteen minutes.

Radio Caroline 一名员工因好奇误播查尔斯国王讣告录音，随即跑出大楼，致电台静默十六分钟。

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A Radio Caroline employee, out of curiosity, mistakenly broadcast King Charles's obituary recording, then fled the building, leaving the station silent for sixteen minutes.

America's 10 Most Sought-After ZIP Codes Aren't Cheap — the Root Cause Is a Near-Total Listing Shortage

全美最抢手的十个邮编区，房价并不低，根源是房源几乎枯竭

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America's 10 Most Sought-After ZIP Codes Aren't Cheap — the Root Cause Is a Near-Total Listing Shortage

The Climber Who Set El Capitan's 2:55 Speed Record Has Died in a Fall at 30.

两小时五十五分速攀 El Capitan 的纪录保持者，三十岁攀岩坠亡

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The Climber Who Set El Capitan's 2:55 Speed Record Has Died in a Fall at 30.

Las Vegas Is 111°F, New York Just 93° — Yet the Lower Number Is the More Dangerous One

拉斯维加斯111度，纽约93度：数字更低的纽约，却更危险

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Las Vegas Is 111°F, New York Just 93° — Yet the Lower Number Is the More Dangerous One

After the new president's push to be sworn in at a barracks sparked a constitutional dispute, Colombia's inauguration was moved to Cali, with the outgoing president locking the barracks and staying away.

因新总统坚持在军营宣誓引发违宪争议，哥伦比亚就职仪式改在卡利举行，前总统锁营缺席。

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After the new president's push to be sworn in at a barracks sparked a constitutional dispute, Colombia's inauguration was moved to Cali, with the outgoing president locking the barracks and staying away.

Star Wars' New Anime, "The Ninth Jedi": A Japanese Studio Reimagines the Saga

星战新番《第九个绝地》：日本动画工作室重新演绎星球大战

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Star Wars' New Anime, "The Ninth Jedi": A Japanese Studio Reimagines the Saga

Florida Holds a Python-Hunting Contest with Cash Prizes — One Hunter Catches 96 in 10 Days.

佛罗里达办蟒蛇猎捕赛发奖金，一人十天抓到 96 条

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Florida Holds a Python-Hunting Contest with Cash Prizes — One Hunter Catches 96 in 10 Days.

Hollywood Star Matthew McConaughey Meets the First American-Born Pope at the Vatican.

好莱坞影星马修·麦康纳在梵蒂冈会见首位美国籍教皇

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Hollywood Star Matthew McConaughey Meets the First American-Born Pope at the Vatican.

Sixty Thousand Surged Toward Spain's Ceuta to Reach Europe — At Least 70 Drowned at Sea

六万人涌向西班牙的 Ceuta 想进欧洲，至少七十多人在海中溺亡

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Sixty Thousand Surged Toward Spain's Ceuta to Reach Europe — At Least 70 Drowned at Sea

WWE's Hell in a Cell Sees Nigeria's 28-Year-Old Oba Femi Defeat "The Beast" Brock Lesnar

WWE地狱牢笼上演新老对决：尼日利亚28岁新星 Oba Femi 击败"野兽"Brock Lesnar

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WWE's Hell in a Cell Sees Nigeria's 28-Year-Old Oba Femi Defeat "The Beast" Brock Lesnar

Two decades later, The Devil Wears Prada gets a sequel — and the decline of print magazines becomes the story's new throughline.

《穿 Prada 的女魔头》二十年后推出续集，纸媒杂志的衰落成了故事的新主线。

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Two decades later, The Devil Wears Prada gets a sequel — and the decline of print magazines becomes the story's new throughline.

Nolan turned the 3,000-year-old Greek epic The Odyssey into a movie that became this year's hottest blockbuster.

诺兰将三千年前的希腊史诗《奥德赛》拍成电影，成为今年最火爆的大片。

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Nolan turned the 3,000-year-old Greek epic The Odyssey into a movie that became this year's hottest blockbuster.

Nepali Mountaineer Nims Purja, Who Once Climbed All 14 of the World's 8,000m Peaks, Has Died in an Avalanche.

尼泊尔登山家 Nims Purja 曾爬遍全球十四座八千米高峰，如今死于雪崩

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Nepali Mountaineer Nims Purja, Who Once Climbed All 14 of the World's 8,000m Peaks, Has Died in an Avalanche.

AI Prodigy Leopold Aschenbrenner Bet Big on AI — His $45 Billion Fund Collapsed Within Weeks

AI天才Leopold Aschenbrenner重仓押注AI，450亿美元基金几周内崩塌

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AI Prodigy Leopold Aschenbrenner Bet Big on AI — His $45 Billion Fund Collapsed Within Weeks

Tom Holland 第四部蜘蛛侠《Brand New Day》上映，票房冲今年最高

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Tom Holland's Fourth Spider-Man, Brand New Day, Opens and Charges Toward the Year's Biggest Box Office

The AI Spending War Escalates: Microsoft and Meta Push Capex Toward Astronomical Numbers

AI 烧钱大战再升级：Microsoft、Meta 资本开支冲向天文数字

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The AI Spending War Escalates: Microsoft and Meta Push Capex Toward Astronomical Numbers

From Busking on the Street to the Oscars: Irish Musician Glen Hansard Dies at 56

从街头卖唱到奥斯卡：爱尔兰音乐人 Glen Hansard 车祸去世，享年56

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From Busking on the Street to the Oscars: Irish Musician Glen Hansard Dies at 56

From 'Buy' to 'Lease': Apple Ends Its Old Plan and Launches Apple Upgrade Leasing

从"买"到"租"：Apple 停掉旧计划，推出 Apple Upgrade 租赁

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From 'Buy' to 'Lease': Apple Ends Its Old Plan and Launches Apple Upgrade Leasing

William and Kate's 'Summer Rewind': After Beating Cancer, Kate Summited Britain's Three Highest Peaks in 24 Hours

威廉凯特晒"夏日回顾"：抗癌康复后，凯特24小时登顶英国三座最高峰

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William and Kate's 'Summer Rewind': After Beating Cancer, Kate Summited Britain's Three Highest Peaks in 24 Hours

Not Poison but Malaria: DNA Solves the Medici Brothers' 400-Year Mystery

不是毒杀，是疟疾：DNA 解开美第奇兄弟四百年谜案

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Not Poison but Malaria: DNA Solves the Medici Brothers' 400-Year Mystery

One Technical Failure Briefly Grounded Every American Airlines Flight in the U.S.

一次技术故障，让 American Airlines 全美航班一度停飞

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One Technical Failure Briefly Grounded Every American Airlines Flight in the U.S.

Magnitude-7 Quake in Kumamoto, Japan: Tsunami Warning, a Collapsed Mall, Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate

日本熊本7级大地震：发海啸警报、商场坍塌，数十万人避难

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Magnitude-7 Quake in Kumamoto, Japan: Tsunami Warning, a Collapsed Mall, Hundreds of Thousands Evacuate

Against All Odds: Kai Sato Rescued After 40+ Days Adrift in the Pacific

九死一生：Kai Sato 在太平洋漂流四十多天后获救

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Against All Odds: Kai Sato Rescued After 40+ Days Adrift in the Pacific

Millions of Phones Became 'Bricks': T-Mobile's Nationwide Outage

几百万人的手机突然变"砖头"：T-Mobile 全美大故障

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Millions of Phones Became 'Bricks': T-Mobile's Nationwide Outage

Europe Under a Heatwave: Spain and France Wildfires Force 300,000 to Flee as Bordeaux Is Threatened

热浪下的欧洲：西班牙、法国大火，三十多万人撤离，波尔多告急

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Europe Under a Heatwave: Spain and France Wildfires Force 300,000 to Flee as Bordeaux Is Threatened

Keigo Higashino, Who Kept Asia Up at Night, Has Died; His Final Novel The Eternal Memory Arrives in August

让全亚洲熬夜的东野圭吾去世，遗作《永远的记忆》八月见

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Keigo Higashino, Who Kept Asia Up at Night, Has Died; His Final Novel The Eternal Memory Arrives in August

For AI, Google Spent More Than It Earned for the First Time

为了 AI，Google 第一次花的比赚的多

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For AI, Google Spent More Than It Earned for the First Time

From the Top of Music to Prison: What Happened to Diddy

从音乐圈顶端到监狱：Diddy 这几年发生了什么

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From the Top of Music to Prison: What Happened to Diddy

America's Long Clock Fight: The House Votes to End Changing the Clocks Twice a Year

美国人吵了几十年的“调表”：众议院第一次投票，要让夏令时永久化

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America's Long Clock Fight: The House Votes to End Changing the Clocks Twice a Year

Why Trump Keeps Bringing Up 2028: the Two-Term Rule vs the Red Cap

Trump 为什么老提“2028”？美国宪法只准两届，他却戴上了 2028 帽子

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Why Trump Keeps Bringing Up 2028: the Two-Term Rule vs the Red Cap

Why LeBron Joined the 76ers: 41, $8M, All for One More Title

LeBron 为什么去 76ers？41 岁、只签八百万，就为再拿一个冠军

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Why LeBron Joined the 76ers: 41, $8M, All for One More Title

Johnny Depp Returns After Six Years as a Ghost-Haunted Scrooge

Johnny Depp 六年后回归大银幕：演一个被鬼吓醒的守财奴 Scrooge

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Johnny Depp Returns After Six Years as a Ghost-Haunted Scrooge

《Avatar: Seven Havens》：最受欢迎的英雄，这次被写成了“坏人”

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Avatar: Seven Havens Flips the Script — the Beloved Hero Is Now the Villain

China Wins the 'Nobel Prize of Math' for the First Time: Wang Hong, Deng Yu and the Fields Medal

中国人第一次拿到“数学界的诺贝尔奖”：王虹、邓煜与菲尔兹奖

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China Wins the 'Nobel Prize of Math' for the First Time: Wang Hong, Deng Yu and the Fields Medal

Spider-Man and the Avengers: Why Marvel’s Two Big 2026 Movies Are Connected

蜘蛛侠和复仇者联盟：漫威今年的两部大片，其实连在一起

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Spider-Man and the Avengers: Why Marvel’s Two Big 2026 Movies Are Connected

Hong Kong's 'Fourth Brother' Patrick Tse Dies — the Man Who Helped Build HK Cinema's Golden Age

香港"四哥"谢贤离世：他撑起了香港电影最好的时代

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Hong Kong's 'Fourth Brother' Patrick Tse Dies — the Man Who Helped Build HK Cinema's Golden Age

'King of the North' Andy Burnham: After 20 Years, Britain's Next PM

"北方之王"伯纳姆：等了二十年，终于要当英国首相

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'King of the North' Andy Burnham: After 20 Years, Britain's Next PM

Tiffany Takes 'Alffany' to Court: A Trademark Fight Over a Name

蒂芙尼把"艾芙尼"告上法院：一场关于名字的商标之争

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Tiffany Takes 'Alffany' to Court: A Trademark Fight Over a Name

The World AI Conference Wraps Up: AI Shifts From 'Best Model' to 'Real-World Use'

世界人工智能大会落幕：AI 从"比模型"，走向"拼落地"

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The World AI Conference Wraps Up: AI Shifts From 'Best Model' to 'Real-World Use'

Why Peptides Suddenly Went Viral: A Wellness Craze That Started With Weight-Loss Drugs

肽为什么突然火了？一场从减肥药开始的健康热潮

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Why Peptides Suddenly Went Viral: A Wellness Craze That Started With Weight-Loss Drugs

Three Days, Two Fallen Writers: Jiang Fangzhou and Jia Qianqian Lose Their Master's Degrees

三天，两位才女翻车：蒋方舟、贾浅浅接连被撤硕士学位

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Three Days, Two Fallen Writers: Jiang Fangzhou and Jia Qianqian Lose Their Master's Degrees

Cuba's Blackout Crisis: How Trump's Oil Blockade Is Squeezing the Island

古巴大停电：特朗普的石油封锁，如何一步步逼向一座海岛

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Cuba's Blackout Crisis: How Trump's Oil Blockade Is Squeezing the Island

El Niño Explained: How the Warming Pacific Scrambles Global Weather

厄尔尼诺：太平洋的海水变热，如何搅乱全球的天气？

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El Niño Explained: How the Warming Pacific Scrambles Global Weather

Taylor Swift's Wedding: From a Concert Bracelet to Madison Square Garden

泰勒·斯威夫特（霉霉）大婚：从演唱会手链到麦迪逊广场花园

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Taylor Swift's Wedding: From a Concert Bracelet to Madison Square Garden

Xu Jiayin's London Mansion: Britain's Priciest House, Locked in a Deadlock

许家印的伦敦豪宅：全英国最贵的房子，卡成了死结

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Xu Jiayin's London Mansion: Britain's Priciest House, Locked in a Deadlock

The Snapchat Boss and His Wife Help 260,000 People Clear Medical Debt

Snapchat 老板夫妇，帮 26 万人还清医疗债

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The Snapchat Boss and His Wife Help 260,000 People Clear Medical Debt

Free-Climbing to the Top of the Empire State Building: The Influencer Couple's Stunt — Romance, or a Death Wish?

徒手登顶帝国大厦：网红情侣的惊天一爬，是浪漫还是玩命？

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Free-Climbing to the Top of the Empire State Building: The Influencer Couple's Stunt — Romance, or a Death Wish?

'Give Us Face' Ignites Public Fury: Why Did One of Han Hong's Sentences Shake Years of Trust?

“给个面子”引爆众怒：韩红的一句话，为什么动摇了多年的信任？

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'Give Us Face' Ignites Public Fury: Why Did One of Han Hong's Sentences Shake Years of Trust?

39 Seconds, Two Strong Quakes: Why Did the Venezuela Earthquake Take Over a Thousand Lives?

39秒，两次强震：委内瑞拉大地震，为什么夺走了上千条生命？

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39 Seconds, Two Strong Quakes: Why Did the Venezuela Earthquake Take Over a Thousand Lives?

1,700 People Gather in Dalian: At This Year's Summer Davos, What Does the World Fear and Hope For?

一千七百人聚在大连：今年的夏季达沃斯，世界在担心什么、期待什么？

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1,700 People Gather in Dalian: At This Year's Summer Davos, What Does the World Fear and Hope For?

A Life Spent with 'Beauty,' Felled by a Cosmetic Injection: The Warning in a Beauty Executive's Death

一生与“美”打交道，最后倒在一针美容针上：美妆高管之死的警示

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A Life Spent with 'Beauty,' Felled by a Cosmetic Injection: The Warning in a Beauty Executive's Death

Seven Million in Gold, Stolen at the Airport: The Real Threat Was Never the Robbers' Knives

七百万黄金，机场失窃：真正可怕的，从来不是劫匪的刀

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Seven Million in Gold, Stolen at the Airport: The Real Threat Was Never the Robbers' Knives

Why Do We Celebrate Duanwu? A Poet, a River, and Two Thousand Years of Remembrance

我们为什么过端午？一个诗人、一条江，和两千年的纪念

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Why Do We Celebrate Duanwu? A Poet, a River, and Two Thousand Years of Remembrance

From Landslide to Exit in Just Two Years: Why Did UK PM Starmer Fall?

从大胜到出局，只用了两年：英国首相斯塔默，为什么倒下了？

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From Landslide to Exit in Just Two Years: Why Did UK PM Starmer Fall?

The 'Invisible' Brother Behind Ubisoft: Why Claude Guillemot Is Worth Remembering

育碧背后的“隐形”兄弟：克劳德·吉尔莫，为什么值得被记住？

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The 'Invisible' Brother Behind Ubisoft: Why Claude Guillemot Is Worth Remembering

Nearly 200 Drones Swoop on Moscow: Why Does Ukraine Keep Hammering Russia's Refineries?

近两百架无人机扑向莫斯科：乌克兰为什么死磕俄罗斯的炼油厂？

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Nearly 200 Drones Swoop on Moscow: Why Does Ukraine Keep Hammering Russia's Refineries?

Paris Hits Forty Degrees: Why Is Europe So Hot This Summer?

巴黎冲上四十度：这个夏天，欧洲为什么这么热？

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Paris Hits Forty Degrees: Why Is Europe So Hot This Summer?

The G7 AI Luncheon: When World Leaders and AI Giants Share a Table

G7 的 AI 午餐会：当大国领导，和 AI 巨头同桌

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The G7 AI Luncheon: When World Leaders and AI Giants Share a Table

After 500+ Days, Hamilton Finally Wins His First Race for Ferrari

等了五百多天，汉密尔顿终于为法拉利赢下第一场

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After 500+ Days, Hamilton Finally Wins His First Race for Ferrari

'I Can't Breathe': A UK Student's Death, and a Lie That Was Believed First

“我喘不上气”：一个英国学生的死，和一个被先相信的谎言

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'I Can't Breathe': A UK Student's Death, and a Lie That Was Believed First

World Cup Oddity: England's Equipment Stolen in America

世界杯奇闻：英格兰队的装备在美国被偷

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World Cup Oddity: England's Equipment Stolen in America

A 53-Year Wait: The Knicks Finally Win the NBA Championship

53 年的等待：尼克斯队终于拿下 NBA 总冠军

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A 53-Year Wait: The Knicks Finally Win the NBA Championship

The Biggest IPO in History: SpaceX Goes Public, Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire

史上最大 IPO：SpaceX 上市，马斯克成全球首位万亿富翁

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The Biggest IPO in History: SpaceX Goes Public, Musk Becomes the World's First Trillionaire

A 75,000-Character Resignation Letter That Replaced DingTalk's CEO

一封七万字的辞职信，换掉了钉钉的 CEO

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A 75,000-Character Resignation Letter That Replaced DingTalk's CEO

Goose Leg Auntie's 'House Collapse': Years of Goose Legs Were Actually Duck Legs

鹅腿阿姨"塌房"：火了几年的鹅腿，原来是鸭腿

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Goose Leg Auntie's 'House Collapse': Years of Goose Legs Were Actually Duck Legs

Apple's New Siri Finally Arrives — But China Still Has to Wait

苹果的新 Siri 终于来了，但中国还要再等等

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Apple's New Siri Finally Arrives — But China Still Has to Wait

Zverev Finally Wins His First Grand Slam — French Open 2026

兹维列夫终于赢了第一个大满贯

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Zverev Finally Wins His First Grand Slam — French Open 2026

Curry Signs Li-Ning — Signals From a $400M Contract

库里签李宁——一笔 4 亿美金合同背后的几个信号

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Curry Signs Li-Ning — Signals From a $400M Contract

Zhang Xiaolong Snaps at RUC — Fenbi CEO's Loss of Composure and Apology

张小龙在人大开骂——粉笔 CEO 的失态与道歉

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Zhang Xiaolong Snaps at RUC — Fenbi CEO's Loss of Composure and Apology

5·22 Shanxi Mining Disaster — 247 Miners Underground, 82 Couldn't Come Home

5·22 山西矿难——247 个矿工，82 个回不了家

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5·22 Shanxi Mining Disaster — 247 Miners Underground, 82 Couldn't Come Home

Shi Yongxin Gets 24 Years — The Fall of Shaolin's CEO Monk

释永信被判二十四年——少林寺的"CEO 和尚"出事了

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Shi Yongxin Gets 24 Years — The Fall of Shaolin's CEO Monk

Chinamaxxing — Young Americans Are Copying the Chinese Daily Routine

"变成中国人"——美国年轻人的新流行

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Chinamaxxing — Young Americans Are Copying the Chinese Daily Routine

Tesla FSD Finally Lands in China — But Its Chinese Rivals Already Got There First

特斯拉 FSD 终于进入中国——但中国的对手，已经跑在前面

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Tesla FSD Finally Lands in China — But Its Chinese Rivals Already Got There First

Musk's "Tower of Babel": When AI Translation Tears Down the Language Wall

马斯克的"巴别塔"：当 AI 翻译撕开语言的墙

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Musk's "Tower of Babel": When AI Translation Tears Down the Language Wall

Xiaohongshu Wins the 2026 World Cup Rights: Why a Lifestyle Platform Is Doing Sport

小红书拿下 2026 世界杯转播权：一个"种草"平台为什么要做体育

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Xiaohongshu Wins the 2026 World Cup Rights: Why a Lifestyle Platform Is Doing Sport

After the Enhanced Games: When Humans Decide Not to Compete "Fairly"

Enhanced Games 落幕：当人类决定不再"公平"地比赛

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After the Enhanced Games: When Humans Decide Not to Compete "Fairly"

The Zhangzhou "Tainted Bayberry" Case: An Industry in Crisis

漳州"泡药杨梅"事件：一颗水果背后的产业危机

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The Zhangzhou "Tainted Bayberry" Case: An Industry in Crisis

China Penalizes Tiger, Futu and Longbridge: The Grey Zone of Cross-Border Investing

证监会处罚老虎、富途、长桥：跨境炒股的灰色地带

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China Penalizes Tiger, Futu and Longbridge: The Grey Zone of Cross-Border Investing

Neymar Makes the World Cup Squad: A Surprising Pick

内马尔入选世界杯名单：一次意外的选择

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Neymar Makes the World Cup Squad: A Surprising Pick

The 2026 China-Russia Summit: 30 Years of Partnership

中俄会晤 2026：30 年的伙伴关系

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The 2026 China-Russia Summit: 30 Years of Partnership

"Mother From Prison" Crashes: A Debate About Whitewashing Crime

《监狱来的妈妈》翻车：一场关于"洗白"的讨论

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"Mother From Prison" Crashes: A Debate About Whitewashing Crime

12 Years of "Bei-Jiehun": Zhang Lei's Six-Month Fight to Cancel a Marriage She Never Had

12 年的"被结婚"：张蕾的撤销之路

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12 Years of "Bei-Jiehun": Zhang Lei's Six-Month Fight to Cancel a Marriage She Never Had

Arsenal's 22-Year Climb — From Near-Misses to Champions

阿森纳的 22 年：从差一点到冠军

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Arsenal's 22-Year Climb — From Near-Misses to Champions

Musk vs Altman: From Partners to Enemies

马斯克 vs 奥特曼：从合伙人到对手

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Musk vs Altman: From Partners to Enemies

谁在替你写信？《给阿嬷的情书》

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Who's Really Writing Your Letters?

The Guangxi Quake: Why a 5.2 in Liuzhou Matters

广西本来不地震：5.2 级柳州地震发生了什么

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The Guangxi Quake: Why a 5.2 in Liuzhou Matters

Malta Becomes the First Country to Give Everyone ChatGPT Plus

马耳他是世界上第一个全民免费 ChatGPT 的国家

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Malta Becomes the First Country to Give Everyone ChatGPT Plus

'Constructive Strategic Stability Relationship': What Trump's Visit Really Accomplished

"建设性战略稳定关系"：特朗普访华的真正成果

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'Constructive Strategic Stability Relationship': What Trump's Visit Really Accomplished

Why Color Walking Took Off — Xiaohongshu's 310M-View Trend and Gen Z Burnout

为什么大家突然开始"彩色散步"了？

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Why Color Walking Took Off — Xiaohongshu's 310M-View Trend and Gen Z Burnout

Busy Brain Syndrome — Dr. Romie Mushtaq on Why High Achievers Get a Little ADHD, Anxiety, and Insomnia All at Once

"忙脑综合征"：你不是 ADHD，不是焦虑症，但三样都有一点

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Busy Brain Syndrome — Dr. Romie Mushtaq on Why High Achievers Get a Little ADHD, Anxiety, and Insomnia All at Once

OPPO Mother's Day Backlash — One Fan-Culture Line Costs Duan Yaohui Two Pay Grades and a 36-Month Salary Freeze

一句"我妈有两个老公"，让 OPPO 付出了什么代价

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OPPO Mother's Day Backlash — One Fan-Culture Line Costs Duan Yaohui Two Pay Grades and a 36-Month Salary Freeze

Why Korea's KOSPI Is on Fire — AI Memory Chips, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Lee Jae-myung's Reforms

韩国股市为什么这么火？AI、芯片、改革，全在这里

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Why Korea's KOSPI Is on Fire — AI Memory Chips, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Lee Jae-myung's Reforms

Pentagon Releases 162 UFO Files — Orbs Spawning Orbs and Strange Apollo 17 Lights on the Moon

五角大楼公开了162份UFO档案：里面有"球生球"，还有月球上的奇怪光

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Pentagon Releases 162 UFO Files — Orbs Spawning Orbs and Strange Apollo 17 Lights on the Moon

Dutch Cruise Ship MV Hondius Brings Andes Hantavirus Back from Antarctica with 147 Passengers Aboard

一艘从南极开来的邮轮，把汉坦病毒带到了世界各地

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Dutch Cruise Ship MV Hondius Brings Andes Hantavirus Back from Antarctica with 147 Passengers Aboard

Pindou Pixel Beads — Why Chinese Young Adults Are Hooked, From Beijing Shops to Xiaohongshu

拼豆：一颗一颗的塑料珠子，为什么让年轻人都"上头"了？

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Pindou Pixel Beads — Why Chinese Young Adults Are Hooked, From Beijing Shops to Xiaohongshu

HYROX — How a Hamburg-Born Fitness Race Became the World's Hottest Workout and Beat CrossFit

HYROX 是怎么变成全世界最火的健身比赛的

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HYROX — How a Hamburg-Born Fitness Race Became the World's Hottest Workout and Beat CrossFit

Dead Sperm Whale at Era Beach Shuts Four Sydney Beaches in Royal National Park

一条死鲸鱼，让悉尼四个海滩都关了

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Dead Sperm Whale at Era Beach Shuts Four Sydney Beaches in Royal National Park

Charles III in Washington — A 1814 Joke, Magna Carta, and a Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Ukraine

查尔斯三世访美：一场用笑话化解的外交大戏

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Charles III in Washington — A 1814 Joke, Magna Carta, and a Bipartisan Standing Ovation on Ukraine

China Steps In and Stops Meta's 2-Billion-Dollar Deal to Buy AI Startup Manus

Manus事件：中国突然出手停了一笔大生意

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China Steps In and Stops Meta's 2-Billion-Dollar Deal to Buy AI Startup Manus

Sebastian Sabbe Breaks 2-Hour Marathon Barrier at 2026 London — 1:59:30 Official World Record

马拉松破二！

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Sebastian Sabbe Breaks 2-Hour Marathon Barrier at 2026 London — 1:59:30 Official World Record

Yiwu Order Boom — Chinese Trading City Floods With 2026 World Cup Merchandise

义乌又爆单了

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Yiwu Order Boom — Chinese Trading City Floods With 2026 World Cup Merchandise

Seres Files Patent for In-Car Toilet — Chinese EVs Push Innovation to the Bathroom

当中国电动车卷到了马桶：赛力斯的车载厕所专利

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Seres Files Patent for In-Car Toilet — Chinese EVs Push Innovation to the Bathroom

From Cook to Ternus — Apple's $4 Trillion Empire Gets a New CEO

从库克到Ternus：苹果四万亿帝国的权力交接

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From Cook to Ternus — Apple's $4 Trillion Empire Gets a New CEO

Honor's Lightning Robot Runs Beijing Half Marathon in 50 Minutes — Faster Than Most Humans

五十分钟跑完半马：机器人把人类甩在了后面

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Honor's Lightning Robot Runs Beijing Half Marathon in 50 Minutes — Faster Than Most Humans

Florida Man Strikes Again — Anthony Buhl Drives an Alligator on a Car Roof Across 3 Counties

"佛罗里达男子"又来了：车顶绑鳄鱼穿越三个县

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Florida Man Strikes Again — Anthony Buhl Drives an Alligator on a Car Roof Across 3 Counties

Ari Hodara Wins a Picasso for 100 Euros — 1-in-120,000 Odds at a Paris Raffle

十二万分之一：用一百块赢了毕加索

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Ari Hodara Wins a Picasso for 100 Euros — 1-in-120,000 Odds at a Paris Raffle

Ticketmaster Ruled a Monopoly — US Court Says Fans Were Overcharged for Years

Ticketmaster垄断了：法院说你被多收钱了

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Ticketmaster Ruled a Monopoly — US Court Says Fans Were Overcharged for Years

Coachella 2026 Lineup — Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G Headline the Desert

Coachella 2026：沙漠里的三天疯狂

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Coachella 2026 Lineup — Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G Headline the Desert

SBTI Goes Viral on Bilibili — Chinese Youth Mock MBTI With a Joke Personality Test

SBTI：当年轻人决定不再认真做性格测试

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SBTI Goes Viral on Bilibili — Chinese Youth Mock MBTI With a Joke Personality Test

NFI Warehouse Worker Burns $500M of Kimberly-Clark Goods in Ontario, California Arson

一把火烧掉五亿：当工人说"受够了"

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NFI Warehouse Worker Burns $500M of Kimberly-Clark Goods in Ontario, California Arson

Hungary Election 2026 — Could Péter Magyar's Tisza End Viktor Orbán's 16 Years in Power?

匈牙利大选：欧尔班的十六年会结束吗？

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Hungary Election 2026 — Could Péter Magyar's Tisza End Viktor Orbán's 16 Years in Power?

AI Rebuilds China's Micro-Drama Industry — Scripts, Faces and Sets Now Made by Machines

AI正在"换血"中国短剧行业

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AI Rebuilds China's Micro-Drama Industry — Scripts, Faces and Sets Now Made by Machines

NASA's Artemis 2 Crew Returns to the Moon Aboard Orion Capsule Integrity After 54 Years

五十四年了，人类又回到了月亮

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NASA's Artemis 2 Crew Returns to the Moon Aboard Orion Capsule Integrity After 54 Years

Ctrip Tells Shanghai Staff: Skip Work When You Want — Liang Jianzhang's No-Reason Leave Plan

携程说：不想上班就别来

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Ctrip Tells Shanghai Staff: Skip Work When You Want — Liang Jianzhang's No-Reason Leave Plan

Court Finds Meta and Google Liable for Teen Addiction in Kaley Case — Mark Lanier Wins

法院说社交媒体有毒

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Court Finds Meta and Google Liable for Teen Addiction in Kaley Case — Mark Lanier Wins

F1 2026 Rules Explained — Audi, Honda, Ford and Red Bull Reshape the Grid

F1大变天：新规则到底改了什么？

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F1 2026 Rules Explained — Audi, Honda, Ford and Red Bull Reshape the Grid

Iran-Israel War Hits the Strait of Hormuz — S&P 500 and Dow Jones Tumble Worldwide

中东打仗，全世界的钱包都在哭

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Iran-Israel War Hits the Strait of Hormuz — S&P 500 and Dow Jones Tumble Worldwide

9 Million Join No Kings Protests Across America — Indivisible, TSA and New York Lead

九百万人上街：美国怎么了？

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9 Million Join No Kings Protests Across America — Indivisible, TSA and New York Lead

Project Hail Mary Releases — Ryan Gosling and Andy Weir Top Rotten Tomatoes After The Martian

挽救计划：今年最火的科幻电影

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Project Hail Mary Releases — Ryan Gosling and Andy Weir Top Rotten Tomatoes After The Martian

Why OpenAI Is Killing the Sora App — Disney Friction and a Strategy Reset

OpenAI为什么要关掉Sora？

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Why OpenAI Is Killing the Sora App — Disney Friction and a Strategy Reset

Zhang Xuefeng Dies of Sudden Cardiac Arrest — China's Top College-Major Influencer

张雪峰突然离世：一个教育网红的一生

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Zhang Xuefeng Dies of Sudden Cardiac Arrest — China's Top College-Major Influencer

Is AI Really Thinking? Luc Julia and the Nature Paper on the Intelligence Illusion

AI真的在思考吗？

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Is AI Really Thinking? Luc Julia and the Nature Paper on the Intelligence Illusion

China's 15th Five-Year Plan — Renewable Targets, Gigawatts, and the Inner Mongolia Build-Out

中国的新能源大计划来了

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China's 15th Five-Year Plan — Renewable Targets, Gigawatts, and the Inner Mongolia Build-Out

Gold Holds Steady as Iran, Hormuz, and a Middle East Oil Crisis Rattle Markets

黄金价格稳定与中东石油危机

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Gold Holds Steady as Iran, Hormuz, and a Middle East Oil Crisis Rattle Markets

Your 'Undeveloped Prefrontal Cortex' — The Internet's New Excuse for Bad Decisions

你的“前额叶皮层未发育完全”成了新的替罪羊

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Your 'Undeveloped Prefrontal Cortex' — The Internet's New Excuse for Bad Decisions

Oil Tops $100 as Iran's Strait of Hormuz Grip Shakes the US, Europe, and China

油价破百与霍尔木兹海峡危机

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Oil Tops $100 as Iran's Strait of Hormuz Grip Shakes the US, Europe, and China

Brazilian Women Tell BBC How Epstein and Brunel's Modelling Trap Worked

巴西女孩的危险经历：爱泼斯坦与模特经纪人的陷阱

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Brazilian Women Tell BBC How Epstein and Brunel's Modelling Trap Worked

Why Chinese Companies Are Suddenly Uninstalling OpenClaw, the Free Open-Source AI Agent

为什么中国公司突然卸载免费开源人工智能奥本克劳？

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Why Chinese Companies Are Suddenly Uninstalling OpenClaw, the Free Open-Source AI Agent

Bruno Mars 'Risk It All' Tops Billboard Global 200 — A Win for 'The Romanticist'

火星哥新歌夺得全球音乐榜单第一名

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Bruno Mars 'Risk It All' Tops Billboard Global 200 — A Win for 'The Romanticist'

Is Trump's Next Target Cuba? After Venezuela, Pressure Shifts to Havana

特朗普的下一个目标：古巴

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Is Trump's Next Target Cuba? After Venezuela, Pressure Shifts to Havana

China Tells Tired Workers to Take Play Seriously After Their Shifts End

下班后必须认真玩

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China Tells Tired Workers to Take Play Seriously After Their Shifts End

Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender from Iran — Putin Calls Tehran

伊朗和美国发生了什么

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Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender from Iran — Putin Calls Tehran

Messi and Inter Miami Visit the White House — Trump Honors the MLS Champions

梅西与迈阿密国际队访问白宫

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Messi and Inter Miami Visit the White House — Trump Honors the MLS Champions

Oscar Anonymous Ballots — Sinners vs One Battle After Another Best Picture Race

奥斯卡匿名选票揭示激烈竞争

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Oscar Anonymous Ballots — Sinners vs One Battle After Another Best Picture Race

Chinese Youth Ask ByteDance's Doubao AI for Fashion Advice — The Douyin Trend Going Viral

中国年轻人爱问AI怎么穿衣服

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Chinese Youth Ask ByteDance's Doubao AI for Fashion Advice — The Douyin Trend Going Viral

Iran's Future After Khamenei — Who Will Lead Tehran as Israel and the US Watch

伊朗的未来：谁来领导这个国家？

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Iran's Future After Khamenei — Who Will Lead Tehran as Israel and the US Watch

Dining Inside a Fish Tank — Baoding's Viral Hebei Restaurant Bets on Feng Shui

在鱼缸里吃饭：保定网红餐厅的风水与生意

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Dining Inside a Fish Tank — Baoding's Viral Hebei Restaurant Bets on Feng Shui

Latest on the US-Israel Strike on Iran and Tehran's Retaliation Under Khamenei and Trump

关于美以联合袭击伊朗及后续报复行动的最新情况

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Latest on the US-Israel Strike on Iran and Tehran's Retaliation Under Khamenei and Trump

Why Chinese EVs Are Cheaper Than Tesla — Rhodium Group on BYD Seal vs Model 3

为什么中国电动车比特斯拉便宜？

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Why Chinese EVs Are Cheaper Than Tesla — Rhodium Group on BYD Seal vs Model 3

Friedrich Merz Lands in Beijing — Germany's New Chancellor Faces China Trade Imbalance

德国总理访华与中德贸易的新挑战

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Friedrich Merz Lands in Beijing — Germany's New Chancellor Faces China Trade Imbalance

Eileen Gu — Freestyle Skiing Prodigy Bridging San Francisco and Beijing

谷爱凌：连接东西方的滑雪天才

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Eileen Gu — Freestyle Skiing Prodigy Bridging San Francisco and Beijing

Yoon Suk-yeol Jailed for Life — South Korea's Ex-President Convicted of Leading Insurrection

韩国前总统尹锡悦因内乱罪被判无期徒刑

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Yoon Suk-yeol Jailed for Life — South Korea's Ex-President Convicted of Leading Insurrection

Zach Werenski and Team USA Chase Olympic Hockey Gold 50 Years After Miracle on Ice

美国男子冰球冲击奥运金牌：五十年后的新梦想

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Zach Werenski and Team USA Chase Olympic Hockey Gold 50 Years After Miracle on Ice

AI Is Making You Boring — Columbia Professor Sandra Matz on Chatbot-Flattened Thinking

人工智能正在让你变得无聊

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AI Is Making You Boring — Columbia Professor Sandra Matz on Chatbot-Flattened Thinking

Vinicius Jr. — Real Madrid Star's Fight Against Racism After 20 Reported Abuse Cases

维尼修斯的抗争：足球与种族歧视

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Vinicius Jr. — Real Madrid Star's Fight Against Racism After 20 Reported Abuse Cases

Blackpink Jisoo's Netflix Drama Boyfriend on Demand — Trailer Breaks Down Virtual Romance

Blackpink智秀新剧《男友点播》预告片解析

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Blackpink Jisoo's Netflix Drama Boyfriend on Demand — Trailer Breaks Down Virtual Romance

Unitree Robots and ByteDance AI Take Over China's 2026 Spring Festival Gala

机器人与AI技术占领春晚舞台

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Unitree Robots and ByteDance AI Take Over China's 2026 Spring Festival Gala

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Turns Kanye West Into a TikTok Digital Puppet

AI视频太疯狂：明星变成了数字木偶

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ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 Turns Kanye West Into a TikTok Digital Puppet

Is Grindr Dead? Ads, Rent Hikes and the gAI Chatbot Driving Users Away

Grindr真的已经死了吗？

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Is Grindr Dead? Ads, Rent Hikes and the gAI Chatbot Driving Users Away

Walmart's Sam's Club Success Secret — Why the American Chain Thrives in China

山姆超市在中国成功的秘密

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Walmart's Sam's Club Success Secret — Why the American Chain Thrives in China

2026 NBA All-Star Weekend — Slam Dunks, Global Games, and the Rookies Who Stole the Show

2026年NBA全明星周末深度回顾

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2026 NBA All-Star Weekend — Slam Dunks, Global Games, and the Rookies Who Stole the Show

Is Xiao Li Really in Love — Or Talking to an AI Romance Scam?

是爱情还是AI骗局？

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Is Xiao Li Really in Love — Or Talking to an AI Romance Scam?

China Drops Visa Forms for UK and Canada — Just a Passport for Beijing and Shanghai

中国对英国和加拿大实行免签政策

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China Drops Visa Forms for UK and Canada — Just a Passport for Beijing and Shanghai

Why People Love Playing Games — C. Thi Nguyen's 'Games' on Clear Rules vs Messy Life

为什么我们喜欢玩游戏：游戏与生活的关系

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Why People Love Playing Games — C. Thi Nguyen's 'Games' on Clear Rules vs Messy Life

Mongolian Baby Shinebayar Saved at Shanghai's Renji Hospital — China's New Medical Tourism

跨越国界的生命希望与中国医疗

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Mongolian Baby Shinebayar Saved at Shanghai's Renji Hospital — China's New Medical Tourism

Chinese Millennials Rewrite the Wedding Playbook — Sichuan, Hangzhou and Shenzhen Couples Say No to Expensive

中国年轻人正在重新定义婚礼：只选对的，不选贵的

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Chinese Millennials Rewrite the Wedding Playbook — Sichuan, Hangzhou and Shenzhen Couples Say No to Expensive

China's Spring Festival Box Office Falls 60% — No Ne Zha 2, No Zhang Yimou Hit to Save 2026

春节档电影预售遇冷：票房大幅下降背后的原因

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China's Spring Festival Box Office Falls 60% — No Ne Zha 2, No Zhang Yimou Hit to Save 2026

Google, Amazon and Microsoft Pivot Hiring to India as US Visa Rules Tighten

人才进不来，公司走出去：美国科技巨头转向印度

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Google, Amazon and Microsoft Pivot Hiring to India as US Visa Rules Tighten

ChatGPT Adds Ads to Its Cheapest Plans as OpenAI Hunts a Sustainable Business Model

ChatGPT推出低价广告版

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ChatGPT Adds Ads to Its Cheapest Plans as OpenAI Hunts a Sustainable Business Model

China-Japan Business Outlook After Sanae Takaichi's Election Win — Tokyo, Beijing and Beyond

日本大选后的中日商业前景

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China-Japan Business Outlook After Sanae Takaichi's Election Win — Tokyo, Beijing and Beyond

Bad Bunny's All-Spanish Super Bowl Halftime Makes History as Trump Slams the Show

巴德·邦尼超级碗中场秀：全西班牙语演出创造历史

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Bad Bunny's All-Spanish Super Bowl Halftime Makes History as Trump Slams the Show

ByteDance Video Model Sparks Stock Rally for Huace, Perfect World and COL Group

字节跳动新模型引发股市上涨：中国AI视频大战升级

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ByteDance Video Model Sparks Stock Rally for Huace, Perfect World and COL Group

Darwin or Kropotkin? Why Biology Classics on Selfish Genes Need Not Disappoint

阅读生物学经典会让你对人性失望吗？

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Darwin or Kropotkin? Why Biology Classics on Selfish Genes Need Not Disappoint

EPA Enforcement Weakens Under Trump — Texas Chemical Plants and a DOJ Case Backlog

环保局执法力度的减弱与案件积压

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EPA Enforcement Weakens Under Trump — Texas Chemical Plants and a DOJ Case Backlog

Keir Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing — Trade, Tariffs and AstraZeneca Deals

英国首相斯塔默访华与中英关系的新篇章

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Keir Starmer Meets Xi Jinping in Beijing — Trade, Tariffs and AstraZeneca Deals

AI Boom Drives Shortages of Chips, Electricians and Data Center Power

人工智能的大发展带来了短缺问题

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AI Boom Drives Shortages of Chips, Electricians and Data Center Power

Morocco's Ancient Human Fossils and Casablanca Spring Festival — Ambassador Yu Jinsong

摩洛哥：古老的人类与新的友谊

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Morocco's Ancient Human Fossils and Casablanca Spring Festival — Ambassador Yu Jinsong

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