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For the past year, rural farmers in Malawi have been consulting a generative AI chatbot for advice about their crops and animals. These farmers ask questions in their native language, Chichewa, and the app, Ulangizi, responds in the same language,

TikTok has become a key player in the 2024 campaign media landscape, with almost 40% of adults under 30 regularly getting their news from the platform, according to a Pew study. With Meta’s decision earlier this year to de-prioritize political

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan on Thursday, causing one fatality and bringing strong winds and flooding to a significant portion of the island’s east coast and northern areas, following its passage through the northern Philippines. Air and

We’ve all been there. Before a big event, we plan what we’ll do and say, rehearsing every detail. But once we’re there, it’s different. The atmosphere, sense of responsibility, and the people around us make things unlike our solitary rehearsals.

Megan Thee Stallion, known for her bold and confident persona in music, hides a deep well of trauma. In recent years, she has grappled with grief, PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts.  This struggle is the heart of Nneka Onuorah’s new

The Los Angeles Dodgers secured their second World Series championship in five seasons, overcoming a five-run deficit with the help of three Yankees defensive miscues and rallying on sacrifice flies from Gavin Lux and Mookie Betts in the eighth inning

PORTLAND, Ore. — Authorities say the man suspected of setting fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state is an experienced metalworker and may be planning additional attacks. Portland Police Bureau spokesperson Mike Benner said investigators believe the

Despite expressing confidence in his ability to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump has been planting seeds of doubt about the election’s legitimacy, particularly in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. With Election Day just days away, Trump has escalated

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up to get stories like this sent to your inbox. It happened without much notice, but Democrats have managed to close the gap with voters on who they

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will be campaigning in several swing states on Wednesday. They will cross paths in Wisconsin, where Trump will be joined by former NFL quarterback Brett Favre in Green Bay. Favre, a longtime supporter of Trump

Emi, my mom, was ready. She had printed out a sample ballot and filled in her selections. Her chuleta, she called it, a nod to cheat-sheets Venezuelan children use when they’re studying for tests. Three pages of candidates and propositions,

The iconic columns of the White House glowed behind her. In front of her, thousands of supporters held “USA” signs and wore bracelets that lit up red and blue across the grassy acres of the Ellipse. A week before Election

LOS ANGELES — Teri Garr, the comedic actress known for her quirky roles in films like Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has passed away. She was 79. Garr died on Tuesday due to complications from multiple sclerosis, surrounded by family and

The Supreme Court rejected Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s late requests to remove his name from the presidential election ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin. Kennedy, who now supports former President Donald Trump in his race against Vice President Kamala Harris, argued

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up to get stories like this sent to your inbox. As Kamala Harris prepares to deliver a major speech outlining her campaign’s final arguments, she has chosen a

Organ and cell transplants are potentially life-saving treatments for a variety of medical conditions, but their success depends on how long the transplanted cells or tissues can survive in their new host. Drugs that suppress the immune system to minimize

(PALM BEACH, Fla.) — On Tuesday, Donald Trump referred to his rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden, an event featuring numerous speakers, as a “lovefest.” This is the same term the former president has previously used to describe the

Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, brings extensive experience and credentials to her role. Her expertise as a Holocaust historian has garnered accolades and a victory in a libel lawsuit against David Irving, a Holocaust denier

“As the planet heats up, we are facing growing problems of either too much or too little water.” This was the warning from Celeste Saulo, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization, this month. Major rivers like the Ganges, Amazon,