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Voices - What 20 million bans reveal about the strain on Wikipedia's volunteers - June 25 (UPI) -- This year, Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years as the internet's encyclopedia that anyone can edit. In its first decade, it exploded in popularity.

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Argentina's challenge: Making economic reform credible

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Older people: Redefining humanity

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Everyone pays for patents on seeds, and private companies get rich

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Venezuela needs justice, not just amnesty -- Venezuela's National Assembly passed the Amnesty Law for Democratic Coexistence, presented as a step toward social peace and national reconciliation.

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Japan and Malaysia deepen strategic coordination in an unstable Indo-Pacific -- The summit between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim showed how Tokyo is expanding partnerships.

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Scientific images faked with AI tricking academic journals -- When almost anyone can fabricate an image in seconds from a text prompt using artificial intelligence, how do people decide what image is real?

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Considerations for U.S. strikes against terrorists in Latin America -- Recent strikes in Latin America have focused regional attention on U.S. lethal force as a tool against designated terrorist organizations.

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Juneteenth's real meaning is written on the plates of smoked meats -- The story of Black Texans -- and how they shepherded the traditions of Juneteenth through food -- is a part of history that receives scant attention.

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U.S.-Iran agreement and the Kim family regime: What will Kim exploit? -- Kim Jong Un will view the U.S.-Iran agreement as a case study in coercion, timing, bargaining and regime survival.

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Heat waves increase wildfire risk -- and it's not by a small amount -- When heat waves hit, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. Prolonged heat dries out vegetation, and also plays other roles in spreading flames.

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American workers are checked out, and bosses are the last to know -- In the U.S., only about 30% of part-time and full-time employees say they are engaged at work, according to an annual Gallup survey.

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Engineering challenges must be solved for data centers in space -- SpaceX may be one of the most well-known companies seeking to build orbital data centers, but it is not the only one.

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Australia's military operations in the South China Sea -- As a non-claimant in the South China Sea, Australia stands out among Washington allies as one of the most active participants in military activities.

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Sonic booms from meteors can equal hundreds of tons of TNT -- As humans, we live out our lives on a planet that is sweeping through a cosmic ocean littered with debris from the formation of the solar system.

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Between dogma and reason: ethics, governance and the human future -- Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity) has placed one of the great questions of our time at the center of global debate.

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Drone use poised to soar as FAA homes in on rule change -- Today, almost anyone who flies a drone must maintain visual contact with it at all times, a practice known as visual line of sight.

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Colombia needs market reforms to turn talent into affordable capital -- As Colombians head toward a presidential runoff on June 21, the country's deepening fiscal crisis has moved to the center of the campaign.

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How money exchanges between House members shape the balance of power -- University of Southern California researchers tracked the campaign cash that senior House lawmakers steer to fellow members of their own party.

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Costa Rica's IMF praise comes with a warning -- Costa Rica has received another favorable review from the International Monetary Fund, which is welcome news for the country's economy.

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