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UPI - Opinion

Voices - Left and right in the age of algorithms - May 29 (UPI) -- Late last year, Chileans went to the polls in one of the most polarized presidential contests since the country's return to democracy.

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BTS and the new order of global youth

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For young leaders, politics begins where social media ends

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Paraguay's next reform agenda: Lowering the cost of capital

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Blackout risks are rising -- why neighboring power grids can't help -- Neighboring power grids can't just send extra electricity where it's needed over transmission lines because the U.S. grids aren't all connected.

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From America First to Americas First -- Regions such as Central America have often been treated as territories of influence rather than as sources of ideas.

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Should AIs be required to report a human user contemplating violence? -- Multiple tragedies show that generative AI can potentially play a role in harming people, organizations and the environment.

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Rice feeds billions -- but its climate change role is growing -- From terraced paddies in Southeast Asia to irrigated fields in China and India, rice underpins daily meals for billions of people.

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North Korean women, capitalist feminism and human security -- North Korea's ability to avoid collapse and maintain a baseline of social continuity was owed entirely to informal economic activities of its women.

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Central America's integration test is decision-making -- Central America does not suffer from a lack of regional challenges. It suffers from a shortage of regional decisions.

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Japan and Australia: A quasi-alliance comes of age -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's early May visit to Canberra marks a significant milestone for Australia-Japan relations.

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Peru's F-16 dispute: defense ties depend on politics, not just weapons -- Peru's decision to move forward with the purchase of U.S.-made F-16 fighter aircraft is more than a military procurement story.

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What Paraguay should do: Stay open to investment, but not blindly open -- Paraguay is entering a period in which infrastructure, energy and digital investment will increasingly determine its economic future.

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South Korea's nuclear sub talks with Washington have gone missing -- A plan to build Korean nuclear submarines at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania appears to be in limbi, with no progress toward an agreement

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Humanities and the crisis of instrumental reason -- Aa landmark UNESCO report released this month finds that only one in five universities worldwide has a formal policy on artificial intelligence.

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Can American democracy survive the Internet age? -- The Internet has became the message and the messenger. Today, Trump has Truth Social, where he can make the most outrageous and incendiary statements.

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Hurricane forecasts have improved, but federal cuts threaten NOAA -- Americans rely on accurate forecasts when hurricanes might be developing to know when to stock up on supplies, prepare for power outages or evacuate.

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Dark patterns on the Web are designed to manipulate you -- Website designs that try to change your behavior cross a line when they outright deceive, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher says.

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Fungal disease, climate change threaten Colorado's prized peaches -- In western Colorado, home to the treasured Palisade peach, cytospora canker is one of the most consequential fungal diseases faced by growers.

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Panama's free-enterprise opportunity -- Renewed international debate over the Panama Canal has revealed something deeper than a mere sovereignty dispute.

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French Open: Coco Gauff advances to third round

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