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'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet

'Gangnam Style' impact endures a decade after it broke the internet

When South Korean rapper Psy released "Gangnam Style" a decade ago, few anticipated the scale and speed of its success, and how it would help usher in the streaming revolution.

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Apple's self-driving car effort stuck in low gear: report

Apple's self-driving car effort stuck in low gear: report

Apple's quest to produce a viable self-driving car remains stalled despite years of work, with its team plagued by setbacks as rivals race ahead, The Information tech news website reported Monday.

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Elderly Indonesian culinary legend's sweet treats stand the test of time

Elderly Indonesian culinary legend's sweet treats stand the test of time

As the morning twilight approaches in an Indonesian city famed for its street food scene, a queue of sleepy customers snakes its way along the road in anticipation of a local culinary legend.

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US House committee to 'connect the dots' at Capitol riot hearing

US House committee to 'connect the dots' at Capitol riot hearing

The House committee probing the 2021 assault on the US Capitol will examine connections between associates of former president Donald Trump and far right-wing extremist groups at its seventh hearing on Tuesday.

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Unbeaten Canada wins as Panama women keep World Cup hope

Unbeaten Canada wins as Panama women keep World Cup hope

Reigning Olympic champion Canada remained unbeaten and Panama kept alive its hopes to reach the 2023 Women's World Cup with victories Monday at the CONCACAF W tournament.

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Webb telescope reveals deepest image of early universe

Webb telescope reveals deepest image of early universe

Humanity's view of the distant cosmos will never be the same.

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Pregnant Texas driver argues fetus is passenger after carpool fine

Pregnant Texas driver argues fetus is passenger after carpool fine

A pregnant woman in Texas who was fined for driving solo in a carpool lane said her fetus must be counted as a passenger in the wake of strict new abortion laws.

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US firefighters race to protect Yosemite's giant sequoias

US firefighters race to protect Yosemite's giant sequoias

Hundreds of firefighters scrambled Monday to prevent a wildfire engulfing an area of rare giant sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park.

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Webb telescope reveals clearest infrared image of early universe

Webb telescope reveals clearest infrared image of early universe

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the "deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe" ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said Monday.

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US senators fear Facebook censoring abortion posts

US senators fear Facebook censoring abortion posts

US senators on Monday demanded Meta address reports that its Facebook and Instagram social networks have been censoring information about how to legally get an abortion.

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