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Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains
Betsy Joles
Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.
Glen Hansard, seen here performing in Washington, D.C. in 2016, led the Irish band The Frames and won an Oscar for the song "Falling Slowly" from the film Once.
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Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and 'Once' star, dies at 56
Stephen Thompson, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
FILE - A Realbotix humanoid robot, center, speaks with attendees at a Realbotix booth during the CES tech show Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas.
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New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash
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This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC on July 27 shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.
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Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq
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Texas Standard
Talarico leads Paxton by 5 points in new poll of Texas’ U.S. Senate race
The poll found the Austin Democrat with a commanding lead among independents and a surprising edge with non-college-educated voters, who have consistently favored Republicans.
Today on Texas Standard: A peek inside a Texas wolf sanctuary
Data center worries drive campaign through West Texas as Democrats stump for the rural vote
Students unload the canned food items into large boxes placed outside of the Capital Area Food Bank. Photo by Katie Hayes
Report shows nearly 1 in 5 Texans are experiencing food insecurity
Texas lawmakers question whether multibillion-dollar data center tax break still benefits the state
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