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Post by Renisha Jerine Imagine a teen sitting at her desk and staring at an impossible algebra problem. Instead of waiting until class the next day or calling a friend, she types the question into an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Within seconds, she has an explanation written in simple steps. She feels relieved that her “study buddy” has returned. This scene is becoming increasingly common. AI-powered tools like ChatGPT, adaptive learning apps, and personalized tutoring bots are entering the everyday lives of students. Some people believe these tools are the perfect partner because they are always available, patient, and never…

Hamas is going back to using schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructures as hideouts during the cease-fire calm, the Palestinian Authority said — as President Trump warned Tuesday that the US’s Mideast allies are prepared to send in troops to “straighten” out the terrorists. Hamas has already managed to take over civilian shelters as part of its crackdown on dissent and as a tool to monitor the flow of humanitarian aid entering Gaza, politician Ramzi Awda claimed in the PA’s official daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida. A Red Cross vehicle next to a Hamas militant at night as part of a ceasefire. REUTERS…

TOKYO — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right. Takaichi replaces Shigeru Ishiba, ending a three-month political vacuum and wrangling since the Liberal Democratic Party’s disastrous election loss in July. Ishiba, who lasted only one year as prime minister, resigned with his Cabinet earlier in the day, paving the way for his successor. Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaking at a press conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on…

Samantha Ponder said watching her daughter “get posted up by a boy” during a middle school basketball game was “maddening” to see. Expanding on the matter Sunday in a series of tweets, the former host of ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” — who has been outspoken about her views on transgender athletes — said her daughter’s team lost the game after playing against “obviously a naturally born boy.” “It’s happened many times now living in NYC… yet another basketball game today where my middle school daughter is guarding an obviously naturally born boy in a girls tournament,” Ponder wrote. “The parents…

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha touched down in Israel for urgent, high-level talks Tuesday — as the US tries to shore up the shaky Gaza cease-fire deal. The veep and second lady arrived at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport ahead of his sit-down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials.   Vance didn’t make any official remarks on his arrival. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance arriving at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Oct. 21, 2025. Photo by NATHAN HOWARD/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Vance getting greeted in Tel Aviv by…

Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said it is open to a sale after receiving “unsolicited interest” from multiple parties — sending the media giant’s stock up more than 8% in early trading. The surprise announcement came as CEO David Zaslav expanded the company’s ongoing strategic review, confirming that the embattled entertainment giant will consider offers for all or part of the business. Zaslav said Warner Bros. Discovery, which owns HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. studio, has been preparing to split into two companies next year — one housing its streaming and studio assets, and another for its global cable…

A bipartisan group of former U.S. Surgeons General recently warned the nation about the threat posed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a particularly harmful voice on vaccines. The online noise will keep swirling, but its costs land on children—the baby who can’t choose, the kid with asthma, the teen with leukemia. I’ve spent two decades in public health and bioethics. I’m also a mom and a grandmother. Our family is vaccinated. Vaccination has more than two centuries of evidence behind it. Smallpox, polio, measles, diphtheria, tetanus: gone or drastically reduced. Modern monitoring systems continue to watch vaccine safety in…

Here’s one way to think outside the ‘tox. Botox is a brand name for a purified form of botulinum toxin A, a protein that temporarily paralyzes muscles by blocking the nerve signals that cause them to contract. The injections are used for everything from smoothing wrinkles to easing chronic migraines and relaxing overactive bladder muscles. Dr. Steven P. Cohen evaluates a Ukrainian Special Forces soldier with a right upper extremity amputation. Northwestern University Northwestern Medicine and Ukrainian physicians have now identified another potential use for Botox — relieving devastating phantom limb pain in Ukrainian war amputees. “Our results show that…

United States and China face off to continue Group Stage action in the FIFA U-27 Women’s World Cup. The United States previously bested Ecuador 3-0, while China dominated Norway, winning 5-0. Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kickoff, including how to watch and odds.How to watch United States vs. ChinaDate: Tuesday, October 21, 2025Time: 12 p.m. ETLocation: Mohammed VI Football Academy, Sale, MoroccoTV: FS2Streaming: FOXSports.com, FOX Sports App, FOX One (Try free for 7 days)Doug McIntyre’s USMNT Starting XI for 2026 FIFA World Cup™ | SOTU FOX Sports insider Doug McIntyre reveals his 2026 World Cup roster projection…

Beginning October 21, we’ll all be under the influence of Mercury retrograde’s pre-shadow or retroshade. This two-week period is a precursor for the main event of Mercury retrograde, which begins on November 9 in the free-wheeling, free-speaking sign of Sagittarius. “The countdown to chaos is on as mix-ups, misplaced items, and messy energy start creeping in,” Cindy Cavota, productivity coach at Headway, told The Post. When does Mercury go retrograde? As a personal planet, Mercury’s motions have an acute effect on us. Shutterstock Mercury enters its pre-retrograde shadow on October 21, 2025, at 7:11 am EST at 20°42 Scorpio. Mercury officially stations retrograde…