An associate professor of computer science at UT spent years communicating with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before leaving the university in 2021, DOJ documents show.
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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Mychal Threets and panelists Tom Bodett, Josh Gondelman, and Tig Notaro
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Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason weaves scenes of quiet domestic life against the backdrop of an arresting landscape in his newest film.
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Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.
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Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.
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U.S. and Iranian envoys have held talks aimed at averting possible U.S. strikes on Iran.
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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author Anne Applebaum about how the U.S. may be headed toward authoritarianism.
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Beef producers from around the country held a convention this week where they heard from Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who promotes red meat consumption.
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A new social media platform launched last week and it's got Silicon Valley buzzing, but it's not for humans. Moltbook is a platform for AI agents to talk to other AI agents.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant preview Sunday's Super Bowl game, as well as the Winter Olympics.
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NPR Political Correspondent Domenico Montanaro joins to discuss the Trump administration's engagement in foreign conflicts, as well as what a recent poll says about what where voters stand on several key issues, including immigration and the economy.
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