AI, K-culture and "authentic self" drew the most online interest in South Korea this year, according to a government survey released Wednesday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/01/k-culture-ai-online-interest/1511767245192/

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's daughter made her first known visit to the ruling family's mausoleum, images released by state media Friday showed.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/02/Kim-Jong-Un-Ju-Ae-family-mausoleum-visit-succession/2331767330504/

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Democratic Party leader Jeong Cheong-rae said he will wrap up a second comprehensive special prosecutor investigation involving the Unification Church

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/01/politics-unification-church-special-prosecutor-probe/9941767244843/

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N. Korean leader is accelerating "a dual-track military strategy", expanding weapons exports to Russia while advancing own strategic arms programs.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/01/military-arm-program/9211767244220/

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President Donald Trump said in an interview published Sunday that the United States needs to annex Greenland "for defense," while his deputy chief of staff's wife was reproached by Denmark's ambassador to the U.S.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/04/greenland-trump-annex-miller/6161767555477/

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NASA has lost contact with MAVEN, a spacecraft that has been orbiting Mars for more than 11 years and one of only three circling the red planet.

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/12/10/NASA-MAVEN-Mars-orbiter-loses-contact/5851765414977/

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The Golden Globe nominations are in with films like "Frankenstein" and television shows like "Only Murders in the Building" securing multiple nods.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2025/12/08/golden-globe-nominations-frankenstein/7371765199187/

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A social media video posted by the White House shows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents chasing and handcuffing alleged immigrants to the music of Sabrina Carpenter's "Juno," and the pop star is responding.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/02/sabrina-carpenter-blasts-white-house-inhumane-agenda/7681764706056/

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The government of Benin said Sunday that it had foiled a coup attempt by members of its military.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/07/benin-foiled-military-coup-attempt/7381765135116/

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited "the fog of war" in justifying a military strike that killed two survivors of an alleged drug boat.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/03/hegseth-strike-survivor/3271764727437/

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With 57.03% of the vote counted, the two leading Honduran presidential candidates, Nasry Asfura and Salvador Nasralla, are separated by 515 votes.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/12/02/latam-honduras-presidential-election/6271764695463/

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A North Carolina woman learned the value of persistence when playing the same set of lottery numbers for six years resulted in her winning a $154,168 jackpot.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/11/06/lotto-North-Carolina-Education-Lottery-six-years-Cash-5/4841762459026/

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The first of two planned launches lifted off Wednesday night from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX's was 29 Starlink satellites. ULA is the other one.

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/11/05/Fla-Space-Coast-launch-doubleheader/8411762392215/

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As the clock struck midnight overnight, the current federal government shutdown entered its sixth week and set a record as the longest in U.S. history.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/05/shutdown-longest-in-history/6691762350049/

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Trump had pulled Isaacman's nomination after a falling out with Elon Musk. Isaacman has ties to SpaceX, a company run by Musk.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/04/trump-isaacman-nasa/4191762308615/

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The crash consumed an entire city block, creating what Gov. Andy Beshear called an "all hands on deck" situation that sent emergency crews scrambling.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/05/ups-plane-crash-louisville/8371762302732/

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The Dutch government has taken control of a Chinese chip-making company based in the Netherlands to ensure the country's future access to semiconductors.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/10/13/hague-dutch-government-seizes-nexperia-china-chipmaker/5611760365099/

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Emergency responders in Massachusetts responded to an unusual call that ended with the return of a curly-haired runaway bull named Carl in the town of Warwick.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/13/Massachusetts-Warwick-bull-Carl/1411760373413/

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Megan Fox has joined the cast of the upcoming horror movie, "Five Nights at Freddy's 2." She will play Toy Chica in the flick, which is set for release Dec 5.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/10/11/megan-fox-chica-five-nights-freddys-two/7101760200520/

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Serial record-breaker David Rush teamed up with a longtime collaborator on the sidelines of FOX game show "99 to Beat" and recaptured a fist-bumping record.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/10/13/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-fist-bumps/7991760375300/

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The government shutdown enters its ninth day after several failed attempts to reopen it. A vote in the Senate is expected around 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/10/09/federal-shutdown-day-9/3011760018356/

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Jeremy Renner confronts Edie Falco in a trailer for Season 4 of the Paramount+ crime thriller series "Mayor of Kingstown." The new season premieres Oct. 26.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/10/09/Mayor-Kingstown-Jeremy-Renner-Edie-Falco/6351760029151/

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Abraham Mateo, Angel Lopez, ArthurHanlon, Grupo Frontera and Kapo have been booked to perform at the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami on Oct. 23.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2025/10/02/billboard-latin-music-awards-performers/6331759413954/

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Two California-based tech firms are joining a Federal Aviation Administration pilot program meant to speed up the delivery of advanced air mobility vehicles, commonly known as air taxis, the agency said Friday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/09/12/faa-air-taxi-electric-vertical-takeoff-public-private/8621757696314/

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Amazon invested $1.3 billion into robotaxi company Zoox five years ago, as of Wednesday the taxi has been launched in Las Vegas..

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/09/11/Zoox-robotaxi-Los-Vegas/4781757597059/

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Orlando Bloom told UPI he put himself through a grueling training routine to prepare for his pugilist role in "The Cut." The boxing drama opens Friday.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/09/05/orlando-bloom-interview/6831757069777/

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Animal services officers in Leander, Texas, came to the rescue of a juvenile great horned owl found entangled in a soccer net outside a school in the city.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/04/great-horned-owl-soccer-net-Leander-Texas/1851757005386/

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The Justice Department is suing Illinois over state laws that grant in-state tuition benefits and financial assistance to migrants, accusing the Prairie State of discriminating against Americans.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/09/03/DOJ-sues-Illinois-migrant-tuition/6751756872585/

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"Stargazing" and "Nice to Meet You" singer Myles Smith will perform the halftime show at the NFL Dublin football game. Lyra will sing the Irish national anthem.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2025/09/02/ireland-nfl-dublin-performers-myles-smith-lyra/1561756833356/

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