Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said in a YouTube video he will push for a ban on digital casinos to curb online gambling addiction.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/09/latam-brazil-proposed-internet-gambling-prohibition/7931773076559/

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Nearly half of S. Korean high school students are using AI to help them study, a survey showed, as the government moves to expand AI education.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/11/high-school-students-ai-survey/6181773282161/

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The deterrence posture against North Korea will not be hindered regardless of a potential shift of military assets owned by the U.S. military stationed in South Korea, a senior official at Cheong Wa Dae said Wednesday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/03/11/korea-USFK-THAAD-defense-posture-military-assets-Middle-East/4201773199062/

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Lucy Boynton, Babou Ceesay and Peter Mullan have joined the Season 2 cast of HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel, "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms."

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2026/03/04/lucy-boynton-knight-seven-kingdoms-season-two/8641772644080/

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The most fundamental human act, communication, is entering a crisis that is reshaping human relationality. The stakes are not merely cultural.

https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/03/02/latam-relationalitycommunication-crisis/8741772461408/

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The 30th anniversary of the classic sitcom, "Everybody Loves Raymond," will be celebrated at the ATX TV Festival in Texas this May.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2026/02/12/everybody-loves-raymond-reunion-atx-tv-festival/2481770915512/

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U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter responding to an American advocacy group calling for international protection for N. Korean POWs

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/10/nkorea-pow-us-president-donald-trump/7091770776579/

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Students from Miami University's Geospatial Analysis Center used phones and drones to count and collect data on headstones at a city's cemetery.

https://www.upi.com/Voices/2026/02/10/Miami-University-Oxford-Ohio-cemetery/5931770733083/

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A 35-year-old Australian serving life after admitting mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch launched a bid to get a trial in front of a jury.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/09/New-Zealand-mosques-shooter-launches-apeal/8061770636229/

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3 Doors Down announced Saturday that the band's lead singer Brad Arnold has died at the age of 47.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Music/2026/02/07/brad-arnold-three-doors-down-singer-dies/1521770494612/

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Officials in a Florida city said it was a "beak-tacular day" when a police officer came to the rescue of a pelican found injured near a bar.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/09/Treasure-Island-Florida-pelican-rescue/9061770657883/

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Viewers won't need to learn Spanish to enjoy the Super Bowl LX halftime show, as Bad Bunny vowed to make the world dance Thursday in San Francisco.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2026/02/05/Bad-Bunny-halftime-Super-Bowl-LX/4761770309861/

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Han Byung-do, floor leader of the Democratic Party, urged lawmakers to speed up legislation aimed at improving livelihoods, saying bill passed 22.5%

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/03/politic-national-assembly-bill-process/3681770171079/

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The defense ministry has proposed to the United States that South Korea's military jointly manage parts of the southern half of the heavily fortified DMZ, a source said Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/02/05/korea-DMZ-UNC-South-Korea-buffer-zone-civilian-control-access/9201770279302/

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Federal prosecutors have charged the Chicago man accused of gunning down two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May with terrorism-related offenses, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/02/04/terrorism-charges-Elisa-Rodriguez-Israeli-Embassy/8651770255582/

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A South Carolina man stopped at a convenience store to satisfy his craving for a bag of pretzels and ended up winning a $200,000 lottery prize.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/02/02/lotto-South-Carolina-Education-Lottery-pretzels/1891770053211/

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Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export controls

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/11/japan-starts-deep-sea-rare-earth-test-mining/1601768184441/

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Indiana defenders feasted on early Oregon turnovers to build a big lead they never surrendered en route to a 56-22 thrashing in Friday's Peach Bowl.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2026/01/10/Indiana-ousts-Oregon-reach-first-college-football-championship/3121768011890/

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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution that would limit the president's ability to strike countries unilaterally.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/08/senate-vote-war-powers-resolution/2401767892342/

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S. Koreans have been able to view N. Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, at designated public locations without special procedures from Dec. 30

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/07/nkorea-official-newspaper-can-read-designated-public-location/4151767838955/

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Prof. Kim argues that domestic-focused politics risks being pushed aside in a geoeconomic order and urges South Korea to rethink survival strategy.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/06/geoeconomics-survival-strategy/5441767676557/

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Tommy Lee Jones' family has issued a statement after his daughter, Victoria, was found dead in a San Francisco hotel on New Year's Day.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2026/01/03/tommy-lee-jones-daughter-victoria-dies/6101767458676/

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Iranian leaders took exception to President Donald Trump's threat to intervene if the Iranian government kills protesters amid civil unrest.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/03/iran-protests-trump/9171767491864/

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Mexico closed 2025 with weak economic growth and is heading into 2026 with limited expansion prospects, according to estimates and projections.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/02/latam-mexico-low-economic-growth/8141767374126/

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Paramount+ announced Thursday that two animated series based on Mo Willems' beloved picture books are now in the works.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/12/11/mo-willems-series-paramount-plus/6131765505356/

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The New York Times has filed suit against artificial intelligence startup Perplexity for copyright infringement.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/05/new-york-times-sues-perplexity-ai-startup/9901764965853/

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Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices up 0.4% and energy up 1.7%.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/05/Commerce-Department-PCE-inflation-report-Trump-economy/7411764950713/

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An Illinois Lottery player credited a chance encounter with his grandma at a store with lending him the luck to win a $1 million Powerball prize.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/01/lotto-Illinois-Lottery-grandma-good-luck-Powerball/1551764620312/

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Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/12/01/vaccine-adviser-Martin-Kulldorff-hhs-role/1151764639855/

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President Donald Trump plans to host a meeting Monday evening about Venezuela as the president increases pressure on the country and its leader.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/01/trump-white-house-meeting-venezuela/4491764619178/

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