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National Day of Mourning: 9 books that mark Thanksgiving origin
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Missouri library to ban porn star book after waitlist clears
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OpenAI and Microsoft in new AI lawsuit over training data
Microsoft faces lawsuit over AI model development through OpenAI, involving alleged copyright infringement and authors’ rights.
Neil Gaiman: the power of fantasy and making metaphors real
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