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SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain — Even popes have travel delays. Lucky for Pope Leo XIV, King Felipe VI offered a way out, and a way home. Leo’s Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a ...

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Mathematician Will Sawin discusses his experience reviewing and refining a mathematical proof devised by OpenAI's internal model—and what that could mean for mathematics. Reading time 10 minutes Will ...

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The crash of a Boeing MD-11F killed three people on board and 12 on the ground. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Boeing, UPS, General Electric and a San Antonio aircraft maintenance company.