Polls suggest that most people want owners to pay for their own stadiums, but sports teams are desired and beloved, a source not only of entertainment but also of civic pride.
So, too, with the growing legions of lonely people who outsource their emotional needs to AI companions.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
Some of the suits claim that anthropomorphic chatbots, while engaging with users as platonic and romantic companions, acted as potent suicide coaches, helping teenagers and adults alike write suicide notes and plan their deaths.
Ukraine signed 10-year security pacts with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, with a UAE agreement expected soon, expanding Kyiv’s Middle Eastern defense partnerships.
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Volodymyr Yurchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
The district allocated around $467,000 toward the program transition, including for project staff, curriculum and professional development, marketing and recruiting and community partnerships.
Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.
—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Short-term money market funds and cash equivalents can offer places to hide from the volatility.
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