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Text from the ChatGPT page of the OpenAI website is shown in this photo, in New York, Feb. 2, 2023.

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Here are the 25 most-viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023

6:55am December 06, 2023

by The Associated Press

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia.

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'All the Little Bird-Hearts' explores a mother-daughter relationship

5:00am December 06, 2023

by Martha Anne Toll

Through the eyes of an autistic woman named Sunday, Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow explores family relationships and friendships in her debut novel, longlisted for the Booker Prize.

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In a year of book bans, Maureen Corrigan's top 10 affirm the joy of reading widely

5:00am December 06, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

Fresh Air's book critic says 2023 was an outstanding year for reading. Corrigan shares 10 of her favorite titles – a wide-ranging list of fiction and nonfiction.

The SAG-AFTRA strike went on for nearly four months.

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Hollywood performers ratify new contract with studios

11:17pm December 05, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

SAG-AFTRA's actors, dancers, stunt performers and voice-over actors went on strike for nearly four months before the deal was finally made.

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., vice chairwoman of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack, delivers remarks during a hearing on Oct. 13, 2022.

Liz Cheney, focused on stopping Trump, hasn't ruled out 3rd-party presidential run

5:59pm December 05, 2023

by Terry Gross

The former representative says a second Trump presidency would be an "existential threat" to democracy: "There's simply no defense, no excuse for putting that power back in the hands of Donald Trump."

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Let go and move on: A middle school's new credo helps with both teaching and learning

5:56pm December 05, 2023

by Judith Kogan

Middle school is often a challenging time for students. One Massachusetts school trying to put its credo into every day action: Let go and move on. Students and teachers alike say it's helping.

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Brenda Lee attends the CMA Awards at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 8. Her holiday hit "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, 65 years after its debut.

'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree' goes to No. 1 — after 65 years

5:22pm December 05, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Move over, Mariah Carey: Brenda Lee's reliable holiday hit, first released during the Eisenhower administration, is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — for the first time ever.

The two protagonists from the much anticipated GTA VI.

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The first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is out. Here's why the hype is huge

5:21pm December 05, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

It's been a decade since the last Grand Theft Auto game, and fans have finally gotten what they've been asking for. No, not a new game — but a real trailer and a promised release year.

Can a social media post change public opinion? Researchers weigh in

4:55pm December 05, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with researchers who've studied the relationship between social media posts and opinions.

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An Israeli man remembers his Gazan friend

4:55pm December 05, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

A Palestinian living in Gaza and a Jewish Israeli bonded over their hopes for peace and dreamed of one day getting a coffee together. But with one killed in the war in Gaza, that's now impossible.