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As sex and companion dolls become more humanlike, should they have human rights? (Photo: ScreenCap)

Should Sex Dolls Have Rights as Robots Increasingly Become More Human Through AI?

Under President Trump's executive order, the USPS would decide who votes by mail and whether ballots would be delivered. (Photo: )

Mail Ballot Battle Heats Up as 24 States Move to Block Trump USPS Rule in Court

Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab

With Iran War, Trump has Grabbed a Polecat He Can’t Put Down or Avoid Its Stink

Dolly Parton in 2022 at the Peabody Awards. She died today (Aug. 25) at 80. (Photo: Peabody Awards)

Dolly Parton, Music Icon, Actress, Business Woman and Philanthropist, Dies at 80

Australian actor Jacob Elordi stars in Ridley Scott's new film 'Dog Stars.' (Photo: ScreenCap)

Ridley Scott Peers Into Future, Again, and Sees an Apocalypse in New Film ‘Dog Stars’ (Video!)

Shakespearean actor Jonathan Judge-Russo has found himself in an unlikely place... country music. (Photo: Laura Rose)

From Shakespeare to Country Music, Jonathan Judge-Russo Finds His Voice in Off-Broadway’s ‘Music City’

Donald Trump personally ordered the death of a top Iranian general in Iraq. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Vengeance Tour II Media Attacks Finally Provoke Media to Fight Back… and It’s Winning

Grassroots protests against AI data centers have emerged in Trump strongholds like Kansas. (Photo:

Trump Pushes AI Data Centers While GOP Raises Red Flags Over ‘Toxic’ Election Issue

Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat admire their illicit score in 'The Wrong Girls.' (Photo: Studio)

What Kristen Stewart’s ‘Wrong Girls’ Got Right, and What It Got Wrong (Photos! Video!)

Montego Glover (right) and Jean Lichty explore the feminist ideal in 'An American Daughter.' (Photo: )

Montego Glover Explains Why Off-Broadway’s ‘An American Daughter,’ Still Resonates 30 Years Later

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