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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi asked a federal judge in New York to deny the appointment of a special master to monitor the release of the "Epstein files."
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A subpoena issued by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 5, 2025 required U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce documents by August 19, 2025.
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A dioxygen molecule (O2) has a bent (curved) molecular geometry.
TOTAL BS
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In a ball-and-stick model of oxygen gas (O2), the bond between the two oxygen atoms is curved because of technical issues with the plastic stick.
MOSTLY BS
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Supernova explosions create and scatter elements heavier than iron across space.
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Red giants and red supergiants produce elements up to iron through nuclear fusion.
MOSTLY BS
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Hydrogen and helium were the first elements formed after the Big Bang.
NOT BS
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Stellar nucleosynthesis inside stars combines smaller nuclei into heavier elements.
NOT BS
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The Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend is associated with Wat Mahabut in Bangkok, Thailand.
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A shrine dedicated to Mae Nak exists at Wat Mahabut in Bangkok, Thailand, and visitors leave offerings there including traditional Thai dresses, cosmetics, and toys for her baby.
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In Thai folklore about Mae Nak Phra Khanong, Somdej Toh is credited with subduing Mae Nak's spirit by removing a piece of bone from her forehead and making it into a sacred amulet.
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In Thai folklore, Mae Nak died during childbirth while her husband Mak was away at war, and she became a Phi Tai Hong Thong Klom (a feared female spirit).
HARDLY BS
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The Thai film "Pee Mak" (based on the Mae Nak legend) became one of the highest-grossing films in Thai cinema history.
NOT BS
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The Mae Nak Phra Khanong legend originated in the Phra Khanong canal area of Bangkok in the mid-19th century (around the 1850s–1860s), during the reign of King Mongkut (Rama IV).
MOSTLY BS
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Type 2 diabetes is often preventable.
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For a reversible Hamiltonian flow with reversor R, for any point x on a reversible orbit, the points x and R(x) are related by a conjugacy of the dynamics restricted to that orbit.
HARDLY BS
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The Bank of Russia is selling gold in exchange for Chinese yuan.
MOSTLY BS
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The Bank of Russia is selling gold reserves to prevent the ruble from collapsing.
SOME BS
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The Bank of Russia has sold 28 tonnes of gold since the start of 2026.
HARDLY BS
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A 2020 publication authored by Kowalski and coauthors reported that adolescents often lack empathy and awareness of the harm caused by their online actions.
MOSTLY BS