Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework last fall. Their exchanges grew more consuming as the 16-year-old opened up to the chatbot about his suicidal thoughts, according to data analysis of the conversations shared with The Washington Post by attorneys for Adam’s parents.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. In January, the high school sophomore spent just under an ho

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Added sugars are difficult to quickly spot because many companies use clever marketing to distract consumers, said Nicole Avena, a professor of neuroscience and psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and Princeton University who has studied added sugars.  Avena said while some health-forward brands know people are starting to become aware of the hazards of added sugars, "a lot of the bigger brands don’t worry so much about people’s health.”  The average American consumes 17 grams of added suga

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Here are eight of the most spectacular astronomical discoveries of 2025.

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The moon and sun share top billing in 2026.  Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon.  A supermoon looms on Jan. 3 and an astronomical blue moon is on the books for May.

The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders

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