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Are people getting dumber? Are smartphones to blame?

I hope you’re not reading this article on your smartphone. New research shows conclusively that IQ scores have been declining in recent years. Social scientists focused on nearly four hundred thousand people aged eighteen to ninety who completed questions from…

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Current events

Are people getting dumber? Are smartphones to blame?

A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP, File)

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Why is the Strait of Hormuz so pivotal to the future?

Undated handout file photo originally issued on 09/06/26 by Metropolitan Police of Johannes Natland, 19, paying with cash at Briar Court. Norwegian Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of travelling to England to carrying out a hit on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. Metropolitan Police/PA Wire (Press Association via AP Images)

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Iran linked to teen assassins in Europe and US cyberattacks

A fallen tree continues to smolder in the Indian trail neighborhood during wildfires, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

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Wildfires force tens of thousands to evacuate in Spokane

This image provided by KMVT shows the scene of a shooting that started at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026 in Twin Falls, Idaho. (KMVT via AP)

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Bystander saves lives at In-N-Out Burger shooting in Idaho

Flags of Israel and Hamas on cracked background, Israeli ans Hama, war and peace deal or ceasefire in Gaza symbol by Delphotostock/stock.adobe.com

The Daily Article

The latest on a peace agreement in Gaza

This illustration provided by NASA shows the New Horizons spacecraft. NASA launched the probe in 2006; it's about the size of a baby grand piano. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past the mysterious object nicknamed Ultima Thule at 12:33 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. (NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI via AP)

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Spacecraft wakes up nearly six billion miles from Earth

Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Current events

As wildfires rage, Europe must fix how it fights them

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, wearing a shirt that says "Occupy Mars," and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, attend a campaign event with Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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How much longer can humans live on our planet?

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 12: People walk by a Hot Dog sculpture at Times Square on June 12, 2024 in New York City. At 65 feet long, Times Squares latest major public art installation, Hot Dog in the City, tops the record for the World's Largest Hot Dog Sculpture. (Photo by Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via AP )

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The world’s largest hot dog returns to New York City

Remembrance of Victims at the Brandenburg Gate [goal], Sea of Flowers / Nordphoto Photo by: Nordphoto / Engler/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

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Suspect in Berlin attack tried to join Islamic State

Workers Loading Luggage In Airplane By Tyler Olson/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living

Pilot helps load luggage after flight delay

FILE - Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has represented the Palestinian militant group in negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, gives an interview in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

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Hamas elects new leader: What to expect from Khalil al-Hayya

Washing vegetables for a salad By Photographee.eu/stock.adobe.com

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Wondering if cyclosporiasis is in my future

Tyler Burkum, from left, William Stanley Rinehart III, and Randall Harris of NEEDTOBREATHE performs at Team MCA at the Ryman during Country Radio Seminar on Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Current events

NEEDTOBREATHE’s “Last Drink” and a life of Spirit-filled joy

Matt Damon, left, Christopher Nolan and Anne Hathaway attend the premiere of "The Odyssey" at AMC Lincoln Square on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Current events

What makes a hero? A Christian review of “The Odyssey”

President Thomas Jefferson's Statue at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC By travelview/stock.adobe.com

Biblical living

Thomas Jefferson’s childhood home lists for $17 million

Singer Patti LaBelle performs the national anthem ahead of the MLB baseball All-Star Game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Current events

What baseball’s long road teaches us about following Christ

Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, July 13, 2026. (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

Current events

Why the Strait of Hormuz echoes an unpredictable war

A U.S. Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 drone boat and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC John Scheuerman transit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a crucial waterway for global energy supplies where American sailors often faces tense encounters with Iranian forces. (Information Systems Technician 1st Class Vincent Aguirre/U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

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American drone boats attack an Iranian submarine

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being shot at a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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President Trump responds to Iranian death threats

A screen displays information about Trump Accounts on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Current events

Should I open a Trump Account for my kids?

The Henry Clay Morrison Administration Building at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. (Photo courtesy of Asbury Theological Seminary/Wikimedia/Creative Commons)

Church leadership

How Asbury Seminary modeled truth and love in UMC departure

Scotland fans with the Tartan Army gather on Ocean Drive on the eve of the Group C World Cup game between Scotland and Brazil, in Miami Beach, Fla., Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Current events

How the World Cup inspires awe

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