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Buttons disappeared from car dashboards as touchscreens took over, but buttons are coming back over safety concerns.

Iranian protests quickly spread nationwide, and the government has responded with its usual playbook to silence dissent.

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The earliest known case of dementia in UK may help scientists and doctors alike better understand the awful disease.

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