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More than half of Jewish Americans say they've faced antisemitism in the past year — and most now see it as a routine part of Jewish life, according to a new survey marking the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks.

Why it matters: The findings released Monday by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Jewish Federations of North America underscore how rising antisemitic incidents have reshaped life for Jewish Americans, two years after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack reignited tensions worldwide.

Immigrant detention centers nationwide are reporting placing more people in solitary confinement in 2025, sometimes for weeks at a time, according to new research.

The big picture: U.S. solitary confinement placements increasingly drag on for 15 days or longer, which the United Nations says constitutes psychological torture, according to a report by Harvard University researchers and Physicians for Human Rights.

OpenAI's new Sora app is sparking intense reactions — delighting some users and alarming others who see it as another tool undermining truth and human creativity.

The big picture: Despite the polarized response, the Sora moment is likely to be another step in society's grudging adjustment to AI, akin to past reactions to ChatGPT's image generator and, three years ago, to the debut of the chatbot itself.