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Featured Article: Empathy

Hugging someone who is hurt is a signal of empathy
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, by placing oneself (mentally) in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of social, cognitive, and emotional processes primarily concerned with understanding others (and others' emotions in particular).

Popular Article: Poker

A poker game in progress
'Poker is a popular card game, or group of card games, in which players compete against one another by gambling on the values of each player's hand and betting into a central pot. The objective is to win the pot either by holding the superior hand at the end of the round or by forcing the other players to "fold," or discard their hand.

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Diverse cultures include variations on the phoenix, a bird with the ability to be reborn (source: Phoenix (mythology))