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Can ‘Jeopardy!’ whiz James Holzhauer be beat? The science of memory and recall, explained

What will it take to topple Jeopardy champ James Holzhauer? He summons facts from his memory with such speed that few contestants have come close to beating him. He has raked in $1.69 million in 22 games that have aired to date, winning money at the fastest clip in the show's history.

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FILE – In this April 3, 2019, file photo, Right to Life marchers gather on the steps of the Capitol to listen to speakers in Richmond, Va. As abortion opponents cheer the passage of fetal heartbeat laws and other restrictions on the procedure, abortion-rights groups have been waging a quieter battle in courthouses around the country to overturn limits on providers. The first case to make it to trial is a lawsuit challenging abortion laws in Virginia. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) VASH504 VASH504
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FILE — The author Herman Wouk, at home in Palm Springs, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012. Wouk, whose whose taut shipboard drama “The Caine Mutiny” lifted him to the top of the best-seller lists, where he remained for most of a career that extended past his 100th year, died at home in Palm Springs on May 17, 2019. He was 103. (Stephanie Diani/The New York Times) XNYT70 XNYT70
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FILE — A new rebel with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, learns the ropes from a veteran during training in the mountains north of Medellin, Colombia, on Aug. 31, 2018. Rebels are rearming, violence is soaring in the countryside and the new government is wavering in its commitment to the peace deal reached in September 2016. (Federico Rios Escobar/The New York Times) XNYT42 XNYT42
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FILE – In this April 2, 2019, file photo, immigrants from Central America seeking asylum board a bus in San Antonio. The Trump administration has alerted two counties in Florida to prepare for an influx of immigrants at the border. The federal government is planning to transport more than 100 immigrants a week to Broward and Palm Beach counties, two predominately Democratic counties in Florida. The administration is providing no funding to house or feed them. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) MH301 MH301

Trump plans to release thousands of migrants in two Democratic strongholds, Florida officials say

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Same-sex marriage supporters cheer outside the Legislative Yuan Friday, May 17, 2019, in Taipei, Taiwan after the legislature passed a law allowing same-sex marriage in a first for Asia. The vote Friday allows same-sex couples full legal marriage rights, including in areas such as taxes, insurance and child custody. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) XYY119 XYY119

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