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AI used to create viruses not found in nature for first time
US researchers say they created 16 viruses using AI, prompting hopes for medical advances and concerns about misuse.
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More than one million affected by floods in India’s Assam state
Thousands of people in India have been displaced since July after monsoon rains triggered severe flooding.
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Justin Pearson and Brent Taylor win primaries for key Tennessee House seat
Nominees to face off in November in redistricted seat central to Trump’s bid to retain slim Republican majorityTennessee primary voters pick
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Exclusive report with the 308 people rescued by Nigerian forces
Nigerian security forces have rescued 308 people abducted in separate attacks in northern Niger and Kwara states.
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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health
Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against usersA New Mexico court has orde
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Meta fined $567m in largest child safety ruling against social media giant
A New Mexico judge ordered the Instagram, Facebook and Whatsapp parent company to pay another $567m for the way it has harmed children.
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Some of Doge's $110bn saving reports are wrong or lack evidence, US watchdog finds
A review of the body formerly charged with reducing government spending has found several issues with its calculations.
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Travel restrictions – from Israel and Europe – trap students in Gaza
Blockades and bureaucracy turn education into an uphill journey for talented Gaza students seeking a brighter future.
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‘No red line’: South Lebanon residents outraged as Israel resumes strikes
People in South Lebanon question their government's approach as Israel launches more attacks and displacement orders.
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Trump signs executive orders banning so-called ‘birth tourism’
US President Donald Trump signed two executive orders to further limit who is eligible for birthright citizenship.
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Iran’s Ghalibaf accuses Trump of conducting show diplomacy ‘on loop’
US president says he is involved in talks and war will end 'pretty soon', claiming that Iran cannot 'go much longer'.
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Trump administration announces changes to Head Start in overhaul
While officials say proposed revisions will encourage more enrollment, advocates say it will undermine the programThe Trump administration h
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Judge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse
Settlement ends years-long legal battle over collapse of 18-story hotel that was under construction in New OrleansA judge approved a $106m s
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How Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘extraordinary’ win stunned pro-Israel establishment
Michigan progressive fended off AIPAC as well as Democratic establishment in US Senate race, supporters say.
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Trump again rebukes Jeanine Pirro over reflecting pool ‘vandalism’ case
President attacks ‘terrible mistake’ of US attorney, who said in court filing damage stemmed from botched renovationDonald Trump has doubled
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India is a nation of walkers - but its cities forgot them
India's top court has put the spotlight on unsafe footpaths and the country's forgotten pedestrians.
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Where is Jackie? Beloved live cam eagle in critical condition
The bald eagle, who has gained worldwide fame as the protagonist of a nest live-stream in California, has been diagnosed with anemia.
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Australia news live: Surge in EV demand and fuel diplomacy push send trade surplus to nine-year low
Jump in imports narrowed Australia’s goods trade surplus to $1.1bn in June quarter. Follow today’s news liveFormer ABC executive says Race A
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Airline workers reportedly decline to help US agents as Trump migrant crackdown accelerates
Expansion of immigration enforcement at US airports puts employees at odds with agents seeking 2,000 daily arrests A dramatic increase in im
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ICE is now tracking nearly 54,000 immigrants via ankle monitors
Shift in monitoring methods has led to revenue boost for Geo Group, a private prison firm, that also makes the deviceThe US is tracking near
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Far-right fitness clubs mask extremist recruitment, experts warn
Al Jazeera's Nils Adler reports on how far-right 'Active Clubs' use fitness and camaraderie to recruit young white men.
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Trump signs executive orders in effort to limit US birthright citizenship and target so-called ‘birth tourists’– live
Pair of orders come month after supreme court struck down administration’s earlier attempt to place restrictions on birthright citizenship e
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Trump signs new executive orders seeking to limit US birthright citizenship
The US president's latest effort comes after Supreme Court ruled against his push to reinterpret constitutional right.
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US Pacific north-west blanketed in thick smoke as firefighters push back blazes
Cities in Washington and Oregon seeing some of world’s worst air quality indices as smoke from fires cloaks regionWildfires raging in the US
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