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Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?

Did George Floyd protesters miss their moment for change?

Outrage over George Floyd's killing by police catapulted Black Lives Matter into one of the largest protest movements in US history, with angry crowds chanting the slogan at rallies from Los Angeles to Washington.

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Do grabs share of lead at LPGA Mexico event

Do grabs share of lead at LPGA Mexico event

Brianna Do made the most of a rare LPGA Tour start to grab a share of the first round lead at the Mexico Riviera Maya Open at Playa del Carmen on Thursday.

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Pak grabs lead as Scheffler looks for third straight win

Pak grabs lead as Scheffler looks for third straight win

World number one Scottie Scheffler began his attempt for a third straight win with a solid two-under-par round of 68 at the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday.

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Colombian VP accuses government of 'racism, patriarchy'

Colombian VP accuses government of 'racism, patriarchy'

Colombia's leftist government was plunged into fresh crisis Thursday after the country's first black vice president described the administration as racist and patriarchal.

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Record floods devastate eastern Australia

Record floods devastate eastern Australia

Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help.

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Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook

Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook

US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her own voice.

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Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models

Anthropic touts improved Claude AI models

Anthropic unveiled its latest Claude generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models on Thursday, claiming to set new standards for reasoning, coding, and digital agent capabilities.

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WHO chief begs Israel to show 'mercy' in Gaza

WHO chief begs Israel to show 'mercy' in Gaza

Fighting back tears, the head of the World Health Organization on Thursday urged Israel to have "mercy" in the Gaza war and insisted peace would be in Israel's own interests.

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Alleged US killer of Israel embassy staff charged with murder

Alleged US killer of Israel embassy staff charged with murder

The suspect accused of gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers outside a Jewish museum in Washington was charged Thursday with murder, as international tensions over anti-Semitism erupted over the attack.

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US Senate blocks California's electric vehicle mandate

US Senate blocks California's electric vehicle mandate

US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies.

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