Strong winds wreak havoc before Torrey Pines 2nd rd halted
Strong winds wreaked havoc during the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in California on Thursday, forcing a lengthy suspension before play was halted due to darkness.
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'Living in a cage': West Bank checkpoints proliferate after Gaza truce
Father Bashar Basiel moved freely in and out of his parish in the occupied West Bank until Israeli troops installed gates at the entrance of his village Taybeh overnight, just hours after a ceasefire began in Gaza.
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OpenAI unveils 'Operator' agent that handles web tasks
OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called "Operator" that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms.
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Bamboo farm gets chopping for US zoo's hungry new pandas
On a snow-blanketed field in Virginia, a handful of workers were silent but for the groan of a chainsaw chopping through bamboo -- a delicacy for their furry clients down the road in the US capital of Washington.
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Fear in US border city as Trump launches immigration overhaul
Venezuelan Josnexcy Martinez, who is staying at a shelter in a Texas border city, said she's afraid of getting swept up in a raid targeting migrants even though she entered the country legally.
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Red herring: Why Trump wrongly blames a fish for LA wildfires
Donald Trump has derided the Delta smelt as a "worthless fish," blaming efforts to protect the species for the devastating Los Angeles wildfires on social media, in a press conference, and even a White House order.
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Colman kicks off Sundance as film world reels from LA fires
The US film industry's first major gathering since wildfires devastated Los Angeles began Thursday at Sundance, where Olivia Colman and John Lithgow kicked off the indie movie festival under somber circumstances.
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Alien hunting? Look under sea, says Republican congressman
Is there anybody out there? Yes! says a Republican congressman: the aliens are right under the ocean.
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242 mn children's schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024: UNICEF
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year -- roughly one in seven students, the UN children's agency reported Thursday, deploring an "overlooked" aspect of the climate crisis.
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Washington's 'Terminator' Daniels one win away from NFL history
Jayden Daniels has already transformed the Washington Commanders from perennial strugglers to NFC Championship contenders and on Sunday has a chance to make history and become the first rookie quarterback ever to reach the Super Bowl.
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