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ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours

ChatGPT cranks out gibberish for hours

ChatGPT spewed nonsensical answers to user's queries for hours Tuesday into Wednesday before eventually returning to its apparent senses.

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US Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon: minutes

US Fed divided on risk of cutting rates too soon: minutes

The US Federal Reserve was divided in January over the risks of cutting interest rates too soon or too late, although most members voiced concern about moving early, according to minutes of the meeting published Wednesday.

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Duplantis says he is in 'good shape' and aiming for vault record

Duplantis says he is in 'good shape' and aiming for vault record

Despite a slow start to the season, Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis said he is aiming to break his world record in Clermont-Ferrand five months before returning to France for the Paris Games.

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Winter drought grips southern Europe, northern Africa

Winter drought grips southern Europe, northern Africa

Drought plaguing the Mediterranean has failed to recede over winter months that brought below-average rainfall, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service has reported, prompting water restrictions and state of emergency declarations.

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LIV Golf's Niemann among trio invited to play Masters

LIV Golf's Niemann among trio invited to play Masters

LIV golfer Joaquin Niemann has accepted a special invitation to play the Masters along with Japan's Ryo Hisatsune and Denmark's Thorbjorn Olesen, Augusta National said Wednesday.

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Alabama university pauses IVF treatments after court ruling

Alabama university pauses IVF treatments after court ruling

An Alabama university temporarily halted in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments on Wednesday after the high court in the southern US state ruled that frozen embryos outside the womb are "children."

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Brazil condemns 'paralysis' on Gaza, Ukraine at tense G20 meeting

Brazil condemns 'paralysis' on Gaza, Ukraine at tense G20 meeting

Brazil's foreign minister criticized the "paralysis" of the UN Security Council on the wars in Gaza and Ukraine as he opened a G20 meeting Wednesday where the international community's deep divisions were on display.

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King Charles III meets PM in person for weekly audience

King Charles III meets PM in person for weekly audience

King Charles III on Wednesday met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in person for their weekly audience for the first time since announcing his cancer diagnosis, UK television channels reported.

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Verstappen dominates testing as Wolff says Horner probe 'issue for all F1'

Verstappen dominates testing as Wolff says Horner probe 'issue for all F1'

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen gave his struggling rivals little hope for optimism ahead of the new Formula One season when he dominated the first day of winter testing on Wednesday.

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Murray beaten in Doha by Czech teenager Mensik

Murray beaten in Doha by Czech teenager Mensik

Andy Murray suffered another setback with a marathon loss to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open second round on Wednesday.

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