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Nebraska teen sent to 90 days in jail over abortion
Austin Svehla /Norfolk Daily News By Chelsea Bailey BBC News A US teenager was sentenced to 90 days in jail after taking abortion pills to end her pregnancy and disposing of the foetus with her mother’s help. Celeste Burgess, now 19, pleaded guilty to illegally concealing human remains after she had an abortion around 28…
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Seven AI companies agree to safeguards in the US
Getty Images By Shiona McCallum Technology reporter Seven leading companies in artificial intelligence have committed to managing risks posed by the tech, the White House has said. This will include testing the security of AI, and making the results of those tests public. Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI joined US…
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Trump Mar-a-Lago classified files case: Judge sets 24 May trial date
Getty Images A federal judge has scheduled ex-President Donald Trump’s trial for alleged mishandling of classified documents for spring next year. Judge Aileen Cannon set the case for 20 May. Mr Trump had wanted the trial postponed until after the November 2024 presidential election. The high profile case will begin with the election campaign in…
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Russian hardline Putin critic and commander Strelkov detained
Igor Strelkov/Telegram By Paul Kirby BBC News Russian authorities have detained outspoken pro-war blogger Igor Girkin, a hardline nationalist critic of Russia’s flagging military campaign in Ukraine, also known as Strelkov. His wife said he was taken away from their Moscow flat while she was not at home, and charged with extremism. Strelkov, a former…
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Tony Bennett obituary: The great interpreter of the American songbook
Getty Images Tony Bennett was the great interpreter of the American songbook. He delighted generations of audiences – from the 1950s to the 2020s – with stylish renditions of classic songs. In 1951, Bennett had his first big hit with Because of You. In 2021, Love For Sale – his second album of duets with…
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Singer Tony Bennett dies aged 96
Getty Images Tony Bennett, the legendary New York pop and jazz singer, has died aged 96. Bennett was known for songs such as The Way You Look Tonight, Body and Soul and (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco. He also collaborated with star performers from Lady Gaga to Aretha Franklin and Frank Sinatra, who…
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Berlin ‘lion’: Wild animal probably a boar, authorities say
Reuters By Kathryn Armstrong BBC News German authorities are calling off the search for a suspected lioness after finding no evidence of a big cat on the loose. Police have been searching for more than a day after being notified about a wild animal by members of the public – but had found no trace.…
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German crime family member issues plea for missing lion
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Damien McGuinness in Berlin & Kathryn Armstrong in London BBC News A member of a notorious German crime family has offered his help in capturing a suspected escaped lioness in the southern outskirts of Berlin. Police…
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Is this a lioness on the loose in Berlin?
German police say they are “currently assuming” that video circulating online is “authentic” and shows what they believe is a “big cat” that was also seen by officers. A police spokeswoman said they received calls and a video alerting them to the wild animal at about midnight on Wednesday, and immediately began their search. The…
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There’s a heatwave in the sea and scientists are worried
Could warmer ocean temperatures be a sign climate change has progressed further than we thought? The month of June and the first few days of July were hotter than any in recorded history, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Residents in the south of the US and southern Europe have been enduring sweltering temperatures,…