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The real lesson of DeepSeek is that America’s approach to AI safety and regulations — the concerns espoused by both the Biden and Trump administrations, as well as by many AI companies — was largely nonsense.

The dangerous AI nonsense that Trump and Biden fell for

The real lesson of DeepSeek is that America’s approach to AI safety and regulations — the concerns espoused by both the Biden and Trump administrations, as well as by many AI companies — was largely nonsense.

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Bill and Beverly Bryan at a restaurant along the Tennessee River in 2022. (MUST CREDIT: Courtesy of Zarzaur Law)

Surgeon allegedly removed wrong organ then covered it up

THE WASHINGTON POST: Beverly Bryan alleges a surgeon killed her husband by mistakenly removing his liver instead of his spleen, then participated in a conspiracy.

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Australians are hungry for housing solutions which work.

The great Australian dream is now a fantasy

ANDREW BRAGG: Housing is one of the major issues facing Australia. Almost everyone knows someone who wants to buy a house but they can’t. A feeling of helplessness is taking over for millions of Australians. 

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An expert has explained how ‘faulty’ memory can cause parents to forget children left in cars.

Hot car deaths: The science behind how parents can forget a child in a vehicle

It might seem incomprehensible that a parent could leave a child in a car, but a neuroscientist has explained the phenomenon.

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JENI O’DOWD: When an $11 steak needs a security tag, it says less about crime and more about a broken economy where people are forced to steal just to eat. What does that say about the country we’ve become?

How Aussies are taking a stand against corporate greed

JENI O’DOWD: When an $11 steak needs a security tag, it says less about crime and more about a broken economy where people are forced to steal just to eat. What does that say about the country we’ve become?

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Illustration of a brain with microplastics depicted, exploring potential neurological impacts.

Study reveals shocking amount of microplastics in brains

THE WASHINGTON POST: A new study shows that microplastics are making their way into human brains - with potentially dangerous effects on people’s health and mental acuity.

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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, left, was overruled by Anthony Albanese and stopped from making a deal with the Greens. WA Premier Roger Cook lashed out at the Nature Positive laws again last week.

Nature Positive laws to be formally scrubbed from Senate

The much-maligned proposal for an independent Federal environmental watchdog will be formally put down on Wednesday when both the Government and Opposition move to take it off Parliament’s agenda.

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ANDREW CARSWELL: It’s not easy being Tanya Plibersek in an Albanese Government. The chances of being trampled upon by the PM’s ungainly boots is extremely high.

Labor shemozzle points to a party with an identity crisis

ANDREW CARSWELL: Labor’s on-again, off-again flirtation with environmental reform points to a party grappling with an identity crisis.

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The arrival of a baby swell shark at an aquarium in Louisiana has caused a wave of excitement.

Baby shark born in aquarium tank of only females

The sharks had not had any contact with a male for more than three years.

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KATE EMERY: A Federal review into transgender health care is a powerful opportunity to take the politics out of this crucial question

Trans people are not a creation of the ‘woke left’

KATE EMERY: A Federal review into transgender health care is a powerful opportunity to take the politics out of this crucial question

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‘I grew up in a household where my mother was physically violent, emotionally and verbally abusive, and horribly controlling.’

Mum beat me, siblings and dad within an inch of our lives

‘She was walloping me with a walking stick and I remember thinking, “This time she’ll kill me”.’

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'Putricia' the corpse flower drew big crowds to Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens.

Stinking corpse flower draws crowd of 27k keen for a whiff

A putrid-smelling flower that has become an online sensation drew a crowd of 27,000 people wanting to a whiff of the odour.

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Joanne Hadjia — known professionally as Joey Dija — revealed her six-month-old son Axe started developing fevers before breaking out in a severe rash.

Singer used ChatGPT after doctors fail to diagnose sick baby

The former X-Factor star had to rush her six-month-old son back to the hospital after doctors sent him home.

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BRYONY GORDON: If you have diabetes, or are obese, Ozempic is life-changing. But if you’re a slim person trying to use it to drop a dress size? I’m afraid it’s not Ozempic that you need, but therapy.

If you’re slim but taking Ozempic, you need therapy

BRYONY GORDON: If you have diabetes, or are obese, Ozempic is life-changing. But if you’re a slim person trying to use it to drop a dress size? I’m afraid it’s not Ozempic that you need, but therapy.

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