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An employee enters the Anthropic office in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Anthropic says it blocked AI bids to make biological weapons

In a new report, the AI start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work

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Three Burning Man festival goers have died in Nevada, marking an unusually high death toll for the annual desert event.

‘Heavy hearts’: Three festivalgoers die at Burning Man

The fatalities mark an unusually high death toll for the annual desert event.

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A mother and son have been killed and three others seriously injured after a house exploded during a birthday party in Vermont.

‘Loud boom’: Birthday horror as explosion kills mum and son

A birthday party has turned into a nightmare after a house suddenly exploded in a deadly blast that has killed two and injured three others.

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US President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny over his account of what he did in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks after claiming two firefighters carried him to safety. 

‘Lifted me up’: Trump makes wild 9/11 rescue claim

The US President is facing renewed scrutiny over his account of what he did in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.

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Studies have found that children who  were exposed to the toxic dust have poorer health than their peers.

September 11’s hidden child victims

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Twenty-five years later, thousands of children who fled the September 11 attacks are still waiting for answers about the lifelong fallout for their health.

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D4vd is charged with killing a 14-year-old girl whose dismembered body was found in his car. (AP PHOTO)

D4vd facing lawsuit over alleged murder of 14yo girl

The family of a teenage girl allegedly murdered by D4vd is suing the recording artist who is accused of stabbing the girl and dismembering her body.

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The 67-year-old passenger allegedly became belligerent when he started yelling about Jesus and going to hell at a man who was seated next to him in first class. 

‘No tolerance’: Man duct-taped to plane seat learns his fate

The passengers who restrained the 67-year-old with duct-tape have spoken out about the incident.

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Brenda Deutsch was sentenced to a seven year suspended sentence with three years probation.
The Amazon cargo plane travelled about 400 metres past the paved runway surface. (AP PHOTO)

Cargo jet's runway crash killed five on ground in Miami

Investigators are looking into why an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people

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Corie Walsh is accused of killing her two-year-old son.

Mum ‘very invested’ in Clancy case allegedly kills 2yo son

Court documents say she described her son as the ‘devil’ and ‘anti-Christ’. WARNING: Graphic content.

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The 67-year-old passenger allegedly became belligerent when he started yelling about Jesus and going to hell at a man who was seated next to him in first class. 

Plane passenger duct-taped to seat after wild onboard tirade

A shocking mid-air confrontation has forced passengers and airline crew to restrain an unruly traveller with duct tape.

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The 'elusive creature' prompted an 'unusually high number of calls' to police.

‘Rare’ find in panic-plagued town as Bigfoot sightings surge

Police said their investigation uncovered ‘something almost as rare’ as the elusive creature.

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Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children, say she suffered post-partum psychosis.

Judge officially declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case

A judge has officially declared a mistrial in the murder case against US mother Lindsay Clancy.

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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court.

Can the Lindsay Clancy jury break its deadlock?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: If jurors cannot achieve consensus, the resulting mistrial will open a ferocious new round of debate about Clancy’s case.

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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony during her murder trial.

What to know while Lindsay Clancy’s jury deliberate

It is a case that has gripped the world, and a verdict could be imminent. Here’s everything to know in the case of a mother who allegedly murdered her three young children.

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Defence attorney Kevin Reddington is surrounded by the press as he leaves the courthouse after Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home following the conclusion of deliberations for the sixth day in the trial of Lindsay Clancy at Plymouth County Superior Court.

Lindsay Clancy lawyer demands removal of jury member

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial will hold an inquiry regarding what appears to be a single holdout preventing the Massachusetts jury from reaching a unanimous decision.

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Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. It was the first press briefing at the White House since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary last week.

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance plays down Iran-US strikes

JD Vance said he was “sceptical” of reports by Iranian state media that US strikes hit a wedding party and civilians in the past several days.

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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.

Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

LATIKA M BOURKE: Fresh from meeting his US counterpart at the Pentagon, Richard Marles is now in London, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending.

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