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Mum held in police cell after birthmark mistake

3 days ago By Sophia Seth, BBC News BBC Laxmi Thapa was held in police custody before medical checks showed she had not harmed her baby The mother of a six-month-old baby said she was treated “like a criminal” after her son’s birthmarks were mistaken for bruising. Laxmi Thapa’s son was born with blue spot – blue-grey […]

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OpenAI illegally stopped staff from sharing dangers, whistleblowers say

OpenAI whistleblowers have filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the artificial intelligence company illegally prohibited its employees from warning regulators about the grave risks its technology may pose to humanity, calling for an investigation. The whistleblowers said OpenAI issued its employees overly restrictive employment, severance and nondisclosure agreements that could have […]

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Mortgage competition hots up as interest rates decision looms

8 hours ago By Kevin Peachey, Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Competition between mortgage lenders has intensified ahead of a key decision on interest rates by the Bank of England. A host of lenders have made reductions to the cost of new fixed-rate mortgages in recent days. Brokers expect further cuts to come, but mortgage rates […]

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Meta rolls back restrictions on Trump’s social media accounts

Meta announced Friday it’s rolling back heightened restrictions on former president Donald Trump’s social media accounts — an effort to give the Republican presidential contender more leeway to share content in a heated campaign season. The social media giant said it’s loosening the more rigorous consequences for Trump if he breaks their content rules, such […]

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Scientists to start human testing of vaccine

Scientists are launching their first in-human vaccine trial for a highly fatal virus. The Marburg virus is in the same family as Ebola and was discovered in 1967. There are currently no approved vaccines or treatments for the virus, which is listed as a “high consequence” infectious disease by the UK Health Security Agency. Now, […]

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France rugby players charged with raping woman in Argentina

Two French international rugby players have been charged with the aggravated rape of a woman following a match in Argentina, prosecutors in the South American country say. Hugo Auradou, 20, and Oscar Jegou, 21, are accused of raping a 39-year-old woman after France beat Argentina on Saturday. She alleges that they raped her multiple times […]

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Anwar El Ghazi wins case with Mainz over pro-Palestinian posts

Jul 12, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi had his contract at Mainz wrongfully terminated, a German court ruled on Friday, months after he refused to stay silent on his support for Palestinians in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Mainz initially suspended El Ghazi and then terminated his contract in November following his social […]

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