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Islamic Bloc Adopts Arab Nations' Counter To Trump's Gaza Takeover Plan
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday adopted the Arab League's counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, two ministers told AFP.
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US Sides with Russia, Refusing To Support Ukraine At UN
The United States voted with Russia Monday against a resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine, rejecting a text widely adopted by the UN General Assembly.
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China's Baidu to Make Latest Ernie AI Model Open-Source as Competition Heats Up
Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector. The startup offers open-source AI services that it claims are comparable in performance to US pioneer OpenAI's advanced systems but come with a lower operational cost.
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JD Vance's Relative, 12, Denied Heart Transplant Due To Vaccination Status
A 12-year-old Indiana girl was denied a heart transplant because she was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. Adaline, a distant relative of US Vice President JD Vance, was adopted from China.
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How A Secretive US Church Forced Women Into Giving Up Babies For Adoption
The church, known as The Truth or the Two by Twos, coerced hundreds of unmarried mothers into giving up their kids -- some without even seeing them -- for adoption between the 1950s and 1990s.
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Russian Leader Warns Of Nuclear War Over Claims Of Putin's Assassination Plot
Russian Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin adopted a more forceful tone, warning that any plot to assassinate Putin would have catastrophic consequences, including the possibility of nuclear war.
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Instagram Tipped to Be Working on an X-Styled Community Notes Feature
Instagram is tipped to be working on implementing Community Notes on its platform. As per the tipster, the Meta-owned platform is adding a new option to write a community note to the published posts. The leaked information comes weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced shutting down of the existing fact-checking programme, citing censorship m...
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Children's Book Author And Husband Plead Guilty To Abusing Their Adopted Children
Jennifer Wolfthal and Joseph Wolfthal pleaded guilty to three counts each of child abuse and child neglect.
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Iran Hopes Trump Will Take "Realistic" Approach To Countries To Region
Iran said Monday it hoped the incoming US administration under Donald Trump would adopt a "realistic" approach and show "respect" for the interests of countries in the region.
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Circle Says USDC Crosses $18 Trillion Lifetime Transactions Milestone
Circle announced that the circulation of the USDC stablecoin clocked a year-on-year growth of 78 percent. In its report, Circle credited the growing regulatory clarity and improved scalability of new blockchains that have accelerated the adoption of USDC.
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As Meta Rolls Back Restrictions, Campaigners Fear Spike In Hate Speech
Meta on Tuesday announced that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the US and adopting a crowd-sourced model to police misinformation.
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As Meta Ditches Fact-Checking, Here's How Zuckerberg Bends Knee To Trump
Meta's decision to abandon its fact-checking program and adopt a crowdsourced model emphasising "free expression" has sparked an intense debate about its implications for misinformation and hate speech online.
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Meta Shelves Fact-Checking Program in US, Adopts X-Like ‘Community Notes’ Model
For Meta, this move is its biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
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Gay Couple In US Get 100 Years In Prison For Raping Their Adopted Sons
A gay couple from Georgia will spend the rest of their lives in jail after they were convicted of sexually abusing their two adopted sons.
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New York Pet Stores Rush To Sell Pets At Discounted Rates Before Sales Ban
The law aims to stop the flow of animals bred in inhumane puppy mills and promote adoption from overcrowded shelters.
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Islamic Bloc Adopts Arab Nations' Counter To Trump's Gaza Takeover Plan
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Friday adopted the Arab League's counter-proposal to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza and displace its residents, two ministers told AFP.
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US Sides with Russia, Refusing To Support Ukraine At UN
The United States voted with Russia Monday against a resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine, rejecting a text widely adopted by the UN General Assembly.
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China's Baidu to Make Latest Ernie AI Model Open-Source as Competition Heats Up
Baidu CEO Robin Li had long advocated for closed-source models as the only viable path for AI development, but the advent of DeepSeek has upended the sector. The startup offers open-source AI services that it claims are comparable in performance to US pioneer OpenAI's advanced systems but come with a lower operational cost.
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JD Vance's Relative, 12, Denied Heart Transplant Due To Vaccination Status
A 12-year-old Indiana girl was denied a heart transplant because she was not vaccinated against COVID-19 and flu. Adaline, a distant relative of US Vice President JD Vance, was adopted from China.
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How A Secretive US Church Forced Women Into Giving Up Babies For Adoption
The church, known as The Truth or the Two by Twos, coerced hundreds of unmarried mothers into giving up their kids -- some without even seeing them -- for adoption between the 1950s and 1990s.
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Russian Leader Warns Of Nuclear War Over Claims Of Putin's Assassination Plot
Russian Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin adopted a more forceful tone, warning that any plot to assassinate Putin would have catastrophic consequences, including the possibility of nuclear war.
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Instagram Tipped to Be Working on an X-Styled Community Notes Feature
Instagram is tipped to be working on implementing Community Notes on its platform. As per the tipster, the Meta-owned platform is adding a new option to write a community note to the published posts. The leaked information comes weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced shutting down of the existing fact-checking programme, citing censorship m...
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Children's Book Author And Husband Plead Guilty To Abusing Their Adopted Children
Jennifer Wolfthal and Joseph Wolfthal pleaded guilty to three counts each of child abuse and child neglect.
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Iran Hopes Trump Will Take "Realistic" Approach To Countries To Region
Iran said Monday it hoped the incoming US administration under Donald Trump would adopt a "realistic" approach and show "respect" for the interests of countries in the region.
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Circle Says USDC Crosses $18 Trillion Lifetime Transactions Milestone
Circle announced that the circulation of the USDC stablecoin clocked a year-on-year growth of 78 percent. In its report, Circle credited the growing regulatory clarity and improved scalability of new blockchains that have accelerated the adoption of USDC.
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As Meta Rolls Back Restrictions, Campaigners Fear Spike In Hate Speech
Meta on Tuesday announced that it was ending its third-party fact-checking program in the US and adopting a crowd-sourced model to police misinformation.
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As Meta Ditches Fact-Checking, Here's How Zuckerberg Bends Knee To Trump
Meta's decision to abandon its fact-checking program and adopt a crowdsourced model emphasising "free expression" has sparked an intense debate about its implications for misinformation and hate speech online.
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Meta Shelves Fact-Checking Program in US, Adopts X-Like ‘Community Notes’ Model
For Meta, this move is its biggest overhaul of its approach to managing political content on its services in recent memory and comes as CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been signaling a desire to mend fences with the incoming administration.
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Gay Couple In US Get 100 Years In Prison For Raping Their Adopted Sons
A gay couple from Georgia will spend the rest of their lives in jail after they were convicted of sexually abusing their two adopted sons.
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New York Pet Stores Rush To Sell Pets At Discounted Rates Before Sales Ban
The law aims to stop the flow of animals bred in inhumane puppy mills and promote adoption from overcrowded shelters.
