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Why tech bosses keep sharing their manifestos about AI - Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg is the latest Big Tech name to pen a letter thousands of words long about AI. 56 mins ago

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Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company - Investors say the actor and singer did not take an "active role" in the company as promised. 13 hrs ago

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Five years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?

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How is parkour helping these seniors avoid injuries?

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Activists try to deliver aid to Palestinians in homes besieged by Israeli settlers

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France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

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Teens who fled Venezuela after deadly quakes caught in another disaster in Colombia

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The Polygamist's creator says women see themselves reflected in her Netflix hit -- Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all. -- Africa

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Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage? -- As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result. -- Politics

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Who is Luigi Mangione, the man who admitted to shooting a healthcare CEO? -- Mangione is the scion of a prominent Maryland family who was top of his class at an elite private school and graduated from an Ivy League university. -- US & Canada

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Trump on USS Lincoln deployment: 'Not nearly long enough'

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Moment €9m worth of art stolen from Italy museum

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'I shot Mr Thompson' - Inside the court as Mangione pleaded guilty

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Watch: What we know about suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan

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Glastonbury festival organiser dismisses rumours that Madonna will headline in 2027 -- Emily Eavis says the festival has booked its headliners, but the Queen of Pop is "definitely not" among them. -- Somerset

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UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires -- Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.

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Zambia vote counting resumes after pause over alleged attacks on polling staff -- The electoral commission said violence had "resulted in the theft of marked ballot papers".

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Major oil slick washes up on Iran coast after Hormuz ship strike -- Experts tell BBC Verify pollution has spread from a ship attacked on 3 August and threatens vulnerable wildlife.

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Bezos-backed consortium buys a third of Liverpool -- Liverpool's owners agree to sell about a third of the club to a consortium including billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos - in a deal that values the Reds at more than £5bn.

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Jason Arday, ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row, found dead

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Many Canadians are boycotting the US, so this is where they're travelling instead

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Mangione admits killing healthcare CEO and pleads guilty to federal charges

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US aircraft carrier on way to relieve USS Lincoln after issues reported on board

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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow ballroom work to continue

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Afghan women tell the BBC their lives are unrecognisable after five years of Taliban rule

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Fires prompt national alert as 19 homes destroyed

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'I shot Mr Thompson'- What it was like inside court as Mangione pleaded guilty

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Builders unearth €9m gold stash sealed in walls of Belgian property

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Dozens injured and thousands evacuated in Croatia wildfire

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Hodgkinson beaten to European gold by rival Werro -- Keely Hodgkinson is forced to settle for European silver as Switzerland's Audrey Werro denies the Briton a third consecutive title in a thrilling 800m final. -- Athletics

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Jimenez penalty denies Blackburn win at Wolves - Raul Jimenez scores a stoppage-time penalty as Wolves draw 2-2 with Tony Mowbray's Blackburn Rovers in the Championship season opener at Molineux.

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VAR, timewasting and subs - new rules for the new season -- The 2026-27 season will feature an unprecedented number of new laws, mostly designed to tackle tempo disruption and make the game quicker.

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Scheffler equals course record to lead first play-off event -- Scottie Scheffler equalls the course record with a nine-under 61 as he opens up a three-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.

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Britain's Finlay Tarling dies in Volta a Portugal accident -- British cyclist Finlay Tarling dies at the age of 19 in a serious accident during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal.

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Chelsea say no Fernandez move as deadline passes - but is it really over? -- Chelsea's deadline for clubs to bid £120m for midfielder Enzo Fernandez has passed - and they now expect the Argentine to stay at the club this season.

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