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Falcons thump Saints 45-24 as New Orleans marks Katrina anniversary

Falcons thump Saints 45-24 as New Orleans marks Katrina anniversary

Atlanta Falcons running backs Bijan and Brian Robinson tore apart the Saints 45-24 Monday to spoil the party on an emotional night in New Orleans.

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White Sox down Guardians, Yankees on brink after Rays loss

White Sox down Guardians, Yankees on brink after Rays loss

The Chicago White Sox rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians in the latest stop on their fairytale Major League Baseball playoff run on Monday as the New York Yankees edged closer to elimination after a defeat to Tampa Bay.

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Tuvalu govt adviser says Australia overstepped in pre-COP visit

Tuvalu govt adviser says Australia overstepped in pre-COP visit

A Tuvalu government adviser told AFP on Tuesday it felt like Australia had "taken over" the country's sovereignty during a visit by leaders to the Pacific atoll.

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COP31 eyes modest steps as climate disasters multiply

COP31 eyes modest steps as climate disasters multiply

Nations reeling from a year of climate devastation gather for COP31 next month but negotiations are not expected to deliver major progress in cutting the fossil fuels driving the crisis.

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American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain

American Nobel laureate in medicine hopes to illuminate the brain

Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.

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Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests

Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police.

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AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

AI borrowing binge rattles US markets

The world's richest companies can no longer rely on their massive cash piles alone to stay in the artificial intelligence race and have suddenly started borrowing massively in a shift that is sending repercussions across the world.

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Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

Grappling with 'homework scams,' US universities shun AI detectors

Locked in a cat-and-mouse struggle, biology professor Timothy Paustian devised novel ways to catch students turning in chatbot-generated assignments. But like many US universities, his institution is shunning AI detection software.

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Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures

Young Canadians sue government over alleged climate failures

When a wildfire threatened her northern Canada home three years ago, Kira Young packed what she could and fled.

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White Sox down Guardians to take 2-0 series lead

White Sox down Guardians to take 2-0 series lead

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-3 to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Monday.

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