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A year before she died, Sophie Rottenberg climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Her mother says her "tiny hand" photos were a signature joke. Mourners were given the toys at her funeral. She was 29.
Reiley Rottenberg family
She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
Rhitu Chatterjee
A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to her best friend. What can AI learn from her death?
Duane Davis appears in court during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
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A dispute about fact vs. fiction at the trial over Tupac Shakur's 1996 killing
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Loui Ridi, an Ohio-based Palestinian-American landlord of one of the homes besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, arrives at his parent's home upon return from the U.S., in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026.
Majdi Mohammed
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Palestinian American returns to his West Bank home, under siege by Israeli settlers
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A SureFire firearm sound suppressor, commonly referred to as a silencer, is displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. A recent court ruling eased restrictions around the purchase of suppressors.
PATRICK T. FALLON
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AFP
Part of a key firearms law lapsed following a federal court decision. What happens now?
Jaclyn Diaz
Texas Standard
Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend National Park
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday he was “pausing all construction activity” in the West Texas park ahead of a visit to the region this week....
TPS recipients hope a potential change of power in Congress provides relief from deportation
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