Novo Nordisk weight-loss drug Wegovy launched in Germany, first big EU market
By Ludwig Burger and Maggie Fick FRANKFURT Novo Nordisk has launched blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in Germany, its
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MLB rumors: Brave tenor ahead of deadline, Cubs deals, when trades will happen
Here's the latest on a smattering of MLB rumors as the trade deadline gets closer and closer.Well, folks, we're within five days of the MLB trade deadline. Teams and players have their last full series this weekend to prove to front offices what moves they should, or shouldn't mak...
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Temperatures reached record highs this week. Here's why you still need a sweater in the office
This week, temperatures soared past 100 degrees in many parts of the country. But if you work in an office, chances are the temperatures indoors felt the exact opposite.
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Charges dropped against 5 Oklahoma City officers who fatally shot 15-year-old
Manslaughter charges have been dropped against five Oklahoma City police officers who fatally shot a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect in 2020, a prosecutor said Friday.
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France, China to Work on Regulatory Framework for Cosmetics
France and China have agreed to work together on improving the regulatory environment surrounding cosmetics to protect both
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Montreal’s $5 Billion Rail Line Starts Up in Test Case for CDPQ
After years of delays and hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns, a Montreal rail system planned,
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James Bulger’s mother condemns ‘disgusting’ AI clips on TikTok of murdered son
The mother of murdered two-year-old James Bulger has condemned “sick” AI-generated clips of her son circulating on social media three decades after his death. An animated version of the dead toddler discussed his abduction and murder by two 10-year-old boys in 1993, in videos shared on TikTok which James’ mother Denise Fergus condemned as “disgusting” in an interview with The Mirror. The social media app said the clips have since been removed for violating its guidelines. James was tortured and killed by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson after they snatched him from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, on February 12 1993. The pair were jailed for life but released on licence with new identities in 2001. Venables, 40, was sent back to prison in 2010 and 2017, the latter for possessing indecent images of children, and was turned down for parole in 2020. The videos on TikTok showed animated children, including one depicting James, detailing his abduction and murder. James’ body was found on a railway line two days after his abduction and some of the animated clips reportedly showed an avatar by train tracks. A slew of AI-generated likenesses of other missing or murdered children had also been shared on TikTok, according to reports. Others showed Madeleine McCann, who disappeared aged three while on a holiday in Portugal in 2007; 11-year-old Rhys Jones, who was murdered in Liverpool as he walked home from school in 2007, and Peter Connelly, also known as Baby P, who died after months of abuse in 2007. Ms Fergus, 55, told The Mirror the clips were “disgusting” and she is reportedly particularly upset by an avatar which looked like a photo of James and appeared to speak. She told the paper: “It is one thing to tell the story, I have not got a problem with that. “Everyone knows the story of James anyway. “But to actually put a dead child’s face, speaking about what happened to him, is absolutely disgusting. “It is bringing a dead child back to life. “It is wrong. “To use the face and a moving mouth of a child who is no longer here, who has been brutally taken away from us, there are no words. “I think these people must be disturbed. “They have got to be. “It is not just not nice for the parents to see. “I don’t think anyone at all should be able to see stuff like this. “To see his little face moving when he is no longer here, it is disgusting. “It all should be taken down and stopped. “It is not fair on the people who have lost children, or lost anyone. “We are not just saying take James down, we are saying take it all down. “It is beyond sick. “Who can sit there and think of such a thing?” Ms Fergus’ husband Stuart reportedly contacted one produce of the animated videos, who appeared to be in the Philippines, and asked for the videos to be removed. The Mirror reported that the clips were often voiced in American accents, and also had Spanish and French versions. A TikTok spokesperson said: “We want TikTok to be a welcoming place for everyone, and there is no place on our platform for disturbing content of this nature. “Our community guidelines are clear that we do not allow synthetic media that contains the likeness of a young person. “We continue to remove content of this nature as we find it.”
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Canada Dockworkers Renew Strike Threat With Rejection of Contract
Dockworkers on Canada’s west coast raised the possibility of a renewed labor disruption at the country’s busiest port
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It's the summer of changed climate. Get used to it
Here's a hot take on the summer of 2023: The climate you grew up in is gone, replaced by something new and changing, but also inalterably different -- where the Atlantic Ocean can reach hot-tub temperature, heat is a recurring public health concern and people will have to adapt their way of living.
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MLB rumors: Max Scherzer makes his thoughts on Mets future abundantly clear
With the MLB trade deadline days away, Max Scherzer made it clear how he feels in regards to recent Mets moves.As a professional player in one of the highest tiers of his respective sport, Max Scherzer can make his thoughts and feelings known one of two ways: He can show it on the mound when he ...
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Jeopardy! Contestant Gives Two of the Worst Sports-Related Responses Ever
VIDEO: Two of the worst Jeopardy! answers ever.
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Brentford hold firm on David Raya asking price in Bayern Munich talks
Bayern Munich have held talks with Brentford over goalkeeper David Raya.
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