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Friday, May 17

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'Lazy' woman left mum to starve sitting in her own faeces wearing the same clothes for whole year

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The "skeletal" woman was left in a urine-soaked chair and faeces were found under her nails - her daughter and her partner both pleaded guilty to cruelty against a person in their care

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How California police pieced together the case against the former classmate accused of killing missing 19-year-old college student

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Investigators' testimony provides the most detailed picture yet as to how a frantic missing person search turned into a high-profile Orange County murder case.

How California police pieced together the case against the former classmate accused of killing missing 19-year-old college student

www.eastbaytimes.com

Investigators' testimony provides the most detailed picture yet as to how a frantic missing person search turned into a high-profile Orange County murder case.

OpenAI dissolves team focused on long-term AI risks less than one year after announcing it

www.nbcnews.com

OpenAI has disbanded its team focused on the long-term risks of artificial intelligence just one year after the company announced the group, a person familiar with the situation confirmed to CNBC on Friday.

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Zambia: United States and Zambia Sign Partnership to Prevent Trafficking in Persons

allafrica.com

Today, U.S. Embassy Zambia's Chargé d'Affaires Linnisa Wahid and Minister of Home Affairs the Honorable Jack Mwiimbu signed the U.S.-Zambia Partnership to Prevent Trafficking in Persons (P2P), a new multi-year initiative to combat…

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Hearts Melt as 73-Year-Old Grandma Finds Man Who Is 'Obsessed' With Her

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"If I'm not her when I grow up, I've failed," one person wrote under the viral video of the grandma posing for pictures.

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23-year-old woman killed by rock thrown at her car; no arrests made

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Police in North Carolina are searching for the person who threw a rock at a moving car, hitting and killing a 23-year-old woman, authorities said.

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Rory McIlroy named Northern Ireland's wealthiest young person after amassing staggering net worth... just days after the world No 2 files for divorce to end seven-year marriage to Erica Stoll

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Rory McIlroy has ranked as the wealthiest young person in Northern Ireland on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2024, just days after filing for a divorce.

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Wealthiest person in the UK revealed in Sunday Times Rich List 2024

www.ladbible.com

The Sunday Times have released the latest annual edition of their rich list - with a certain billionaire family topping the leader board for a third year in a row.

Automatic transmission cars owned by persons with disabilities entitled to tax exemption: Madras High Court

www.thehindu.com

The Court set aside an order passed by the Tamil Nadu Transport Commissioner earlier this year refusing to grant tax exemption, and directed the officer to reconsider the issue

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Fashion tycoon named richest person in Scotland for third year running

www.independent.co.uk

The 350 individuals and families on the 2024 UK list hold a combined wealth of £795.361 billion, a sum larger than the annual GDP of Poland.

Fashion tycoon named richest person in Scotland for third year running

www.standard.co.uk

The 350 individuals and families on the 2024 UK list hold a combined wealth of £795.361 billion, a sum larger than the annual GDP of Poland.

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Mum finds son's decaying body in fridge of Colorado funeral home four years after funeral

www.mirror.co.uk

A mother penned a first-person piece on how she found out that her deceased, 20-year-old son was never cremated as she was told, but instead left to rot in a room in a Colorado funeral home

Thursday, May 16

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John Goff Selected as Fort Worth Inc.'s 2024 Person of the Year

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This award is bestowed upon an individual from Fort Worth Inc.'s annual list of The 400: Fort Worth's Most Influential People.

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Family says 16-year-old killed at Northborough house party was ‘a quiet person’ with many friends

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Ygor Correia, 16, was born in Brazil and attended Milford High School, where he was a sophomore, according to an obituary.

'Black Ops 6' Is the Most Important Call of Duty Game in 7 Years

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In a fun easter egg dug up by Call Of Duty Warzone players, developer Treyarch has seemingly confirmed the name of the next entry in the blockbuster first-person shooter franchise. The upcoming release will be the first under the Xbox…

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Paralyzed cat in Texas up for adoption seeks 'her person' for cuddles and care

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Shrimp, a paralyzed 3-year-old Turkish Angora cat with soft fur and a love for cuddling and lounging, is up for adoption in central Texas. Her rescue team is hoping she finds her forever home.

‘Fargo’ casting director Rachel Tenner ‘can’t think of a single person who has not risen to the occasion’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

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Rachel Tenner has been the casting director of “Fargo” since the first season, winning an Emmy for that installment, and not much has changed on her end in the 10 years since the show premiered. “[It’s] basically the same way every time.…

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Ogun: 3 cable vandals bag 6 years imprisonment

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A Federal High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has sentenced three persons to six years imprisonment for unlawful tampering, disconnecting and damaging of electrical installations belonging to Ibadan Electricity…