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Trump's photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI

Trump's photo of Xi greeting carries signs of AI

Donald Trump shared an image Thursday of Xi Jinping's red-carpet arrival to Washington that appears to have been altered using artificial intelligence, with an unflattering expression captured in live footage of the moment edited out.

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Man City found guilty of Premier League charges, set to appeal: reports

Man City found guilty of Premier League charges, set to appeal: reports

Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of 115 Premier League charges for breaching financial regulations, according to reports on Friday, in a ruling that will send shockwaves through English football.

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Six missing after building blast in historic Athens district

Six missing after building blast in historic Athens district

Six people including three tourists were missing after an explosion early Friday in a building in Athens' historic Plaka district located just below the Acropolis.

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Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents

Embolo follows Xhaka out of Swiss squad over fake Covid documents

Switzerland striker Breel Embolo has been left out of the squad for the upcoming Nations League matches after being sanctioned for using forged Covid-19 test certificates during the pandemic.

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Millions in US northeast brace for powerful storm

Millions in US northeast brace for powerful storm

More than 40 million people in the northeastern United States braced Friday for heavy rain and strong winds as an unusually powerful storm for the season was forecast to crash into the region.

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Trump, Xi inspect founding documents of US democracy to close summit

Trump, Xi inspect founding documents of US democracy to close summit

US President Donald Trump took Xi Jinping to see the founding documents of American democracy on Friday as the Chinese leader's state visit wrapped up with more pageantry but limited progress.

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 Assefa seeks 'better than my best'  at Berlin marathon

Assefa seeks 'better than my best' at Berlin marathon

Ethiopian runner and course record holder Tigst Assefa said she felt ready to run "better than my best" in Sunday's Berlin marathon.

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'Bottle Claus': Kipchoge's 'hero' helping runners chase Berlin marathon glory

'Bottle Claus': Kipchoge's 'hero' helping runners chase Berlin marathon glory

Hours after helping Eliud Kipchoge break the marathon world record in Berlin in 2018, bottle carrier Claus-Henning Schulke received a phone call from the Kenyan icon.

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US court refuses to overturn Pentagon ban on Anthropic

US court refuses to overturn Pentagon ban on Anthropic

A US appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's decision to exclude Anthropic from its supply chain, a decision taken when the AI startup refused to remove certain safeguards on its Claude model.

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Olympic medallist Samba-Mayela handed provisional doping ban

Olympic medallist Samba-Mayela handed provisional doping ban

French hurdler Cyrena Samba-Mayela has been temporarily suspended after failing to notify anti-doping officials of her whereabouts, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday.

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