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OpenAI banned a ChatGPT account owned by the suspect of a mass shooting in British Columbia more than half a year before the attack took place.

From BBC

"You hear about it all the time - people stepping in and doing this kind of thing - but that's never happened to us like this before," she said.

From BBC

The match will be played on the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake that devastated the city and left 185 people dead, with a moment of silence to be held before kick-off.

From Barron's

But others are in favour of the redesign of the house, which many years ago was rented by the interior ministry and housed a centre for people with disabilities before it fell into disrepair.

From Barron's

The vision is to detect up to 50 types of cancer before the person has any symptoms.

From BBC