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Online safety experts say AI churning out questionable stories, propaganda and ads is drowning out human-generated content in some cases, and worsening the information ecosystem.

In response to a worsening Islamist insurgency, the junta stopped working with the former colonial power, France, and instead turned to Russia for military assistance.

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These children often have a cold or runny nose and a cough that worsens at night or early morning, recurring every few weeks.

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The Wye in particular has become symbolic of widespread concerns over the worsening state of the UK's waterways in recent years.

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In some places, that seismic strain is alleviated; in others, it worsens — making earthquake faults in that area even closer to potentially failing and resulting in another big earthquake.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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