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02 Aug, 2026
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Social media companies sued over deaths of four teens as pressure over child safety mounts
The families of four teenagers who died by suicide are suing Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube over what they describe as “years of escalating harms” from using their platforms that eventually…
02 Aug, 2026
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Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP): A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will…
02 Aug, 2026
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Oprah Winfrey says she will close her school for girls in South Africa next year
JOHANNESBURG (AP): Oprah Winfrey says she will close the school for underprivileged girls she set up in South Africa two decades ago at the end of next year. Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey…
02 Aug, 2026
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UK funeral director sentenced to 20 years after families given wrong ashes
LONDON (AP): A British funeral director was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after the judge heard emotional testimony about how he gave families the wrong ashes for their cremated loved ones,…
02 Aug, 2026
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Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP): The teenage boy’s hands and legs were shackled to the anti-aircraft gun mounted on a pickup as Sudanese warplanes attacked. He saw another child chained to the steering wheel. As…
02 Aug, 2026
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Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? ... Experts say that’s often a waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP): If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply…
02 Aug, 2026
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How to eat and drink to minimise jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season under way, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep…
02 Aug, 2026
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US to pause Iran attacks, cites 'emerging deal'
WASHINGTON (AP) — United States President Donald Trump says he will order American forces to hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end…
02 Aug, 2026
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3 killed in Idaho restaurant shooting, 7 injured
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Three people were killed and seven others injured, some critically, following a shooting incident at an In-N-Out Burger restaurant in southern Idaho on Saturday, a Twin Falls city…