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Dating app Tinder dabbles with AI matchmaking

Dating app Tinder dabbles with AI matchmaking

Tinder said Thursday that it is testing a "Chemistry" option that uses artificial intelligence to help with matchmaking in the popular dating app.

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Sabalenka out-guns Mboko to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

Sabalenka out-guns Mboko to reach Indian Wells semi-finals

World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her bid for a first Indian Wells title on track, holding off Canadian teen Victoria Mboko 7-6 (7/0), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.

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Watkins ends drought as Villa snatch Europa last 16 advantage over Lille

Watkins ends drought as Villa snatch Europa last 16 advantage over Lille

Ollie Watkins ended his goal drought as the Aston Villa striker sealed a 1-0 win against Lille in the Europa League last-16 first leg on Thursday.

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'Say a prayer and send it': Paralympic alpine skiers tackle fear

'Say a prayer and send it': Paralympic alpine skiers tackle fear

What does it take to rocket down an icy sheet of Dolomite rock at over 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) when missing a limb or suffering visual impairment?

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Israel renews Beirut strikes after threatening to expand Lebanon operations

Israel renews Beirut strikes after threatening to expand Lebanon operations

Israel renewed its strikes on Beirut on Thursday, as it threatened to seize territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah did not stop its attacks.

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Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

Assailant dead after ramming vehicle into Michigan synagogue

An unidentified assailant was dead after ramming his pickup truck on Thursday into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, and causing a blaze, police said.

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The Chinese cable that could trip up Chile's new leader

The Chinese cable that could trip up Chile's new leader

Chile's new president Jose Antonio Kast faces a tough choice in his first weeks in office.

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Iran vows unrelenting war as oil prices soar

Iran vows unrelenting war as oil prices soar

Iran vowed Thursday to make the United States regret launching its war against the Islamic republic, and said it would keep up its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz as oil prices soared.

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Assailant dead after ramming car into Michigan synagogue

Assailant dead after ramming car into Michigan synagogue

An unidentified assailant is dead after ramming his car on Thursday into a synagogue on the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, and causing a blaze, police said.

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World in 'new dark age' of abuse: UN rights expert

World in 'new dark age' of abuse: UN rights expert

The world has entered a "new dark age of abuses", with the United States "raining death" on Iran and Venezuela, a UN special rapporteur said Thursday.

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