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Musk launches Grokipedia to rival 'left-biased' Wikipedia

Musk launches Grokipedia to rival 'left-biased' Wikipedia

Elon Musk's company xAI has launched a website called Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which he and others on the American right wing have accused of ideological bias.

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Cyberbullying has affected Brigitte Macron's health, says daughter

Cyberbullying has affected Brigitte Macron's health, says daughter

The daughter of Brigitte Macron told a French court on Tuesday that unsubstantiated claims about her mother's gender had adversely affected the French first lady's health.

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Ford edges out Fin Smith for England fly-half role against Australia

Ford edges out Fin Smith for England fly-half role against Australia

George Ford has won the race to be England's starting fly-half against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, with Fin Smith on the bench and Marcus Smith omitted from coach Steve Borthwick's matchday 23 entirely.

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Medvedev eases past Munar into second round of Paris Masters

Medvedev eases past Munar into second round of Paris Masters

Former world number one Daniil Medvedev kickstarted his campaign at the Paris Masters on Tuesday with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 win over Spaniard Jaume Munar.

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Wall Street record rally rolls on

Wall Street record rally rolls on

Wall Street's major indices pushed higher on Tuesday, a day after striking record highs on optimism over a reduction in US-China trade tensions.

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India's Iyer 'stable' after lacerated spleen: Suryakumar

India's Iyer 'stable' after lacerated spleen: Suryakumar

Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer is stable and has been in touch with the team from hospital after suffering a lacerated spleen, India's T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav said Tuesday.

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Chelsea boss Maresca vows to 'protect players' with rotation

Chelsea boss Maresca vows to 'protect players' with rotation

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he will continue to rotate his side as they attempt to compete on four fronts this season.

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Howe glad Newcastle kept hold of 'complete package' Osula

Howe glad Newcastle kept hold of 'complete package' Osula

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe on Tuesday backed William Osula to become "the complete package", expressing his relief the striker did not leave the club on deadline day.

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Giant Hurricane Melissa hours from bullseye hit on Jamaica

Giant Hurricane Melissa hours from bullseye hit on Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa was only hours away Tuesday from expected landfall on Jamaica, bringing devastating flooding and winds that officials warn will smash the small Caribbean nation's infrastructure.

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Amazon cuts staff by 14,000

Amazon cuts staff by 14,000

US online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon said Tuesday that it is reducing its workforce by 14,000 posts to streamline operations as it invests in artificial intelligence, without saying where the cuts will be made.

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