Blacks, Hispanics on dialysis get more staph infections than whites: CDC
Black and Hispanic adults on dialysis experience more staph bloodstream infections than white patients receiving the treatment for kidney failure, US health officials said Monday.
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Google to release ChatGPT-like bot named Bard
Google said Monday it will release a conversational chatbot named Bard, setting up an artificial intelligence showdown with Microsoft which has invested billions in the creators of ChatGPT, a language app that convincingly mimics human writing.
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Brady says he won't start as NFL TV analyst until 2024 season
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said on Monday he will wait until the 2024 NFL season to start his new role as a television commentator after retiring last week.
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Ecuadorans seem to reject extradition proposal: partial results
Ecuadorans appear to have rejected a proposal by the government to allow extradition of citizens with links to organised crime, according to initial results of a referendum published Monday.
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Earthquake kills more than 3,000 in Turkey, Syria
A major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,000 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors.
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NBA and union expected to extend opt-out deadline: report
The NBA and its players union are expected to extend Wednesday's early opt-out contract deadline as talks on a new collective bargaining agreement continue, ESPN reported on Monday.
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US recovering balloon debris, won't return it to China
The United States is recovering debris from the downed Chinese balloon in the Atlantic for analysis by intelligence experts and there is no plan to give the remains back to Beijing, officials said Monday.
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International help arrives for fire-hit Chile
International experts on Monday joined Chile's frantic fight against devastating, drought-fueled forest fires that have killed 26 people, injured hundreds and destroyed more than 1,100 homes in less than a week.
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Silent phones, freezing rain and anguish in Turkey quake
A stream of cars crawled north out of the shattered city of Sanliurfa, taking traumatised residents a little further from the scene of Turkey's most powerful earthquake in decades.
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Rose wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am to end four-year drought
Justin Rose captured his first title in four years on Monday, making three morning birdies after a back-nine restart to win the US PGA Tour's Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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