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May 26, 2024 - 'They call us Nazis': inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise

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'They call us Nazis': inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise  
  
Soaring church spires, the 1,000-year-old town centre unblemished by second world war bombing or graffiti, snow-capped Alps in the middle distance - Kaufbeuren, in Bavaria, can count many blessings.


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It’s the question many scientists are asking about the controversial drug, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1), as some research suggests it could help humans age with less chronic diseases. The same goes for glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide receptor agonists (GIP) such as Zepbound and Mounjaro, leaving some experts to start seeing them as potential longevity pills and considering how in the future they can be prescribed safely to more people, especially as rates of obesity continue to rise.






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Years before OpenAI’s ChatGPT showed the world what generative artificial intelligence technology could do, venture capitalist Kai-Fu Lee saw AI’s disruptive potential in the labor market.


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Revealed: how Church of England's ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy  
  
Thomas Secker agreed to reimburse a payment for £1,093 for the purchase of enslaved people on the Codrington Plantations, as well as hiring enslaved people from a third party. It was stated the measures were "calculated for the future lasting advantages of the estates".




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The Hamas Chief and the Israeli Who Saved His Life  
  
In an Israeli prison infirmary, a Jewish dentist came to the aid of a desperately ill Hamas inmate. Years later, the prisoner became a mastermind of the Oct. 7 attack.


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Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It.  
  
India?s welfare programs improve lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s party uses its vast machinery to ensure the handouts also create loyal voters.




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Georgia?s new law against ?foreign influence? is actually a troubling sign of Putin?s influence in Ukraine?s neighbors.


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Iran plans to raise oil output to 4 million barrels per day - Tasnim  
  
Iran has approved a plan to raise its oil output to four million barrels per day, the country's Tasnim news agency said on Sunday.


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Sydney Water says data shows men aged between 18 and 29 are biggest culprits when it comes to flushing rubbish down the toilet


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Former President Donald J. Trump has a history of attacking investigators, blaming President Biden and seeking vengeance on those who cross him.


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US rapper detained in Amsterdam on suspicion of ?possessing soft drugs? before being fined by Dutch police


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World's largest food awards move judging panel from UK to Ireland to avoid Brexit red tape  
  
Due to new import controls, a judging session for the Great Taste awards is being held outside the UK for the first time in 30 years


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Bystanders ran in to rescue 12 newborns from fire at children?s hospital as PM Narendra Modi says deaths are ?heart-rending?


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Russia Steps Up a Covert Sabotage Campaign Aimed at Europe  
  
Russian military intelligence, the G.R.U., is behind arson attacks aimed at undermining support for Ukraine?s war effort, security officials say.


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OpenAI removed a Scarlett Johansson-like voice from its new ChatGPT-4o, after users said it sounded like the actress who voiced an AI assistant in the film Her


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After pushing to be in charge of the company?s return to basketball, the Hall of Famer understands the stakes. ?If this doesn?t work, everyone?s leaving,? he said.


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Government officials say the regulation was intended to expand mental health care access for transgender people. Activists say it will increase discrimination.


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A longstanding practice of using a child?s federal survivor and disability benefits to defray the cost of foster care is under scrutiny in Congress and statehouses.


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For all the news that the former president makes, the Biden team is struggling to make the campaign about him.


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Tornadoes Hit Southern Plains, Killing at Least 2 in Texas  
  
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In war, death interrupts nothing. Time doesn?t stop; it seems to accelerate.


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WA premier Roger Cook says murder of mother and daughter in Perth home 'senseless' and 'chilling'  
  
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Warnings of possible flooding, travel delays and power cuts as Met Office issues yellow warning




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