Lawyer in Saudi trans student's suicide note had embassy links, BBC finds
Eden Knight had wanted a new life in the US but was persuaded home, according to her final X post.
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5 Notes from the Big Paris A.I. Summit
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Saudi authorities free student sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say
A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reducedABC News - 15h -
AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds
Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source. Leading artificial intelligence assistants create distortions, factual ...The Guardian - 8h -
Saudi PhD student freed after being jailed over posts, activists say
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Stanley Cup Finalists Both Linked to Blackhawks' Donato
Even more teams join the race to acquire Donato this season.Yahoo Sports - 16h -
Leeds student jailed in Saudi Arabia for 34 years over tweets is released
Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi student at Leeds University who was sentenced to 34 years in prison over her use of Twitter, now X, has been released ...The Guardian - 17h -
Game Notes: Red Wings Limp into Break on "Careless" Note
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Hundreds protest against Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London
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Marijuana Dependence Linked to Higher Risk of Death
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