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British Columbia sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, alleging the company's ChatGPT product was unsafe and that it failed to alert police about the shooting suspect's chatbot activity. The lawsuit follows the Tumbler Ridge school shooting that killed eight people and injured more than 25, amid growing scrutiny of AI safety.
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A woman assaulted on an MTA bus criticizes New York City’s criminal justice system after her alleged attacker, already facing multiple assault charges, was accused of trying to kidnap a 4-year-old. The article highlights the suspect’s repeated releases and the victim’s fear that she will strike again.
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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students in 2023, rejecting his insanity defense. The attack paralyzed Hisham Awartani and wounded two friends; the victims' families welcomed the verdict and called it a hate crime. The article also ties the case to the Gaza war and Palestinian suffering.
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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder in the 2023 shooting of three Palestinian college students. The jury rejected his insanity defense, and he faces up to life in prison. The article recounts trial testimony, the victims' injuries, and the context of calls for a hate crime investigation.
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A Vermont jury convicted Jason Eaton of attempted murder for shooting three Palestinian college students in 2023, rejecting his insanity defense. Eaton faces up to life in prison; one victim was paralyzed. No hate crime charges were filed despite earlier calls for an investigation.
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A Long Island father called 911 and said he was being murdered by his son, who allegedly stabbed him more than 40 times. The son was indicted on a second-degree murder charge and held without bail, while the victim was remembered as gentle and spiritual.
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Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred from Haiti to Miami to face U.S. federal charges. Prosecutors allege the plot was financed partly through fraudulent COVID-19 PPP loans, and officials describe the transfer as a major step in a sweeping FBI investigation.
Cleveland Police carried out a large raid on organised crime targets in the Middlesbrough area, arresting 17 people with about 130 officers involved. The operation was part of a response to a fatal A66 crash last month that killed two officers and five other men.
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An inquest has heard how Alexander Lewis-Ranwell killed three elderly men in Exeter in 2019 after being released from police custody, despite signs of disturbed and aggressive behaviour. The coroner outlined repeated custody interactions and a missed mental health assessment before the killings. Lewis-Ranwell was later found not guilty by reason of insanity and detained indefinitely.
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A California man was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly pepper-spraying a moviegoer who was using a phone during a film at an AMC theater in Burbank, authorities said. Three patrons were treated at a hospital, and a witness said the confrontation did not appear to be self-defense.
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SOUTHCOM released footage of U.S. forces interdicting and destroying vessels described as floating refueling stations for illicit drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific. The video shows crews being cleared from the boats before the vessels are blown out of the water.
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced backlash after posting condolences for an inmate who died in city custody and had been charged in the murder and robbery of a 26-year-old autistic man. Critics called the post shameful for omitting details of the alleged crime, while Mamdani said the death would be investigated.