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Study says AI chatbots inconsistent in handling suicide-related queries

Study says AI chatbots inconsistent in handling suicide-related queries

A study of how three popular artificial intelligence chatbots respond to queries about suicide found that they generally avoid answering questions that pose the highest risk to the user, such as for specific how-to guidance.
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'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack

'Just shoot me': Calgarian fighting in Ukraine in painful recovery after drone attack

KYIV — A 23-year-old Calgary man who has been fighting for Ukraine faces a painful recovery after receiving burns to nearly 30 per cent of his body in a Russian drone strike on Canada Day.
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Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north

Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north

KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — Aisha Muhammed was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she had the convulsions and high blood pressure of eclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death.
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Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up

Photos show Nigeria’s maternal crisis as militants return and US aid dries up

KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) — In Nigeria, more women die giving birth than anywhere else in the world. In the country’s northeast, the risks are rising as Boko Haram resurges and U.S. foreign aid dries up.
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Gardening's hidden benefits: How digging in the dirt could bolster mental wellbeing

Gardening's hidden benefits: How digging in the dirt could bolster mental wellbeing

If you spend any time gardening, you probably understand what I mean when I say it feels good — despite the lifting, sweating and straining involved.
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Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Dr. Oz says B.C. ostriches may have valuable avian flu secrets and should be saved

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era." Dr.
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Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds during lawsuit after Trump cuts to abortion providers

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A network of clinics in Maine will not resume getting Medicaid funds to treat thousands of low-income patients during its lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to abortion providers , a judge ruled Monday.
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Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

Maryland resident is diagnosed with New World screwworm. What to know about the parasite

NEW YORK (AP) — A Maryland resident who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case tied to travel to a country with a current outbreak.
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum.
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To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

To get that perfect ear of corn, weather has to cooperate. But climate change is making it dicier

PAW PAW, Mich. (AP) — Robb Rynd and his brother grew up farming and wanted to do more of it outside their day jobs, so they went in together on what's now a little over 200 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum.
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