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AI scandal engulfs prestigious short story prize after multiple entrants accused of fabricating work5:21 Jamir Nazir’s ‘The Serpent in the Grove’ is being investigated by the award’s committee after online sleuths find multiple ‘AI tells’ Japan records bigger exports and imports in April, despite oil supply concerns5:21 Japan has reported its exports soared nearly 15% in April from a year earlier as its trade remained robust despite worries over supplies of oil and gas due to the war in Iran Trump hopes Americans notice his new water fountains as poll shows staggering voter disapproval over cost of living5:21 The opening of water fountains is part of Trump’s efforts to beautify Washington, D.C., culminating in the ‘granddaddy’ Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle4:46 An Australian judge has fined X Corp. $465,000 for failing to provide information to an online safety watchdog about how it tackled child sexual exploitation content Asian shares surge after oil prices slip and Wall Street resumes its AI rally4:46 Shares have rallied across Asia, tracking gains on Wall Street after pressure from the bond market eased and oil prices fell back Maine high schoolers accidentally served baked dirt for dessert after science experiment mix-up2:37 The potting soil had been baked in a foil-covered dish earlier that day to sterilize it for a science project Joey Chestnut to defend hot dog eating title while on probation after pleading guilty to battery2:37 Competitive eater Joey Chestnut is on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge Sinkhole forces canceled flights and delays at one of New York’s biggest airports as runway is shut down2:06 Hundreds of flight disruptions caused by the incident, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Brooklyn mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life2:06 A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's boardwalk Lawsuit claims Arkansas group rejected woman's land purchase due to Jewish ancestry, Black husband2:06 A real estate broker says in a lawsuit that an organization denied her the opportunity to purchase land in an Arkansas development because of her Jewish ancestry, and because she has a Black husband and biracial children Texas Six Flags to debut a roller coaster that has shattered six world records2:05 The new attraction will feature a 285-foot drop at a 95-degree angle, tilting riders past a standard vertical descent Multiple 19th century coins uncovered under HMS Victory mast after being put there for ‘good fortune’1:34 A 750-tonne crane was used to remove the mizzen, foremast and bowsprit masts from Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |