1 week ago Body found in search for girl, 13, who plunged into reservoir dam in front of her horrified father while snapping a photograph

The teenager had been trying to take a photograph when she fell into the water at Baitings Dam, near Ripponden, on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Girl, 13, is missing after plunging from a reservoir dam in front of her horrified father while taking a photograph

The pair were visiting their favourite beauty spot at the start of the school holidays when tragedy struck on Wednesday.

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1 week ago Girl dies in horror plunge from window after sleepover 'pizza argument' with pals

Ayra Lebeau reportedly fell from the third-storey window a flat sparking a major emergency response. She had been staying with her friends at a flat in Southbridge, about 60 miles west of Boston in the US.

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1 week ago Girl, 12, plunges to her death after arguing with friend over pizza at sleepover

Arya Lebeau, 12, reportedly got into an argument with her friend over a slice of pizza before she plunged to her death from an apartment complex where she had been with pals

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1 week ago Portsmouth balcony plunge girl's mum regrets 'biggest mistake' over death

Minnie Rae Dunn's mum, Rebecca Dunn, said she allowed her to play on the balcony in August 2023 before she fell to her death, but admitted: "That was the biggest mistake of my life.”

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2 w. ago In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

A federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now

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3 w. ago Israel’s ‘no hunger in Gaza’ narrative flies in face of obvious evidence

Justification for Israel’s blockade is hard to sustain amid photos of malnourished children and critical famine warningsFor many decades, Israel was proud of its officials’ ability to defend and argue and convince around the world. The war in Gaza has seen the country’s public diplomacy face its greatest test – as was made clear on Wednesday morning with a robust exchange between David Mencer, a spokesperson for the Israeli government, and Nick Robinson, a presenter of the BBC’s flagship Today programme.Mencer stressed that he was speaking on behalf of the prime minister and made an uncompromising statement of Israel’s arguments, including the accusation that Hamas – described as a “genocidal death cult” – uses civilians as human shields. Continue reading...

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