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NEW: Ebola responders in Congo were chased with machetes while trying to bury a victim, Bloomberg reports. The outbreak has passed 5,000 cases and killed more than 2,400 people.

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NEW: A free AI coding model appeared online with no company willing to claim it. Ox Alpha can read roughly 700,000 words at once, and its anonymous provider retains every prompt sent to it.

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NEW: Eli Lilly launched its daily GLP-1 weight loss pill in the UK, its first European market. Foundayo will cost about $136 to $164 a month, roughly a third of its Mounjaro injection.

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JUST IN: The U.S. is conducting a national security review of Shein’s $100 million purchase of Everlane, Bloomberg reports. Shein sought approval after buying the American clothing brand.

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JUST IN: The health of Norway’s 89 year old king deteriorated in the hospital this weekend. Europe’s oldest head of state is being treated for a bacterial infection in his blood and is stable.

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NEW: Two Phoenix officers were arrested after allegedly beating and tasing two people during an unreported traffic stop. Another officer initially thought the pair had been carjacked by fake cops.

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JUST IN: Hugging Face, the main hub for open source AI models, is exploring a sale at $13 billion or more, Business Insider reports. It was valued at $4.5 billion in 2023.

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NEW: Flock’s 120,000 cameras scan 20 billion license plates a month. The Washington Post has found 69 police officials accused or convicted of misuse. It is now a midterm issue.

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NEW: UK researchers say their party balloon fully biodegrades within nine months in soil or seawater. The same material could work for gloves, condoms and latex clothing.

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NEW: Scientists engineered a probiotic that senses high blood sugar, releases GLP-1, then turns itself off. One oral dose controlled blood sugar for up to three days in diabetic monkeys.

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JUST IN: Jared Kushner met privately with Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries to discuss common ground. Kushner suggested Jeffries meet White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.

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NEW: A preprint says ancient protein analysis identified two leg bones dredged near Taiwan as Denisovan. The extinct human cousins stood an estimated 5′11″ and 6′3″.

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NEW: Germany held its 65th national finger pulling championship today. Competitors hook one middle finger through a leather strap and try to drag each other across a table.

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BREAKING: The human caused Hawk Fire has forced 42,000 Reno residents to evacuate. Another 45,000 are under warning. It is 0% contained and has injured six people.

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NEW: Four astronauts who flew around the Moon in April will receive America’s highest space honor. They beat Apollo 13’s 56 year distance record by 4,101 miles.

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NEW: Australia confirmed its first H5N1 bird flu case in a mammal, a dead long nosed fur seal. The virus only reached the country in June; officials have now confirmed 297 cases.

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JUST IN: Alibaba is selling $10.2 billion in new shares, the largest follow on offering by a Hong Kong listed company. It says every dollar will go to AI.

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NEW: A newly surfaced 1847 letter indicates a British company trafficked 324 enslaved Africans 40 years after Britain outlawed the trade. The company had already been compensated by taxpayers for the people it enslaved.

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NEW: Buc-ee’s sued an Ohio mini mart over its beaver logo. The shop is in Beavercreek. The city made the beaver part of its official history, and Gov. Mike DeWine called the suit “absurd.”

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UPDATE: China postponed a Moon mission hours before its launch window. Chang’e-7 was set to send a lander, rover and hopping probe to search for ice near the lunar south pole. Officials gave no reason. A Thai research partner blamed Tropical Storm Narra.