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South Carolina chooses Darline Graham as Republican nominee for US Senate

Darline Graham, sister of late Lindsey Graham and backed by Trump, overcomes concern about lack of experience

South Carolina voters have chosen Darline Graham as the Republican nominee for US Senate, the seat formerly held by her late brother, Lindsey, on November’s ballot.

Darline Graham, with Donald Trump’s full-throated support, overcame concern about her lack of legislative experience to beat five-term congressman Ralph Norman in Tuesday’s Republican special primary runoff.

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In China, talking to AI is normal. Now the government fears it might replace human intimacy

Companion bots are being regulated over worries they foster ‘emotional dependence’ and young people could stop marrying and having families

When law student Zhao Wei heard that her AI boyfriend was going to be switched off, she was “heartbroken”. She had been talking to Wang Ye every day since she created him in January.

“I was crying my eyes out – snot and tears everywhere,” the 19-year-old says.

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Familie: Dolly Parton leed kort aan kanker

NASHVILLE (ANP) - Dolly Parton leed voor haar dood kort aan kanker. Dat heeft de familie van de dinsdag op 80-jarige leeftijd overleden countryzangeres bevestigd. Om welke vorm van kanker het ging, is niet bekendgemaakt.

"Na dapper een korte strijd tegen kanker te hebben gevoerd, heeft Dolly vandaag in het Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, omringd door haar dierbaren, het aardse leven verlaten", aldus de familie in een verklaring.

"Onze geliefde Dolly Parton heeft haar leven en carrière gewijd aan het verspreiden van vreugde, gelach, hoop en integriteit, in alles wat ze deed", staat verder in de mededeling. "Haar ongeëvenaarde vrijgevigheid raakte het leven van talloze mensen die ze nooit zou ontmoeten, maar toch stond ze altijd klaar om een helpende hand te bieden."