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Court Tosses ​​Sentence After A.I. Video of Victim ‘Forgiving’ His Killer Is Played

An appellate court in Arizona threw out the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after an A.I.-generated video of his victim was played at a trial.

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Stacey Wales with an enlarged photo of her brother, Christopher Pelkey. She created a video using artificial intelligence to depict her dead brother speaking at the sentencing of his killer.
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary Is Wordsmaxxing With 1,400 New Definitions

Now you have no excuse for not knowing the meaning of “cuffing season,” “shishito” or “glow-up.”

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A copy of Merriam-Webster’s 12th edition of the “Collegiate Dictionary.” The company is adding 1,400 words to its online catalog, some of which will go in print.
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Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.
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Anschlag auf den CSD Berlin: „Wenn ich jetzt nicht für Freiheit auf die Straße gehe, wann dann?“

Wie fühlen sich queere Politiker und solche, die am Berliner CSD teilgenommen haben, nach dem Anschlag? Welche Konsequenzen fordern sie? Die SZ hat bei Ricarda Lang, Konstantin Kuhle, Diana Kinnert und Tim Klüssendorf nachgefragt.

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Berge und Natur: Wie Wanderer sich an Hotspots in den Alpen danebenbenehmen

Am Schrecksee baut der Bürgermeister persönlich Zäune, die Wanderer wieder rausreißen, im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden patrouillieren Polizei und Ranger jetzt gemeinsam – und die Bergwachten haben seltsame Einsätze.

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Gewalt gegen Frauen: „Wir kennen die Männer, die denken, sie können machen, was sie wollen“

Zehn Forderungen an die Politik haben die Aktivistinnen Düzen Tekkal und Kristina Lunz gestellt. Gegen männliche Gewalt. Im Interview erzählen sie, was sie selbst erlebt haben, was sich nach Collien Fernandes ändern muss und warum sie noch Hoffnung in Männer setzen.

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Ricarda Lang über Politikerbeleidigung: „Wir sollten mehr aushalten als Max Mustermann“

Die Grünen-Politikerin Ricarda Lang, die besonders viel Hass im Netz erlebt, warnt vor überzogener Strafverfolgung nach dem umstrittenen Paragrafen 188. Sie befürchtet, dass solche Gesetze durch die AfD missbraucht werden könnten.

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From ‘clickbait’ to ‘nerfing,’ modern slang is shaking up the bee.

Internet slang and non-European terms are appearing more and more in the competition while words with Greek and Latin words are being used less.

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The list of 4,000 dictionary words that the Scripps National Spelling Bee uses is updated every year, with about 20 percent of them rotating out.
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Winter Olympics 2026: all your questions about the Milano Cortina Games, answered

Stars, new events, iconic Alpine venues and a return to full Olympic atmosphere after the pandemic era. Here’s everything you need to know about Milano Cortina 2026

The Winter Olympics are back – and this time they’re zigzagging across northern Italy. Milano Cortina 2026 will be the most spread-out Winter Games ever staged, jumping from Milan’s arenas to the Dolomites’ classic Alpine slopes. With returning superstars, brand-new events and Italy leaning hard into its Olympic heritage, these Games may feel like they’ve arrived quietly – but there is a lot going on. From how and when to watch, to who matters and why these Olympics could look very different, here are your most pressing questions answered.

• This article was amended on 5 February 2026. In an earlier version, a map misspelled the resort of Livigno as “Livingo”.

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© Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

© Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

© Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

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