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Intentional? Brazil Woman Slammed for Bungee Jump Video at Bridge Where Tragedy Killed Tourist Days Earlier

A viral video shows a woman attempting a stunt at a Brazilian bridge linked to a recent fatal rope-jumping incident, sparking online outrage and raising safety concerns.

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Brazilian fans warned not to dress Rocky statue ahead of Haiti match

Every fan who stopped for a snapshot or a selfie left the bronze fighter exactly as they found him

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After bungee tragedy, another Brazilian hiker dies in 100-foot cliff fall

A tragic weekend in Brazil saw two fatal incidents. A 59-year-old hiker, Rosemary Suzart Garcia, fell to her death from a 100-foot cliff while applying insect repellent. Just a day prior, a 21-year-old bungee jumper, Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, was pushed from a bridge without a safety rope by…

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10 Photos of Rosemary Suzart Garcia: Brazilian Woman Dies in 100ft Fall Just Days After Bungee Tragedy

A 59-year-old woman plunged 100 feet to her death during a cliffside trek in Brazil after losing her balance while applying insect repellent

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Investigation finds rope jumper, 21, died as instructors failed to attach cord

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'I Even Talked to Her': Bungee Jumper Was Still Alive After Horror 130-Foot Fall Without a Rope in Brazil, Nurse Says

A bungee jump in Brazil ended in tragedy when Maria Eduarda fell 130 feet without a safety rope. The incident has sparked outrage and scrutiny over extreme sports safety protocols.

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‘The rope, people, the rope!’: 21yo woman hurled to death after workers allegedly forget to attach bungee rope

A 21-year-old woman, named as Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, has died after a bungee jump went terribly wrong in Limeria, Brazil, on June 13th.

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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues De Freitas, 21, Laid to Rest as Netizens Blast Brazil Bridge Death: 'The Rope Was the Most Important Part'

A 21-year-old woman has been laid to rest in Brazil after falling 40 metres to her death from a bridge. Organisers allegedly forgot to attach her safety rope, sparking global netizen fury.

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'They Didn't Even Have Authorisation to Be There': Three Arrested After Woman Dies in Bungee Jump Fall

Three men have been arrested after a young woman died during an illegal rope jump in São Paulo. The operators failed to attach a safety cord, leading to her fatal fall.

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Sao Paulo moves to end area known as Crackland as residents scatter and cry foul against police

Sao Paulo authorities are trying out a full-on approach to end the infamous Crackland area, which experts say could lead to the same results of previous initiatives; an initial success followed by a gradual return of drug users

The Independent UK

Google accused of paying employees to do nothing for up to a year to stifle AI talent migration

Google is making use of aggressive noncompete clauses and extended notice periods, leaving employees who wish to change track in limbo, claims former GoogDeepMinder Nando de Freitas.

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A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him on the site

A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

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Wildfires in Brazil leave at least 2 dead in Sao Paulo sate. Dozens of cities are on high alert

Local authorities in Brazil say that wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people

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Google’s hiring of Character.AI’s founders is the latest sign that part of the AI startup world is starting to implode

Google's acquihire deal with Character AI is the third for Big Tech in six months, after Microsoft's agreement with Inflection and Amazon's deal with Adept.

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Manchester United’s Antony accused of assault by two more women

Manchester United’s Antony has been accused of assault by two more women, who made the allegations in Brazilian media

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2020 Olympic medalist Bekzod Abdurakhmonov to fight for Combat FC, sets sights on UFC

2020 Olympic medalist Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, The only man to tech fall Jordan Burroughs in wrestling, has his sights set on the UFC.

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Drug dealer was released three times before finally being arrested

Gonzala De Freitas was stopped and found with drugs in his possession on four different occasions over a year, but released on bail every time

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Brazil deluge kill 36, search continues for dozens missing

Hundreds of rescuers in Brazil are searching for survivors of landslides and flooding that killed at least 36 people along the coast of the country’s southern state of Sao Paulo following a huge weekend downpour

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Sāo Paulo’s far-right governor favorite backs removing body cams from police

Cameras credited with huge drop in crime by and against law enforcement but Bolsonaro ally prefers ‘to trust the police’

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Shooting disrupts Bolsonaro-backed candidate’s campaign stop

A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate’s campaign event in the Paraisopolis neighborhood came to an abrupt halt on Monday when gunfire erupted outside

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Multiple women report drink spiking in Maroochydore Night Life Precinct

The last time Sunshine Coast woman Louise Thorenfeldt went out in the region's biggest nightlife precinct, she left in an ambulance. She doesn't want it to happen to others.

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