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Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam
Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam

Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated. Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.

March 30, 2026

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Test star Carey the hero as South Australia win Sheffield Shield final
Test star Carey the hero as South Australia win Sheffield Shield final

A gritty century from Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey helped South Australia clinch back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles Monday with a stunning 56-run comeback win over Victoria.

March 30, 2026

Defending champ Kim Hyo-joo holds off Korda to win LPGA Ford Championship
Defending champ Kim Hyo-joo holds off Korda to win LPGA Ford Championship

Defending champion Kim Hyo-joo won the LPGA Ford Championship on Sunday, seizing her second title in as many weeks as she again out-dueled American Nelly Korda.

March 30, 2026

Implacable Sinner overpowers Lehecka to win Miami Open
Implacable Sinner overpowers Lehecka to win Miami Open

World number two Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown.

March 30, 2026

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Latin Patriarch to get immediate access to Holy Sepulchre: Netanyahu
Latin Patriarch to get immediate access to Holy Sepulchre: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the Latin Patriarch would get "full and immediate access" to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, after police denied him entry on Palm Sunday.

March 29, 2026

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Doue brace leads France past Colombia in friendly
Doue brace leads France past Colombia in friendly

Desire Doue struck twice as a much-changed France beat Colombia 3-1 in a friendly in the United States on Sunday, with regular captain Kylian Mbappe limited to a late substitute appearance.

March 29, 2026