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High-ranking US Democratic senator suffers stroke
Senator Chris Murphy, a fierce Trump critic who is not up for re-election in the midterms, is 'alert' after a stroke.
QA Nov 1, 2026Al Jazeera English World03
Nationals leader Matt Canavan to run for lower house seat in possible showdown with One Nation’s James Ashby
<p>Tilt comes after Michelle Landry announced she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily political email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>The Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, will run in a lower house Queensland seat at the next federal election, in a move that may see him face off with Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff.</p><p>The announcement follows the retirement of the Capricornia MP Michelle Landry, and could result in a contest against James Ashby in a major battle for regional seats.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/nov/02/nationals-leader-matt-canavan-one-nation-james-ashby-capricornia-election-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
GB Nov 1, 2026The Guardian World World04
Parents of woman who died of seizure after ChaGPT misguidance sue OpenAI
<p>Bowen Wan was on anti-seizure medication, and chatbot provided her with a tapering schedule to reduce dosage</p><p>A woman’s death from an epileptic seizure after she received dangerous advice from a chatbot has prompted her parents to <a href="https://schenklawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/wan-v-openai-complaint.pdf">sue OpenAI</a> earlier this week.</p><p>The legal action is the latest lawsuit that in which plaintiffs allege that a bot provided counsel to a user that ultimately led <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/07/chatgpt-lawsuit-suicide-coach">to their death</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/01/chatgpt-woman-seizure-lawsuit-openai">Continue reading...</a>
GB Nov 1, 2026The Guardian World