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Google's new app blunders by calling Black people 'gorillas'

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Google's new image-recognition program misfired badly this week by identifying two Black people as gorillas, delivering a mortifying reminder that...

Lawyer: Confinement of chimps for research akin to slavery

NEW YORK (AP) _ A lawyer seeking to free two chimpanzees from a state university told a judge Wednesday that their confinement for research...

"Virunga," film on besieged African park, bids for Oscar

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — "They are my life," a ranger in Central Africa says of endangered mountain gorillas in his care. This bond of love infuses...

Rihanna poses with protected primate in Thailand

In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 file photo, singer-songwriter Rihanna performs at "Le Sporting" in Monaco during her “Diamonds World Tour” to Europe. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File) by Thanyarat DoksoneAssociated Press Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Pop star Rihanna spent a weekend at the beach in Thailand, leaving behind a trail of racy tweets and an incriminating Instagram photograph showing her cuddling an endangered primate. That didn't sit well with authorities, who arrested two people for allegedly peddling protected species.

Greek federation angrily condemns slur of NBA draft pick

Milwaukee Bucks first-round draft pick Giannis Antetokounmpo speaks at a news conference June 28, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's basketball federation condemned remarks by the leader of an extreme right Greek political party who likened a recent NBA draft pick to a "chimpanzee."

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