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Pochettino says Chelsea star Palmer has nothing to prove to Man City

Pochettino says Chelsea star Palmer has nothing to prove to Man City

Mauricio Pochettino is adamant Chelsea star Cole Palmer has nothing to prove to his former club Manchester City in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final.

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Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred

Oil, gas drilling blocked in Alaska wilds as Biden seeks green cred

The United States on Friday blocked oil, gas and mining operations across tracts of unspoiled wilderness in Alaska, winning praise from environmentalists for safeguarding habitat for polar bears, caribou and other Arctic species.

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Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka to make Stuttgart semi-finals

Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka to make Stuttgart semi-finals

Marketa Vondrousova on Friday reached her first semi-final since clinching the Wimbledon title last July when she stunned world number two Aryna Sabalenka at the Stuttgart clay-court tournament.

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Croatia top court bars president from becoming next PM

Croatia top court bars president from becoming next PM

Croatia's top court said on Friday that the country's president, who had campaigned to become prime minister ahead of this week's parliamentary election, could not head the new government.

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French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris

French police detain intruder at Iranian consulate in Paris

French authorities Friday detained a man suspected of entering the Iranian consulate in Paris and falsely claiming to be armed with an explosive vest, police and prosecutors said.

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US says two 'forever chemicals' are hazardous, tells polluters to pay

US says two 'forever chemicals' are hazardous, tells polluters to pay

The US Environmental Protection Agency on Friday classified two so-called "forever chemicals" as hazardous substances, meaning those responsible for releasing them will have to pay to clean up contamination.

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Everton must 'give more' in survival fight: Dyche

Everton must 'give more' in survival fight: Dyche

Sean Dyche has demanded Everton "give more" in their fight to avoid relegation from the Premier League as his side prepare for a crucial showdown with fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest.

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US ski great Vonn hails use of AI to protect Olympic athletes from online hate

US ski great Vonn hails use of AI to protect Olympic athletes from online hate

US skiing great Lindsey Vonn has welcomed plans to use artificial intelligence to shield Olympic athletes from vicious online hate, recounting how she was "wildly harassed" before the 2018 Winter Games.

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'I don't know much about snooker' says seven-time world champ O'Sullivan

'I don't know much about snooker' says seven-time world champ O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan will launch his bid for an eighth World Championship triumph with a new approach after claiming he doesn't "know much" about snooker.

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Taylor Swift, tortured poet, exorcises demons with new double album

Taylor Swift, tortured poet, exorcises demons with new double album

Taylor Swift's hotly anticipated "The Tortured Poets Department" is here along with a surprise second album -- 31 tracks released Friday in which the megawatt star purges her inner turmoil while scorching former lovers.

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