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Jets coach Bowness retires after club falls in NHL playoffs

Jets coach Bowness retires after club falls in NHL playoffs

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness retired on Monday after more than 40 years of coaching, departing a week after his club had been knocked out of the NHL playoffs.

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Merlier pips Milan to Giro third stage, bold Pogacar holds lead

Merlier pips Milan to Giro third stage, bold Pogacar holds lead

Tim Merlier won the third stage of the Giro d'Italia on Monday, pipping Jonathan Milan to the line in a bunch sprint after race leader Tadej Pogacar made a bold attempt to steal victory.

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Columbia axes graduation ceremony as US colleges counter Gaza protests

Columbia axes graduation ceremony as US colleges counter Gaza protests

Columbia University, the epicenter of US student protests against the war in Gaza, on Monday cancelled its main graduation ceremony, as colleges seek to contain the demonstrations that have rocked campuses for weeks.

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Dortmund's Terzic calls on Sancho to star once more against PSG

Dortmund's Terzic calls on Sancho to star once more against PSG

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic admitted Monday he did not know if Jadon Sancho might remain with the club beyond the end of this season but called on the England winger to once again play a starring role against Paris Saint-Germain.

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Israel's Rafah evacuation order heightens global alarm

Israel's Rafah evacuation order heightens global alarm

Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah Monday ahead of a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city, amid increasing global alarm about the consequences of such a move.

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Russia announces nuclear drills, threatens UK targets beyond Ukraine

Russia announces nuclear drills, threatens UK targets beyond Ukraine

Russia announced on Monday that its troops stationed near Ukraine would run nuclear weapons drills and threatened to strike UK military targets outside the embattled country, citing what it said was an escalation in Western sabre-rattling.

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Biden again warns Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms

Biden again warns Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms

US President Joe Biden on Monday "reiterated his clear position" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against an invasion of Rafah, the White House said, after Israel defied US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city.

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Sony backtracks faced with anger of 'Helldivers 2' players

Sony backtracks faced with anger of 'Helldivers 2' players

Sony backtracked Monday after players of its popular cooperative third-person shooter game "Helldivers 2" pushed back against a requirement to link with its PlayStation Network platform.

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Head of French equality watchdog in hot water over 'abusive' comments

Head of French equality watchdog in hot water over 'abusive' comments

The chairwoman of a French watchdog created by the government to promote equality is facing mounting pressure to step down over what employees called sexist and racist comments and her "toxic" management style.

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Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms

President Joe Biden held urgent talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel defied repeated US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an offensive.

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