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Auger-Aliassime outduels De Minaur to reach US Open semis

Auger-Aliassime outduels De Minaur to reach US Open semis

Felix Auger-Aliassime overcame Alex de Minaur in a four-set battle lasting over four hours on Wednesday to reach his second US Open semi-final.

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NFL commissioner opens door for Swift Super Bowl performance

NFL commissioner opens door for Swift Super Bowl performance

Pop icon Taylor Swift, recently engaged to Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, is a definite "maybe" to perform at the Super Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told NBC's Today show on Wednesday.

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US strike marks shift to military action against drug cartels

US strike marks shift to military action against drug cartels

US President Donald Trump's deadly strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat from Venezuela marks a significant escalation from law enforcement to military action against cartels that his administration has branded as terror groups.

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Trump offers more US troops to Poland's nationalist president

Trump offers more US troops to Poland's nationalist president

US President Donald Trump offered Friday to send more troops to Poland as he welcomed the country's new nationalist president Karol Nawrocki to the White House with a military flyover.

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Florida to scrap all vaccine mandates, West Coast states push back

Florida to scrap all vaccine mandates, West Coast states push back

A top health official in Florida on Wednesday vowed to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including school requirements, likening the measure to prevent childhood diseases to "slavery."

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First Bond game in a decade seeks licence to thrill

First Bond game in a decade seeks licence to thrill

Developing the first James Bond video game in over a decade has felt like returning "back home" for IO Interactive, the Danish studio known for its own globe-trotting agent fantasy series "Hitman".

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Wildfire tears through California gold rush town

Wildfire tears through California gold rush town

A historic California Gold Rush-era town lay in ruins Wednesday after lightning storms sparked almost two dozen wildfires.

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'Downton Abbey' stars tread red carpet for finale

'Downton Abbey' stars tread red carpet for finale

The stars of "Downton Abbey" walked the red carpet in London Wednesday for one last time as the hugely successful English country house saga finally comes to an end.

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Islamic State claims deadly attack on Pakistan rally

Islamic State claims deadly attack on Pakistan rally

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing that authorities said killed 15 people and wounded dozens more at a political rally in southwestern Pakistan.

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Israel says expecting one million Gazans to flee new offensive

Israel says expecting one million Gazans to flee new offensive

Israel estimates that its imminent offensive on Gaza City would displace one million Palestinians, a senior military official said Wednesday, as Gaza's civil defence reported dozens killed across the territory.

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