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Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded

Manhunt intensifies in US after lawmaker killed, another wounded

Police and FBI agents waged a huge manhunt Sunday for a gunman who killed a Democratic state lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota in what officials called a politically motivated attack.

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Merciless Bayern hit 10 against amateurs Auckland City at Club World Cup

Merciless Bayern hit 10 against amateurs Auckland City at Club World Cup

Bayern Munich showed no mercy to amateurs Auckland City at the Club World Cup on Sunday, beating the minnows from New Zealand 10-0 in their opening game as Jamal Musiala came off the bench to score a second-half hat-trick.

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'How to Train Your Dragon' soars to top of N.America box office

'How to Train Your Dragon' soars to top of N.America box office

"How to Train Your Dragon," a live-action reboot of a popular 2010 animated film, roared to the top of the North American box office with $83.7 million in weekend ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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Tens of thousands rally for Gaza in Netherlands, Belgium

Tens of thousands rally for Gaza in Netherlands, Belgium

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague and in Brussels on Sunday to demand more action from their governments against what they termed a "genocide" in Gaza.

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Duplantis increases pole vault world record to 6.28m

Duplantis increases pole vault world record to 6.28m

Swedish double Olympic pole vault champion Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis bettered his existing world record by a centimetre on Sunday as he cleared 6.28 metres at the Stockholm Diamond League meet.

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Israel pounds Iran from west to east in deepest strikes yet

Israel pounds Iran from west to east in deepest strikes yet

Israel unleashed a punishing barrage of strikes across Iran Sunday stretching from the west to Tehran and Mashhad in the east, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make the country pay "a very heavy price" for killing civilians.

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Gezora wins Prix de Diane in Graffard masterpiece

Gezora wins Prix de Diane in Graffard masterpiece

Gezora won the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) at Chantilly on Sunday with winning trainer Francis Graffard producing an astonishing feat in training three of the first four home.

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Pogacar wins first Dauphine ahead of Tour de France title defence

Pogacar wins first Dauphine ahead of Tour de France title defence

Reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar wrapped up the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday with a podium finish in the eighth and final stage, which was won by France's Lenny Martinez.

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Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Trump due in Canada as G7 confronts Israel-Iran crisis

Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump headed Sunday to the Canadian Rockies for a summit that takes on new urgency after Israel attacked Iran.

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Kubica steers Ferrari to third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans

Kubica steers Ferrari to third consecutive 24 Hours of Le Mans

Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica took the chequered flag in his bright yellow "privateer" Ferrari to give the Italian marque a third consecutive win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Sunday.

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