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Gaza teen triumphs despite war, loss and displacement

Gaza teen triumphs despite war, loss and displacement

Just days before her final secondary school examinations, the house opposite the temporary home where 18-year-old Saba Rabah was living in central Gaza was bombed.

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Make smoking cool again? Pop culture reboots the vice

Make smoking cool again? Pop culture reboots the vice

From beauty mogul Kylie Jenner lighting up on the cover of Vanity Fair to cigarette trays at singer Dua Lipa's wedding, the pop culture-verse has rebooted cigarettes as the accessory du jour, health risks be damned.

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Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California

Whales at risk, hungry pelicans: Marine heat wave hits California

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake. This summer, extreme heat is making such a scene increasingly rare.

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New AI tools let readers talk to books

New AI tools let readers talk to books

Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it.

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With minutes to flee, Spain fire evacuees grab what they can

With minutes to flee, Spain fire evacuees grab what they can

Ordered to flee their homes as wildfires raged nearby, Spanish villagers often only had minutes to seize what they could: most pets were banned and some had no chance to grab their medicine.

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New Zealand's Mooar appointed Fijian Drua head coach

New Zealand's Mooar appointed Fijian Drua head coach

Former All Blacks and Scotland assistant Brad Mooar was Monday appointed head coach of Super Rugby side Fijian Drua.

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Ioane, Holland back for All Blacks' blockbuster South Africa tour

Ioane, Holland back for All Blacks' blockbuster South Africa tour

New Zealand coach Dave Rennie named three uncapped players in a 44-strong squad Monday while Reiko Ioane and Fabian Holland return for the All Blacks tour of South Africa, an assignment he called "the toughest in rugby".

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'Just cramp' - Lyles pulls up early in 200m US title bid

'Just cramp' - Lyles pulls up early in 200m US title bid

US sprint star Noah Lyles pulled up with cramp in the 200m final at the US athletics championships on Sunday, his bid for a title double undone as Garrett Kaalund claimed the victory.

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Lyles not concerned after cramp halts 200m US title bid

Lyles not concerned after cramp halts 200m US title bid

Noah Lyles said rest and rehydration would put him right after cramp prompted him to pull up in the 200m final at the US athletics championships, a disappointment that only increased his admiration for Jamaican sprint great Usain Bolt.

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Beltran, Kent and Jones join Baseball Hall of Fame

Beltran, Kent and Jones join Baseball Hall of Fame

Retired major league All-Star outfielders Carlos Beltran of Puerto Rico and Andruw Jones of Curacao and American second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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