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Nadal keeps Olympic flame burning, Murray back from the brink

Nadal keeps Olympic flame burning, Murray back from the brink

Rafael Nadal kept alive his dream of a third Olympic gold on Tuesday, powering into the men's doubles quarter-finals alongside teammate Carlos Alcaraz as Andy Murray once again came back from the dead.

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Murray cries 'happy tears' as career stays alive at Olympics

Murray cries 'happy tears' as career stays alive at Olympics

Andy Murray cried "happy tears" after he delayed his retirement from tennis on Tuesday with another thrilling Olympic doubles win with Dan Evans where they saved match points for the second successive round.

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Harris says Israel has 'right to defend itself' against Hezbollah

Harris says Israel has 'right to defend itself' against Hezbollah

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic election nominee, said Tuesday that Israel had a "right to defend itself" following a strike in Hezbollah's stronghold in southern Beirut.

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Outrage, pro-Hezbollah chants as Israel hits group stronghold

Outrage, pro-Hezbollah chants as Israel hits group stronghold

Anger simmered Tuesday after Israel struck a southern Beirut suburb that is also a Hezbollah stronghold, with young men chanting in support of the group at the site of the strike.

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Tearful Wiffen makes Irish history with Olympic gold 

Tearful Wiffen makes Irish history with Olympic gold 

Daniel Wiffen made history Tuesday as the first Irishman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal, shedding tears as the enormity of the achievement sunk in.

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McKeown delivers more Aussie gold as Ireland's Wiffen makes history

McKeown delivers more Aussie gold as Ireland's Wiffen makes history

Kaylee McKeown won back-to-back gold in the women's 100m backstroke while Daniel Wiffen made history as he became the first Irishman to win a swimming gold as he swept to victory in the 800m freestyle at the Paris Games on Monday.

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Clashes break out as third child dies in UK knife attack

Clashes break out as third child dies in UK knife attack

Violent clashes broke out on Tuesday in the northern England town where a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event claimed the lives of three children.

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Late-night 'pow-wow' cleared path to Olympic gold for Biles and US

Late-night 'pow-wow' cleared path to Olympic gold for Biles and US

Simone Biles revealed a late-night "pow-wow" with her USA teammates in the Olympic village helped clear the way to women's gymnastics gold on Tuesday.

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US Senate passes first major online child safety bills in years

US Senate passes first major online child safety bills in years

The US Senate passed a sweeping social media safety package Tuesday that would force tech companies to do more to protect children -- the first major legislation targeting Silicon Valley in a generation.

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Microsoft cloud unit miss dulls bright earnings

Microsoft cloud unit miss dulls bright earnings

Microsoft shares slipped Tuesday after the tech giant reported quarterly profit climbed but its crucial cloud computing unit missed expectations.

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