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Google yanks California news sites over proposed law

Google yanks California news sites over proposed law

Google on Friday said it is testing removing links to California news sites for some users in the western US state as legislators mull making the online search giant pay for connecting people to news.

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Former US ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years

Former US ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years

A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison.

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Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa share lead at windy Masters

Scheffler, DeChambeau and Homa share lead at windy Masters

Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler shared the lead with fellow Americans Bryson DeChambeau and Max Homa after battling fierce winds in Friday's second round of the 88th Masters.

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Johnson launches 'F-bomb' at Augusta fans

Johnson launches 'F-bomb' at Augusta fans

Former Masters champion Zach Johnson was left embarrassed after a foul-mouthed response to ironic cheers from spectators after a triple bogey at Augusta National on Friday.

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Homa puts past Masters woes behind him

Homa puts past Masters woes behind him

American Max Homa put aside his poor record at Augusta National, high winds and Tiger Woods fans on every hole to share the second-round Masters lead on Friday.

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No.1 Scheffler seizes Masters lead as Tiger grinds out record

No.1 Scheffler seizes Masters lead as Tiger grinds out record

World number one Scottie Scheffler grabbed a one-stroke lead late in Friday's second round of the 88th Masters while Tiger Woods made a record 24th consecutive cut at Augusta National.

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Ohtani interpreter released after first court hearing

Ohtani interpreter released after first court hearing

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and ordered to undergo treatment for gambling addiction on Friday after appearing in court for the first time since being accused of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star to cover illegal betting losses.

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Adoring Augusta cheers Tiger into another Masters weekend

Adoring Augusta cheers Tiger into another Masters weekend

Tiger Woods battled his way to a record 24th straight cut at the Masters on Friday with a dastardly wind conspiring against him but an adoring crowd cheering him through a marathon 23 holes.

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Chelsea's Hayes responds to Arsenal manager criticism with poem

Chelsea's Hayes responds to Arsenal manager criticism with poem

Chelsea Women's manager Emma Hayes responded to criticism from her Arsenal counterpart Jonas Eidevall on Friday by reciting a verse from a Robert Frost poem.

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'My heart is broken': Olympic triple jump champion Rojas out of Paris Games

'My heart is broken': Olympic triple jump champion Rojas out of Paris Games

Reigning Olympic women's triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas said on Friday she had injured her Achilles tendon and will miss the Paris Games.

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