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Norris plays down McLaren hopes of extending hot streak

Norris plays down McLaren hopes of extending hot streak

Lando Norris on Thursday forecast that he and his in-form McLaren team faced a much tougher and closer scrap for success at this weekend's United States Grand Prix than they faced in recent races.

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Rudderless Republicans push US Congress deeper into chaos

Rudderless Republicans push US Congress deeper into chaos

Republicans lurched further into disarray Thursday as their nominee to lead the US House of Representatives looked incapable of securing the gavel and a plan to install an interim speaker collapsed in angry recrimination, accusations of bullying and death threats.

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Stroll's future at Aston Martin source of speculation

Stroll's future at Aston Martin source of speculation

Lance Stroll’s future with Aston Martin was the source of much speculation again on Thursday after organisers at the United States Grand Prix included Brazilian reserve driver Felipe Drugovich in a promotional poster.

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Suit charges crypto firms with billion-dollar fraud

Suit charges crypto firms with billion-dollar fraud

New York's attorney general on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing cryptocurrency firms Gemini and Genesis with fraud that wound up costing investors more than a billion dollars.

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Amsterdam sex workers protest planned 'erotic centre'

Amsterdam sex workers protest planned 'erotic centre'

Amsterdam's sex workers Thursday protested against the transfer of their famed red light district to an out-of-town "erotic centre", in what is seen as part of a battle for the city's soul.

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Kohli's 'special feeling' over 48th ODI century at World Cup

Kohli's 'special feeling' over 48th ODI century at World Cup

Virat Kohli said he was enjoying the "special feeling" of playing in a World Cup on home soil after his unbeaten century guided India to a dominant seven-wicket win over Bangladesh and left him in sight of Sachin Tendulkar's record for ODI hundreds.

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'Mind-blowing': Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet

'Mind-blowing': Astronomers spot most distant radio burst yet

Eight billion years ago, something happened in a distant galaxy that sent an incredibly powerful blast of radio waves hurtling through the universe.

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US inflation is 'still too high': Fed Chair Powell

US inflation is 'still too high': Fed Chair Powell

US inflation is "still too high" despite a recent slowdown, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, leaving the door open for a new interest rate hike.

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Biden to rally Americans on Israel, Ukraine support

Biden to rally Americans on Israel, Ukraine support

US President Joe Biden is set to deliver a rare Oval Office speech Thursday urging Americans to back Israel and Ukraine at what he says is a perilous moment for democracy around the globe.

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Speeding boats risk killing off North Atlantic right whales: study

Speeding boats risk killing off North Atlantic right whales: study

An overwhelming majority of large boats off the US East Coast are speeding through slow-zones designed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, of which only around 340 remain.

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