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Son caps Spurs fightback to rescue Man Utd draw

Son caps Spurs fightback to rescue Man Utd draw

Son Heung-min's late equaliser completed a stirring Tottenham fightback from two goals down in their 2-2 draw against top-four rivals Manchester United on Thursday.

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Relief rally on Wall Street after better-than-feared earnings

Relief rally on Wall Street after better-than-feared earnings

Wall Street stocks shook off recent weakness and powered higher on Thursday following strong results from Facebook parent Meta Platforms and mixed US economic data.

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NFL Ravens and Jackson agree to terms on five-year deal

NFL Ravens and Jackson agree to terms on five-year deal

Lamar Jackson has agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, ending months of uncertainty about how the 26-year-old quarterback's future would unfold.

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Australia closes oldest coal plant, pivots to renewables

Australia closes oldest coal plant, pivots to renewables

Australia's oldest coal-fired power plant will shut down Friday as the country, a once-notorious climate straggler, prepares for a seismic shift towards renewable energy.

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Newcastle thrash Everton to close in on Champions League

Newcastle thrash Everton to close in on Champions League

Newcastle moved another step closer to Champions League football next season and pushed Everton ever closer to the Championship with a 4-1 win at Goodison Park on Thursday.

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DNA study of famed US sled dog shows what made him so tough

DNA study of famed US sled dog shows what made him so tough

New York's Central Park has a statue dedicated to him, and there's even been a movie about him: a sled dog named Balto. Now he is the focus of a DNA study, 90 years after he died, to see what made the pooch so famously tough.

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Amazon shares surge as earnings beat expectations

Amazon shares surge as earnings beat expectations

Shares in Amazon leapt on Thursday after the online retail colossus reported it made a lot more money than expected in the first quarter of 2023.

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Lawyer for NBA's Edwards vows 'vigorous' defense on assault charge

Lawyer for NBA's Edwards vows 'vigorous' defense on assault charge

An attorney for Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards vowed to "vigorously defend" the NBA standout from third-degree assault charges by Denver police, who say he swung a chair and injured two women.

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US and S. Korea boost cooperation, but nuclear threat remains

US and S. Korea boost cooperation, but nuclear threat remains

A US-South Korean agreement on strengthening deterrence against Pyongyang will discourage Seoul from seeking nuclear weapons, but also highlights the near absence of viable ways to remove the threat of North Korea's arsenal.

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Griner won't play abroad again, vows to fight for US prisoners

Griner won't play abroad again, vows to fight for US prisoners

WNBA superstar Brittney Griner vowed never to play basketball overseas again on Thursday in an emotional first press conference since being released by Russia as part of a prisoner swap last year.

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