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LeBron James jersey sells for whopping $3.7 mn

LeBron James jersey sells for whopping $3.7 mn

A game-worn jersey of basketball superstar LeBron James sold for $3.7 million at auction Friday, five times more than the previous record for one of his shirts.

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Caicedo makes public plea to Brighton for Arsenal move

Caicedo makes public plea to Brighton for Arsenal move

Moises Caicedo has pleaded with Brighton to accept a club record transfer fee amid interest from Arsenal in the midfielder.

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Global stocks end week mostly higher ahead of central bank meetings

Global stocks end week mostly higher ahead of central bank meetings

Wall Street stocks finished off a positive week on an upbeat note Friday after data showed further ebbing of US inflation, while European equities wobbled before ending the session with meager gains.

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Ake strike lays down Man City marker on Arsenal

Ake strike lays down Man City marker on Arsenal

Mikel Arteta said Arsenal need to learn to be ruthless against Manchester City after Nathan Ake's goal earned Pep Guardiola's men a 1-0 win in the FA Cup fourth round on Friday.

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New York officials renew call to remove Petain, Laval plaques

New York officials renew call to remove Petain, Laval plaques

New York officials and members of the city's Jewish community called Friday for the removal of plaques bearing the name of French Nazi collaborators from Manhattan's celebrated Broadway street.

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Palestinian gunman kills 7 in east Jerusalem synagogue attack

Palestinian gunman kills 7 in east Jerusalem synagogue attack

A Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside an east Jerusalem synagogue during the Jewish Sabbath on Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Israelis in years that risked sparking widespread violence.

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Ake strike sees Man City lay down marker on Arsenal

Ake strike sees Man City lay down marker on Arsenal

Manchester City struck first blood against Arsenal as Nathan Ake's goal earned Pep Guardiola's men a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 win on Friday.

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Elon Musk, White House discuss electric vehicles

Elon Musk, White House discuss electric vehicles

Tesla head Elon Musk met with senior White House officials Friday to discuss the Biden administration's push to grow the electric vehicle market, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

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Ex-paratrooper favourite to sweep Czech presidential vote

Ex-paratrooper favourite to sweep Czech presidential vote

Czech polling stations closed Friday on the first day of a presidential run-off election in which retired NATO general Petr Pavel is expected to beat the billionaire former prime minister Andrej Babis.

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Palestinian gunman kills 7 in east Jerusalem synagogue shooting

Palestinian gunman kills 7 in east Jerusalem synagogue shooting

A Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside an east Jerusalem synagogue on Friday, Israeli police said, in a dramatic escalation of violence that followed a deadly raid in the West Bank a day earlier.

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