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Ruthless Kane lifts Spurs as Forest climb out of drop zone

Ruthless Kane lifts Spurs as Forest climb out of drop zone

Harry Kane lifted the gloom at Tottenham on Wednesday, scoring twice in a convincing 4-0 win against Crystal Palace as Nottingham Forest hauled themselves out of the relegation zone.

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Cardiac arrest of Bills' Hamlin may have been 'perfect storm'

Cardiac arrest of Bills' Hamlin may have been 'perfect storm'

The on-field cardiac arrest suffered by Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin may have been the result of a "perfect storm" of events in which a blow to the chest was combined with a split-second moment of vulnerability during a heartbeat, experts said on Wednesday.

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Peru hits Spanish energy giant Repsol with new oil spill fines

Peru hits Spanish energy giant Repsol with new oil spill fines

Peru's environment authorities on Wednesday announced fines worth close to $6 million against Spanish energy giant Repsol over an oil spill that polluted beaches and cost thousands their livelihoods.

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Dzeko hands Napoli first defeat to crack open Serie A title race

Dzeko hands Napoli first defeat to crack open Serie A title race

Edin Dzeko bust open the Serie A title race on Wednesday with the only goal in Inter Milan's 1-0 win over Napoli which cut the leaders' advantage at the top of the league to five points.

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Fed officials do not expect US interest rate cuts this year

Fed officials do not expect US interest rate cuts this year

US central bankers do not expect it will be "appropriate" to start cutting interest rates this year with inflation remaining high, according to minutes of the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting released Wednesday.

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US college admissions scam mastermind gets 3.5 years in jail

US college admissions scam mastermind gets 3.5 years in jail

The mastermind of a sprawling US college admissions scam that saw actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman serve jail time was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Wednesday.

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Bomb cyclone smashes into California

Bomb cyclone smashes into California

A bomb cyclone smashed into California Wednesday, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain that was expected to cause flooding in areas already saturated by consecutive storms.

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Hudson to guide US camp as Reynas admit pressuring Berhalter

Hudson to guide US camp as Reynas admit pressuring Berhalter

World Cup assistant coach Anthony Hudson was named Wednesday to guide a January national team camp while Gio Reyna's parents admitted igniting a US Soccer investigation into coach Gregg Berhalter.

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Nate Thayer, who interviewed Pol Pot, dead at 62

Nate Thayer, who interviewed Pol Pot, dead at 62

Nate Thayer, the larger-than-life American freelance journalist who scored a massive scoop with his 1997 interview with Pol Pot, the genocidal leader of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, has died at 62, his family said Wednesday.

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Kristoffersen wins Garmisch World Cup slalom

Kristoffersen wins Garmisch World Cup slalom

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen comfortably won the World Cup men's slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Wednesday to move into third spot in the overall standings.

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