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Scheffler headlines leading bunch at Colonial

Scheffler headlines leading bunch at Colonial

World number one Scottie Scheffler bounced back from his missed cut at the PGA Championship to headline a group of eight players sharing the first round lead in the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday.

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NFL Raiders tight-lipped on Kaepernick workout

NFL Raiders tight-lipped on Kaepernick workout

Colin Kaepernick had his first workout with an NFL team since his de facto exile from the sport in 2016, but the Las Vegas Raiders gave little away Thursday as to the impression he made.

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Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies

Depeche Mode keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies

Andrew Fletcher, a founding member of the British electronic band Depeche Mode, had died aged 60, the band announced Thursday.

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Russia commits 'all its forces' to take Ukraine's Lugansk, Kyiv says

Russia commits 'all its forces' to take Ukraine's Lugansk, Kyiv says

Russia on Thursday made an all-out effort to capture the rest of Ukraine's industrial region of Lugansk, officials said, as the war in the east of the country escalated to its fiercest level yet.

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China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea

China, Russia veto US bid at UN to punish North Korea

China and Russia on Thursday vetoed tougher United Nations sanctions against North Korea, rejecting a US effort to punish Pyongyang for testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

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US stocks rally again as China premier warns on Covid-hit economy

US stocks rally again as China premier warns on Covid-hit economy

Wall Street stocks rose for a second straight session Thursday on a mixed day for global equities, while China's premier offered an unusually stark warning as the country's zero-Covid strategy bites into growth.

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Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention

Maker of rifle used in Texas massacre to skip NRA convention

Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the assault rifle used in the Uvalde school shooting in Texas, said Thursday it will not attend a convention this week in the state of the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby.

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Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire

Senegal health minister sacked after deadly hospital fire

Senegal's President Macky Sall fired his health minister on Thursday as his country mourned the death of 11 newborn babies in a hospital fire blamed on an electrical short circuit.

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Twitter shareholder lawsuit accuses Musk of 'market manipulation'

Twitter shareholder lawsuit accuses Musk of 'market manipulation'

Elon Musk faces a lawsuit accusing him of pushing down Twitter's stock price in order to either give himself an escape hatch from his $44 billion buyout bid, or room to negotiate a discount.

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Chile name Argentine Berizzo as new coach after World Cup qualification failure

Chile name Argentine Berizzo as new coach after World Cup qualification failure

Argentine Eduardo Berizzo is the new coach of the Chilean national football team, replacing Uruguay's Martin Lasarte, the South American country's football federation announced on Thursday.

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