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Rams, Stafford to pay medical costs of injured photographer

Rams, Stafford to pay medical costs of injured photographer

The Los Angeles Rams and quarterback Matthew Stafford said Thursday they will pay the medical costs of a photographer injured while covering the team's Super Bowl victory parade.

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Mickelson says Saudi-backed golf league chance to 'reshape' PGA Tour

Mickelson says Saudi-backed golf league chance to 'reshape' PGA Tour

Six-time major champion Phil Mickelson says he's willing to get involved with the Saudi-backed golf Super League despite concerns over the kingdom's human rights record as a way to "reshape how the PGA Tour operates."

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Ukrainian Olympic bobsleigher tests positive for steroids

Ukrainian Olympic bobsleigher tests positive for steroids

Ukrainian bobsleigher Lidiia Hunko has tested positive for an anabolic steroid at the Beijing Olympic Games, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Thursday.

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Canada police set for 'imminent' action to clear trucker protests

Canada police set for 'imminent' action to clear trucker protests

Canadian police were poised Thursday to move against a trucker-led protest that has choked the national capital's streets for three weeks and finally provoked the government into calling on rarely used emergency powers.

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Former MLB Angels employee found guilty in pitcher's death

Former MLB Angels employee found guilty in pitcher's death

Former Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay was found guilty by a Texas jury on Thursday of two charges connected with the 2019 overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

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First US drug injection center aims to lead way on overdoses

First US drug injection center aims to lead way on overdoses

"This site saves lives," reads an inscription on the wall of America's first drug injection center in New York, which aims to serve as a model in a country blighted by record overdoses.

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Ingebrigtsen breaks 1500m indoor world record

Ingebrigtsen breaks 1500m indoor world record

Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the world indoor record in the 1500m when he ran 3min 30.60sec on Thursday in Lievin in northern France.

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US judge orders Trump to testify in New York fraud probe

US judge orders Trump to testify in New York fraud probe

A US judge ruled Thursday that former president Donald Trump and his eldest children must testify under oath in New York's civil probe into alleged fraud at his family business.

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Djokovic ready to play "better than ever"

Djokovic ready to play "better than ever"

Novak Djokovic said he was ready to "play better than ever" on the eve of his return to tennis, a month after being deported from Australia over Covid-19 vaccination issues.

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Race to find survivors after killer Brazil floods

Race to find survivors after killer Brazil floods

Rescuers raced against the clock Thursday to find survivors among the mud and wreckage caused by devastating flash floods and landslides that killed 110 people in the picturesque Brazilian city of Petropolis.

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