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Questions mount over Trump's treatment of presidential documents

Questions mount over Trump's treatment of presidential documents

Documents ripped up, stuffed down the toilet or carted off to Florida -- the list of former US leader Donald Trump's alleged flouting of laws on preserving presidential papers grew longer and more bizarre Thursday.

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James drafts Antetokounmpo first for All-Star Game, Harden picked last

James drafts Antetokounmpo first for All-Star Game, Harden picked last

LeBron James and Kevin Durant picked their teams for the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday, James making Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo the first selection while James Harden went last.

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US sprint great Gatlin retires

US sprint great Gatlin retires

US sprinting great Justin Gatlin announced his retirement from athletics on Thursday, hanging up his spikes after a career tinged by doping controversies that included an Olympic gold medal and multiple world titles.

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California sizzles in February heatwave

California sizzles in February heatwave

A heatwave was bringing unseasonably high temperatures to California on Thursday, sending sun-worshippers to the beach, but also sparking a brushfire.

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Canada truckers extend border blockade, fuel copycats abroad

Canada truckers extend border blockade, fuel copycats abroad

Trucker-led protests against coronavirus restrictions in Canada shut down another US border crossing Thursday, as copycat movements gathered steam as far afield as Europe and New Zealand.

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Worries over aggressive Fed shift send US stocks tumbling

Worries over aggressive Fed shift send US stocks tumbling

Wall Street equities tumbled on Thursday as markets bet that the latest inflation report would compel the Federal Reserve to accelerate efforts to tighten monetary policy and raise lending rates.

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US, China lock horns over Ukraine at UN

US, China lock horns over Ukraine at UN

The US envoy to the United Nations called on Beijing Thursday to encourage Russia "to do the right thing" in the Ukraine crisis -- drawing a sharp response from her Chinese counterpart who accused Washington of fanning tensions.

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Masks in class -- how damaging to child development?

Masks in class -- how damaging to child development?

Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage.

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Jota double keeps Liverpool in title hunt, 10-man Arsenal win at Wolves

Jota double keeps Liverpool in title hunt, 10-man Arsenal win at Wolves

Diogo Jota's double kept Liverpool's Premier League title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over Leicester, while Arsenal's 1-0 victory at Wolves gave the Gunners the advantage in the race for the top four.

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MLB boss hopeful but says missed games 'disastrous'

MLB boss hopeful but says missed games 'disastrous'

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that missed 2022 games would be a "disastrous outcome" to an ongoing money dispute with players but he remains hopeful of a deal.

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