Lopez double earns Barca win at relegated Almeria
Young Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez struck twice to secure his team a hard-fought 2-0 win at Almeria on Thursday in La Liga.
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Weather eases Canadian oil sands city wildfire menace
Rain and cooler weather have halted the advance of a huge wildfire threatening the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in a major oil-producing region, officials said Thursday.
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Messi's record $20.4 million salary dwarfs entire MLS teams
Lionel Messi's record $20.45 million annual salary from Inter Miami makes him by far the best paid player in Major League Soccer but also puts him ahead of the entire squads of 25 of the league's clubs, according to data released by the MLS Players Association on Thursday.
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Jarry stuns Tsitsipas to reach Rome Open semi-finals
Chile's Nicolas Jarry powered past 2022 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets to reach his first Masters semi-final in Rome on Thursday.
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US ends leasing in its largest coal-producing region
President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced it was ending coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.
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Chad junta chief officially wins election
Chad's junta leader General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno won the African nation's May 6 presidential election with 61 percent of the vote, according to final results announced Thursday.
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Florida slammed for bill striking climate change from state law
Democrats on Thursday slammed a new law introduced by Florida that makes climate change a lesser priority and largely removes the phrase from statutes in the hottest state in the mainland United States.
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Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood
A new exhibition opening in California this weekend traces the Jewish origins of Hollywood.
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'I'm ready': Fury to pray for Usyk before heavyweight clash
Tyson Fury declared himself ready to face Oleksandr Usyk and said he'd pray for his Ukrainian rival before Saturday's undisputed heavyweight clash.
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Murray's French Open build-up suffers Bordeaux glitch
Andy Murray's build-up to the French Open suffered a setback on Thursday when he was dumped out of the second-tier Challenger event in Bordeaux by Gregoire Barrere.
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