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Carpenter strikes for Chelsea but Barca hold on for draw in Women's Champions League

Carpenter strikes for Chelsea but Barca hold on for draw in Women's Champions League

Barcelona lost their 100 percent record in the Women's Champions League but went top of the table on goal difference following a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Chelsea on matchday four at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

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Rams-Bucs and Steelers-Bears match NFL division leaders

Rams-Bucs and Steelers-Bears match NFL division leaders

Tampa Bay will face the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh travels to Chicago in Sunday showdowns between NFL division leaders while the New England Patriots seek a ninth consecutive victory.

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Stocks lose steam on AI concerns as jobs data cloud rate cut hopes

Stocks lose steam on AI concerns as jobs data cloud rate cut hopes

Stock markets were mixed Thursday as a rally lost momentum after US jobs data clouded hopes of further interest rate cuts and fears of an AI bubble persisted.

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Messi's Inter to open Miami stadium in April against Austin

Messi's Inter to open Miami stadium in April against Austin

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will open its new Miami Freedom Park stadium on April 4 against Austin as part of the 2026 Major League Soccer schedule unveiled on Thursday.

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Piastri ready to forget struggles and enjoy Vegas GP

Piastri ready to forget struggles and enjoy Vegas GP

Oscar Piastri said there had been some "tough moments" as his commanding Formula One lead evaporated, but he was "looking forward to getting back in the car in Vegas" this weekend.

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Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed

Researchers stunned by wolf's use of crab traps to feed

When a wild wolf encounters a potential meal, its instinct is usually to pounce -- but researchers in western Canada have recorded at least one wolf taking a strikingly different approach.

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Colombia shows first treasures recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck

Colombia shows first treasures recovered from 300-year-old shipwreck

Colombian authorities on Thursday showed off the first objects to be recovered from a treasure-crammed Spanish galleon that sank off the coast 300 years ago: three gold and bronze coins, a canon and a porcelain cup.

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England's Daly ready for aerial challenge against Argentina

England's Daly ready for aerial challenge against Argentina

Elliot Daly knows better than most the risks and rewards of competing for the high ball in rugby union as he prepares to make his England comeback on the wing against Argentina in an Autumn Nations Series international at Twickenham on Sunday.

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Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

Covid inquiry finds UK inaction cost thousands of lives

About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic, a UK public inquiry found Thursday, also slamming a "toxic" and misogynistic culture at the top of government.

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Italy probes Tod's executives over labour exploitation

Italy probes Tod's executives over labour exploitation

Italian prosecutors are investigating three executives from luxury fashion label Tod's, as well as the company itself, for alleged labour exploitation, according to a court document seen Thursday by AFP.

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