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India blow away West Indies in decider to seal ODI series

India blow away West Indies in decider to seal ODI series

India swiftly erased the memory of a poor second match to annihilate the West Indies by 200 runs in the decisive third and final one-day international at the Brian Lara Stadium on Tuesday.

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Mets deal ace Verlander to Astros at MLB trade deadline

Mets deal ace Verlander to Astros at MLB trade deadline

Two-time World Series champion Justin Verlander returned to the Houston Astros on Tuesday, the 40-year-old righthander being moved by the New York Mets at Tuesday's Major League Baseball trade deadline.

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US House panel probes BlackRock, MSCI on China investment flow

US House panel probes BlackRock, MSCI on China investment flow

US lawmakers are probing American investment flows facilitated by BlackRock and MSCI to Chinese companies that Washington has sanctioned, a congressional panel announced Tuesday.

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Trump says he expects to be indicted on Tuesday

Trump says he expects to be indicted on Tuesday

Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that he expects his imminent indictment by special counsel Jack Smith in a fresh criminal case.

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Meta starts blocking news in Canada

Meta starts blocking news in Canada

Meta on Tuesday started blocking Canadians' access to news on Facebook and Instagram in response to a new law requiring digital giants to pay publishers for such content.

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Huge mass in Lisbon ahead of pope's arrival for 'Catholic Woodstock'

Huge mass in Lisbon ahead of pope's arrival for 'Catholic Woodstock'

A sea of flag-waving pilgrims from around the world packed a Lisbon park on Tuesday for an open-air Mass that kicked off a week-long jamboree of Catholic youth on the eve of the arrival of Pope Francis.

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US family reaches deal over cells harvested in 1950s

US family reaches deal over cells harvested in 1950s

A US biotechnology company has reached a settlement with the family of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells were used for groundbreaking medical research without her consent.

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Mets deal Verlander to Astros at MLB trade deadline: reports

Mets deal Verlander to Astros at MLB trade deadline: reports

Two-time World Series champion Justin Verlander returned to the Houston Astros on Tuesday, the 40-year-old righthander being moved by the New York Mets at Tuesday's Major League Baseball trade deadline.

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Defending champion Carreno Busta out of ATP Toronto Masters

Defending champion Carreno Busta out of ATP Toronto Masters

Defending champion Pablo Carreno Busta, Australian Nick Kyrgios and Canadian Denis Shapalov have all withdrawn from the ATP Toronto Masters, organizers confirmed Tuesday.

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Ashes star Woakes grateful for Broad and Anderson input

Ashes star Woakes grateful for Broad and Anderson input

Chris Woakes believes his England career has benefitted from the knowledge he has gained from Stuart Broad and James Anderson rather than been hampered by the presence of the veteran pacemen.

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