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Butler, Strus lead Heat past Bulls and into playoffs

Butler, Strus lead Heat past Bulls and into playoffs

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat caught fire down the stretch as they beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 on Friday to set up a play-off meeting with the top seeded Milwaukee Bucks.

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Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company

Elon Musk forms X.AI artificial intelligence company

Elon Musk has formed an X.AI artificial intelligence corporation based in the US state of Nevada, according to business documents that surfaced on Friday.

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SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday

SpaceX will try to launch most powerful rocket ever Monday

SpaceX plans to carry out its first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and eventually beyond.

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Scheffler in contention, Rahm rises but Walker leads at RBC Heritage

Scheffler in contention, Rahm rises but Walker leads at RBC Heritage

Scottie Scheffler, targeting a return to top spot in the world rankings, set himself up for a weekend push at the RBC Heritage shooting a six-under-par round of 65 to move within three strokes of leader Jimmy Walker.

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Bridges hit with 30-game suspension for domestic violence: NBA

Bridges hit with 30-game suspension for domestic violence: NBA

Former Charlotte Hornets starter Miles Bridges was given a 30-game suspension by the NBA on Friday following a 2022 domestic violence incident involving the mother of his children.

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Lionel Richie, Katy Perry to play Charles coronation show

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry to play Charles coronation show

Take That, Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli will be among those performing at a concert to mark King Charles III's coronation, the BBC said on Friday.

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Capitals part ways with coach Laviolette

Capitals part ways with coach Laviolette

The Washington Capitals have parted ways with head coach Peter Laviolette after failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

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G7 faces pressure on fossil fuel pledges at Japan climate talks

G7 faces pressure on fossil fuel pledges at Japan climate talks

G7 climate ministers kick off two days of talks in northern Japan on Saturday, with campaigners warning the world's leading developed economies against backtracking on their fossil fuel commitments.

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Montana lawmakers vote to ban TikTok in US state

Montana lawmakers vote to ban TikTok in US state

Lawmakers from the western US state of Montana voted Friday to impose a total ban on TikTok setting up a legal fight over accusations that the popular app is a tool of the Chinese Communist Party.

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US Supreme Court hits pause on abortion pill ban

US Supreme Court hits pause on abortion pill ban

The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.

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