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St. Louis look to extend perfect MLS start

St. Louis look to extend perfect MLS start

St. Louis City head coach Bradley Carnell has challenged his players to keep improving as they look to extend their 100% start to the Major League Soccer season against unbeaten Minnesota United on Saturday.

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Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to latest US charges

Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to latest US charges

Former FTX chief Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Thursday to five criminal charges recently added by US prosecutors in the government's sprawling case against the former cryptocurrency wunderkind.

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Vatican rejects doctrine used to justify colonial abuse

Vatican rejects doctrine used to justify colonial abuse

The Catholic Church took a fresh step Thursday in acknowledging abuse endured by Indigenous peoples with the Vatican formally rejecting 15th-century papal edicts that empowered Europeans to colonise non-Christian lands.

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Judge blasts first homer as Yankees win to open MLB season

Judge blasts first homer as Yankees win to open MLB season

Aaron Judge blasted the first home run of the 2023 Major League Baseball season, sparking the New York Yankees to victory to begin the 2023 Major League Baseball season Thursday with new rules and familiar feats.

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Man buys NY's iconic Flatiron building at auction, then backs out

Man buys NY's iconic Flatiron building at auction, then backs out

The investor whose $190 million auction bid won him the world-famous Flatiron Building failed to complete the transaction, and the Manhattan skyscraper may go back on the block if a runner-up also forgoes purchasing rights, a broker said Thursday.

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Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash accuser asks for $3.3mn

Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash accuser asks for $3.3mn

Lawyers for the man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over an accident on a swanky US ski slope said Thursday the actress should give him almost $3.3 million for his suffering.

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Israeli protesters back government's judicial overhaul

Israeli protesters back government's judicial overhaul

Supporters of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government blocked a Tel Aviv highway on Thursday in their first major protest in the coastal city backing controversial judicial reforms.

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Medvedev ends run of US qualifier Eubanks at Miami Open

Medvedev ends run of US qualifier Eubanks at Miami Open

Daniil Medvedev ended American qualifier Christopher Eubanks' impressive run at the Miami Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in their quarter-final on Thursday.

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Tweeters, and celebs, await 'blue tick' ultimatum

Tweeters, and celebs, await 'blue tick' ultimatum

All eyes are on whether Elon Musk will go through with stripping blue checkmarks from celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users starting April 1 unless they pay for the privilege.

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Eubanks' Miami run ends at the hands of Medvedev

Eubanks' Miami run ends at the hands of Medvedev

Daniil Medvedev ended American qualifier Christopher Eubanks' impressive run at the Miami Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory in their quarter-final on Thursday.

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