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Lakers down Warriors without LeBron, Heat win in overtime

Lakers down Warriors without LeBron, Heat win in overtime

The Los Angeles Lakers, with LeBron James sidelined and their new recruits still getting up to speed, snapped a three-game skid with a 109-103 victory over the NBA-champion Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

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Wu shocks Fritz to become first Chinese ATP finalist of Open Era in Dallas

Wu shocks Fritz to become first Chinese ATP finalist of Open Era in Dallas

Wu Yibing stunned top-seeded Taylor Fritz 6-7 (3/7), 7-5, 6-4 at the Dallas Open on Saturday to become the first Chinese man to reach an ATP final in the Open Era.

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Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN expects toll to double

Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN expects toll to double

Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria and killed more than 28,000.

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Sexting chatbot ban points to looming battle over AI rules

Sexting chatbot ban points to looming battle over AI rules

Users of the Replika "virtual companion" just wanted company. Some of them wanted romantic relationships, sex chat, or even racy pictures of their chatbot.

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New York truck attacker may face death penalty despite Biden pledge

New York truck attacker may face death penalty despite Biden pledge

President Joe Biden promised to abolish capital punishment for federal crimes, but the US government is due to argue, beginning Monday, that an Uzbek man should get the death penalty for killing eight people in New York half a decade ago.

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Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief

Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief

The death toll from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria will "double or more" from its current level of 28,000, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has said.

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Scheffler leads Rahm and Taylor by two at Phoenix Open

Scheffler leads Rahm and Taylor by two at Phoenix Open

American Scottie Scheffler takes a two-shot lead over Jon Rahm and Nick Taylor into the final round of the Phoenix Open, where he's in search of a title repeat and a chance to regain the world number one ranking.

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Fans descend on Phoenix as Chiefs and Eagles fine tune Super Bowl plans

Fans descend on Phoenix as Chiefs and Eagles fine tune Super Bowl plans

NFL fans descended on Phoenix ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles as the teams made final preparations for the NFL championship showdown.

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Race to identify Turkey quake victims

Race to identify Turkey quake victims

Tuba Yolcu is desperate for news of her missing aunt and scours a sports hall where victims of a powerful earthquake that hit her hometown in Turkey lie in body bags.

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Aussie Mailata says Super Bowl journey will be tough to copy

Aussie Mailata says Super Bowl journey will be tough to copy

Just five years after he arrived in the United States having never played a minute of American football, Australian Jordan Mailata will start for the Philadelphia Eagles against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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