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Knicks stay in hunt with late win over rival Celtics

Knicks stay in hunt with late win over rival Celtics

Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson kept the New York Knicks in the hunt for second place in the NBA's Eastern Conference as they beat the Boston Celtics 112-106 Thursday.

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'Sartorial diplomacy' on show in expo of late UK queen's fashion

'Sartorial diplomacy' on show in expo of late UK queen's fashion

In a handwritten note on a sketch of an evening dress for her official visit to India and Pakistan in 1961, Queen Elizabeth II specified it should be sewn in "yellow satin", a colour symbolising health and prosperity in the region.

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Former Japan and AC Milan star Honda laces up boots again at 39

Former Japan and AC Milan star Honda laces up boots again at 39

Former AC Milan and Japan star Keisuke Honda said he wanted to set a new record after signing for a Singapore club on Friday to resume his colourful playing career aged 39.

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Stocks rally on optimism over Iran war ceasefire, oil extends gains

Stocks rally on optimism over Iran war ceasefire, oil extends gains

Stocks rose Friday with investors still optimistic about the shaky ceasefire in the US-Iran war ahead of planned weekend talks, though oil prices extended gains over worries Israel's continued attacks on Lebanon could shatter the peace process.

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Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef

Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef

In a community centre in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing up for an unusual weight loss programme -- "Trade Fat for Beef".

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Artemis astronauts gird for re-entry and splashdown

Artemis astronauts gird for re-entry and splashdown

The Artemis II astronauts conducted a historic lunar flyby, gathered invaluable data and took in unprecedented Moon views, but one of the most crucial moments of their 10-day mission is still to come: Friday's splashdown.

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Jackson biopic shows franchise thriving despite abuse claims

Jackson biopic shows franchise thriving despite abuse claims

The release of a new Michael Jackson biopic -- 16 years after his death -- highlights a robust franchise seemingly immune to the child sex abuse claims that still haunt the "King of Pop."

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New Jersey city spurns data center as defiance spreads

New Jersey city spurns data center as defiance spreads

Residents of a New Jersey city mobilized within days to kill a planned data center -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it.

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US box office looking good as cinema owners gather: industry chief

US box office looking good as cinema owners gather: industry chief

The mustachioed brothers of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" and Ryan Gosling's unassuming teacher-turned-astronaut in "Project Hail Mary" are civilization-saving heroes in their own worlds. But cinema owners here on Earth also feel pretty grateful to them.

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Firm Masters greens make life hard on golf's finest

Firm Masters greens make life hard on golf's finest

Augusta National's firm, fast greens played havoc with some of the world's top golfers in Thursday's first round of the 90th Masters.

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