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Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

Brewers blasts leave Dodgers on brink

The Milwaukee Brewers produced a late home run blitz to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 and leave the reigning World Series champions on the brink of elimination from Major League Baseball's playoffs on Wednesday.

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Australia says won't let big tech have 'unfettered' access to kids

Australia says won't let big tech have 'unfettered' access to kids

Australia said Thursday it refused to allow big tech to have "unfettered" access to its kids as it formally introduced new legislation that would give users choice over what they see on their feeds.

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Tech stock lead rout after US inflation fuels rate hike bets

Tech stock lead rout after US inflation fuels rate hike bets

Asian stocks plunged Thursday as tech firms suffered another painful rout after forecast-topping US inflation data fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will have to ramp interest rates higher.

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Mobile clinics battle Mongolia's childhood dental 'disaster'

Mobile clinics battle Mongolia's childhood dental 'disaster'

Inside a traditional Mongolian ger in the sprawling suburbs of Ulaanbaatar, children queue to have their teeth checked at a mobile dental practice that roams the vast country, providing treatment that is hard to come by in remote areas.

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Al-Fayed survivors say UK police missing 'bigger picture'

Al-Fayed survivors say UK police missing 'bigger picture'

Two decades after being allegedly abused by Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, Isabella heard "chillingly" similar testimonies from other women, painting a picture of a sprawling, murky network of exploitation.

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Wallabies back Meredith as playmaker for second New Zealand Test

Wallabies back Meredith as playmaker for second New Zealand Test

Australia coach Les Kiss elevated Declan Meredith to playmaker Thursday among four changes to his starting side as they look to rebound from a crushing Bledisloe Cup loss to New Zealand.

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Online 'witch hunt' sweeps up Asians misidentified as US rape accused

Online 'witch hunt' sweeps up Asians misidentified as US rape accused

One message told him to "go to hell." Others said he deserved to be imprisoned. Death threats poured in.

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Messi's Inter Miami book playoffs with 2-0 win over New York City

Messi's Inter Miami book playoffs with 2-0 win over New York City

Lionel Messi set up a Rodrigo De Paul goal and German Berterame snapped his scoring drought as Inter Miami booked their place in the MLS playoffs with a 2-0 win over New York City FC on Wednesday.

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Prospect of Bolsonaro win looms large over Brazil's Indigenous

Prospect of Bolsonaro win looms large over Brazil's Indigenous

Brazil's Amazonian Indigenous communities are watching with bated breath as presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro inches closer to power, recalling the damage wrought on the rainforest under his father Jair Bolsonaro.

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Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Behind AI's carbon footprint, a potential climate tool

Artificial intelligence has become a lightning rod in climate debates over concerns about the growing carbon footprint of the data centres powering the technology.

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