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Big-spending Chelsea swoop for Barcelona's Aubameyang

Big-spending Chelsea swoop for Barcelona's Aubameyang

Chelsea signed Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a reported £10.3 million (12 million euro) deal on Thursday as the club's incredible transfer window spending went over £240 million.

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Choi, Ciganda and teen Yin share lead at LPGA Dana Open

Choi, Ciganda and teen Yin share lead at LPGA Dana Open

Chinese teen Yin Ruoning fired a six-under par 65 to match South Korean Choi Hye-jin and Spain's Carlota Ciganda for the lead after Thursday's first round of the LPGA Dana Open.

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Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill

Three dead of mystery pneumonia in Argentina, six others ill

A third person has died this week in Argentina from a type of pneumonia of unknown origin, with the fatalities thus far limited to a single clinic, health authorities said Thursday.

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British men in 89-year high at US Open

British men in 89-year high at US Open

Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans reached the US Open third round on Thursday, giving Britain four men in the last 32 in New York for the first time since 1933.

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GM driverless car unit recalls vehicles after accident

GM driverless car unit recalls vehicles after accident

General Motor's autonomous vehicle unit Cruise recalled 80 cars and updated their software after one failed to properly predict the trajectory of an oncoming vehicle.

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US official rejects Amazon challenge to New York union vote

US official rejects Amazon challenge to New York union vote

A US official Thursday rejected Amazon's efforts to overturn a worker vote in favor of unionization at a New York warehouse, dismissing the retailer's election complaints as groundless.

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Saints safety Maye arrested on firearm assault charge

Saints safety Maye arrested on firearm assault charge

New Orleans Saints safety Marcus Maye was arrested on Thursday on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm, police in Louisiana said.

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Starbucks names outgoing Reckitt leader as next CEO

Starbucks names outgoing Reckitt leader as next CEO

Starbucks named Laxman Narasimhan, a veteran of PepsiCo and other consumer brands, as its next chief executive on Thursday.

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Man Utd's blockbuster Antony swoop leads deadline day spending

Man Utd's blockbuster Antony swoop leads deadline day spending

Manchester United were the biggest spenders on the Premier League's transfer deadline day as they splashed out £82 million ($94 million) on Ajax's Brazil forward Antony.

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Koopmeiners takes Atalanta top in Serie A

Koopmeiners takes Atalanta top in Serie A

Teun Koopmeiners slid home an 84th-minute penalty against Torino on Thursday to complete a hat-trick and a 3-1 win that lifted Atalanta to the top of Serie A.

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