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Mosley fired as coach after Magic's first-round NBA playoff exit

Mosley fired as coach after Magic's first-round NBA playoff exit

Jamahl Mosley was fired as coach of the Orlando Magic on Monday, hours after the team was eliminated from the NBA playoffs with a blowout loss in Detroit.

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Stars set for Met Gala, fashion's biggest night

Stars set for Met Gala, fashion's biggest night

The brightest stars in Hollywood, music, sports and style will hit the red carpet Monday for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights the intersection between fashion and art.

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Forest sink woeful Chelsea to boost survival bid

Forest sink woeful Chelsea to boost survival bid

Nottingham Forest took a huge step towards Premier League survival with a 3-1 win at Chelsea on Monday that dealt a major blow to the Blues' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.

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France launches one-euro university meals for all students

France launches one-euro university meals for all students

French university canteens began offering one-euro meals to all students regardless of income on Monday, in a measure designed to address financial hardship.

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French TV defend Champions Cup video referee after Van Graan criticism

French TV defend Champions Cup video referee after Van Graan criticism

French Champions Cup television broadcasters said on Monday it is "impossible to hide footage" after Bath coach Johan van Graan slammed the video referee procedure in his side's Champions Cup semi-final loss away to Bordeaux-Begles on the weekend.

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Former France, England duo called up by Fiji for Nations Championship

Former France, England duo called up by Fiji for Nations Championship

Former France centre Virimi Vakatawa and ex-England No.8 Nathan Hughes have been given a chance to revive their international careers after both were named Monday in an extended 50-strong Fiji squad for July's Nations Championship matches.

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3 dead in Colombia monster truck show crash

3 dead in Colombia monster truck show crash

At least three people were killed and 38 injured at a Colombian monster truck show when a vehicle veered out of control during a stunt and ploughed into a group of spectators, local authorities said Monday.

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Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have an atmosphere: astronomers

A tiny, little-known world beyond Pluto appears to have an atmosphere, Japanese astronomers said Monday, defying what had been thought possible for icy objects in our cosmic backyard.

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French scholars seek to resurrect Moliere with AI play

French scholars seek to resurrect Moliere with AI play

What might France's greatest playwright have written had he not died of tuberculosis in 1673?

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Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz

Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz

Iran's navy fired 'warning shots' at US warships in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, state media said, after the American military sent cruisers into the Gulf as part of a plan to help trapped commercial vessels leave.

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