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Yella Beezy sentenced to life for arranging rapper Mo3’s murder

Kylie Jenner employee describes closet ordeal and pepper-spray incident

Authorities to identify Montauk Mary and five other Long Island cold-case victims

Davante Adams injury deepens Los Angeles Rams receiver shortage

Stray Kids Announce 2027 'RUN IT' World Tour with MetLife Stadium Headline

Barbie sequel negotiations stall over reported $25 million pay packages

João Franco’s earlier post draws attention after arrest over fatal Turkey brawl

Bath & Body Works launches buy-one-get-one-free candle offer

Calgary Chef Launches App to Connect Food Businesses with Non-Profits

Itlu Arjuna receives U/A certificate ahead of theatrical release

Dhananjaya de Silva guides Sri Lanka to 221-4 against Pakistan

Niraj Kumar earns Los Angeles Olympic quota with 50m rifle bronze

Delhi gold loses Rs 800 while silver falls Rs 5,000

India extends micro-credit guarantee plan for five years

Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate

Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, while announcing a multi-billion-dollar plan to support EV production.

Morocco says evacuated 140,000 people due to severe weather

Authorities have evacuated more than 140,000 people from their homes since heavy rainfall flooded several provinces in northern Morocco last week, the interior ministry said Thursday.

Spurs boss Frank says Romero outburst 'dealt with internally'

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank said Thursday that Cristian Romero's outspoken social media comments about the club's transfer policy had been "dealt with internally" as he refused to confirm if the Spurs skipper had been disciplined.

Giannis suitors make deals as NBA trade deadline nears

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks as the NBA trade deadline neared on Thursday with two suitors making other deals in the hours before the clock runs out.

Carrick stresses significance of Munich air disaster to Man Utd history

Michael Carrick said his Manchester United players must "understand the history" of the Munich air disaster as the club prepare to mark the 68th anniversary of the tragedy.

Record January window for transfers despite drop in spending

Football clubs worldwide set a new winter transfer window record in terms of the number of transactions completed, according to a statement released by FIFA on Thursday, but the overall amount spent was down compared to last year's high.

Winter Olympics opening ceremony nears as virus disrupts ice hockey

Preparations for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics ratcheted up Thursday on the eve of the opening ceremony while the start of the ice hockey was hit by an outbreak of norovirus.

Mining giant Rio Tinto abandons Glencore merger bid

British-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Thursday that it was dropping talks to merge with smaller Swiss resources giant Glencore, a deal that would have created the world's largest mining firm.

Davos forum opens probe into CEO Brende's Epstein links

The World Economic Forum, which organises the Davos summit, said Thursday that it would conduct an independent review into its chief executive's interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

ECB warns of stronger euro impact, holds rates

The European Central Bank warned Thursday a stronger euro could push inflation down too far after recent gains in the single currency, but sought to downplay any immediate threat to the eurozone economy.

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