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Families lose hope for Salvadorans held in gang crackdown

Families lose hope for Salvadorans held in gang crackdown

Ana Mercedes Garcia has barely slept since her son was taken away three years ago, one of tens of thousands of men to have disappeared inside El Salvador's grim prisons since 2022.

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Gauff wins crying game to reach US Open third round

Gauff wins crying game to reach US Open third round

A tearful Coco Gauff battled through another shaky performance to defeat Croatia's Donna Vekic and reach the third round of the US Open on Thursday.

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Arsenal seek statement win at Liverpool, Amorim faces Burnley must-win

Arsenal seek statement win at Liverpool, Amorim faces Burnley must-win

Liverpool and Arsenal aim to strike first blood in the Premier League title race as last season's top two face off at Anfield after a summer of heavy spending.

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Cowboys trade Parsons to Packers in blockbuster NFL deal

Cowboys trade Parsons to Packers in blockbuster NFL deal

The Dallas Cowboys traded superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday in a deal that will reportedly make him the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history.

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Venezuela revives heroes with AI to spur reservists on US 'threat'

Venezuela revives heroes with AI to spur reservists on US 'threat'

Venezuela has breathed new life into independence hero Simon Bolivar and other long-dead historical figures, using their artificial intelligence avatars to drum up military reservists in view of a feared US invasion.

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Solskjaer sacked by Besiktas after European flop

Solskjaer sacked by Besiktas after European flop

Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked as coach of Besiktas on Thursday after the Turkish club fell to a costly second-leg defeat in their UEFA Conference League play-off with Swiss side Lausanne.

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Froome to undergo surgery after breaking back in training crash

Froome to undergo surgery after breaking back in training crash

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome has been airlifted to hospital and will undergo surgery after breaking his back and suffering a collapsed lung in a training crash, his Israel-Premier Tech team said Thursday.

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Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages

Trump moves to end US tariff exemption for small packages

An approaching US deadline to end tariff exemptions on small parcels has tripped up global deliveries to the world's biggest economy, with some businesses halting shipments to American consumers and mulling price hikes.

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US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?

US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?

Washington cited Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the "Cartel de los Soles" as it dispatched five warships and thousands of Marines toward the Caribbean country for an anti-drug deployment.

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Coe hails 'overwhelming support' for gene testing ahead of Tokyo worlds

Coe hails 'overwhelming support' for gene testing ahead of Tokyo worlds

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe has hailed "overwhelming support" for the introduction of gene testing for female athletes ahead of the world championships in Tokyo.

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