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Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

Sabbath cafe clash lays bare Israel faultlines

Alma Ronen has been fighting in the Israeli military nearly constantly for more than two years. Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.

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As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

As machinery removes rubble, hopes for survivors from Colombian quake dwindle

The noise of backhoes, cranes and bulldozers echoed across Colombia's quake-hit cities on Sunday as workers labored to remove rubble, though the chance of finding survivors was slim a week after the disaster.

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Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory

Top-ranked Scheffler powers to PGA St. Jude Championship victory

World number one Scottie Scheffler powered to an eight-stroke victory in the St. Jude Championship on Sunday, capturing his first PGA Tour title since January.

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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea

Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea

US President Donald Trump said he was "not happy" about US participation in joint military exercises with close ally South Korea and is scaling back the drills aimed at deterring rival North Korea that start Monday.

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Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como

Jacquet scores on Liverpool debut in friendly win over Como

Jeremy Jacquet scored on his Liverpool debut as Andoni Iraola's Reds ended their pre-season campaign with a 2-0 win over Serie A side Como at Anfield on Sunday.

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Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid

Zambia's Hichilema takes early lead in reelection bid

Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday pulled ahead in Zambia's presidential election with more than half of constituencies tallied, the electoral commission said, putting him on course for an outright win in the first round.

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Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west

Hawaii's Big Island begins recovery efforts as Hurricane Lala downgrades, moves west

Damage assessments and clean up efforts began Sunday as Hurricane Lala, which was downgraded to a tropical storm overnight, rolled past Hawaii's Big Island and kept dumping heavy rain across the US Pacific state's archipelago.

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Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Sabalenka squeezes out a win on sixth match point in Cincinnati

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka fought through 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) against Talia Gibson on Sunday to join two other elites in the third round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.

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Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" continued dominating the North American box office, drawing an additional $70 million in ticket sales on its third weekend on the big screen, according to industry estimates.

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Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history

Duplantis dominant, Hunt hits four and Asher-Smith makes history

Serial world record setter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis claimed a fourth successive European title in Birmingham on Sunday, while home heroine Amy Hunt bagged a record fourth gold of the championships in the 4x100m mixed relay.

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