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Joshua takes huge weight advantage into Paul fight

Joshua takes huge weight advantage into Paul fight

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will carry a massive weight advantage into his controversial Netflix-backed bout against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Florida on Friday.

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TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat

TikTok signs joint venture deal to end US ban threat

TikTok said Thursday it had signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States and avoid a ban threat over its Chinese ownership, US media reported.

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Conway's glorious 200 powers New Zealand to 424-3 against West Indies

Conway's glorious 200 powers New Zealand to 424-3 against West Indies

Devon Conway powered to a second Test double century on Friday to guide New Zealand to a commanding 424-3 at lunch on the second day of the third Test against the West Indies at Mount Maunganui.

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WNBA lockout looms closer after player vote authorizes strike

WNBA lockout looms closer after player vote authorizes strike

WNBA players have given their backing to calling a strike "when necessary" as negotiations over a new collective bargaining agreement continue, union chiefs said Thursday.

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Honduras begins partial vote recount in Trump-dominated election

Honduras begins partial vote recount in Trump-dominated election

Electoral authorities in Honduras on Thursday began a partial recount of ballots cast in November 30 presidential elections, in which a candidate backed by Donald Trump holds a slim lead.

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Nike shares slump as China struggles continue

Nike shares slump as China struggles continue

Nike reported a drop in quarterly profits Thursday, citing a drag from higher US tariffs and continued weakness in China in results that sent shares sharply lower.

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Hundreds swim, float at Bondi Beach to honour shooting victims

Hundreds swim, float at Bondi Beach to honour shooting victims

Many hundreds of people swam and paddled surfboards off Australia's Bondi Beach on Friday to honour the 15 people shot and killed at a Jewish festival.

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Crunch time for EU leaders on tapping Russian assets for Ukraine

Crunch time for EU leaders on tapping Russian assets for Ukraine

EU leaders were locked in late-night talks Thursday over whether to use frozen Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine, after President Volodymyr Zelensky insisted they had the "moral" and legal right to make the move.

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Pope replaces New York's pro-Trump Cardinal with pro-migrant Chicagoan

Pope replaces New York's pro-Trump Cardinal with pro-migrant Chicagoan

The newly named pro-migrant archbishop of New York called himself an "unworthy servant" during his first Mass in the city after Pope Leo XIV named his fellow Chicago native to replace a conservative cardinal Thursday.

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Trump orders marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug

Trump orders marijuana reclassified as less dangerous drug

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, paving the way for more medical research on the use of cannabis products.

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