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NBA Magic hire Spurs assistant Sweeney as new head coach

NBA Magic hire Spurs assistant Sweeney as new head coach

Sean Sweeney, an associate head coach for the NBA finalist San Antonio Spurs, has been hired as the head coach of the Orlando Magic, the Florida club announced on Monday.

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Happy birthday: Hollywood honors Marilyn Monroe, 100 years on

Happy birthday: Hollywood honors Marilyn Monroe, 100 years on

Hollywood wished a breathy "Happy Birthday" to Marilyn Monroe on Monday as Tinseltown celebrated 100 years since the birth of one of its most famous daughters.

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Trump says Iran talks moving fast despite threat to widen war

Trump says Iran talks moving fast despite threat to widen war

US President Donald Trump said Monday that talks with Iran were moving at a "rapid pace", even as Tehran threatened to widen the war by keeping the Strait of Hormuz blocked and activating other pressure points around the region.

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Huge NFL deals send Garrett to Rams, Brown to Patriots

Huge NFL deals send Garrett to Rams, Brown to Patriots

Two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett was traded from Cleveland to the Los Angeles Rams on Monday while wide receiver A.J. Brown went from Philadelphia to the New England Patriots.

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Trump admin agrees to temporarily freeze 'slush fund' for allies

Trump admin agrees to temporarily freeze 'slush fund' for allies

The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a court order temporarily freezing a $1.8 billion compensation package that critics have denounced as a "slush fund" for President Donald Trump's political allies.

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Mexican police tear-gas teachers' protest 10 days before World Cup

Mexican police tear-gas teachers' protest 10 days before World Cup

Mexico City police hurled tear gas at protesting teachers to keep them from reaching the historic square where the "Fan fest" for the 2026 World Cup is under construction, according to AFP journalists.

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Berrettini back in French Open quarters after injury 'darkness'

Berrettini back in French Open quarters after injury 'darkness'

Matteo Berrettini stormed into his first Grand Slam quarter-final in four years with an impressive straight-sets victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the French Open last 16 on Monday.

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Sabalenka bests Osaka at French Open, Berrettini into quarters

Sabalenka bests Osaka at French Open, Berrettini into quarters

Aryna Sabalenka overpowered fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the French Open last 16 on Monday, after Matteo Berrettini reached his first major quarter-final in four years.

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Sabalenka overpowers Osaka to reach French Open quarter-finals

Sabalenka overpowers Osaka to reach French Open quarter-finals

World number one Aryna Sabalenka took down fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets in Monday's night-session match to reach the French Open quarter-finals.

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Pro-Trump lawyer, leftist senator launch Colombia runoff campaigns

Pro-Trump lawyer, leftist senator launch Colombia runoff campaigns

The hard-right Donald Trump fan and leftist senator vying to become president of Colombia traded insults on Monday as they threw themselves into campaigning for the June 21 election runoff.

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