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Architect of Mexico's war on drugs on trial in US for trafficking

Architect of Mexico's war on drugs on trial in US for trafficking

A once-powerful Mexican government minister who oversaw his country's war on drug trafficking goes on trial in New York on Tuesday, himself charged with facilitating the smuggling of narcotics.

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Froome in spotlight as Australia's biggest cycling event returns

Froome in spotlight as Australia's biggest cycling event returns

Chris Froome headlines a stellar cast at the Tour Down Under when road cycling's World Tour season launches in Adelaide next week.

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Gauff warns 'best yet to come' as she chases first Slam title

Gauff warns 'best yet to come' as she chases first Slam title

Rising teenage star Coco Gauff warned Saturday at the Australian Open that her "best is yet to come" as she goes in search of a maiden Grand Slam crown.

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Warriors rout Spurs in front of record NBA crowd

Warriors rout Spurs in front of record NBA crowd

The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Friday, cruising to a 144-113 NBA victory over the Spurs before a record crowd at the Alamodome.

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Tsitsipas, Kyrgios hail exciting Rune but fear burnout

Tsitsipas, Kyrgios hail exciting Rune but fear burnout

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Nick Kyrgios hailed Denmark's Holger Rune as a potential multiple Grand Slam winner on Saturday -- but also have fears about the "tennis-obsessed" teen burning out.

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Gasquet roars back to stun Norrie for 16th title

Gasquet roars back to stun Norrie for 16th title

French veteran Richard Gasquet won his first ATP title in nearly five years as he fought back to stun second seed Cameron Norrie in the final of the Auckland Classic on Saturday.

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OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, casts spell on Microsoft

The hottest startup in Silicon Valley right now is OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed developer of ChatGPT, a much-hyped chatbot that can write a poem, college essay or even a line of software code.

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Kyrgios says stressful being an Australian Open title contender

Kyrgios says stressful being an Australian Open title contender

Nick Kyrgios said on Saturday that expectations he can go far at next week's Australian Open were stressful and made it hard to focus.

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New generation unlikely to win so many tennis Slams - Nadal

New generation unlikely to win so many tennis Slams - Nadal

Rafael Nadal cast doubt Saturday on whether the new generation of players led by fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz could ever match the feats of himself, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

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Greta Thunberg joins rally to save German village

Greta Thunberg joins rally to save German village

Climate activist Greta Thunberg will join a large-scale protest in Germany Saturday to stop the demolition of a village to make way for an open-cast coal mine extension.

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