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Short-handed Thunder rally to edge Grizzlies

Short-handed Thunder rally to edge Grizzlies

Jalen Williams scored 26 points and Kenrich Williams added 21 as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder erased a 21-point third-quarter deficit to edge the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 on Friday.

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Neighbors in Minneapolis protect each other from US immigration police

Neighbors in Minneapolis protect each other from US immigration police

When Jennifer Arnold learned one of her neighbors in the midwestern city of Minneapolis had been arrested by immigration authorities late last year, she reached out to lend a hand.

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Glenn tops Liu for US figure skating gold as American women eye Olympics

Glenn tops Liu for US figure skating gold as American women eye Olympics

Amber Glenn powered to a third straight US figure skating title on Friday, holding off world champion Alysa Liu as America's women promised a formidable challenge at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.

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Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Death toll climbs after trash site collapse buries dozens in Philippines

Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors on Saturday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least four.

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Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation

Syria urges Kurdish fighters to surrender after ramping up Aleppo operation

Syria's army said its operation in a Kurdish neighbourhood of Aleppo was nearing completion early Saturday and urged fighters from the minority to surrender themselves and their weapons.

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Sabalenka into third straight Brisbane final ahead of Australian Open

Sabalenka into third straight Brisbane final ahead of Australian Open

Aryna Sabalenka beat Karolina Muchova in straight sets to reach her third Brisbane International final in a row on Saturday, a week ahead of the Australian Open.

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Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

Chinese villagers struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

Almost a decade after China began curbing coal burning to stop thick winter smog, villagers in northern Hebei province are struggling to afford their heating bills with most gas subsidies now phased out.

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North Korea accuses South of another drone incursion

North Korea accuses South of another drone incursion

North Korea accused the South on Saturday of flying another spy drone over its territory this month, a claim that Seoul denied.

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Wrexham manager glad Ryan Reynolds on hand for heroics against Forest

Wrexham manager glad Ryan Reynolds on hand for heroics against Forest

Phil Parkinson was delighted Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds witnessed a finish worthy of one of the American actor's Hollywood movies as the Welsh club knocked Premier League Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup.

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Arrests reported, cross removed as China crackdown on unofficial churches grows

Arrests reported, cross removed as China crackdown on unofficial churches grows

A church in east China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, AFP reporters saw Friday, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organisations grows.

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