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Five dead as 'thunderous' bomb attack hits Colombian city

Five dead as 'thunderous' bomb attack hits Colombian city

Colombian authorities said five people were killed and dozens more injured when a truck bomb tore through a busy street in the city of Cali on Thursday, deepening the country's most serious security crisis in decades.

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Henley leads PGA Tour Championship with Scheffler in pursuit

Henley leads PGA Tour Championship with Scheffler in pursuit

Russell Henley rode a hot putter to a nine-under par 61 and a two-shot lead over top-ranked Scottie Scheffler on Thursday at the US PGA Tour Championship, where a star-studded field is chasing a $10 million top prize.

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US Supreme Court allows cuts in NIH diversity research grants

US Supreme Court allows cuts in NIH diversity research grants

A divided US Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the green light on Thursday to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants linked to diversity initiatives.

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Why fan violence still sullies Latin American football

Why fan violence still sullies Latin American football

Images of a fan jumping from the stands to escape a beating as bottles, rocks and seats fly through the air at a game between Chilean and Argentine clubs in Buenos Aires on Wednesday highlight the enduring problem of violence in Latin American football.

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Lil Nas X arrested after nearly naked nighttime stroll in LA

Lil Nas X arrested after nearly naked nighttime stroll in LA

A nearly naked Lil Nas X was picked up by police Thursday after being found wandering through Los Angeles in just his underwear and a pair of white cowboy boots.

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Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms

Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms

Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.

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US captain Zackary wants Eagles to soar against England in Women's Rugby World Cup opener

US captain Zackary wants Eagles to soar against England in Women's Rugby World Cup opener

United States captain Kate Zackary has told her side to "shoot for the stars" when they begin their Women's Rugby World Cup campaign in the most daunting way possible against host nation England.

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Palace's Eze on verge of Arsenal move as he misses European tie

Palace's Eze on verge of Arsenal move as he misses European tie

Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze appeared to be moving closer to a transfer to Arsenal worth a reported £60 million ($81 million) after the England international was left out of the Eagles' team for their European tie on Thursday.

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Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government

Google to provide Gemini AI tools to US government

Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced Thursday.

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Israel PM orders talks to free 'all our hostages' as army pounds Gaza City

Israel PM orders talks to free 'all our hostages' as army pounds Gaza City

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had ordered immediate negotiations aimed at freeing all the remaining hostages in Gaza, as Israeli troops hammered the territory's largest city ahead of a major planned offensive.

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