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Mark Snow, composer of 'X Files' theme, dead at 78

Mark Snow, composer of 'X Files' theme, dead at 78

Mark Snow, a composer of music for television -- including the distinctively eerie theme for "The X Files" -- has died at age 78, his agent confirmed.

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Trump signs 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day

Trump signs 'big, beautiful' bill on US Independence Day

US President Donald Trump signed his flagship tax and spending bill into law Friday, capping a pomp-laden White House Independence Day ceremony featuring a stealth bomber fly-by.

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US sprinter Richardson seeks to kickstart season after February injury

US sprinter Richardson seeks to kickstart season after February injury

Sha'Carri Richardson is looking to ignite her World Championships season at the Eugene Diamond League meeting on Saturday, revealing an injury in February set back her 2025 campaign.

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West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised

West Indies and Australia 2nd Test finely poised

Early strikes by Jayden Seales in the second innings left the second Test evenly poised with Australia stuttering to 12 for two at the close of play on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada on Friday.

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Bosnia ends warrant for Bosnian Serb leader after questioning

Bosnia ends warrant for Bosnian Serb leader after questioning

Bosnian authorities on Friday dropped an arrest warrant against Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik after he agreed to be questioned over accusations of making secessionist moves in the divided Balkan nation.

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Germany see off Poland in Women's Euro 2025 opener

Germany see off Poland in Women's Euro 2025 opener

Germany made a winning start to their Women's Euro 2025 campaign with Friday's 2-0 win over Poland which moved the eight-time continental champions top of Group C.

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Alcaraz into Wimbledon last 16 as Sabalenka outlasts Raducanu

Alcaraz into Wimbledon last 16 as Sabalenka outlasts Raducanu

Carlos Alcaraz battled past Jan-Lennard Struff to reach the Wimbledon last-16 on Friday before women's top seed Aryna Sabalenka dug deep to beat Emma Raducanu in a high-class match.

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Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis

Fluminense beat Al Hilal 2-1 to reach Club World Cup semis

Substitute Hercules struck a 70th-minute winner as Brazil's Fluminense defeated Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 2-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

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At least 13 dead, 20 missing in Texas flash flood

At least 13 dead, 20 missing in Texas flash flood

At least 13 people were dead after flash flooding hit south-central Texas early Friday, officials said, with more than 20 girls at a summer camp still unaccounted for.

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Hamas says ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately'

Hamas says ready to start Gaza ceasefire talks 'immediately'

Hamas on Friday said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defence agency said Israel's ongoing offensive killed more than 50 people.

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