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'I got a shiver down my spine': How Roberto Luongo saved a beer league team's season
The Beer League Leafs needed a replacement goalie for a win-or-go-home semifinal playoff game -- and they got a Hockey Hall of Famer to fill in.
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Here’s Why Trump Was Forced to Say He Has Only ‘Concepts of a Plan’
Trying to come up with a viable alternative to the Affordable Care Act would probably just mean reinventing it.
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NFL Week 2: Betting odds and lines for every game
The updated lines -- ATS, money line and totals -- for every game.
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Solheim Cup preview: Who will win? What are each team's strengths?
The U.S. has not won a Solheim Cup since 2017. Will that change this year or will Europe keep the Cup? We break it all down.
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China Fines PwC $62 Million for Botching Its Work for Evergrande
Authorities also imposed a six-month suspension on the local operations of the global firm, which was once a dominant auditor in China.
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LeBron, AD's quest and trades? What lies ahead for the Lakers
LeBron James enters his 22nd NBA season with a new coach and his son as a teammate. What's in store for the Lakers with training camp three weeks away?
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China is raising its retirement age, now among the lowest in world's major economies
In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.
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Barca's Yamal: Reaching Messi's level 'impossible'
Barcelona and Spain teenage sensation Lamine Yamal said he wants to be his own player and that comparisons with Lionel Messi are unfair since it's impossible to reach that level.
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Trial in Maradona's death postponed until 2025
A trial of eight health workers charged with "homicide by negligence" over the death of Diego Maradona has been postponed from October until March, Argentine media reported on Thursday.
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Rodri: Winning the Ballon d'Or would be a 'dream'
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has told ESPN it will be a "dream for me" to win the Ballon d'Or and end Spain's 64-year wait for a winner after emerging as Vinicius Junior's biggest rival for this year's award.
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Ten Hag hits back at Ronaldo: 'He is far away'
Erik ten Hag has aimed a barb back at Cristiano Ronaldo by suggesting the Portugal forward doesn't know what he's talking about because he's "far away from Manchester."
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Team's 2 GKs tear ACLs in same training session
Boavista's first and second-choice goalkeepers both suffered serious knee injuries in the same training session leaving the Portuguese side with 17-year-old Tome Sousa as their only fit keeper.
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PSG ordered to give Mbappé €55m in back pay
The French league's legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbappé the €55 million in unpaid wages that he claims he's entitled to, the league said Thursday.
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Bentancur charged over offensive Son comment
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been charged by the Football Association for saying that all South Korean people "look the same."
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Ex-LaLiga player guilty of mascot sexual abuse
Former Celta Vigo captain Hugo Mallo has been found guilty of one count of sexual abuse towards a team mascot before a game in 2019, a Barcelona court ruled.
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Stranded in the CrowdStrike Meltdown: ‘No Hotel, No Food, No Assistance’
Airlines pledged assistance, refunds and reimbursements to passengers whose travel had been disrupted by this summer’s software outage. Instead, passengers told us, they were on their own.
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Jessica Ramos Will Run for Mayor Against Eric Adams
Jessica Ramos, a state senator from Queens, is the latest candidate to challenge Mayor Eric Adams as his administration faces a series of federal investigations.
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When Political Memes Take on a Lie of Their Own
As campaigns increasingly communicate via meme, cat videos are outranking reality.
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LeBron, Brady lead reactions to A'ja Wilson's record-setting performance
LeBron, Adebayo and Brady among athletes who reacted on social media to A'ja Wilson's WNBA record.
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How a Cultural Shift Favors Harris
People can be bitter for only so long. Harris’s happy strength may offer a glimpse of a sunnier national mood to come.
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