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Lions' Campbell: RB Gibbs to be ready for opener
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs is "trending the right way" to play in the Lions' season opener against the Rams on Sept. 8, coach Dan Campbell said Tuesday.
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A new memorial in LA honors the concert goers killed in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
A memorial exhibit for the 400 people killed and taken hostage at the Nova Music Festival in Israel on Oct. 7 has opened in Southern California. Synagogues are taking groups to the installation.
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Disney Backs Down From Effort to Use Disney+ Agreement to Block Lawsuit
The entertainment company had faced a backlash after claiming that a man whose wife died after an allergic reaction to food at Disney World had waived his right to sue when he signed up for Disney+.
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Maria Branyas Morera, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 117
Ms. Morera, who cultivated a following on social media as “Super Catalan Grandma,” died peacefully in her sleep, her family said.
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Breakout players to watch across Europe's top five leagues
Here's a look at the players poised for big seasons, and what makes them so special.
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Justice Dept. Investigating Tennessee Prison Over Reports of Abuse
State audits of the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, outside Nashville, have suggested that understaffing and high turnover have created an unsafe environment.
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Banged-up Braves sign Urshela after Riley injury
The injury-plagued Braves signed Gio Urshela one day after losing star third baseman Austin Riley for the rest of the regular season.
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Sources: Bama agrees to record deal to keep GM
Alabama staved off advances from USC to poach GM Courtney Morgan, agreeing to a record three-year deal worth $825,000 annually.
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Who are Mike Lynch and the other people missing after a yacht sank in Sicily?
Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch's co-defendant was killed by a car.
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Leicester draw with Tottenham in return to EPL
Veteran striker Jamie Vardy earned newly-promoted Leicester City a 1-1 draw with a profligate Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League season opener on Monday.
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Horticulturist Carlos Magdalena Is Saving Rare Flowers From Extinction
Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.”
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Harris and Obama’s Long Friendship Is Rooted in a Kindred Political Spirit
Kamala Harris’s decision to support Barack Obama in a 2008 primary race dominated by Hillary Clinton was a political risk. It paid off, and the former president never forgot it.
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Can Democrats Make the Case to Climate Voters?
In another year of record-breaking temperatures, Democrats are faced with the challenge of making climate change resonate with voters.
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Candid Tua calls out Flores for coaching style
Tua Tagovailoa didn't hold back when asked to describe the difference between having a coach who believes in him compared with one who didn't.
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Premier League first impressions: Is it Man City's to lose?
Premier League matchday 1 is in the books, but beware: First impressions can be deceiving. Will Man City really run away with a fifth straight title?
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Disciplinary Charges Dismissed Against Top New York Police Official Jeffrey Maddrey
An oversight board had recommended that Jeffrey Maddrey, the chief of department, be punished for interfering with an arrest. Commissioner Edward Caban dismissed the case.
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Ukrainian Lawmakers Pass Bill Aiming to Ban Russian-Aligned Church
The measure, which awaits President Volodymyr Zelensky’s signature, would further a long, post-Soviet split between two of the world’s largest Orthodox communities.
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NFL: Kickoff touchbacks to 35 'not likely' in '24
The NFL doesn't anticipate moving the touchback spot to the 35 -- the original spot proposed by the competition committee -- from the 30 that owners approved on a one-year trial basis in March.
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USC names Williams' backup Moss starting QB
Miller Moss, who spent three seasons as a backup, was named No. 23 USC's starting quarterback on Monday.
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Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza
The bodies were retrieved in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. Five of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity.
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