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Award-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Taviani dead at 92

Award-winning Italian filmmaker Paolo Taviani dead at 92

Italian filmmaker Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic "Padre Padrone" won the top Cannes Film Festival prize, has died aged 92, Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri said Thursday.

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Trump, Biden make dueling US-Mexico border visits

Trump, Biden make dueling US-Mexico border visits

President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump paid rival visits to the US-Mexico border Thursday in a high-stakes battle for voters on one of the hottest issues in November's election.

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Injured NBA MVP Embiid plans to return this season

Injured NBA MVP Embiid plans to return this season

Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid said Thursday that he intends to return from a left knee injury to play for the Philadelphia 76ers once again this season.

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Texas battling largest wildfire in its history

Texas battling largest wildfire in its history

Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.

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To the Moon and back: NASA's Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown

To the Moon and back: NASA's Artemis II crew rehearses splashdown

Their mission around the Moon is not expected until September 2025 at the earliest, but the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are already preparing for their splashdown return.

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Aussie rugby league opens season in Vegas with big US hopes

Aussie rugby league opens season in Vegas with big US hopes

Australia's National Rugby League kicks off its 2024 campaign in Las Vegas on Saturday, an unprecedented US launch that could boost the sport on American soil.

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Pogba's career in jeopardy as 'shocked' star handed four-year doping ban

Pogba's career in jeopardy as 'shocked' star handed four-year doping ban

France star Paul Pogba said he was "shocked and heartbroken" after being given a four-year ban from football by Italy's anti-doping tribunal following a positive test for testosterone last August, his club Juventus said on Thursday.

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France call up New Zealand-born Meafou for Wales clash

France call up New Zealand-born Meafou for Wales clash

Emmanuel Meafou is in line to win his first Test cap for France after being named on Thursday in Fabien Galthie's 34-man squad for the Six Nations match against Wales on March 10.

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Moldova keeps cool after Russia 'protection' call

Moldova keeps cool after Russia 'protection' call

Moldovans dismissed talk of tensions on Thursday, a day after pro-Russian rebel officials in the country's breakaway region of Transnistria appealed to Russia for "protection".

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US women determined to bounce back in Gold Cup quarters

US women determined to bounce back in Gold Cup quarters

Was it more evidence that the rest of women's football has caught up?

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