Pressure on experienced Sounders in 'Game Three' clash with Dallas
The Seattle Sounders take on FC Dallas as Major League Soccer's unusual 'best of three' format for the first round of the playoffs comes to a climax this weekend.
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Shots fired at two Jewish schools in Canada, no injuries
Two Jewish schools in Montreal were hit by gunfire overnight, police said Thursday, amid spiking tensions in Canada over the Israel-Hamas war.
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak had 'minor' stroke: report
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak suffered a "minor" stroke in Mexico but has left hospital and is returning to the United States, he told ABC News on Thursday.
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US stocks tumble after Fed Chair says another rate hike possible
US stock markets declined Thursday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated interest rates may be hiked again, if needed, while European indexes finished the day with solid gains.
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon down 22% in a year
Brazilian Amazon deforestation fell 22.3 percent in the year through July, hitting a five-year low, officials said Thursday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government fights to curb destruction of the world's biggest rainforest.
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Liverpool lose on Diaz return as West Ham go top
Luis Diaz started for Liverpool hours after his kidnapped father was released but lost 3-2 to Toulouse on Thursday as West Ham ensured they have European football in 2024 and Leverkusen progress.
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Astronaut who led humanity's first mission around the Moon dead at 95
Frank Borman, the NASA astronaut who led the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the first human spaceflight to reach the Moon, has died at the age of 95, the US space agency said Thursday.
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Iguodala named acting executive director of NBA players union
Andre Iguodala, a four-time NBA champion with Golden State, was appointed acting executive director of the NBA players union on Thursday after Tamika Tremaglio stepped down.
Read moreLiverpool lose on Diaz return as Brighton go top with Ajax win
Luis Diaz started for Liverpool hours after his kidnapped father was released but his side lost 3-2 to Toulouse on Thursday as Brighton compounded Ajax's misery with another defeat.
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43 million went hungry in Latam, Caribbean last year: UN
Hunger affected some 43.2 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2022, about 6.5 percent of the region's population, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.
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