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Los Angeles counts its growing homeless population

Los Angeles counts its growing homeless population

Tents, makeshift shelters and dilapidated campervans line the streets of Skid Row as Mike Murase and his team tally the exploding population of homeless people in Los Angeles.

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Cuban tobacco yield up in smoke amid fertilizer shortages

Cuban tobacco yield up in smoke amid fertilizer shortages

Yurisniel Cabrera, 35, is a fourth-generation tobacco farmer, eking out a meager living from the leaves used to make Cuba's fabled cigars.

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Kyiv's ragtag volunteer force fights stealth invader

Kyiv's ragtag volunteer force fights stealth invader

Ukrainian historian Yuriy Korchemniy has never fired an assault rifle in his life.

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Australian running great and Bannister rival John Landy dies

Australian running great and Bannister rival John Landy dies

Athletics trailblazer John Landy, the second man to break the four-minute mile after arch-rival Roger Bannister, has died aged 91, sporting officials said Saturday.

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Berger feasts on home cooking at PGA Honda Classic

Berger feasts on home cooking at PGA Honda Classic

Hometown hero Daniel Berger, seeking a fifth career US PGA title, fired a second-straight five-under par 65 to grab the lead through Friday's second round of the Honda Classic.

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Ukraine warns Russia to 'storm' Kyiv as West sanctions Putin

Ukraine warns Russia to 'storm' Kyiv as West sanctions Putin

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that Russian troops would attempt to take the capital Kyiv before dawn, as Western nations announced personal sanctions targeting Vladimir Putin.

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Canelo moves up to fight Bivol for light heavyweight crown

Canelo moves up to fight Bivol for light heavyweight crown

Undisputed world super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez of Mexico will fight undefeated Russian Dmitry Bivol for his World Boxing Association light-heavyweight title on May 7, Alvarez confirmed Friday.

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Road to US opioid settlements has been long and complicated

Road to US opioid settlements has been long and complicated

The US opioid crisis has claimed more than 500,000 lives in the last 20 years. It has also spawned one of the most complex legal campaigns in the country's history.

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Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring 'aggression' in Ukraine

Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring 'aggression' in Ukraine

Russia, as expected, vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Friday that "deplores in the strongest terms" the country's "aggression" against Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of its troops.

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Inter draw at Genoa to let Milan off hook

Inter draw at Genoa to let Milan off hook

Inter Milan failed to capitalise on AC Milan's home draw against Udinese on Friday with a goalless draw at Genoa which allowed their local rivals to stay top of Serie A.

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