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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Benji shrugs off prowling Panthers' Utoikamanu interest

    NSW representative Stefano Utoikamanu is firmly in Penrith's sights, but the champions' interest doesn't worry Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall.

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Logan Webb dominant for 7 innings as Giants blank Diamondbacks 5-0

    Logan Webb retired 19 straight batters on his way to seven smooth innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 Thursday night to open a four-game series. Webb (2-1) struck out five and induced 13 groundball outs, allowing just two hits and a walk in a game that took only 2 hours, 12 minutes. Wilmer Flores had a pinch-hit, two-run double in the eighth and Mike Yastrzemski added a two-run single.

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  • NewsThe Independent

    India Elections 2024: Millions to cast their vote as world’s largest election kicks off

    Nearly a billion voters will decide if Narendra Modi gets a third term as prime minister

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents

    The closure of Wadsworth Elementary School in 2013 was a blow to residents of the majority-Black neighborhood it served, symbolizing a city indifferent to their interests. Across Chicago, Black residents are frustrated that long-standing needs are not being met while the city's newly arrived are cared for with a sense of urgency, and with their tax dollars. “Our voices are not valued nor heard,” says Genesis Young, a lifelong Chicagoan who lives near Wadsworth.

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  • EntertainmentThe Independent

    Taylor Swift live: Pop star releases The Tortured Poets Department

    Pop star shares message with fans from Instagram as they scramble to stream her latest record

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  • SportAssociated Press

    MacKinnon has 2 assists, breaks franchise's single-season points mark as Avs beat Oilers 5-1

    Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan MacKinnon added two assists to break the franchise’s single-season points mark and the Colorado Avalanche cruised into the playoffs behind a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. MacKinnon wrapped up the regular season with 140 points (51 goals, 89 assists) to top Peter Stastny’s franchise record of 139 set in 1981-82 when the club was in Quebec. The speedy MacKinnon couldn’t catch Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov in the race for the Art Ross Tro

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules

    Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles. The repercussions of the leaks were far-ranging, prompting the resignation of the prime minister of Iceland and bringing scrutiny to the then-leaders of Argentina and Ukraine, Chinese politicians and Russian President Vladimir Putin, among others. The leaders of that firm, Jürgen Mossack

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