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US skate star Malinin leads after short programme in Olympics

US skate star Malinin leads after short programme in Olympics

US figure skating star Ilia Malinin seized the lead after the men's singles short programme at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday to stay on track for a second gold in his debut Games.

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Man Utd's Sesko strikes late to rescue West Ham draw

Man Utd's Sesko strikes late to rescue West Ham draw

Benjamin Sesko saved Michael Carrick's unbeaten start as Manchester United interim manager with a last-gasp equaliser in Tuesday's 1-1 draw against struggling West Ham.

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Shiffrin flops at Winter Olympics as helmet row grows

Shiffrin flops at Winter Olympics as helmet row grows

US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin suffered more Winter Olympic heartbreak on Tuesday as Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych vowed to continue wearing a banned helmet depicting victims of the war with Russia.

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Celtics' Tatum practices with G League team but injury return uncertain

Celtics' Tatum practices with G League team but injury return uncertain

Boston star Jayson Tatum took another step in his return from a torn Achilles tendon when he practiced with the Celtics' G League affiliate but said Tuesday there's no timeline for his return to the NBA.

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Gisele Pelicot publishes memoirs after rape trial ordeal

Gisele Pelicot publishes memoirs after rape trial ordeal

Gisele Pelicot, the survivor of mass rapes organised by her husband at their home in southern France, has published her memoirs about the trial that turned her into an internationally celebrated figure in the movement to end violence against women.

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Newcastle beat sorry Spurs to leave Frank on the brink

Newcastle beat sorry Spurs to leave Frank on the brink

Newcastle plunged Thomas Frank's future as Tottenham boss into serious peril by winning 2-1 in north London on Tuesday to inflict another damaging home defeat on the Dane.

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'Outrage' as LGBTQ Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument

'Outrage' as LGBTQ Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument

The removal of an LGBTQ rainbow pride flag from the Stonewall national monument in New York after new rules issued by the Trump administration sparked an outcry and planned protests on Tuesday.

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Chappell Roan leaves agency headed by embattled 2028 Olympic chief

Chappell Roan leaves agency headed by embattled 2028 Olympic chief

US singer-songwriter Chappell Roan has announced she is leaving the talent agency led and founded by Casey Wasserman, the embattled 2028 Los Angeles Olympics chief whose name recently appeared in files related to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Venezuelan authorities move Machado ally to house arrest

Venezuelan authorities move Machado ally to house arrest

A close ally of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was placed under house arrest Tuesday, detained just hours after his release from prison along with other dissidents jailed under ousted leader Nicolas Maduro.

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YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial

YouTube rejects addiction claims in landmark social media trial

YouTube's legal team insisted Tuesday that the Google-owned video platform was not intentionally addictive or even technically social media, on the second day of a landmark US trial targeting tech giants.

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