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US stocks bounce higher as jobs data reassures investors

US stocks bounce higher as jobs data reassures investors

US stocks snapped higher on Thursday as unemployment data eased recession concerns, while European and Asian equities struggled.

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Trump offers three September debates against surging Harris

Trump offers three September debates against surging Harris

Donald Trump proposed three September debates against Kamala Harris Thursday as he sought to wrest back some of the attention lavished on his rival since her blockbuster entry into the US presidential election.

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Netherlands beat Germany in shoot-out to win Olympic men's hockey gold

Netherlands beat Germany in shoot-out to win Olympic men's hockey gold

The Netherlands beat Germany in a shoot-out to win the men's Olympic hockey gold Thursday, breaking a 24-year drought in what they hope will be the first of a Dutch double.

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Paris Olympic champion Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati event

Paris Olympic champion Djokovic withdraws from Cincinnati event

Paris Olympic singles champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's ATP Cincinnati Open, the final major tune-up for the US Open, organizers announced on Thursday.

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Venezuela opposition, US heap pressure on Maduro

Venezuela opposition, US heap pressure on Maduro

Venezuela's opposition on Thursday warned of a potential mass exodus of migrants if President Nicolas Maduro remains in power following his contested reelection, with the US calling on the strongman not to arrest protest leaders.

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US Olympic sprint star Lyles tests positive for Covid

US Olympic sprint star Lyles tests positive for Covid

Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles revealed he tested positive two days before finishing third to take bronze in Thursday's 200m final.

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American Grant Holloway wins Olympic men's 110m hurdles gold

American Grant Holloway wins Olympic men's 110m hurdles gold

American Grant Holloway won Olympic gold in the men's 110m hurdles in Paris on Thursday.

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Tebogo denies Covid-hit Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles record

Tebogo denies Covid-hit Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone smashes 400m hurdles record

Botswana's Letsile Tebogo snatched a stunning Olympic gold in the men's 200m Thursday to deny Covid-hit Noah Lyles the sprint double as Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone smashed the world record to win the 400m hurdles.

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Arshad Nadeem wins Olympic men's javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan

Arshad Nadeem wins Olympic men's javelin gold in historic first for Pakistan

Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem won the Olympic men's javelin title in Paris on Thursday, his country's first individual gold at a Summer Games.

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Barrier-breaking McLaughlin-Levrone seals Olympic double

Barrier-breaking McLaughlin-Levrone seals Olympic double

From the moment she qualified for her first Olympic Games as a 16-year-old high school student, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has never paid much attention to conventional wisdom.

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