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Coughlin wins Canadian Women's Open for first LPGA title

Coughlin wins Canadian Women's Open for first LPGA title

Lauren Coughlin birdied two of the last four holes on Sunday to win the Canadian Women's Open and capture her first career LPGA title.

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UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups

UN cybercrime text faces new scrutiny from tech firms, rights groups

UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.

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Latino voters' economic concerns narrow Democrats' edge against Trump

Latino voters' economic concerns narrow Democrats' edge against Trump

A naturalized US citizen, Nicaraguan-born Linda Fornos believes uncontrolled immigration is harming her family's ability to care for itself, and says she will be casting her ballot for Donald Trump in November -- having voted Democrat in 2020.

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Groundbreaking Irish writer Edna O'Brien dead at 93

Groundbreaking Irish writer Edna O'Brien dead at 93

Tributes poured in on Sunday for Edna O'Brien, the radical Irish writer whose groundbreaking first novel "The Country Girls" was burned and banned in her native country, after her death at 93.

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Scandal-hit Canada keep Olympic football hopes alive with last-gasp win

Scandal-hit Canada keep Olympic football hopes alive with last-gasp win

Scandal-hit Canada kept alive their hopes of reaching the Olympic women's football quarter-finals with a last-gasp 2-1 win over France on Sunday as the United States joined Spain in the last eight.

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Wind, temperatures pick up as fire scorches northern California

Wind, temperatures pick up as fire scorches northern California

Crews continued to fight a massive fire in northern California on Sunday, as authorities in the western US state warned of increasing winds and rising daytime temperatures.

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Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final

Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final

Fencer Koki Kano became Japan's first individual epee Olympic champion on Sunday, beating France's Yannick Borel 15-9 as American defending champion Lee Kiefer won the women's foil.

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South Africa's ANC to expel ex-president Zuma: media

South Africa's ANC to expel ex-president Zuma: media

The disciplinary committee of South Africa's ruling ANC has decided to expel former president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival group into elections in May, several media reported Sunday, citing a leaked document.

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Peaty pipped in thriller as Biles shines on Olympic return

Peaty pipped in thriller as Biles shines on Olympic return

Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi stunned Adam Peaty to win a nail-biting 100m breaststroke final on Sunday while Simone Biles dazzled a star-studded crowd on her return to the Olympic stage.

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Peaty says his tears were of joy, not sadness

Peaty says his tears were of joy, not sadness

Adam Peaty insisted he had neither regrets nor rancour about his loss despite narrowly missing out on a third straight Olympic 100m breaststroke gold medal on Sunday to Italian Nicolo Martinenghi.

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