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White House fights anxiety over Biden's health

White House fights anxiety over Biden's health

Democrats shocked by Joe Biden's dismal debate performance urged the US president Tuesday to be transparent about his mental fitness as he faced the first call from his own side to drop out of the election.

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US Supreme Court takes on porn age-verification case

US Supreme Court takes on porn age-verification case

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a challenge to a law in Republican-led Texas that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of visitors in order to limit minors' access to online sexual content.

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Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI

Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI

Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers data centers needed to support artificial intelligence, the company said.

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Wimbledon rookie takes aim at Djokovic after beating Alcaraz and Sinner

Wimbledon rookie takes aim at Djokovic after beating Alcaraz and Sinner

Not many players can boast victories over Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner but British rookie Jacob Fearnley has notched up that impressive double and now looks for a third in the shape of Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon.

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Hurricane Beryl kills five, weakens as it heads for Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl kills five, weakens as it heads for Jamaica

Hurricane Beryl weakened slightly to a category 4 storm as it churned towards Jamaica Tuesday, after killing at least five people and causing widespread destruction across the southeastern Caribbean.

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Romania boss Iordanescu hopes Euros run a sign of things to come

Romania boss Iordanescu hopes Euros run a sign of things to come

Romania coach Edward Iordanescu said he hoped his side's Euro 2024 run, where they topped Group E before Tuesday's last-16 elimination by the Netherlands, could be a "new beginning" for the country's national team.

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Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to September 18

Judge postpones Trump's New York sentencing to September 18

A judge postponed Tuesday Donald Trump's sentencing for covering up hush money payments until September 18, the first fallout of a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, pushing it to after the Republican convention.

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Wimbledon champ Vondrousova out in first round as Djokovic, Swiatek cruise

Wimbledon champ Vondrousova out in first round as Djokovic, Swiatek cruise

Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women's Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round for 30 years on Tuesday as Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek cruised through.

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England cricket great Boycott reveals second cancer diagnosis

England cricket great Boycott reveals second cancer diagnosis

Geoffrey Boycott has been diagnosed with throat cancer for the second time and will undergo surgery, the England cricket great announced Tuesday.

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Netherlands 'showed a reaction' in Euros win over Romania: Gakpo

Netherlands 'showed a reaction' in Euros win over Romania: Gakpo

Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo said his under-fire side had "showed a reaction" in the 3-0 win over Romania on Tuesday that sent them into the Euro 2024 quarter-finals.

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