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US Amateur champion Dunlap will join PGA Tour after epic win

US Amateur champion Dunlap will join PGA Tour after epic win

Reigning US Amateur champion Nick Dunlap, the first amateur since 1991 to win a PGA Tour event, said Thursday he will turn professional and accept PGA Tour membership through 2026.

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US regulator launches probe into tech giants' AI investments

US regulator launches probe into tech giants' AI investments

A top US antitrust regulator said it was launching an inquiry Thursday about investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic.

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Long-lost Klimt painting resurfaced in Austria

Long-lost Klimt painting resurfaced in Austria

A late painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has resurfaced in a private collection and will be sold in April, Viennese auction house Kinsky said Thursday.

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S. Korea to face Saudi in Asian Cup last 16 as Indonesia sneak in

S. Korea to face Saudi in Asian Cup last 16 as Indonesia sneak in

Son Heung-min's South Korea will face Saudi Arabia in a heavyweight last-16 clash at the Asian Cup with Thailand, Jordan, Bahrain and Indonesia also all going through at the end of the group phase Thursday.

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Colombia seeks help with forest fires as smoke blankets capital

Colombia seeks help with forest fires as smoke blankets capital

Colombia on Thursday appealed for international help as it battled dozens of forest fires burning vast swathes of the country and covering the capital in a blanket of smoke.

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Inter resume title tussle with Juve as Serie A rocked by racism again

Inter resume title tussle with Juve as Serie A rocked by racism again

Inter Milan get back to their tight Serie A title chase with Juventus when they travel to Fiorentina, while racism has once again reared its ugly head.

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Saudis top group to set up 'very difficult' S. Korea Asian Cup clash

Saudis top group to set up 'very difficult' S. Korea Asian Cup clash

Roberto Mancini warned his Saudi Arabia players they face a "very difficult match" against South Korea next week in the Asian Cup last 16.

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Evert and Navratilova decry Saudi bid to host WTA Finals

Evert and Navratilova decry Saudi bid to host WTA Finals

American tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova criticized Saudi Arabian money flowing into women's tennis on Thursday in an opinion article published in the Washington Post.

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'Jinxed' Bayern hit by Laimer and Kimmich injury layoffs: reports

'Jinxed' Bayern hit by Laimer and Kimmich injury layoffs: reports

Bayern Munich are counting the cost of Wednesday's hard-fought 1-0 win over Union Berlin, with German media reporting midfielders Konrad Laimer and Joshua Kimmich are set for injury layoffs.

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Catholic cardinal accused of sexual assault in Canada

Catholic cardinal accused of sexual assault in Canada

Cardinal Gerald Lacroix has been accused in Canada of sexually assaulting a female teenager, as part of a class action lawsuit against the archdiocese of Quebec, court documents showed Thursday.

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