Swiss mountain pass ice to melt completely within weeks
The thick layer of ice that has covered a Swiss mountain pass for centuries will have melted away completely within a few weeks, a ski resort said Thursday.
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Australia recall O'Connor to face Argentina
Versatile veteran back James O'Connor will make his first start this year for Australia against Argentina after coach Dave Rennie made four changes to his team named on Thursday.
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NBA to retire 11-time champ Bill Russell's jersey
The NBA will honor Celtics great and civil rights activist Bill Russell by retiring his No. 6 jersey throughout the league, making him the first player to receive the honor.
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Venezuelan delegation protests grounding of plane in Argentina
An official Venezuelan delegation, including the transport minister, protested Thursday outside Argentina's embassy in Caracas against the grounding of a plane and its crew in Buenos Aires since June.
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Brook, Duckett make South Africa toil in heat of Test warm-up
Harry Brook and Ben Duckett hit centuries as England Lions piled up 672 all out against South Africa at Canterbury in a warm-up for next week's first Test.
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Late eagle lifts Kim to share of early Memphis lead
South Korean Kim Si-woo holed out for eagle from the fairway at the 18th hole on Thursday to grab a share of the early first-round lead alongside J.J. Spaun at the US PGA Tour St. Jude Championship.
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Second Lady Gaga dog-napper jailed
A second man charged with stealing Lady Gaga's dogs in an episode during which her dog-walker was shot was jailed Thursday after admitting to his part in the robbery.
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Attorney general says 'personally approved' Trump home search
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday that he had "personally approved" the search of Donald Trump's Florida home, and condemned "unfounded attacks" on the FBI following the unprecedented action against an ex-president.
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Gauff overcomes serving gaffes to reach Toronto quarter-finals
Coco Gauff survived 15 double-faults on Thursday to squeeze out a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4) win over Aryna Sabalenka to reach the WTA Montreal Masters quarter-finals.
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California plans to boost water supply as drought bites
More than two decades of devastating drought worsened by man-made climate change mean California must harvest, recycle and desalinate much more water, the state's governor said Thursday.
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