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Homa puts past Masters woes behind him

Homa puts past Masters woes behind him

American Max Homa put aside his poor record at Augusta National, high winds and Tiger Woods fans on every hole to share the second-round Masters lead on Friday.

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No.1 Scheffler seizes Masters lead as Tiger grinds out record

No.1 Scheffler seizes Masters lead as Tiger grinds out record

World number one Scottie Scheffler grabbed a one-stroke lead late in Friday's second round of the 88th Masters while Tiger Woods made a record 24th consecutive cut at Augusta National.

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Ohtani interpreter released after first court hearing

Ohtani interpreter released after first court hearing

Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter was released on bond and ordered to undergo treatment for gambling addiction on Friday after appearing in court for the first time since being accused of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball star to cover illegal betting losses.

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Adoring Augusta cheers Tiger into another Masters weekend

Adoring Augusta cheers Tiger into another Masters weekend

Tiger Woods battled his way to a record 24th straight cut at the Masters on Friday with a dastardly wind conspiring against him but an adoring crowd cheering him through a marathon 23 holes.

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Chelsea's Hayes responds to Arsenal manager criticism with poem

Chelsea's Hayes responds to Arsenal manager criticism with poem

Chelsea Women's manager Emma Hayes responded to criticism from her Arsenal counterpart Jonas Eidevall on Friday by reciting a verse from a Robert Frost poem.

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'My heart is broken': Olympic triple jump champion Rojas out of Paris Games

'My heart is broken': Olympic triple jump champion Rojas out of Paris Games

Reigning Olympic women's triple jump champion Yulimar Rojas said on Friday she had injured her Achilles tendon and will miss the Paris Games.

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French priest accused of sexually assaulting Inuit children dies

French priest accused of sexually assaulting Inuit children dies

A French priest sought by Canada for sexually abusing Inuit children more than 30 years ago but who avoided extradition and prosecution has died, a Catholic missionary group said Friday.

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IMF confirms Kristalina Georgieva for second 5-year term

IMF confirms Kristalina Georgieva for second 5-year term

The IMF executive board confirmed Friday that it had reappointed Kristalina Georgieva to serve for a second five-year term at the helm of the international financial institution.

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US sterilizations spiked after national right to abortion overturned: study

US sterilizations spiked after national right to abortion overturned: study

Sterilization rates abruptly spiked after the national right to an abortion was overturned by the US Supreme Court in 2022, a study said Friday.

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Transitional ruling council finally forms in anarchic Haiti

Transitional ruling council finally forms in anarchic Haiti

A governing council tasked with filling a leadership vacuum in Haiti and restoring a semblance of order was formerly installed Friday in the Caribbean nation that has been rocked by an explosion of gang violence.

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