NBA won't schedule games on US election day
The NBA said Tuesday it will not schedule any games when voters go to the polls for pivotal US midterm elections in November.
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Oil majors' climate visions 'inconsistent' with Paris targets
Global decarbonisation scenarios envisioned by oil and gas majors are incompatible with the Paris climate deal temperature goals aimed at averting devastating heating, according to research published Tuesday.
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South Africa skipper Elgar sick of 'Bazball' talk ahead of England Tests
South Africa captain Dean Elgar said on Tuesday he was fed up with discussing England's new swashbuckling 'Bazball' approach to Test cricket on the eve of their series opener at Lord's.
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First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for Covid: W.House
US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and developed mild symptoms, the White House said Tuesday, two weeks after her husband Joe Biden contracted the virus for a second time.
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Polish firemen pull tonnes of dead fish from Oder river
Polish firefighters said Tuesday they had recovered 100 tonnes of dead fish from the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, deepening concerns of an environmental disaster.
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Election defeat looms for Trump's biggest Republican critic
Republican dissident Liz Cheney looks set to lose her US Congress seat Tuesday to an election-denying conspiracy theorist, in the latest signal of her party's disavowal of traditional conservatism in favor of Donald Trump's hardline "America First" movement.
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US tests ICBM after Ukraine, China-linked delays
The United States successfully tested a long-range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Tuesday after twice postponing the launch to avoid stoking tensions over Ukraine and Taiwan, the Air Force announced.
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US industrial output jumps in July on solid manufacturing gain
A solid rebound in American manufacturing, especially vehicles, following two months of declines, help push overall industrial production up in July, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.
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England's Stokes glad to see South Africa wade into 'Bazball' debate
Ben Stokes said on Tuesday he was happy to hear South Africa players talking about England's new swashbuckling "Bazball" approach ahead of the first Test at Lord's even as he has distanced himself from the hype.
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Kenya's Odinga vows to pursue 'legal options' over vote defeat
Kenya's defeated presidential candidate Raila Odinga vowed Tuesday to pursue "all constitutional and legal options" after rejecting the outcome of elections that awarded victory to his rival William Ruto.
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