England v Australia: The Ashes explained
England and Australia will renew their storied rivalry on Friday in the first Test of the latest Ashes series at Edgbaston.
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Snakes as therapy animals: reptiles help heal in Brazil
A yellow-and-brown boa constrictor wraps itself around David de Oliveira Gomes's neck like a scarf, but the 15-year-old Brazilian with autism is fascinated, not afraid.
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Fitzpatrick quietly confident heading into US Open title defense
US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick doesn't think his game is quite where it was when he won his breakthrough major title last year, but that hasn't dented his confidence heading into his title defense at Los Angeles Country Club.
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Hometown Homa dreams of major breakthrough as US Open returns to LA
California kid Max Homa dreamed of contending for a major in his hometown, and now that the US Open is returning to Los Angeles after a 75-year hiatus he could get his chance.
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Rescue dog that helped find lost kids in Amazon is now missing
Six-year-old tracker dog Wilson, who went missing during the ultimately successful, weeks-long search for four missing Indigenous children in the Colombian Amazon, is now the target of a rescue mission himself.
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Influencers overtaking journalists as news source: report
TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people, according to a report published Wednesday by the Britain-based Reuters Institute.
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Scientists explain why peanuts 'dance' when dropped in beer
When peanuts are dropped into a pint of beer, they initially sink to the bottom before floating up and "dancing" in the glass.
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Hospital doctors in England stage 72-hour walkout
Hospital doctors in England begin a new 72-hour strike over pay on Wednesday, prompting warnings from health officials of huge disruption to patients and services.
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Extreme weather killed 195,000 in Europe since 1980
Extreme weather conditions in Europe have killed almost 195,000 people and caused economic losses of more than 560 billion euros since 1980, the European Environment Agency said Wednesday.
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Cormac McCarthy, chronicler of a dark America, dies at 89
Cormac McCarthy, whose unflinching depictions of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly earned him global acclaim, died on Tuesday aged 89.
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