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Ryder Cup rookie Cameron Young a natural playing at familiar Bethpage Black

Cameron Young became the first Team USA player to win the first two matches of his career, with both by at least four points, since Patrick Reed in 2014.
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Michigan high school football player reunites with teammates after fracturing spine in opponent’s belly flop attack

The Michigan high school football player who suffered a fractured spine when his opponent pancaked him received a hero’s welcome as he returned to the gridiron sidelines..
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Moldova heads to the polls in tense vote that could steer country closer to EU or Russia

President Maia Sandu says parliamentary vote is Moldova’s ‘most consequential election’ and warns against falling deeper into Moscow’s orbit

Moldovans began voting on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could see the country neighbouring Ukraine swerve from its pro-European path towards Moscow, with the government and the EU accusing Russia of “deeply interfering”.

Moldova, an EU candidate country, has long been divided over closer ties with Brussels or maintaining Soviet-era relations with Moscow.

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How Alabama’s Week 1 loss fueled a statement-making victory over Georgia

How Alabama’s Week 1 loss fueled a statement-making victory over Georgia
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‘You have to live’: Ukrainians on frontline practice normality despite Russian bombings

In once-occupied Sloviansk, war has become so routine that nobody pays attention to air-raid sirens

On a sunny afternoon this week the beach in the frontline Ukrainian city of Sloviansk was busy. Bathers paddled in a lake, sunbathed and sipped tea. At 3.30pm there was a sudden thunderclap. An artillery shell had crashed nearby, sending up a plume of twisting grey smoke. Ducks took off in panic. The swimmers glanced nonchalantly upwards and carried on bobbing in the salty water.

“After three years of fighting we’ve got used to booms. They don’t bother us any more,” Alyona, a pensioner in a swimsuit, explained. She pointed to a concrete box beyond a row of wooden changing cabins and outdoor showers. “If the bombs are close we’ve got a shelter,” she said. Alyona and her friend waded into the shallows. A man selling grapes sat engrossed reading a book.

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Texas special ed teacher, ex-clown drops dead in court moments before sentencing for wife’s murder

The accused murderer’s attorney found a brown bag with a crystal-like substance, believed to be meth, in a nearby trash can.
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Moldovans cast ballots in a tense election plagued by Russian interference claims

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Reds and Mets chasing final National League playoff spot on last day of regular season

Reds and Mets chasing final National League playoff spot on last day of regular season
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UK’s Starmer hopes a vision of ‘renewal’ can silence doubts about his leadership

UK’s Starmer hopes a vision of ‘renewal’ can silence doubts about his leadership
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Fans Call for Kirby Smart’s Job After Georgia’s Upset Loss to Alabama

College football fans are calling for Kirby Smart to be fired after the Georgia Bulldogs’ upset loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide.