US stocks resume upward climb as oil dips on Angola OPEC exit
Wall Street stocks resumed their upward climb on Thursday following a brief pullback while oil prices declined after Angola quit the OPEC oil cartel.
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US 2008 Olympic team and Carter among first-time Basketball Hall nominees
The US 2008 Olympic gold medal squad featuring Kobe Bryant and LeBron James plus high-leaping Vince Carter were among first-time nominees for the Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Thursday.
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Welbeck salvages draw for Brighton at Crystal Palace
Danny Welbeck's late equaliser denied Crystal Palace a first Premier League win in seven games as Brighton salvaged a 1-1 draw at Selhurst Park on Thursday.
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West Indies bowl out England for 132 in decider
England were bowled out for 132 in their Twenty20 decider against West Indies on Thursday, giving the home side a great chance of clinching the five-match series.
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Suriname ex-president to be jailed after losing murder appeal
Suriname's ex-president Desi Bouterse will be jailed after losing his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the murder of political opponents over four decades ago, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.
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'Not there yet': UN Security Council Gaza resolution stalled
The UN Security Council on Thursday will try once again to pass a resolution calling for a halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas after previous efforts to win Washington's backing fell short.
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Vlhova overhauls Shiffrin to pinch Courchevel slalom win
Olympic champion Petra Vlhova clinched her 30th World Cup win on Thursday with a scorching second run to beat Mikaela Shiffrin in the slalom under the lights at Courchevel.
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Top US, China military officers speak for first time in a year
Top US military officer General Charles "CQ" Brown spoke with China's General Liu Zhenli on Thursday, a spokesman said, after a more than year-long halt to high-level defense talks between the two countries.
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Ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy
Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday, just days after being ordered to pay $148 million in damages for defaming two Georgia poll workers.
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Gunman kills 14, wounds 25 at Prague university
A 24-year-old student killed 14 people and wounded 25 at a Prague university on Thursday in the Czech Republic's worst shooting in decades, before authorities said the attacker was "eliminated".
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