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Bleach blond? Biden mocks Trump's hair in personal barb

Bleach blond? Biden mocks Trump's hair in personal barb

US President Joe Biden took aim Wednesday at Donald Trump, joking that when his rival famously remarked about injecting bleach to tackle Covid it instead went in his much-discussed hair.

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McIlroy open to resuming PGA Tour board role if wanted

McIlroy open to resuming PGA Tour board role if wanted

Rory McIlroy said Wednesday he is ready to return to the PGA Tour's policy board if wanted, believing he can help reunite the golfing world following the acrimonious civil war with LIV Golf.

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US Supreme Court seems split on Idaho abortion ban

US Supreme Court seems split on Idaho abortion ban

The US Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday on whether Idaho's near-total ban on abortion conflicts with a federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize patients needing emergency care, in a case that carries potentially sweeping national consequences.

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US rushes ammo, key military supplies to Ukraine

US rushes ammo, key military supplies to Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed legislation authorizing $61 billion in military aid for Ukraine, with the Pentagon announcing just moments later that desperately-needed air defense and artillery munitions were being sent to Kyiv.

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Texas deploys mounted police as pro-Palestinian student protests spread

Texas deploys mounted police as pro-Palestinian student protests spread

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Texas were in a tense standoff with mounted state troopers Wednesday, the latest in a series of confrontations rocking campuses across the United States.

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Mbappe, Dembele leave PSG poised to celebrate Ligue 1 title

Mbappe, Dembele leave PSG poised to celebrate Ligue 1 title

Paris Saint-Germain could be confirmed as French Ligue 1 champions once again later on Wednesday after Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice in a 4-1 win at Lorient.

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Spain PM says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe

Spain PM says weighing resignation after wife's graft probe

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday he was weighing the possibility of resigning after a court opened an investigation into his wife Begona Gomez on suspicion of graft.

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US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time

US surgeons transplant pig kidney to live patient for second time

Surgeons in the United States have transplanted a modified pig kidney into a living person for the second time, a hospital said Wednesday, celebrating an advance in animal-to-human organ transplants.

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India's Pant boosts World Cup hopes with IPL batting blitz

India's Pant boosts World Cup hopes with IPL batting blitz

Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 88 as he led Delhi Capitals to a tense IPL win over Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, boosting his chances of playing for India at the T20 World Cup.

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Columbia officials, pro-Palestinian student protesters find tense truce

Columbia officials, pro-Palestinian student protesters find tense truce

An uneasy truce was in place between pro-Palestinian student demonstrators and officials at New York's Columbia University Wednesday, after a deadline to forcibly disperse their protest encampment expired.

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