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Emphatic Verstappen enjoys 'incredible' pole after China sprint win

Emphatic Verstappen enjoys 'incredible' pole after China sprint win

Max Verstappen continued his dominant start to the season in emphatic style Saturday by romping to sprint victory then claiming pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix -- an "incredible" 100th for his Red Bull team.

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O'Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record

O'Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record

World record holder Mollie O'Callaghan upstaged Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus in the year's fastest 200m freestyle Saturday, while Kaylee McKeown narrowly missed her own 200m backstroke world best.

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Deadly blast at Iraq army base amid Israel-Iran tensions

Deadly blast at Iraq army base amid Israel-Iran tensions

One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.

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Dominant Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP after sprint victory

Dominant Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP after sprint victory

Triple world champion Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix, 0.322 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso third.

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Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of Tokyo Olympics: NY Times

Chinese swimmers failed doping tests ahead of Tokyo Olympics: NY Times

Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were allowed to compete after world governing bodies secretly accepted China's findings that they had ingested it unknowingly, The New York Times said Saturday.

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Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP after sprint win

Verstappen takes pole for Chinese GP after sprint win

Triple world champion Max Verstappen took pole position on Saturday for the Chinese Grand Prix, 0.322 seconds ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso third.

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Elon Musk's X fights Australian watchdog over church stabbing posts

Elon Musk's X fights Australian watchdog over church stabbing posts

Elon Musk's X said Saturday it will fight an Australian watchdog's order to take down content related to the brutal stabbing of a priest during a live-streamed Sydney church service.

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Weekend job: Trump hits campaign trail on days off from trial

Weekend job: Trump hits campaign trail on days off from trial

Donald Trump on Saturday will hold his first campaign rally since his criminal trial in New York began, with the North Carolina crowd likely to hear the ex-president reiterate fiery outrage at the unprecedented legal proceedings.

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AI's relentless rise gives journalists tough choices

AI's relentless rise gives journalists tough choices

The rise of artificial intelligence has forced an increasing number of journalists to grapple with the ethical and editorial challenges posed by the rapidly expanding technology.

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India pushes Maoist rebel strongholds on road to democracy

India pushes Maoist rebel strongholds on road to democracy

A narrow winding road through an untamed forest has proven a blow to a decades-old Maoist rebellion that is one of India's longest and deadliest insurgencies.

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