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At the U.S. Open, Coco Gauff Is Playing With a Veteran’s Confidence

The 18-year-old has advanced to the round of 16 in singles at the U.S. Open for the first time in her career. On Sunday, she will face the unseeded Shuai Zhang of China.

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The Mother of Serena and Venus Williams, Oracene Price, Is a Force All Her Own

The mother of Serena and Venus Williams has always been a beacon of calm and grace on the sidelines — even now, in what may be a turning point in her daughters’ lives.

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Former U.K. Ambassador Sentenced to Prison in Myanmar

A court in the Southeast Asian country, which is controlled by a junta following last year’s coup, gave Vicky Bowman a year in prison for residing at an address different from the one on her official documents.

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China’s Economy Won’t Overtake the U.S., Some Now Predict

Slowing growth has damped expectations that the Chinese economy will become the world’s largest by the end of the decade.

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Fires rage, power grid tested by Southern California heat wave – Los Angeles Times

Fires rage, power grid tested by Southern California heat wave  Los Angeles Times Gridlock traffic on 5 Freeway through Castaic area continues  CBS Los Angeles Explosive growth of fire in Los Angeles County should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the days ahead,

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Jane Fonda says she has cancer and is undergoing treatment

“I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday. (Image credit: Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

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Pennsylvania Stakes Its Claim as Center of the Political Universe

Few states feature as many high-stakes, competitive races, each pulsing with the political currents that are shaping midterm campaigns across the country.

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Hiring in the U.S. slows as employers in some industries still struggle to fill positions

The U.S. job market showed steady growth again in August, but hiring slowed from a torrid pace. Unemployment ticked up to 3.7% even though employers added 315,000 new jobs. That’s because more people tried to get back into the workforce.

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Hiring in the U.S. slows as employers in some industries still struggle to fill positions

The U.S. job market showed steady growth again in August, but hiring slowed from a torrid pace. Unemployment ticked up to 3.7% even though employers added 315,000 new jobs. That’s because more people tried to get back into the workforce.

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News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan

In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked “classified” at former President Trump’s estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump’s White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January

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