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Bob Beamon auctions off 1968 Olympic long jump medal

Half a century after his 29-foot long jump at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics, Bob Beamon’s record still stands — though he is ready to part with his gold medal. “It’s time for me to pass it on,” the

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House Republicans vote to advance effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas – CNN

House Republicans vote to advance effort to impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas  CNN Top House Democrat says Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene behind Mayorkas impeachment – live  The Guardian US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee criticized for saying impeachment is not meant to be

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Flutter eyes U.S. listing switch in new post-Brexit blow

Online betting giant Flutter this week took the first step to switch its main listing from London to New York, in a fresh post-Brexit blow to the City finance district. Flutter, which launched a secondary U.S. listing on Monday, said

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French farmers close in on Paris as government struggles to calm protests

Farmers’ unions, unimpressed by concessions offered by President Emmanuel Macron‘s government, encouraged their members to fight on for improved pay, less red tape and protection from foreign competition. “I’m so proud of you,” Serge Bousquet-Cassagne, head of the farmers’ association

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Neither Biden Nor Trump Seem Eager to Debate Each Other

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. In a typical election year, we would be seven months away from the first presidential debate of

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After the coups, West Africa’s Brexit moment

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have severed ties from a key West African bloc. Four things you need to know about what the break means for a region destabilized by coups and rising jihadist violence. (Image credit: Hama Boureima/AFP via

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Biden is vowing to respond to a drone attack that killed US soldiers – what are his options?

Joe Biden has promised the US will “respond” to the attack on Tower 22, which left three US military personnel dead and dozens wounded.

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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan sentenced to 14 years in prison

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, and his wife, have been sentenced to 14 years in prison in a corruption case, officials say.

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Royal rota: New King of Malaysia sworn in under country’s five-year rotating monarchy system

The billionaire sultan of Johor state has been sworn in as Malaysia’s new king under the nation’s unique rotating monarchy system.

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IDF may have violated international law in West Bank hospital raid, experts say – ABC News

IDF may have violated international law in West Bank hospital raid, experts say  ABC News Undercover Israeli troops dressed as medical staff kill three militants in West Bank hospital raid, officials say  CNN Israel Raids West Bank Hospital as Clashes Erupt With

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