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California governor commutes sentences of more than 500 people on death row

Gavin Newsom cites state values and flaws in the legal system as he grants largest mass clemency in US history.

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Australian T20 star Chris Lynn banned for cocaine use

Big-hitting Australian Twenty20 specialist Chris Lynn has served a one-month ban for using cocaine and completed a substance abuse program, England's Cricket Regulator revealed Friday.

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These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet

Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP.

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Powerhouse Parramatta opens this weekend – and it’s dazzling inside and out

Coups de théâtre abound in the $915m addition to western Sydney’s skyline, which opens on Saturday with five new exhibitions – and a 23-day festival

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DP World Tour ready to embrace rebels including DeChambeau after LIV Golf collapses

Bankruptcy proceedings for LIV Golf begin in New Jersey court DP World Tour expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf The DP World Tour is expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf next year and is ready to extend an olive branch to all the former rebels, including the face of its doomed revival, Bryson DeChambeau. The two-time US Open winner had been due to sign for LIV 2.0 next season, saying recently their “business plan made a lot of sense” and that the reborn rebel tour would “last forever,” but instead they began bankruptcy proceedings in a New Jersey court on Thursday following th

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DP World Tour ready to embrace rebels including DeChambeau after LIV Golf collapses

Bankruptcy proceedings for LIV Golf begin in New Jersey court DP World Tour expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf The DP World Tour is expecting an influx of players from LIV Golf next year and is ready to extend an olive branch to all the former rebels, including the face of its doomed revival, Bryson DeChambeau. The two-time US Open winner had been due to sign for LIV 2.0 next season, saying recently their “business plan made a lot of sense” and that the reborn rebel tour would “last forever,” but instead they began bankruptcy proceedings in a New Jersey court on Thursday following th

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‘It doesn’t look good’: McIlroy gets two-shot penalty after improving his lie

Ulsterman insists was no intention on his part Laporta leads Abu Dhabi Championship Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card. McIlroy’s score of six at the par-4 12th hole turned into an even uglier eight and left him posting a two-under 70 to be eight shots off the lead, held by Francesco Laporta after his bogey-free round of 62. Continue reading...

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‘It doesn’t look good’: McIlroy gets two-shot penalty after improving his lie

Ulsterman insists was no intention on his part Laporta leads Abu Dhabi Championship Rory McIlroy was handed a two-shot penalty after his first round at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, with officials ruling he improved his lie on a hole where he made double-bogey to spoil his card. McIlroy’s score of six at the par-4 12th hole turned into an even uglier eight and left him posting a two-under 70 to be eight shots off the lead, held by Francesco Laporta after his bogey-free round of 62. Continue reading...

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Over 1,000 tonnes of sewage seen at landfill site

The Environment Agency says it has issued the operator with a series of actions after an inspection.

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Failing Grayling double reports for duty as Reform’s armed forces spokesperson | John Crace

New recruit Angus MacIntyre bears an unfortunate resemblance to little-missed ex-Tory minister Chris Grayling You can make a good case for Nigel Farage having been one of the most consequential British politicians of the 21st century. Without him there would have been no Brexit. And yet it is now beginning to look as if his time has come and gone. The narcissistic qualities that have served him so well now threaten to finish him off. His skin is becoming thinner by the day. All that’s left is reflexive lashing out. A raging against the dying of the light. You’d need to have a heart of stone no

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Failing Grayling double reports for duty as Reform’s armed forces spokesperson | John Crace

New recruit Angus MacIntyre bears an unfortunate resemblance to little-missed ex-Tory minister Chris Grayling You can make a good case for Nigel Farage having been one of the most consequential British politicians of the 21st century. Without him there would have been no Brexit. And yet it is now beginning to look as if his time has come and gone. The narcissistic qualities that have served him so well now threaten to finish him off. His skin is becoming thinner by the day. All that’s left is reflexive lashing out. A raging against the dying of the light. You’d need to have a heart of stone no

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Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years

Base rate increases from 3.75% and Bank governor signals another rise in near future to combat rising inflation Analysis: Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis will leave many incredulous The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years and warned of another increase to combat inflationary pressure unleashed by the Iran war. Eight members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted for the rise, which takes the base rate from 3.75% to 4%. The ninth member, Catherine Mann, preferred a more dramatic half-point increase. Continue reading...

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Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, the first increase for more than three years

Base rate increases from 3.75% and Bank governor signals another rise in near future to combat rising inflation Analysis: Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis will leave many incredulous The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years and warned of another increase to combat inflationary pressure unleashed by the Iran war. Eight members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted for the rise, which takes the base rate from 3.75% to 4%. The ninth member, Catherine Mann, preferred a more dramatic half-point increase. Continue reading...

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