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Invasive ants hit Texas hard - now a killer fungus is coming for them

Invasive ants hit Texas hard - now a killer fungus is coming for them

When crazy ants roll into new parts of Texas, the invasive species wipe out local insects and lizards, drive away birds, and even blind baby rabbits by spewing acid in their eyes.

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Medvedev breezes into last 16 in Miami

Medvedev breezes into last 16 in Miami

Daniil Medvedev moved into the last 16 of the Miami Open on Monday with a comprehensive straight-sets triumph over Spain's Pedro Martinez.

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Trump 'more likely than not' obstructed Congress: US judge

Trump 'more likely than not' obstructed Congress: US judge

A federal judge ruled on Monday that former US president Donald Trump "more likely than not" engaged in criminal conduct with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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England's Stones pulls out of Ivory Coast friendly

England's Stones pulls out of Ivory Coast friendly

England defender John Stones will miss Tuesday's friendly against Ivory Coast after leaving the squad due to injury.

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At least 20 people shot dead at Mexican cockfighting ring

At least 20 people shot dead at Mexican cockfighting ring

Gunmen killed at least 20 people at a clandestine cockfighting ring in Mexico, in what President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday described as a "massacre" involving rival criminal gangs.

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Williams injury blow for Celtics

Williams injury blow for Celtics

Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III faces a lengthy injury layoff after suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee, the team said Monday.

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Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks viewers

Oscars ratings bounce back as Will Smith hooks viewers

The Oscars were in desperate need of a ratings boost -- and, on a night when Will Smith stunned viewers by slapping Chris Rock on stage, some 15.36 million Americans tuned in.

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Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?

Will big biodiversity ambitions be enough to save nature?

After the world missed almost all of its targets to protect fast-dwindling nature for the last decade, observers following a new round of negotiations are focusing as much on how goals will be put in place as the headline targets.

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Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell

Trial set for member of IS 'Beatles' kidnap-and-murder cell

Jury selection begins on Tuesday in the trial of an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State (IS) kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

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Oil sinks over China demand fears, stocks mixed on Ukraine talks

Oil sinks over China demand fears, stocks mixed on Ukraine talks

World oil prices dived Monday as Shanghai's phased Covid lockdown reignited fears over Chinese energy demand.

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