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Mexico president warns top court not to block judicial reforms

Mexico president warns top court not to block judicial reforms

Mexico's outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday warned the Supreme Court against blocking his controversial judicial reforms, saying it would be a "flagrant violation" of the constitution.

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England's Wood out for rest of 2024 with elbow injury

England's Wood out for rest of 2024 with elbow injury

England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out for the rest of the year following a right elbow injury, team management said Friday.

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Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, Storey takes 19th

Woodhall wins first Paralympic gold, Storey takes 19th

Hunter Woodhall, the double amputee sprinter who is one half an Olympic-Paralympic power couple, charged to gold in the 400m on Friday while British cyclist Sarah Storey won the 19th title of her career.

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Bringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers

Bringing Sagan's 'Bonjour Tristesse' to modern moviegoers

When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan's hit 1954 coming-of-age novel "Bonjour Tristesse," she jumped at the chance, even going beyond the page to offer costume and music advice.

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Record-breaker Inglis's century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland

Record-breaker Inglis's century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland

Josh Inglis's record-breaking century laid the platform for Australia's 70 run-hammering of Scotland in Edinburgh on Friday as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.

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US Open bride-to-be cancels wedding, wins Grand Slam title

US Open bride-to-be cancels wedding, wins Grand Slam title

Ukraine's Lyudmyla Kichenok became a Grand Slam champion at the US Open on Friday, just two days after cancelling her wedding.

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Inglis century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland

Inglis century sets-up Australia's T20 series win over Scotland

Josh Inglis struck a quickfire century as Australia hammered Scotland by 70 runs in Edinburgh on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in a three-match Twenty20 series.

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Tanak leads Acropolis Rally as Ogier charge halted

Tanak leads Acropolis Rally as Ogier charge halted

Estonian driver Ott Tanak led a Hyundai 1-2-3 on the first full day of the Acropolis Rally, the tenth event in the World Rally Championship, taking a 21.8 second lead over Dani Sordo on Friday.

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Hunter Woodhall wins first Paralympic sprint gold

Hunter Woodhall wins first Paralympic sprint gold

Hunter Woodhall, the double amputee sprinter who is one half of a Paralympic-Olympic power couple, produced an inspired run to win gold in the T62 400 metres at the Paris Games on Friday.

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Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 boys, 70 missing

Kenya school dorm fire kills 17 boys, 70 missing

Seventeen boys were confirmed dead and 70 missing after a fire tore through a primary school dormitory in central Kenya, officials said Friday, leaving distraught relatives desperate for news of their loved ones.

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