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Pakistan recalls fast bowler Mohammad Abbas after 3 years for test matches in South Africa

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan recalled fast bowler Mohammad Abbas after three years for test matches in South Africa while Shaheen Shah Afridi will play only white-ball cricket on the tour.
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EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers

EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation, caving in to demands from several producer nations from across the globe and domestic oppositio
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Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says

Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Soto is starting to drop teams from negotiations ahead of baseball's winter meetings next week.
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Does Shohei Ohtani still owe his manager Dave Roberts a new Porsche?

Does Shohei Ohtani still owe his manager Dave Roberts a new Porsche?

TOKYO (AP) — Hey Shohei Ohtani, where is the fancy Porsche you hinted at giving your manager Dave Roberts if the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series? Well, the Dodgers won the World Series against the New York Yankees more than a month ago, so w
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South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s opposition parties Wednesday submitted a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over the shocking and short-lived martial law that drew heavily armed troops to encircle parliament before lawmakers climbed wa
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New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks

New UN aid chief vows 'ruthlessness' to prioritize spending as funding for world's crises shrinks

GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will be “ruthless” when prioritizing how to spend money, a nod to challenges in fundraising for civilians in war zones like Gaza , Sudan , Syria and Ukraine .
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Celebrity-Birthdays-Dec04

Celebrity Birthdays for Dec. 4: Hockey Hall of Fame centre Alex Delvecchio is 93. Game show host Wink Martindale is 91. Singer Freddy (Boom Boom) Cannon is 88. Actor-producer-director Max Baer Jr. ("The Beverly Hillbillies") is 87.
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Today-Music-History-Dec04

Today in Music History for Dec. 4: In 1927, Duke Ellington’s band began a four-year engagement at the famous Cotton Club in New York. Among the Ellington classics to emerge from this period were "Creole Love Call" and "Black and Tan Fantasy.
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Today-History-Dec04

Today in History for Dec. 4: In 1619, a group of settlers from Bristol, England, arrived at Berkeley Hundred in present-day Charles City County, Va., where they held a service thanking God for their safe arrival.
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Phoenix visits New Orleans on 3-game road slide

Phoenix Suns (12-8, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (4-18, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix hits the road against New Orleans looking to end its three-game road slide.
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