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Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas shows over health concerns

Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas shows over health concerns

Country music legend Dolly Party on Monday announced the cancellation of a series of Las Vegas concerts, citing ongoing health concerns.

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Wu Yize: China's 'priest' who conquered the snooker world

Wu Yize: China's 'priest' who conquered the snooker world

China's Wu Yize is said to have shared a single bed with his father in a windowless flat as he sacrificed his home life to follow his snooker dreams.

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China's Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time

China's Wu Yize wins World Snooker Championship for first time

China's Wu Yize won the World Snooker Championship for the first time with a dramatic 18-17 victory over Shaun Murphy in the final on Monday.

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Broadway theater blaze forces 'Book of Mormon' to close

Broadway theater blaze forces 'Book of Mormon' to close

A blaze caused major damage Monday to Broadway's storied Eugene O'Neill Theater, forcing it to close for repairs and halting its run of the smash hit musical "The Book of Mormon," the New York fire department said.

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Advantage Arsenal as Man City held in six-goal Everton thriller

Advantage Arsenal as Man City held in six-goal Everton thriller

Jeremy Doku's stoppage-time strike salvaged Manchester City a 3-3 draw at Everton, but a second half collapse handed the destiny of the Premier League title back to Arsenal on Monday.

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Roma hammer Fiorentina to remain in Champions League hunt

Roma hammer Fiorentina to remain in Champions League hunt

Roma eased past Fiorentina 4-0 on Monday to move within a point of the final Champions League spot in Serie A.

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MLB Tigers star pitcher Skubal to undergo elbow surgery

MLB Tigers star pitcher Skubal to undergo elbow surgery

Two-time reigning American League Cy Young Award winner as top pitcher Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic elbow surgery to remove loose bodies, Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers announced on Monday.

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Oil prices jump on Hormuz tensions as US indices retreat from records

Oil prices jump on Hormuz tensions as US indices retreat from records

Oil prices jumped on Monday after a drone strike sparked a fire at an Emirati energy installation, threatening a fragile US-Iran ceasefire, while US warships entered the crucial Strait of Hormuz.

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No.6 Morikawa withdraws from final PGA Championship tuneup

No.6 Morikawa withdraws from final PGA Championship tuneup

World number six Collin Morikawa, a two-time major winner, withdrew from the PGA Truist Championship on Monday, taking a rest before next week's PGA Championship at Aronimink.

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Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces

Ukraine and Russia declare separate truces

Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations, and threatened a "massive missile strike" on Kyiv if Ukraine violated it.

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