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Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

Pope Francis will on Saturday create 20 new cardinals picked from the four corners of the world, most of whom could one day end up choosing the pontiff's successor.

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Mannarino to face Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

Mannarino to face Djere for ATP Winston-Salem title

France's Adrian Mannarino upset Dutch second seed Botic van de Zandschulp 6-0, 6-4 on Friday to reach the ATP Winston-Salem Open final against Serbian Laslo Djere.

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UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement

UN session on high seas biodiversity ends without agreement

UN member states ended two weeks of negotiations Friday without a treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, an agreement that would have addressed growing environmental and economic challenges.

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Mexico lures visitors on new age tourism trail

Mexico lures visitors on new age tourism trail

With restorative rituals, yoga retreats and psychedelic experiences, Mexico has become a magnet for spiritually minded tourists seeking an alternative vacation far from the troubles of the modern world.

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Kasatkina joins Saville in all-Daria WTA Granby final

Kasatkina joins Saville in all-Daria WTA Granby final

World number 10 Daria Kasatkina advanced to her 11th career WTA final by defeating France's Diane Parry 6-2, 6-0 in a US Open tuneup Friday at Granby, Canada.

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Pipeline operator to pay $13m over California coast leak

Pipeline operator to pay $13m over California coast leak

The operators of a pipeline that leaked crude oil onto California beaches has agreed to plead guilty to environmental pollution charges and pay $13 million, these companies said Friday.

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Los Angeles residents protest 'Fast and Furious' street races

Los Angeles residents protest 'Fast and Furious' street races

A Los Angeles neighborhood featured in the "Fast and Furious" movies held protests against the filming of the franchise's latest installment Friday, claiming the community has been blighted by a spate of illegal and dangerous street racing.

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Sasnovich and Samsonova advance to WTA Cleveland final

Sasnovich and Samsonova advance to WTA Cleveland final

Seventh seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich and 45th-ranked Liudmila Samsonova advanced to the WTA Tennis in the Land final with victories on Friday in the US Open hardcourt tuneup.

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Dust to downpour: US weather whiplash shows climate change

Dust to downpour: US weather whiplash shows climate change

A series of "once-in-a-millennium" rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change brings weather whiplash.

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Schauffele charges within two of Scheffler at Tour Championship

Schauffele charges within two of Scheffler at Tour Championship

Tokyo Olympic champion Xander Schauffele fired a seven-under par 63 to charge within two strokes of top-ranked Scottie Scheffler after Friday's second round of the US PGA's Tour Championship.

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