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Chinese brands drop Mbappé after 'Chinese dictator' meme remark
Dairy giant Mengniu and cheese maker Milkground ended their deals on Tuesday, and Chinese media say CCTV will stop showing La Liga matches.
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Trump heads to Texas in midterm campaign blitz
The president's Corpus Christi stop backs Ken Paxton, who trails Democrat James Talarico in Decision Desk HQ's polling average, with a Lubbock rally…
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The species Dianjunus rex was found growing from the roots of Chinese cork oaks in Yunnan forests, about a foot taller than the previous…
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Both men are twenty-four, and police say one is accused of helping Iranian intelligence; five other men arrested in the case remain on bail.
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The U.S. Forest Service team in Alaska's Tongass National Forest gave the cub its award; rangers say its poor hiding means they see it more.
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Aikman told The Dallas Morning News he expects no Cowboys front office role, noting Jerry Jones' sons and daughter already hold those jobs; his ESPN…
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