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Tuesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball Roncalli 49 Wausau West 36 DC Everest 74 Chippewa Falls 54 Marshfield 74 Eau Claire Memorial 53 Eau Claire North 71 Wisconsin Rapids 62 Bonduel 79 Wausau East 49 Merrill 50 Antigo 49 Marathon 72 Stratford 20 Wausau Newman 62 Edgar...
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Lions starting S Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph to start camp on PUP list
The Detroit Lions will be without starting safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph when training camp begins, as they were placed on the physically unable to perform list on Sunday. The Lions also placed veteran tight end Tyler Conklin -- signed as a ...
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El Salvador opposition pitch former lawmaker, doctor to run against Bukele in 2027
SAN SALVADOR, July 26 (Reuters) - El Salvador's opposition parties have named Maytee Iraheta, a former lawmaker, and doctor and union leader Rafael Aguirre as candidates to run against President Nayib Bukele in next year's presidential elect...
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China's industrial profit growth moderates as exports cushion uneven recovery
BEIJING, July 27 (Reuters) - Profits at China's industrial firms grew at a solid, though slower, pace as resilient exports helped cushion sluggish domestic demand, highlighting the economy's uneven recovery despite policymakers' efforts to spur consum...
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White Sox acquire RHP Jose Urquidy in trade with Pirates
The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Jose Urquidy from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday in exchange for minor league pitcher Felix Doroteo. Pittsburgh designated Urquidy for assignment Friday after he struggled during a brief five-game stint ...
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MLB roundup: Marlins blow lead to Padres, lose club-record 12th straight
Manny Machado and Jackson Merrill homered in the four-run eighth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres rally for a 5-3 win on Sunday and extend the Miami Marlins' losing streak to a franchise-record 12 straight games. Machado also had an RBI do...
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Rohingya schools in Malaysia face closures amid online surge in hate speech
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Reuters) - Nur is a 12-year-old Rohingya Muslim refugee in Malaysia who has stopped going to school since June, after two men threatened to beat her on her way to class. "Why do you want to go to school? Do you ...
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Shares, bonds make guarded gains as oil slips
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, July 27 (Reuters) - Share markets gave a guarded response on Monday as a pause in fighting in the Gulf dragged oil prices lower, easing inflation risks and boosting bonds ahead of a packed week of central bank meetings and earning...
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Max Scherzer returns Monday for Blue Jays on 42nd birthday
Max Scherzer will celebrate his 42nd birthday by returning to the Toronto Blue Jays' rotation against one of his former teams. Manager John Schneider announced Sunday that Scherzer will come off the injured list to start Monday's series opener again...
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Jadelyn Allchin's hot bat leads Talons to AUSL title
Championship Series MVP Jadelyn Allchin homered, doubled and drove in three runs to lead the Utah Talons to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago Bandits on Sunday at College Station, Texas, to win the Athletes Unlimited Softball League Championship for the...
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Freddy Peralta says Sunday was 'probably' his final Mets start
Freddy Peralta believes he may have made his final start for the New York Mets on Sunday, with the struggling club expected to trade the right-hander before the Aug. 3 deadline. Peralta conceded the likelihood of a move after allowing three runs -- ...
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Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed low over the weekend, shi...
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Japan June services producer prices rise as Iran war keeps freight costs high
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's services producer price index rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, central bank data showed on Monday, a sign of broadening inflationary pressure that will keep alive market expectations for further interest r...
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Japan PM Takaichi's approval rating slides as inflation bites, Yomiuri poll shows
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration slumped in July to the lowest level since she took office last year, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, a sign that rising...
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China chipmaker CXMT's shares surge 470% in Shangai trading debut
By Yantoultra Ngui and Samuel Shen SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI, July 27 (Reuters) - Shares of CXMT Corp surged nearly 470% at their Shanghai debut on Monday after Asia's biggest IPO this year, catapulting the chipmaker to the top of China's stock market by va...
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Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports
July 26 (Reuters) - Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The backstop from Nvidia would help the ChatGPT maker lease...
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Baseball Hall of Fame worth the wait for Kent, Jones, Beltran
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Few Baseball Hall of Famers have waited longer than Carlos Beltran, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent to feel like rookies one more time. "This is the closest thing to my first at-bat in the big leagues," Beltran said as he opened his spe...
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Athletics-Jefferson-Wooden flawless for 200m title in last day of US championships
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Melissa Jefferson-Wooden claimed the 200 metres prize in a pristine sprint on the final day of the U.S. national championships on Sunday, where the world champion Noah Lyles pulled up short on the men's side...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases rises to 3,200, including 1,405 deaths
DAKAR, July 26 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 3,200, including 1,405 deaths, government data showed on Sunday. (Reporting by Congo newsroom; Editing by Christian...
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Ukraine drone attack wounds 12 in Russian border city of Belgorod, authorities say
July 27 (Reuters) - A Ukrainian drone attack wounded 12 people, including two children, in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, regional authorities said early on Monday. Several apartments in a residential building and more...
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South Korea's Naver jumps 10% on Nvidia's $1 billion investment plan
SEOUL, July 27 (Reuters) - Shares of South Korea's internet giant Naver jumped more than 10% on Monday after it said Nvidia would acquire $1 billion of its new shares to finance a project to expand an AI data centre. The investment comes after the tw...
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Brown-Forman board says Sazerac unsolicited bid not actionable
By Abigail Summerville July 26 (Reuters) - Brown-Forman, maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey, said on Sunday its board had received an unsolicited takeover bid from privately held spirits company Sazerac, but concluded the offer was "not actionable." New O...
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Athletics-Lyles eases injury fears after cramp halts 200m run
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Noah Lyles gave fans a fright at the U.S. national championships on Sunday when he pulled up suffering from leg cramps down the final straight of the 200 metres final but the American later played down the...
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Oil slips 5% after US, Iran pause fighting over weekend
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Oil prices tumbled 5% on Monday after the U.S. and Iran paused strikes over the weekend after two weeks of attacks, raising hopes of a diplomatic solution that would de-escalate the conflict and allow sh...
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Athletics-Teen Lutkenhaus keeps meteoric rise on track with 800m US title
(In paragraph 1 removes incorrect reference to time being personal best) By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - Teenager Cooper Lutkenhaus capped his summer school break in spectacular fashion on Sunday, the 17-year-old claiming the U.S. 800 met...
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