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WTA roundup: Yulia Putintseva claims Budapest title
Top seed Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan cruised past Anhelina Kalinina of the Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday to win the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. Putintseva won 71 percent of the points on her fir...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. surgeon general defends CDC mask change, blames tech companies for COVID deaths
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy stood by federal guidance that those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer needed to wear masks, while blaming social media companies for...
Jul 18, 2021
U.S. senators drop tax enforcement from bipartisan infrastructure bill -Portman
By David Lawder and Joel Schectman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers trying to salvage a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill have dropped a provision to beef up tax enforcement, Republica...
Jul 18, 2021
Wild re-sign F Joseph Cramarossa to two-year, two-way contract
The Minnesota Wild re-signed forward Joseph Cramarossa to a two-year, two-way contract on Sunday. The deal announced by general manager Bill Guerin is for $750,000 in the NHL in both 2021-22 and 2022-...
Jul 18, 2021
France bans crushing and gassing of male chicks from 2022
PARIS (Reuters) - France will ban from next year the killing of male chicks by crushing or gassing, a practice denounced as barbaric by animal welfare groups, and will push for a similar measure at Eu...
Jul 18, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-‘I’m a silent killer’: Bromell stalks 100m rivals in Tokyo
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Athletes in the Olympic 100 metres are known for their big personalities, radiating the confidence that comes with being the fastest men on Earth, but American spri...
Jul 18, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton wins home British GP for eighth time
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10 second penalty for a first lap collision that sent Red Bull ri...
Jul 18, 2021
Afghanistan withdraws ambassador, diplomats from Islamabad – foreign ministry statement
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has withdrawn its ambassador and diplomats from Pakistan's capital following the kidnapping of the ambassador's daughter, the Afghan foreign ministry said on Sunday. "The...
Jul 18, 2021
Rallying-Rovanpera becomes youngest ever WRC winner
(Reuters) - Toyota's Kalle Rovanpera became the youngest ever winner of a world rally championship event on Sunday with victory in Estonia. The 20-year-old Finn, whose father Harri was also a WRC race...
Jul 18, 2021
Russian human rights association suspends work after claims from prosecutors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - An association of human rights lawyers linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's group has suspended work to protect its team after Moscow authorities blocked its website due...
Jul 18, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
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