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USA likely to start basketball World Cup with just seven players
USA likely to start basketball World Cup with just seven players

The United States could begin their bid to win a fourth straight women's basketball World Cup on Thursday with just seven players, but coach Cheryl Reeve is adamant they can cope.

September 21, 2022

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Zelensky blames Russia as world vows response to food shortages
Zelensky blames Russia as world vows response to food shortages

Global leaders called Tuesday for urgent efforts to address global food insecurity amid fears of disastrous harvests next year, as Ukraine's president blamed Russia for the crisis and sought the world's "toughest reaction" against Moscow.

September 21, 2022

Strengthening Hurricane Fiona heads north off Turks and Caicos
Strengthening Hurricane Fiona heads north off Turks and Caicos

Hurricane Fiona continued its slow and devastating march northward after slamming the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday and leaving a trail of destruction in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

September 21, 2022

Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia
Mass stranding kills 14 whales in Australia

Australian wildlife investigators were on Wednesday trying to piece together why more than a dozen young male sperm whales died in a mass stranding on a remote beach in the state of Tasmania.

September 21, 2022

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'Gentle soul' Griner's fate on USA minds at basketball World Cup: coach
'Gentle soul' Griner's fate on USA minds at basketball World Cup: coach

Coach Cheryl Reeve admitted Wednesday the fate of "gentle soul" Brittney Griner was weighing heavily on the USA team at the basketball World Cup in Sydney and the jailed star's number 15 jersey would not be worn at the tournament.

September 21, 2022

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Presidents Cup players tamp down talk of US blowout
Presidents Cup players tamp down talk of US blowout

There's a blowout expected this week at the Presidents Cup, but you wouldn't know it listening to favored Americans downplay their advantages and the Internationals talk of a stunning upset.

September 20, 2022