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Brazilian football icon Pele has died

Brazilian football star Pele has died at the age of 82, his agent has confirmed.

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Remembering Pelé’s legacy and global impact on soccer

Soccer fans around the world are mourning the loss of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé who passed away Thursday at the age of 82. He was the face of the global game for decades and helped shape soccer into the “beautiful

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Bill Cosby plans to tour in 2023 even as he faces a new sexual assault lawsuit

The news of his tour plans comes just weeks after five women filed another sexual assault lawsuit against the 85-year old comedian. (Image credit: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

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Biden outpaces predecessors with diverse judicial nominees

The White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency having installed more federal judges than Biden’s two immediate predecessors.

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Dermer’s portfolio said to include ties with White House, advancing deal with Saudis

PM’s confidante and ex-envoy to US will use new job as Strategic Affairs minister to try to expand Abraham Accords while acting as point man to US, despite poor ties with Democrats

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How Bad Is China’s Covid Outbreak? It’s a Scientific Guessing Game.

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the surge.

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New York opens its 1st legal recreational marijuana dispensary

The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is ringing up its first sales, opening up what is expected to be one of the country’s biggest and most lucrative markets for cannabis.

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A U.K. medical office mistakenly sent patients a text message with a cancer diagnosis

The Christmas Eve message informing patients of a terminal lung cancer diagnosis was followed by a second text apologizing for the error and saying the office meant to offer them holiday greetings. (Image credit: Cate Gillon/Getty Images)

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Pelé Was Brazil’s Ambassador to the World

In leading his national team to success on the field, a soccer star helped his country find itself.

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Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81

Westwood’s fashion career began in the 1970s with the punk explosion, when her radical approach to urban street style took the world by storm.

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