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Asian markets plunge with Japan's Nikkei diving nearly 8% after the big meltdown on Wall St

Asian markets plunge with Japan's Nikkei diving nearly 8% after the big meltdown on Wall St

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff hikes and the resulting backlash from Beijing. U.S. futures also signaled further weakness.
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Olofsson finding offensive touch as Vegas Golden Knights prep for playoffs

Olofsson finding offensive touch as Vegas Golden Knights prep for playoffs

VANCOUVER — Victor Olofsson has marked a few big milestones in his first season with the Vegas Golden Knights. Now the Swedish winger is heating up offensively as he approaches another -- the first playoff run of his NHL career.
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Olofsson finding offensive touch as Vegas Golden Knights prep for playoffs

Olofsson finding offensive touch as Vegas Golden Knights prep for playoffs

VANCOUVER — Victor Olofsson has marked a few big milestones in his first season with the Vegas Golden Knights. Now the Swedish winger is heating up offensively as he approaches another -- the first playoff run of his NHL career.
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Slugger Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on US$500M, 14-year extension, source tells CP

Slugger Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on US$500M, 14-year extension, source tells CP

Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has consistently said he wanted to be a Blue Jay for his entire career. The two sides have agreed on a long-term megadeal that could very well make that happen.
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Slugger Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on US$500M, 14-year extension, source tells CP

Slugger Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on US$500M, 14-year extension, source tells CP

Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has consistently said he wanted to be a Blue Jay for his entire career. The two sides have agreed on a long-term megadeal that could very well make that happen.
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World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

World's largest deforestation project fells forests for bioethanol fuel, sugar and rice in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia plans to clear forests about the size of Belgium to produce sugarcane-derived bioethanol, rice and other food crops, potentially displacing Indigenous groups who rely on the land to survive.
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Celebrity-Birthdays-Apr07

Celebrity Birthdays for April 7: Country singer Bobby Bare is 90. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 86. Actress Roberta Shore ("The Virginian") is 82. Guitarist Mick Abrahams (Jethro Tull) is 82. Singer Patricia Bennett of The Chiffons is 78.
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Today-History-Apr07

Today in History for April 7: In 1199, King Richard I of England (also known as ``The Lion-Heart'') died in the Limousin region of France at age 41 after being mortally wounded by an arrow.
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Today-Music-History-Apr07

Today in Music History for April 7: In 1824, the first complete performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's ``Missa Solemnis'' was held in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Israel controls 50% of Gaza as Palestinians get squeezed into shrinking wedges of land

Israel controls 50% of Gaza as Palestinians get squeezed into shrinking wedges of land

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land.
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