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Mercury Morris, part of Dolphins' two Super Bowl wins and their perfect season, dies at 77
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Mercury Morris, who starred for the unbeaten 1972 Miami Dolphins and helped them win two Super Bowl titles, dies at 77
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Presidential approval tracker: How popular is Joe Biden?
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Rich Paul once worked in a convenience store—now he's an NBA super agent who represents LeBron James
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Middle Eastern funds are plowing billions of dollars into hottest AI start-ups
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Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator Oyo for $525 million
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Harris campaign raised triple the funds in August that Trump team took in
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Manchester United v West Ham: Women’s Super League – live
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Harris' fundraising triples Trump's in August, growing Democrat's warchest
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Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81
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2 Stole $230 Million in Cryptocurrency and Went on a Spending Spree, U.S. Says
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Kamala Harris Outspends Donald Trump by Tens of Millions Online
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Security Firm Linked to Top Adams Aide Won Millions in N.Y.C. Business
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House GOP campaign arm lags behind Democrats in August
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Earth Might Have Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago
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Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa: Women’s Super League – live reaction
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Joel Embiid signs a 3-year, $193 million contract extension with the 76ers
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House Democrats’ campaign arm raises $22M in August
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Golf: The presidential pastime that's a nightmare for the Secret Service
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House passes bill to bolster presidential nominee security
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Chelsea apply for agent’s multi-million-pound lawsuit to be thrown out of court
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German auto giant Mercedes-Benz recalls half a million cars in China
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Investors pile into OpenAI’s $6bn funding round in unprecedented bet
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Super-producer Jack Antonoff: ‘Don’t make anything you wouldn’t die for’
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Government borrowing in August highest since Covid
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UK government borrows more than expected in August
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