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Americans buying more vinyl than CDs for first time in decades

Americans buying more vinyl than CDs for first time in decades

Vinyl records continued to translate their retro appeal into a steady resurgence, outselling compact discs last year in terms of units in the United States for the first time since 1987.

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Russia pounds Ukraine with massive barrage of rare hypersonic missiles

Russia pounds Ukraine with massive barrage of rare hypersonic missiles

Nine people were killed across Ukraine on Thursday, as Russia unleashed a barrage of high-precision missile and other attacks that triggered a wave of power cuts, including at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant.

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To drill or not to drill: Biden to make decision on Alaska oil project

To drill or not to drill: Biden to make decision on Alaska oil project

US President Joe Biden is poised to decide whether to pull the plug on a massive oil drilling project on Alaska's North Slope or allow it to go ahead.

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Arsenal draw at Sporting, Roma beat Sociedad in Europa League

Arsenal draw at Sporting, Roma beat Sociedad in Europa League

Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon could not be divided in an entertaining 2-2 draw in their Europa League last 16 first leg clash in Lisbon on Thursday.

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Honduras authorizes morning-after pill

Honduras authorizes morning-after pill

Honduras' first woman president, Xiomara Castro, on Thursday lifted a 14-year-old ban on the emergency contraceptive pill in one of the last countries to outlaw its use.

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McIlroy struggles at Sawgrass as Ramey takes clubhouse lead

McIlroy struggles at Sawgrass as Ramey takes clubhouse lead

Rory McIlroy toiled as American Chad Ramey shot a bogey-free eight-under-par round of 64 to take the early first round clubhouse lead at the Players Championship on Thursday.

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Italian PM vows harder line against traffickers at migrant shipwreck site

Italian PM vows harder line against traffickers at migrant shipwreck site

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni pledged to crack down on human traffickers Thursday, after leading her cabinet on a visit near the site of a migrant shipwreck that claimed at least 72 lives.

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Chief exec for US derailed toxic chemicals train pledges better safety

Chief exec for US derailed toxic chemicals train pledges better safety

The head of US rail company Norfolk Southern pledged Thursday to improve safety practices and to quickly address clean-up need after its train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town last month.

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Georgia's geopolitical future at the heart of its protests

Georgia's geopolitical future at the heart of its protests

The protests in Georgia reflect internal political turmoil over its geopolitical destiny in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, analysts say.

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Tens of thousands rally in Georgia despite govt backtracking on controversial bill

Tens of thousands rally in Georgia despite govt backtracking on controversial bill

At least 30,000 protesters took to the streets of Georgia for a third day running Thursday despite the ruling party's promise to drop a controversial "foreign agent" bill reminiscent of Russian legislation used to silence critics.

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