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US boxing legend George Foreman dies age 76

US heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies age 76

The ring icon regained his world title 20 years after a shock loss to Muhammad Ali and fought some of the biggest names of his era. He also had a colourful life away from boxing, making millions from kitchen appliances, becoming a minister and having 12 children.
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Foreman pictured in Los Angeles in April 2023. Pic: AP

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Foreman at the weigh-in for the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’. Pic: AP

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Foreman was unexpectedly knocked out by Ali in the eighth round in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fight. Pic: AP

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Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer in November 1994 to become champion again aged 45. Pic: Reuters

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Foreman knocked down Frazier six times in the first two rounds to win his first title. Pic: AP

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Foreman became a church minister between his spells in the ring. Pic: AP

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(L-R) Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali in London in 1989. Pic: Reuters

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The boxer w..

Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police

The suspect was heard saying: “I should have thrown them out the window” and asked jail staff: “Am I going to be charged with what is in my stomach?”, according to an arrest report.
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The diamond earrings after being recovered. Pic: Orlando Police Department

Trump announces ‘most lethal aircraft ever built’ and says Russia ‘wouldn’t be worried’ about NATO without US

The US president made the comments while awarding Boeing a contract to develop the F-47, the US Air Force’s most sophisticated fighter jet yet.
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Donald Trump delivers remarks with defence secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House. Pic: Reuters

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Pic: Reuters

Donald Trump signs order to dismantle US department of education

Mr Trump has long promised to take the agency apart, deriding it as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. But the department cannot be dismantled without an act of Congress.
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Pic: Reuters

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Trump was surrounded by school pupils during an event signing the executive order. Pic: Reuters

US attorney general threatens 20-year jail sentences for damaging Elon Musk’s Tesla cars

Cars and charging stations associated with Elon Musk’s company have been targeted in recent weeks. Meanwhile, on Thursday, almost all Cybertrucks were recalled due to a “dangerous road hazard”.
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A Tesla Cybertruck. File pic: AP

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A burned Tesla vehicle is shown at a Tesla centre in Las Vegas. Pic: AP

Scientist ‘denied entry to US’ after messages critical of Trump found on his phone

The unnamed researcher was on his way to a conference being held near Houston when he was subjected to a random check and his work computer and personal phone searched on 9 March, according to French media.
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While there is no suggestion he was directly involved in the episode, Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated hostility towards anyone critical of him

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Trump just wants a Ukraine-Russia deal – will Putin or Zelenskyy blink first?

President Trump is in a hurry for a deal – so much so he is inclined to accept wholly disingenuous commitments from Russia. That’s the jeopardy for Zelenskyy.