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Interest in women's sports is growing, women-owned companies are responding

Laura Youngson didn't expect to focus so much on football cleats when she organized a group of women to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and play a high-altitude match.

The point of the 2017 game was to highlight inequality in sports for women and girls. On that front, Youngson achieved her goal with the match becoming the subject of a documentary and landing the group in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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What to know about qualifying for the 2026 World Cup

The qualifying process for the 2026 World Cup is nearing conclusion.

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Security a concern for Italy-Israel match as protesters demand match be stopped

Israel's World Cup qualifying match at Italy next week is expected to attract more pro-Palestinian protesters outside the football stadium in Udine than ticket-holding spectators inside the arena.

Protesters already approached the gates of Italy's training center in Florence last week to demand that the match isn't played because of the war in Gaza — part of a national strike that saw millions of activists take to the streets.

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Real Madrid's Huijsen out of Spain's World Cup qualifiers with muscle injury

Real Madrid defender Dean Huijsen has been dropped from Spain's squad for World Cup qualifiers because of a muscle injury.

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EU offers protection for farmers as it seeks to build support for Mercosur trade deal

The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday unveiled detailed proposals to protect farmers from being undercut by imports from South America as it seeks to build support for its deal with the Mercosur trade alliance.

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Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric cars in bid to win back market share

Tesla rolled out new, cheaper versions of two of its electric car models on Tuesday in hopes the offerings will help revive flagging sales but investors dumped its stock anyway.

The new Model Y, costing just under $40,000 with a stripped-down interior, comes in a brutal year for Tesla as it tries to attract more customers despite an aging lineup, stiff competition from foreign EV makers and anti-Elon Musk boycotts targeting the company.

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Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.

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South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel

Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla said Wednesday they were subjected to harsher treatment than other detainees because of South Africa's role in a genocide case against Israel.

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Wall Street drifts around its all-time highs as gold keeps rising to records

Most U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Wednesday, a day after breaking their seven-day winning streak, while the price of gold is pushing further past $4,000 per ounce.

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US envoys arrive at Gaza truce talks as Egypt, Hamas voice 'optimism'

U.S. President Donald Trump's top adviser for the Middle East and other senior officials joined the third day of peace talks between Israel and Hamas in an Egyptian resort on Wednesday, a sign that negotiators aim to dive deeply into the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza.

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