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Man dies, 4 injured in annual water skiing race in Australia

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Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, in this Monday, June 16, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo, File)

Khaled Sharrouf, Islamic State terrorist, stripped of Australian citizenship

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2016 file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay final during the athletics competitions of the 2016 Summer Olympics at the Olympic stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bolt and his All Stars completed a clean sweep of the inaugural Nitro Athletics series on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 with Bolt winning the 150-meter race in his only solo appearance of the three-night meet. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Usain Bolt All-Stars win Nitro Athletics meet in Melbourne

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. U.S. officials had stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States but would return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as &quot;dumb,” an Australian minister said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Usain Bolt leads his all-stars to relay win in Nitro meet

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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 file photo, Australia's Trent Sainsbury, right, competes for the ball with South Korea's Son Heung Min during their AFC Asia Cup soccer match in Brisbane, Australia. Trent Sainsbury, a 25-year-old defender from Australia, was one the biggest signings in the Serie A on a low-key transfer deadline day on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Few people in Italy had ever heard of him before last week, but he decided to make it easy on his new fans.v“My nickname is Skippy,” Sainsbury said. “Like the kangaroo from the television series, of which my old coach in Holland was a fan.” (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

‘Skippy’ relishing new challenge at Inter Milan

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press

Moylan, Hendriks set for Australia at World Baseball Classic

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. U.S. officials had stopped screening refugees for potential resettlement in the United States but would return to the Pacific atoll of Nauru to continue working toward a deal that President Donald Trump has condemned as &quot;dumb,” an Australian minister said on Thursday. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australia, China vow to deepen ties on trade

By KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, and teammate Asafa Powell celebrate after winning the mixed 4 x 100 meter relay at the Nitro Athletics meet in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)

Bolt in mixed company on first night of Nitro Athletics

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Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat (Associated Press)

Steny Hoyer on Donald Trump: ‘Who knows’ whether more calls will be necessary to apologize

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Fiji forces Iranian refugee back to Papua New Guinea

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Davis Cup: Australia takes 2-0 lead over Czech Republic

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Davis Cup: Australia beats Czech Republic 3-0 in World Group

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru. Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull insisted Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, that a deal struck with the Obama administration that would allow mostly Muslim refugees rejected by Australia to be resettled in the United States was still on, despite President Donald Trump dubbing the agreement &quot;dumb&quot; and vowing to review it. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Senators rush to reassure Australia after Trump’s call

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

In this Oct. 24, 2011 file photo, political pundit Keith Olbermann leaves a taping of the &quot;Late Show with David Letterman,&quot; in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

Keith Olbermann to Donald Trump: ‘They’re called “refugees” you piece of s—-‘

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump says his ‘tough’ phone calls with world leaders necessary to protect U.S. security

By S.A. Miller and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Finland's Henri Kontinen, right, and Australia's John Peers hold their trophy aloft after winning the men's doubles final against Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Thompson to make Davis Cup singles debut for Australia

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Officials tell conference US will remain a Pacific power

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press