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Business
Wall Street Is Already Placing Bets on the Biden-Trump Rematch
Traders and strategists are thinking about all the ways that November’s election could alter the mood in markets.
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Sports
After 7-Year Wait, a Lifeguard Wins Surfing’s Holy Grail in 50-Foot Waves
Waimea Bay in Hawaii finally delivered conditions fit for one of the world’s most elusive surfing events. A local lifeguard beat out the top pro surfers for the trophy.
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Sports
When the Big Wave Doesn’t Break, but Your Emotions Do
WAIMEA BAY, Hawaii — Last Monday afternoon, Tikanui Smith, a big-wave surfer from Tahiti, received the call he had been waiting for all his life. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational would be happening, finally, in less than 48 hours. The event ...
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World
Márcio Freire, Renowned Brazilian Surfer, Dies in Portugal’s Nazaré
Mr. Freire began surfing at an early age and starred in a 2016 documentary on the sport. He was 47.
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Sports
Finding Gender Equality in the World’s Most Famous Waves
HALEIWA, Hawaii — Twenty years ago, Keala Kennelly donned a competition jersey and paddled out to the celebrated waves of Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, the heart of surfing’s seven-mile mecca. It turns out, she was surfing in the future. Back ...
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World
Rogue Wave Strikes Cruise Ship, Killing a Passenger
Four other passengers were hurt after a large, unpredictable wave hit the ship, which was traveling toward the Antarctic, Viking Cruises said.
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