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• Obama says he will take the coronavirus vaccine on live TV

  03-12-2020 04:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former president Barack Obama made a bold statement on Wednesday when he claimed he would be willing to take the coronavirus vaccination on live TV if it meant building trust in the drug.
  
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• Coronation Street spoilers: Ray Crosby murdered in shocking gangster attack?

  15-01-2021 21:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Ray was left in fear of his life in Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)Ray Crosby (Mark Frost) is seemingly set to pay for his sins in Coronation Street, after he was hauled into the back of a van by a group of gangsters.
  Ray has antagonised just about every resident on the eponymous street.From his vile and inappropriate behaviour, to the redevelopment project that threatens to destroy not only the street but all the mainstays’ homes, he’s made an enemy of just about everyone.
  However,
  
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• Grandma shares heartbreak after boy takes his own life days after 12th birthday

  15-01-2021 21:23 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Seemingly happy Ethan Bourne's family have been left with "so many questions" after the 12-year-old took his own life - his gran said the family "never saw no signs" of the turmoil he may have been in
  
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• Post Malone donates sold-out Crocs to health workers on the frontline

  15-01-2021 21:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  The Crocs may be impossible to get for buyers, but they are being put to good use by healthcare workers (Picture:@musiciansoncall/Instagram/Getty)Post Malone has donated 10,000 pairs of his long sold-out Crocs to front-line healthcare workers to help with their continued efforts in the Covid-19 pandemic. Post Malone has always made waves by doing things a little differently. The rapper and singer/songwriter is known for his unique voice and blends of hip-hop, pop and R&B, and has done h
  
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• Teenage thugs swung bag of bricks at man's head leaving him with brain damage

  15-01-2021 21:19 via mirror.co.uk
  
  One of the attackers kicked the victim’s head, leaving him injured as they ran away. Witnesses said they had heard the two assailants boasting and laughing after the assault
  
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• Mike Pence FINALLY calls Kamala Harris to congratulate her

  15-01-2021 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vice President Mike Pence called Kamala Harris on Thursday, almost three months after the election was called for her and President-elect Joe Biden.
  
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• Bumble restores political filter after 'Capitol rioters lured into sending incriminating evidence'

  15-01-2021 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bumble users were tracking down Capitol rioters through the app and shared their stories of handing the profiles in as evidence to the FBI on social media.
  
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• Dancing on Ice 2021: Rebekah Vardy braves wintry weather as she heads to training

  15-01-2021 21:14 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rebekah is layered up as she heads to training (Picture: Peter Goddard/SplashNews.com / ITV)She may turn out to be a dazzling ice queen on the rink, but Rebekah Vardy also had a gloomy bout of wintry drizzle to contend with while attending rehearsals for Dancing on Ice.On Sunday evening, the new series of Dancing on Ice will return to our screens, with celebrities including Myleene Klass, Denise Van Outen and Jason Donovan set to take part.Rebekah, 38, was recently pictured arriving at the Natio
  
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• Divorce lawyer, 51, ‘stripped naked and masturbated at work while swigging beer’

  15-01-2021 21:12 via metro.co.uk
  
  Lawyer Shane Taylor has been accused of sexually harassing a paralegal in his office – then firing her when she spurned his advances (Picture: Baldwin County Jail)A 51 year-old divorce lawyer stripped naked in his office and fondled his privates while drinking a beer, it is claimed. Shane Taylor was arrested late Thursday, a week and a half after a lawsuit was filed over his alleged repeated sexual harassment of a staffer at his office in Spanish Fort, Alabama.Taylor is said to have target
  
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• Wife of Capitol rioter who killed himself posted anti-Biden tweets

  15-01-2021 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christopher Georgia, 53, shot himself in the chest Saturday after being arrested at the US Capitol riots last Wednesday.
  
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• Coronavirus US: Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort faces mask fines

  15-01-2021 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort has been warned by Palm Beach County after avideo showed a mostly unmasked crowd partying on New Year's Eve
  
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• Inside Donald Trump's execution spree - with 12 dead so far and another to go

  15-01-2021 20:55 via mirror.co.uk
  
  If Corey Johnson had received a stay of execution beyondJoe Biden
  ’s inauguration next Wednesday it would be unlikely he would ever have been put to death because of his views on capital punishment
  
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• Elderly couple spends ‘final moments’ together as they both battle Covid

  15-01-2021 20:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gerry Jarrett, 79, was able to say ‘goodbye’ to his partner of 50 years (Picture: Twitter)An elderly couple suffering from coronavirus has been able to say their ‘last goodbye’ thanks to hospital staff.Gerry, 79, and Barbara, 76, Jarrett have been on separate wards since being hospitalised with the virus two weeks ago.
  NHS staff made sure the couple – who has been together for 50 years – had some ‘precious time’ this week as Ms Jarrett deteriorated
  
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• Elderly couple spend ‘final moments’ together as they both battle Covid

  15-01-2021 20:54 via metro.co.uk
  
  Gerry Jarrett, 79, was able to say ‘goodbye’ to his partner of 50 years (Picture: Twitter)An elderly couple suffering from coronavirus has been able to say their ‘last goodbye’ thanks to hospital staff.Gerry, 79, and Barbara, 76, Jarrett have been on separate wards since being hospitalised with the virus two weeks ago.
  NHS staff made sure the couple – who has been together for 50 years – had some ‘precious time’ this week as Ms Jarrett deteriorated
  
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• The real people behind new Amazon movie One Night in Miami

  15-01-2021 20:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  Leslie Odom Jr,Eli Goree, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Aldis Hodge star in the new movie (Picture: AP)Regina King’s directorial debut One Night In Miami has officially dropped, with star Leslie Odom Jr already surrounded by Oscar buzz for his performance.Safe to say, the Prime Video flick is definitely worth a watch.The Oscar-winner turned her hand to directing for the first time for the movie, which stars Leslie alongside Kingsley Ben-Adir, Eli Goree, and Aldis Hodge.It follows Malcolm X,&n
  
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• Outside The Wire: Who is in the cast of the Netflix movie?

  15-01-2021 20:50 via metro.co.uk
  
  The action-packed movie has dropped on Netflix (Picture: Netflix)Outside The Wire has officially dropped on Netflix, kicking off the streaming giant’s massive 2021 slate of movies.The action-packed sci-fi, set in the near future, sees a drone pilot (Damson Idris) sent into a war zone and paired with an android officer (Anthony Mackie) on a mission to stop a nuclear attack.Basically, it’s all go as the pair team up to find a doomsday device and stop the end of the world – so no
  
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• Alarming figures reveal how Covid hospital admissions have soared in all regions

  15-01-2021 20:37 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Every region in England has seen a steep rise in the number of hospital cases since December 29, latest NHS data shows, with a 48 per cent rise in a fortnight
  
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• Tucker Carlson claims Democrats are using Capitol riot to clamp down on civil liberties, free speech

  15-01-2021 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Thursday night fumed at Democrats over their comments and actions following last week's riot by Trump supporters at the U.S.Capitol.
  
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• Paul Merson names Manchester United’s three ‘matchwinners’ ahead of Liverpool clash

  15-01-2021 20:32 via metro.co.uk
  
  Paul Merson has praised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United team (Picture: Sky Sports)Arsenal legend Paul Merson has named Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s three ‘matchwinners’ ahead of Manchester United’s clash against Liverpool.The Red Devils have recovered from a mixed start to the season to climb to the top of the Premier League ahead of Sunday’s trip to Anfield.Merson insists Solskjaer deserves immense credit for turning Manchester United into title contenders
  
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• WhatsApp delays privacy policy agreement date by three months after criticism

  15-01-2021 20:30 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The messaging app wants to give people time to 'review the policy at their own pace' after users began abandoning it over an update to its terms and privacy policy - which the firm insists changes nothing regarding data sharing
  
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• President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort threatened with $15,000 fine over coronavirus mask violations

  15-01-2021 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort has been warned by Palm Beach County after avideo showed a mostly unmasked crowd partying on New Year's Eve
  
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• Covid UK: Insurers must now pay businesses for lockdown losses

  15-01-2021 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex- footballer Gary Neville, who owns two luxury hotels in Manchester with Ryan Giggs, is one tens of thousands of business owners in line for a £1.2billion windfall.
  
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• Emmerdale spoilers: Harriet Finch crushes Dawn Taylor as Lucas is taken away

  15-01-2021 20:25 via metro.co.uk
  
  Harriet’s actions have destroyed Dawn’s happiness in Emmerdale (Picture: ITV)Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley) was left distraught in Emmerdale tonight (January 15), as son Lucas was taken away as a result of Harriet Finch’s (Katherine Dow Blyton) actions.
  Dawn excitedly planned Lucas’ birthday party up at the HOP earlier this week, but her concerns were raised when Harriet failed to arrive with the birthday boy.
  Eventually, the vicar showed up, although evidently she’d
  
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• Liverpool handed major Joel Matip injury boost with ahead of Manchester United clash

  15-01-2021 20:24 via metro.co.uk
  
  Joel Matip has returned to Liverpool training (Getty)Joel Matip has returned to training ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday.The 29-year-old has not featured since suffering a groin injury in the 1-1 draw with West Brom on December 27.Jurgen Klopp was forced to use a centre-back partnership of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson in the 1-0 defeat to Southampton last week, while Rhys Williams featured at the heart of Liverpool’s defence for the 4-1 win over Aston Vill
  
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• Dopey cops sold dad $500 first car for his foster son with $300,000 of heroin still inside

  15-01-2021 20:23 via metro.co.uk
  
  Rick Joyner bought a $500 first car for his foster son Tyrese Allen at a government auction – then found $300,000 of heroin hidden inside it (Pictures: WKRG)Blundering police officers sold a dad a car they’d seized from drug dealers to give to his foster son son – only to leave $300,000 worth of heroin inside it.
  Rick Joyner bought the Ford Taurus for $500 on a government auction site earlier this month. He knew it had been confiscated during a drugs seizure before buying it as
  
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• Where is Selena Gomez from and what does her new song De Una Vez mean?

  15-01-2021 20:22 via metro.co.uk
  
  Selena Gomez has released her first Spanish single, De Una Vez (Picture: Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)Selena Gomez has released her first Spanish-language single De Una Vez and the song is already climbing up the charts.Sharing a snippet of the song on Instagram on Thursday, the 28-year-old explained: ‘This is the beginning of something I’ve wanted to explore for so long. I hope you love it as much as I do.’Indeed, the singer has already wanted to create a Spanish album during h
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'Megxit review' is 'CANCELLED'

  15-01-2021 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking to True Royalty TV's Royal Beat, expert Katie Nicholl said Prince Harry's planned one-year review with the royal family over his new commercial affairs was no longer scheduled.
  
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• Seagrass 'Neptune balls' may be key to clearing oceans of plastic

  15-01-2021 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An analysis of loose leaves from four Spanish beaches found plastic pellets, cosmetic microbeads and polyester fibres from clothes entangled in half of them.
  
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• RAF officer's widow wins payout after he fell to his death from hotel window

  15-01-2021 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sgt Christopher James, husband of Deborah, 43, died when he hit the pavement after slipping from the window sill of his second-floor room at the White Lion Hotel, in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcs.
  
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• Pelosi says Republicans who 'aided' Capitol riots risk prosecution

  15-01-2021 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday if lawmakers are found to be 'accomplices' in the Capitol riots, they may face 'prosecution for that,' as she ordered a new security review.
  
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