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• American football: Sarah Fuller makes history as first woman in a Power 5 game

  28-11-2020 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller becomes the first woman to play in an elite Power 5 match.
  
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• Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: What were the motives behind his killing?

  28-11-2020 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iran's top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated on Friday.
  
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• Channel crossings: Britain and France reach agreement to prevent migrants making journey

  28-11-2020 22:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  Number of crossings this year exceeded 8,000, compared to 1,835 last year
  
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• Mohsen Fakhrizadeh: Iran vows to avenge killing of top nuclear scientist ‘in due time’

  28-11-2020 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Hassan Rouhani blames Israel for attack as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls for ‘definitive punishment of the perpetrators’
  
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• Former US soldier accused of hiding payments to Syrian terrorists

  28-11-2020 21:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman sent thousands of encrypted messages to the group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham
  
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• Channel crossings: More officers to patrol French beaches

  28-11-2020 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK and France agree new measures to help stop migrants crossing the Channel.
  
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• France: Tear gas fired as protesters rally against police security bill

  28-11-2020 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters throw fireworks and set up barricades while police use tear gas in tense clashes in Paris.
  
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• One-year-old boy killed after police open fire on father during alleged kidnap attempt

  28-11-2020 20:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  It was not immediately clear whether Ontario officers had shot the child
  
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• Ex-Trump campaign aide Carter Page sues FBI for $75 million over Russia probe surveillance

  28-11-2020 20:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Trump administration may be on its way out, but disputes over the Mueller investigation aren’t going anywhere
  
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• German soldiers suspected of running antisemitic chat group

  28-11-2020 19:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  Three soldiers banned from wearing a uniform and working for military, states document
  
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• Black Friday sees record online as US shoppers stay home

  28-11-2020 19:31 via article.wn.com
  
  Pandemic-wary Americans filled virtual carts instead of real ones. ....
  
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• 2 shot, killed at Northern California mall on Black Friday

  28-11-2020 19:31 via article.wn.com
  Police are...
  
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• OSU football: Chuba Hubbard, other key players expected to miss today's game vs. Texas Tech

  28-11-2020 19:30 via article.wn.com
  Running back Chuba Hubbard only has 14 carries in the past two games and is expected to miss Oklahoma State’s last home game against Texas Tech on Saturday, according to multiple reports. ......
  
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• Lincoln Christian, Holland Hall, Wagoner will host in playoff semifinals, but Collinsville must play at ...

  28-11-2020 19:30 via article.wn.com
  Collinsville’s Cardinals might feel like Daniel entering the lion’s den. ......
  
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• Egypt leader in 1st South Sudan visit talks Nile, stability

  28-11-2020 19:30 via article.wn.com
  By MAURA AJAK Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — In the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he and President Salva Kiir discussed regional security and the usage of Nile waters, but he didn’t mention the country currently at the heart of either issue, Ethiopia. The statement...
  
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• Josh Koroma nets Huddersfield winner in five-goal thriller

  28-11-2020 19:28 via article.wn.com
  Josh Koroma grabbed Huddersfield 85th-minute winner as they edged Middleborough 3-2 in the Sky Bet Championship game at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday. Huddersfield registered a fine three points against Neil Warnock’s side. Boro started well with a 14th-minute...
  
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• To court Latinos, Democrats have to expand strategy in 2022

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  PHOENIX (AP) " President-elect Joe Biden's campaign credits its success...
  
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• Montenegro declares Serbian ambassador persona non grata

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s outgoing pro-Western government declared the ambassador of neighboring Serbia persona non grata Saturday, reflecting a spike in tensions days before the planned inauguration of a new, pro-Serb government in Montenegro. The small Balkan nation's Foreign Ministry cited “long and continuous...
  
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• Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Revenge Over Slain Scientist

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  
  Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said there would be a "definitive punishment of the perpetrators and those who ordered it." ......
  
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• Dogs and cats living together: Joe Biden says feline will join White House pets

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  
  The president-elect is uniting dog-lovers and cat people by bringing a ‘first cat’ to join his two german shepherds Uniting Democrats and Republicans is one thing, but Joe Biden will reportedly embrace a far more formidable challenge when he inherits the White House early next year: bridging the...
  
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• Clashes break out in Paris over bill to limit filming of police

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  
  Protesters lit fires and clashed with police at a Paris rally against a new bill that would limit the right to publish photos of officers. A recent video of police beating a Black man has boosted their cause. ......
  
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• And for the grim reaper's next trick… cartoon

  28-11-2020 19:27 via article.wn.com
  Britain faces a no-deal Brexit as the coronavirus continues to take its toll •You can buy your own copy of this cartoon ......
  
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• Tragedy of the MS Estonia: why did it really sink to the icy depths of the Baltic?

  28-11-2020 19:26 via article.wn.com
  A ghostly silhouette looms in front of the camera. For 25 years, the MS Estonia and hundreds of people who...
  
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• Australia cheers its Covid-19 lockdown leaders

  28-11-2020 19:26 via article.wn.com
  
  Britain has Boris, Nicola, Arlene and Mark — and four governments, each with its own lockdown policy. Australia has Scott, its prime...
  
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• The Latest: Infections level off in Italy; restrictions stay

  28-11-2020 19:25 via article.wn.com
  
  ROME — Italy’s coronavirus infections have leveled off after nearly a month of new restrictions, with another 26,323 new positive cases and stabilizing numbers in hospital intensive care units. But public health officials warned Saturday that the second wave of the outbreak is hardly under control, with 10 regions still declared high risk and the daily number of dead — 686 on Saturday — likely to be the last number to fall. At a briefing, members of Italy’s governme
  
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• The Latest: Colts' Jonathan Taylor put on COVID list

  28-11-2020 19:25 via article.wn.com
  The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ——— The Indianapolis Colts will be without running back Jonathan Taylor on Sunday...
  
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• Florida State hit with 2nd straight game-day postponement

  28-11-2020 19:25 via article.wn.com
  Florida State’s has had a home football game postponed on the day it was to be played for the second straight week. The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Saturday the Seminoles' game against Virginia would not be played because of COVID-19 issues within Florida State’s program. The game was to have started at 8 p.m. EST. Florida State athletic director David Coburn said after one positive...
  
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• Browns female coach to handle game-day duties against Jags

  28-11-2020 19:25 via article.wn.com
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Browns chief of staff Callie Brownson will handle game-day duties for Cleveland's tight ends on Sunday in Jacksonville, a first in team history for a female. Brownson, who was hired by Browns coach Kevin Stefanski shortly after he came to Cleveland earlier this year, will fill in for coach Drew...
  
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• Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights

  28-11-2020 19:24 via article.wn.com
  
  As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage even before his boss, President Barack Obama. ......
  
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• UK records another 15,871 coronavirus cases with 479 deaths

  28-11-2020 19:22 via article.wn.com
  
  LONDON, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Another 15,871 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 1,605,172, according to official figures...
  
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• A second man dies after Sacramento mall shooting

  28-11-2020 19:22 via article.wn.com
  A second young man has died after a shooting in a Sacramento mall, police said Saturday. Officers responded to the Arden Fair Mall in California's state capital following a report of shots fired a little after 6 p.m. Friday, according...
  
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• WCU squares off against Piedmont

  28-11-2020 19:21 via article.wn.com
  Piedmont vs. Western Carolina (1-1) Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, North Carolina; Monday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Western Carolina Catamounts will be taking on the Lions of Division III Piedmont. Western Carolina lost 66-64...
  
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• Toddler shot as Ontario police confront dad accused of kidnapping

  28-11-2020 19:21 via article.wn.com
  A 1-year-old boy was killed on Thursday after Canada's Ontario Provincial Police opened fire on the vehicle his father was driving. ......
  
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• Davidson, Texas meet in Maui Invitational

  28-11-2020 19:21 via article.wn.com
  Texas (1-0) vs. Davidson (1-0) Maui Invitational , Harrah's Cherokee Center, Asheville, North Carolina; Monday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas and Davidson are set to...
  
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• Rough rescue: Storms, broken plane force layover for turtles

  28-11-2020 19:18 via article.wn.com
  BOSTON (AP) — They might have gotten there faster by walking, but at any rate, these endangered turtles had a lot to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. ......
  
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• Record 3 million Hoosiers cast ballots for November election

  28-11-2020 19:16 via article.wn.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A record 3 million people in Indiana cast their ballots for the Nov. 3 election, according to state officials. ......
  
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• US navy denies carrier group moved into Gulf after any 'threats'

  28-11-2020 19:15 via article.wn.com
  
  A US aircraft carrier group has moved back into the Gulf region, but a navy spokeswoman said Saturday its return was not triggered by any "threats" after the killing in Iran of a top nuclear scientist. ......
  
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• Ethiopia says its military now controls the Tigray capital

  28-11-2020 19:15 via article.wn.com
  
  Ethiopia's army chief of staff says the military has control of the capital of the defiant Tigray region, Mekele. ......
  
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• Boko Haram kills at least 43 farmers in Nigeria

  28-11-2020 19:15 via article.wn.com
  Boko Haram fighters killed at least 43 farm workers on Saturday as they worked in rice fields outside the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, anti-jihadist militia told AFP. ......
  
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• Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1615 GMT, Nov. 28

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  YANGON -- Myanmar's national-level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for COVID-19 on Saturday extended the period of preventive measures to Dec. 15. Read full story ......
  
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• Second launch of Russia's Angara heavy carrier rocket scheduled for December

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  MOSCOW, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The...
  
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• Roundup: Weekly CBOT agricultural futures keep climbing

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  CHICAGO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- CBOT agricultural futures continued the upside trend in the past week as the U.S. dollar index closed below key support at 92.00 on Friday. Read full story ......
  
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• Militant attack on farm in northern Nigeria leaves 40 dead - sources

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Militants have killed at least 40 people on a farm in Borno state in northeast Nigeria, three sources told Reuters on Saturday. Read full story ......
  
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• Iran's top nuclear scientist stayed in shadows but his work was uncovered

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  
  VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian...
  
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• Explainer - How close is Iran to producing a nuclear bomb?

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  
  VIENNA (Reuters) - A 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers is being eroded and efforts to revive the pact face a new challenge with the killing of Tehran's top nuclear scientist. Read full story ......
  
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• Ethiopian military has taken 'full control' of Tigray capital, chief of staff says

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  
  ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) -...
  
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• Africa's confirmed COVID-19 cases surpass 2.13 mln: Africa CDC

  28-11-2020 19:13 via article.wn.com
  ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the African continent has reached 2,137,871, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Saturday. Read full story ......
  
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• Coffee, tea or me? BA flight attendant serves up sex in the sky

  28-11-2020 19:08 via article.wn.com
  
  A British flight attendant has triggered turbulence after it was revealed she is advertising for sex between flights — and even offers an opportunity to join the mile high club. According to The UK Sun, the sexed-up stewardess even sells her underwear and posts raunchy photos online. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos...
  
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• French Protest Macron's Effort to Restrict Images of Police

  28-11-2020 19:07 via article.wn.com
  
  PARIS—Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to decry police brutality and protest proposed legislation that would restrict people from publishing identifiable images of police officers in France. Saturday’s...
  
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• Ethiopian Forces Launch Offensive on Tigray Capital

  28-11-2020 19:07 via article.wn.com
  
  Ethiopian government forces began an artillery assault on the capital of the rebel-run region of Tigray, confirming the failure of last-minute diplomacy from the African Union and...
  
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