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• Australian Catholic church 'weak' in caring for sex abuse survivors, archbishop says

  24-02-2019 23:43 via theguardian.com
  In mass to end Vatican summit, Mark Coleridge says the church has been its ‘own worst enemy’Archbishop Mark Coleridge of Brisbane has admitted the Catholic church in Australia has fallen down in caring for the survivors of clerical sexual abuse, saying it has been “its own worst enemy”.Speaking on Sunday in Rome at the end of a Vatican summit on the protection of minors, the archbishop cited the need for transparency, accountability and inclusiveness, saying the summit wo
  
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• Nigeria votes for a 2nd day in places as death toll rises

  24-02-2019 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria faced a second day of voting in scattered areas Sunday in a presidential election seen as too close to call, while the death toll from vote-related violence mounted in Africa's largest democracy.
  
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• Trump delays tariff increase in China trade war after 'productive talks'

  24-02-2019 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump has said the US will postpone an increase in its tariffs on goods from China as a result of “substantial progress” in trade talks.“I am pleased to report that the US has made substantial progress in our trade talks with China on important structural issues including intellectual property protection, technology transfer, agriculture, services, currency, and many other issues,” the US president tweeted.
  
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• UK PM May considers plan to delay Brexit by two months: The Telegraph

  24-02-2019 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May is considering a plan under which Britain's exit from the European Union would be delayed for up to two months, the Telegraph reported https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/02/24/exclusive-brexit-will-delayed-two-months-plans-considered-theresa on Sunday.UK government officials have drawn up a series of options, which were circulated at the weekend, in a bid to avoid resignations by ministers determined to support a backbench bid to take a "no deal" Brexit
  
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• 'Surviving R. Kelly' filmmaker on overdue sex abuse charges: Were girls of color ignored?

  24-02-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  Rumors about R. Kelly have persisted for decades. All of us are guilty that we let his star power blind us to injustice against women and girls.
  
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• British PM May signals she is ready to fight on

  24-02-2019 23:20 via news.yahoo.com
  May told her governing Conservatives in December last year she would not lead the party into the next election, part of a message to ease concerns among her lawmakers before they mounted, and then lost, a no confidence vote against her."I was very clear in December with the Conservative Party as far as I am concerned ... my job is not only about delivering Brexit, actually there's a domestic agenda that I am delivering on," she told reporters before arriving in Egypt for a summit.
  
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• R. Kelly fails to make bail. Child support, overdue rent among his many money problems

  24-02-2019 23:17 via cnn.com
  R. Kelly, one of the most successful R&B acts of all time, was still in jail Sunday afternoon after he failed to immediately produce the $100,000 in cash required to make bail.
  
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• Tornado tears through Columbus, Mississippi, leads to first tornado death of 2019

  24-02-2019 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  Stunned residents of Columbus, Mississippi, were picking up the pieces Sunday after a violent tornado ripped through town, leaving one person dead.
  
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• Dozens killed in Nigeria poll violence: observers

  24-02-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The Situation Room - which represents more than 70 civil society groups - gave the death toll the day after voting, citing data from Lagos-based consultancy SBM Intelligence.President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, a former military ruler who is seeking a second term on an anti-corruption platform, faces Atiku Abubakar, 72, a businessman and former vice president who has promised to expand the role of the private sector.The Nigeria Police Force said 128 people had been arrested nationwide for election-re
  
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• Theresa May dismisses pressure to step down as PM after Brexit

  24-02-2019 23:00 via theguardian.com
  May insists she will stay on after delaying ‘meaningful vote’ on revised exit dealTheresa May has insisted that she will stay on in Downing Street beyond Brexit despite pressure from cabinet colleagues to step down, after she angered MPs by conceding that there would be no “meaningful vote” this week on a revised withdrawal deal.The prime minister sparked a fierce backlash on Sunday by admitting that the vote may now not be held before 12 March because her team are still
  
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• Two men charged with murder after stabbing of man in south London

  24-02-2019 22:51 via theguardian.com
  Delivery driver Lejean Richards, 19, was knifed in the chest in altercation in BatterseaTwo men have been charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man who was stabbed to death in Battersea, south-west London. Lejean Richards was pronounced dead at the scene on 5 February despite the efforts of paramedics after being knifed in the chest.Roy Reyes-Nieves, 23, of Battersea and Roger Reyes-Nieves, 18, of West Norwood in south-east London, were charged with his murder after being arrested on Saturday
  
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• Manchester City wins League Cup to keep quadruple hopes alive

  24-02-2019 22:49 via cnn.com
  Manchester City won the League Cup final against Chelsea on penalties 4-3 to keep alive its chances of achieving the quadruple.
  
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• Virginia's Fairfax compares himself to lynching victims

  24-02-2019 22:43 via nbcnews.com
  GOP state lawmakers announced plans Friday for a public hearing on the allegations against Fairfax, which he has vehemently denied.
  
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• Jussie Smollett: Empire star Terrence Howard supports embattled actor

  24-02-2019 22:30 via theguardian.com
  Smollett alleged to have staged racist, homophobic attackScreen father post supportive comment to InstagramThe actor Terrence Howard, who plays the father of Jussie Smollett’s character on Empire, has expressed support for his fellow cast member amid allegations that Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself. Related: Jussie Smollett cut from Empire after being charged with staging attackContinue reading...
  
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• Taylor Swift crashes engagement party

  24-02-2019 22:27 via cnn.com
  After Alex Goldschmidt proposed to Ross Girard in Los Angeles this weekend, they gathered with their loved ones to celebrate.
  
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• R. Kelly has not posted bail, still jailed: lawyer

  24-02-2019 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  Singer R. Kelly remained in detention over sexual abuse charges Sunday, his lawyer said, having still not posted bail.A Chicago judge set bail at $1 million at a hearing Saturday -- of which 10 percent needs to be paid, in this case $100,000."Correct," Steve Greenberg, the musician's lawyer, responded to an AFP question over whether his client was still jailed.
  
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• U.S. Democrats will subpoena Mueller's Russia report if needed: Schiff

  24-02-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Schiff, a Democrat who chairs the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, said Democrats will also sue the government and call on Mueller to testify to Congress if necessary."We will obviously subpoena the report.
  
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• US soldiers hospitalized after wreck in Poland

  24-02-2019 22:09 via cnn.com
  A small number of US soldiers were involved in a road wreck in Poland and have been taken to hospitals for treatment, according to Col. Joe Scrocca, a spokesman for the US Army Europe.
  
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• The Latest: UN rights chief condemns Venezuela violence

  24-02-2019 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
  
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• Juan Guaidó: 'keep all options open' to remove Venezuela's Maduro from power

  24-02-2019 21:50 via theguardian.com
  Opposition leader set to meet Vice-President Mike PenceComments come a day after clashes that left four people deadVenezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is set to meet US Vice-President Mike Pence on Monday, after asking other countries to consider “all options” to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power. Related: 'Venezuelan blood is being spilled': tension flares near border with BrazilContinue reading...
  
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• 2 women expected to testify against Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax in planned public hearings

  24-02-2019 21:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax dismissed Republican calls for his sexual assault accusers to testify before the state House of Delegates, calling it "political theater."
  
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• 'Empire' star Terrence Howard supports Smollett with post

  24-02-2019 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  Actor Terrence Howard, who plays the father of Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire," has expressed support for his fellow cast member amid allegations that Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself.
  
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• Rep. Adam Schiff: Democrats could sue if Robert Mueller's Russia report isn't made public

  24-02-2019 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  As speculation continues to mount over when special counsel Robert Mueller will finish his investigation, Democrats are planning to subpoena and sue.
  
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• He spent 39 years in prison for a double murder he didn't commit. Now, he's getting $21 million

  24-02-2019 21:41 via cnn.com
  Craig Coley never should have spent 39 years in prison. On this, everyone seems to agree. They also concur the 71-year-old should spend the rest of his life as a wealthy man.
  
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• 5 dead in Kashmir, shops stage boycott of crackdown by India

  24-02-2019 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Three rebels, a counterinsurgency police officer and an army soldier were killed Sunday during a gunbattle in Kashmir, officials said, as shops and businesses shut down to protest a sweeping and ongoing crackdown against activists seeking the end of Indian rule in the disputed region.
  
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• 'Venezuelan blood is being spilled': tension flares near border with Brazil

  24-02-2019 21:31 via theguardian.com
  While the world watches supporters of Guaidó and Maduro at the Colombian frontier, a remote region sees days of drama and fearOn Saturday, presidents, music stars and activists backing the Venezuelan opposition’s attempt to break a government blockade and bring food and medical supplies into the country, and most of the journalists covering the showdown, clustered around the border with Colombia. Related: Juan Guaidó: 'keep all options open' to remove Venezuela's Maduro from
  
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• Smollett's race card is about to be declined

  24-02-2019 21:20 via cnn.com
  I received an odd text from an African-American friend this week who wanted to offer his take on the plight of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
  
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• Morning mail: boat scare founders, Brexit delay, Dolly Parton's world

  24-02-2019 21:09 via theguardian.com
  Monday: Coalition fails to turn border protection into electoral lead in latest poll. Plus: the UK could stay in the EU until 2021 Good morning, this is Helen Sullivan bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 25 February. Continue reading...
  
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• White House manages expectations for second Kim summit

  24-02-2019 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to manage expectations for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, predicting a "continuation of the progress" made last time.
  
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• Harry and Meghan meet Moroccan girls during official tour

  24-02-2019 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  The British royals' trip, their last official foreign tour before becoming parents, was set to focus on initiatives promoting girls' education, women's empowerment and the inclusion of people with disabilities.A heavily pregnant Meghan, with henna on one hand, accepted flowers from one of the girls in Asni while she and Harry chatted outside to a group from the programme Education For All Morocco.The organisation runs free boarding houses to give girls aged 12 to 18 from the High Atlas region ac
  
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• Schiff threatens to call Mueller to testify if Trump-Russia report not made public

  24-02-2019 20:38 via theguardian.com
  Top Democrat will be watching Attorney General William Barr to see if he were ‘to try to bury any part of this report’Opinion: America has already terminated TrumpA top Democrat threatened on Sunday to call special counsel Robert Mueller to testify on Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and take the Trump administration to court if necessary, if the full report on the Russia investigation is not made public. Related: Trump faces a legal reckoning – but are his worst troubles yet t
  
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• Steelers hope to avoid sending Antonio Brown to the AFC North, Patriots

  24-02-2019 20:37 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  Per multiple reports, the Steelers will avoid trading Brown to one of their AFC North rivals or to the Patriots.
  
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• Bangladesh commandos shoot purported hijacker of Biman Bangladesh plane

  24-02-2019 20:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The passenger, who had said he had a personal issue with his wife and told the pilot he wanted to speak to Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, died later from the injuries suffered after the commandos stormed the plane at Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport, officials said."We tried to arrest him or get him to surrender but he refused and then we shot him," said Major General S M Motiur Rahman of the Bangladesh Army.The man's threat to blow up the plane, which was on its way to
  
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• Trump dangles 'major power' carrot as Kim begins trek to summit

  24-02-2019 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  Donald Trump said Kim Jong Un could soon put North Korea on the fast-track to becoming a major power Sunday as his former rival chugged across China in an armoured train, heading to their highly-anticipated summit in Vietnam.After North Korea's leader began his 4,000-kilometre epic from Pyongyang to Hanoi on Saturday, the US president flies out of Washington on Monday for their second meeting.Images from North Korean state media showed citizens cheering Kim as he waved from the train at the star
  
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• This graphic novel is a modern retelling of 'Little Women' and features a blended family

  24-02-2019 20:06 via nbcnews.com
  Rey Terciero and Bre McCoy have reimagined the Marches from Louisa May Alcott's classic novel.
  
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• Huawei takes on Samsung with its $2,600 foldable phone

  24-02-2019 20:03 via cnn.com
  The price tag for Huawei's foldable 5G-enabled phone, the Mate X, is downright astronomical.
  
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• Exodus from last IS enclave overwhelms Syria force

  24-02-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  US-backed Syrian forces warned Sunday they were struggling to cope with an outpouring of foreigners from the Islamic State group's imploding "caliphate", urging governments to take responsibility for their citizens.The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have evacuated nearly 5,000 men, women and children from the jihadist redoubt since Wednesday, moving closer to retaking the last sliver of territory under IS control."The numbers of foreign fighters and their relatives that we are holding is i
  
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• Saudi Arabia appoints first female ambassador to the US

  24-02-2019 19:47 via cnn.com
  Saudi Arabia appointed its first female to serve as an ambassador for the kingdom Saturday, naming Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud to be ambassador to the United States.
  
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• The Latest: New clash at Brazil-Venezuela border

  24-02-2019 19:44 via news.yahoo.com
  CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
  
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• Venezuela: At least 100 soldiers 'flee to Colombia' as two killed and hundreds injured in humanitarian aid clashes

  24-02-2019 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  At least 100 Venezuelan soldiers have deserted the country, reports suggest, as Nicolas Maduro faces increasing public pressure to abandon his presidency.The defections came as Juan Guaido, the country’s opposition leader, called on security forces to abandon Mr Maduro and to allow humanitarian aid into the nation – amid violent clashes at the border that saw two people killed and one shipment burned.Some 104 soldiers have now fled across the border into Colombia, according to CNN en
  
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• The Guardian view on Egypt and Europe: embracing authoritarianism | Editorial

  24-02-2019 19:37 via theguardian.com
  The summit of the EU and the Arab League in Sharm el-Sheikh highlights the ongoing and ill-advised support for President SisiDays after Egypt executed men who said they were tortured into confessions of killing the country’s former top prosecutor, Europe’s heads of state are enjoying the hospitality of its president. The resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is hosting the inaugural summit of the European Union and the Arab League. Donald Tusk, president of the European council, is co-chairing w
  
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• Schiff vows lawsuit for Mueller report if it's not released

  24-02-2019 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Democrat threatened Sunday to call special counsel Robert Mueller to Capitol Hill, subpoena documents and take the Trump administration to court if necessary if the full report on the Russia investigation is not made public.
  
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• North Korea warns U.S. skeptics as Kim heads for summit with Trump

  24-02-2019 19:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The two leaders will meet in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, eight months after their historic summit in Singapore, the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader, where they pledged to work toward the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.The North's KCNA state news agency said such opposition was aimed at derailing the talks."If the present U.S. administration reads others' faces, lending an ear to others, it may face the shattered dream of the improvement of
  
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• Nigerian Rivals Claim Successes as They Await Vote Outcome

  24-02-2019 19:31 via news.yahoo.com
  As many as 73 million people were eligible to vote Saturday in a tight race between Buhari, 76, an ex-general who campaigned on an anti-graft platform, and Abubakar, a 72-year-old businessman and former vice president.The National Independent Electoral Commission will start announcing results Monday from 11 a.m., its chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said at the opening of the national collation center in the capital, Abuja.
  
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• The Latest: Victims disappointed by lack of concrete action

  24-02-2019 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Latest on Pope Francis' summit at the Vatican on preventing clergy sex abuse (all times local):
  
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• Anger as UK's May asks for yet more time to amend Brexit deal

  24-02-2019 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday called for still more time to renegotiate her Brexit deal, and drew outrage by suggesting parliament may not be able to vote on the text until just 17 days before Britain leaves the EU.Business leaders and MPs reacted with anger and dismay at the news, which also prompted fresh calls to delay Brexit to avoid a damaging "no deal" exit on March 29.Three of May's ministers had earlier warned that the House of Commons would seek a delay if there was no br
  
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• Dominant Arsenal beat Southampton to move back into top four

  24-02-2019 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Arsenal punish struggling Southampton with two first-half goals to move back into the top four of the Premier League.
  
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• $1.5bn Mega Millions lottery jackpot still unclaimed in South Carolina

  24-02-2019 19:05 via theguardian.com
  Ticket was sold at KC Mart in SimpsonvilleWinner of second-biggest prize ever has until 19 April A $1.5bn Mega Millions jackpot, the second-largest lottery prize in US history, has not been claimed, four months after the winning ticket was drawn. Related: We have a winner: one ticket scoops $1.6bn Mega Millions lottery jackpotContinue reading...
  
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• Amazon Prime cargo plane crash kills three people

  24-02-2019 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Three people are thought to have died after a plane carrying Amazon cargo crashed into Trinity Bay in Texas on Saturday afternoon.The Boeing 767 cargo jetliner was travelling to Houston from Miami and was just 30 miles southeast of its destination, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, when air traffic controllers lost radar and radio contact with the craft.Controllers in Houston tried at least twice to contact the plane but received no response.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Sussex support Morocco girls' school

  24-02-2019 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The duchess was given a traditional henna tattoo, which is intended to bring luck to her first child.
  
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