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• Obituary: Valéry Giscard D'Estaing

  02-12-2020 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former president of France, who has died aged 94, was a force for greater European integration.
  
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• See 2020's most viral TikToks

  02-12-2020 23:53 via cnn.com
  
  Based on what went viral on TikTok, 2020 was full of "savage" moments. These are the top videos, songs and trends of the year in the US.
  
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• Can Trump pre-pardon his children?

  02-12-2020 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  • Expect a 'flurry' of pardons before Trump leaves office, source says
  • Analysis: Another Trump presidential bid is the worst-case scenario for Republicans
  
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• Analysis: Can Trump pre-pardon his children?

  02-12-2020 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  • Expect a 'flurry' of pardons before Trump leaves office, source says
  • Analysis: Another Trump presidential bid is the worst-case scenario for Republicans
  
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• Rebel Wilson reveals how she hit weight loss goal

  02-12-2020 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  "Pitch Perfect" star Rebel Wilson took to her Instagram account in January to declare that 2020 would be "The Year of Health" for her. Since then, she has been shedding weight and documenting it on social media.
  
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• Giroud scores four as Chelsea sink Sevilla to win group

  02-12-2020 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olivier Giroud scores all four goals in a comprehensive Chelsea victory over Sevilla that ensures the Blues take top spot in Champions League Group E.
  
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• Obama says he'll get a Covid-19 vaccine when he can -- and may do it on TV

  02-12-2020 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama said he "absolutely" plans on getting a Covid-19 vaccine when it's available and added that he may end up taking it on video to promote public confidence.
  
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• Expect a 'flurry' of pardons before Trump leaves office, source says

  02-12-2020 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Can Trump pre-pardon his children?
  • Analysis: Another Trump presidential bid is the worst-case scenario for Republicans
  
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• Vaccine volunteer describes side effects

  02-12-2020 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial participant Yasir Batalvi about the side effects he's experienced.
  
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• Covid-19 vaccine trial volunteer describes side effects

  02-12-2020 23:29 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with Moderna Covid-19 vaccine trial participant Yasir Batalvi about the side effects he's experienced.
  
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• 62-year-old man who was found clinging to his boat 86 miles off shore is safely on land

  02-12-2020 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  The man who was found clinging to his capsized boat off the coast of Florida is safely back on shore with a story to tell.
  
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• Man Utd beaten by PSG as last-16 hopes go to final group game

  02-12-2020 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's Champions League campaign is hanging in the balance as two goals from Neymar help Paris St-Germain win at Old Trafford.
  
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• Ronaldo scores 750th career goal in Juventus win as Frappart makes history

  02-12-2020 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 750th career goal as Juventus beat Dynamo Kyiv, a match refereed by Stephanie Frappart who made Champions League history.
  
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• See Macy unveil holiday window display

  02-12-2020 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  Macy's holiday window display this year focuses on thanking first responders, essential workers, "marchers for equality," and people who showed "grit and good humor" in 2020.
  
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• Why Donald Trump keeps outperforming the polls

  02-12-2020 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  He lost the election, but did better than most experts were predicting. How does this keep happening?
  
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• Mexico: López Obrador says pandemic lockdowns are the tactic of dictators

  02-12-2020 22:34 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘The fundamental thing is to guarantee liberty,’ says Mexican president when asked why he almost never wears a maskMexicos’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested on Wednesday that politicians who impose lockdowns or curfews to limit Covid-19 are acting like dictators.The comments came as López Obrador once again fended off questions about why he almost never wears a face mask, saying it was a question of liberty. Continue reading...
  
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• Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo

  02-12-2020 22:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One-month old Molly Gibson has broken the record set by her own sister, Emma, now three years old.
  
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• Potential life on ancient Mars likely lived below the surface, study says

  02-12-2020 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  If life ever existed on ancient Mars, it may not have found a way on the surface -- but several miles below it. A new study suggests that the most habitable part of Mars in the past was likely its subsurface.
  
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• UK PM hails vaccine but warns it is 'not game over'

  02-12-2020 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson says virus restrictions will remain - despite the UK approving its first coronavirus jab.
  
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• See Obama's warning to progressives

  02-12-2020 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Obama cautioned progressive Democrats about using slogans like "defund the police," saying it alienates large groups of voters.
  
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• Pat Patterson, first openly gay professional wrestler, dies aged 79

  02-12-2020 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to the "trailblazer" and WWE Hall of Fame member whose career spanned six decades.
  
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• Why was the UK first to authorize a coronavirus vaccine?

  02-12-2020 21:18 via cnn.com
  
  The UK became the first Western country to authorize a Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday, marking a pivotal moment in the global fight against coronavirus.
  
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• Tesco worker killed wife and daughter in jealous rage, court told

  02-12-2020 21:16 via theguardian.com
  
  Marcin Zdun on trial over the death of Aneta Zdun, 40, and Nikoleta Zdun, 18 in Salisbury on 1 JuneA supermarket worker killed his wife and teenage daughter in a jealous rage after “losing his controlling influence” over their lives, a jury has been told.Marcin Zdun attacked Aneta Zdun, a 40-year-old carer who worked with vulnerable people, and their daughter Nikoleta Zdun, 18, after his wife ordered him to leave home and said she wanted a divorce, the court heard. Continue reading..
  
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• She lived through the 1918 flu and now she's beat coronavirus — twice

  02-12-2020 21:12 via cnn.com
  
  Angelina Friedman is a survivor, in every sense of the word.
  
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• Former astronaut sworn in as US senator, flipping Arizona seat from red to blue

  02-12-2020 20:59 via cnn.com
  
  Democrats will pick up a Senate seat on Wednesday when former astronaut Mark Kelly is sworn in as a US senator for Arizona after defeating Republican Sen. Martha McSally last month.
  
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• Obama calls on party to ensure AOC has platform despite socialism being ‘loaded’ word with establishment

  02-12-2020 20:57 via foxnews.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama said in an interview aired Wednesday that socialism remains a “loaded” word for Democrats, before criticizing his own party for giving Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez only 90 seconds to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
  
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• Hunter in Minnesota fatally shoots another hunter after mistaking him for deer

  02-12-2020 20:51 via foxnews.com
  
  A Minnesota man who was out hunting at the end of last month was shot and killed after another hunter mistook him for a deer. 
  
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• Teeth reveal tantalizing details about a Neanderthal who fell down a well

  02-12-2020 20:48 via cnn.com
  
  The most complete Neanderthal skeleton ever discovered has remained hidden at the bottom of a sinkhole in southern Italy. Frustratingly for scientists, its inaccessible location has made study of the skeleton extremely difficult. A new study changes that.
  
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• 'Real Housewives' star Erika Jayne, ex Tom Girardi sued for allegedy embezzling millions from crash victims

  02-12-2020 20:46 via foxnews.com
  
  "The Real Housewives of Bevery Hills" star Erika Girardi and her soon-to-be ex husband, Tom Girardi, have been named in a federal lawsuit that accuses the pair of embezzling millions of dollars intended for airplane crash victims to fund their rich and famous lifestyle.
  
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• Gaza plans new lockdown amid rising coronavirus cases

  02-12-2020 20:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities in the Gaza Strip are planning a new lockdown as coronavirus infections skyrocket, Hamas officials told Fox News. 
  
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• Adam Schiff flip-flops on special counsels after Durham appointment

  02-12-2020 20:44 via foxnews.com
  
  Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., once called for legislation to protect then-special counsel Robert Mueller to ensure that his Russia investigation would continue unimpeded, but now he is railing against Attorney General William Barr's appointment of a special counsel to continue investigating the FBI's actions in the early stages of that same Russia probe.
  
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• 'Mini Brexit': Margaret Thatcher's statue divides her hometown

  02-12-2020 20:43 via theguardian.com
  
  Grantham council’s decision to foot £100,000 bill for unveiling former PM’s sculpture has caused a furoreFor a small town in Lincolnshire, which Margaret Thatcher once called home, it’s been an issue as divisive as Brexit: Should Grantham erect a statue commemorating the UK’s first female prime minister?It’s a simple enough question, but the process of erecting a statue of the Iron Lady, created by sculptor Douglas Jennings has been a long, painstaking and ard
  
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• These are the best and worst times to buy a used car

  02-12-2020 20:42 via foxnews.com
  
  The best time of the year to get a good deal on a pre-owned vehicle is still to come.
  
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• New York Times enlists Obama loyalists to praise incoming press secretary Jen Psaki

  02-12-2020 20:41 via foxnews.com
  
  The New York Times fawned over incoming Press Secretary Jen Psaki and brought in a pair of Obama loyalists to drive home the narrative that she was a terrific selection.
  
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• Bride stages first look with grandmother in hospice before wedding day

  02-12-2020 20:41 via foxnews.com
  
  Nobody loves you like Grandma.
  
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• Politico reporter deems RNC's Ronna McDaniel too 'dishonest' to be asked for comment on magazine feature

  02-12-2020 20:30 via foxnews.com
  
  A Politico reporter declared that Republican National Committee chair Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is “so dishonest and so untrustworthy” that she doesn’t deserve to comment on a story that mentioned her by name 18 times.
  
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• Kentucky AG takes state's coronavirus restrictions to Supreme Court in bid to open religious schools

  02-12-2020 20:28 via foxnews.com
  
  Kentucky's attorney general is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a legal battle he's waging against his governor's response to the coronavirus – the latest of multiple appeals involving religious activity and pandemic-related rules.
  
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• Daughter of Citgo 6 executive jailed in Venezuela calls on Trump to bring 'political prisoners' home

  02-12-2020 20:17 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  It has been a grueling three years for the families of American oil executives – dubbed the "Citgo 6" – who were finally found guilty on corruption charges in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas last week.
  
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• Behind the final Trump team push for Saudi Arabia to 'normalize' ties with Israel

  02-12-2020 20:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  White House senior adviser Jared Kushner touched down in the Gulf this week in what observers say is a last-ditch effort to secure final prominent foreign policy wins for the Trump team with Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known colloquially as MBS.
  
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• Spectacular eight-mile frieze of Ice Age beasts found in Amazon rainforest

  02-12-2020 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Thousands of rock art pictures depicting huge Ice Age creatures such as mastodons have been revealed by researchers in the Amazon rainforest.
  
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• 'The scientists have done it': Boris Johnson hails Covid vaccine

  02-12-2020 19:36 via theguardian.com
  
  PM says news brings ‘sure and certain knowledge’ that people can reclaim their livesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has declared that the nation is no longer resting on the hope of a return to normality by spring but instead has the “certain knowledge” that people can reclaim their lives, as he hailed the arrival of the newly approved Covid-19 vaccine.The prime minister told a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday tha
  
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• Amazon's Panorama box lets firms check if staff follow coronavirus rules

  02-12-2020 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AWS Panorama adds a range of employee monitoring powers to existing workplace camera systems.
  
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• Trump using military funding as leverage in fight with tech giants

  02-12-2020 19:28 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's threat Tuesday to veto an annual defense bill unless Congress removes legal protections for social media companies drew swift, sharp bipartisan pushback from lawmakers who charged Trump was using leverage over the troops to settle personal scores.
  
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• New rule cracks down on emotional support animals on planes

  02-12-2020 19:23 via cnn.com
  
  Airlines don't have to treat emotional support animals as service animals, a new rule says.
  
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• Ethiopia and UN 'reach Tigray aid deal'

  02-12-2020 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Food and medicines are said to be running out for millions of people in the conflict-torn region.
  
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• The seven most important relationships Biden will have on Capitol Hill

  02-12-2020 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  Most Republicans in Congress still haven't called to congratulate Joe Biden for winning the election, let alone refer to him as President-elect -- which makes Mitt Romney all the more of an outlier. He was the first GOP senator to congratulate Biden when he was declared the victor. That's a reflection of Romney's moderate background, but also of the personal relationship he's fostered with Biden over the years.
  
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• South Africa's lottery probed as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 drawn and 20 win

  02-12-2020 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty ticketholders win in South Africa after the unusual sequence, sparking claims of fraud.
  
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• 'Our lives depend on climate change fight'

  02-12-2020 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough discusses the climate crisis with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
  
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• Defy China by buying Aussie wine, politicians urge

  02-12-2020 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  Politicians from various Western countries have asked consumers to buy Australian wine in order to fight back against China's punitive tariffs on the beverage.
  
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• Defy China and buy Australian wine, politicians urge

  02-12-2020 18:38 via cnn.com
  
  Politicians from various Western countries have asked consumers to buy Australian wine in order to fight back against China's punitive tariffs on the beverage.
  
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