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• Biden's hope to stop the wall may not come cheap

  05-12-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Pentagon blocked Biden's intelligence transition team from meeting with agencies
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• Biden's desire to stop the border wall could be costly and arduous

  05-12-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden pledged to end construction of his predecessor's signature border wall, but halting the ongoing, multibillion-dollar project will be an arduous, complex and potentially costly process.
  
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• 'Feels like suffocation': US doctor on working through pandemic

  05-12-2020 23:55 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Shirlee Xie, Associate Director of Hospital Medicine at Hennepin Healthcare in Minnesota, tells CNN's Ana Cabrera what it's like treating Covid-19 patients day after day as her state experiences a surge of coronavirus cases.
  
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• Venezuela election comes amid humanitarian crisis, hunger

  05-12-2020 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  In some countries, voting is compulsory and failure to show up at the polls can be penalized, often with a fine.
  
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• US sees record coronavirus infections as states face deadline for vaccine orders

  05-12-2020 23:48 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 14m cases recorded with 2,607 deaths on FridayMore lockdowns in California as Arizona and Idaho reelAs US states faced a deadline to place orders for a coronavirus vaccine, California went back into lockdown and federal authorities advised the wearing of masks indoors, new infections reached a record 227,885 on Friday. Related: 'Ridiculous double standard': LA residents condemn maze of Covid restrictionsContinue reading...
  
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• From #oleout to comeback kings - Fernandes' Man Utd impact continues to grow

  05-12-2020 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bruno Fernandes is helping Manchester United become kings of the comeback after they fought back to win for a fifth away game this season at West Ham United.
  
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• Asteroid capsule located in Australian desert

  05-12-2020 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A recovery team has found a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.
  
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• 'I'm getting stronger every day': Jeremih released from hospital after Covid battle

  05-12-2020 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The 33-year-old artist, whose real name is Jeremy Felton, was placed on a ventilator in the intensive care unit last month.
  
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• New stay-at-home rules hit Southern California

  05-12-2020 23:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  The region's intensive care unit capacity dropped below 15 percent, triggering stricter measures.
  
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• Negredo gets winner as Barca lose to promoted Cadiz for first time since 1991

  05-12-2020 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cadiz beat Barcelona for the first time in La Liga since 1991 with former Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo scoring a famous winner.
  
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• Supreme Court could pave way for new trials from Jim Crow-era juries

  05-12-2020 23:12 via nbcnews.com
  
  "If the gold standard for American constitutional law is a trial by your peers with a unanimous verdict, then Louisianans have been getting a substandard American experience."
  
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• Sakhir Grand Prix: Mercedes 'impressed but not surprised' as George Russell shows star quality

  05-12-2020 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercedes "impressed but not surprised" by George Russell's impressive performance through practice and qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix.
  
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• Trump pressures Georgia governor to overturn election results

  05-12-2020 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Saturday called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, pushing him to convince state legislators to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win in the state, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN.
  
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• Trump pressured Georgia governor in call to help overturn Biden's win in state

  05-12-2020 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump on Saturday called Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, pushing him to convince state legislators to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's win in the state, a source familiar with the conversation told CNN.
  
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• Why the out-of-control STD epidemic will likely get worse after the coronavirus pandemic

  05-12-2020 22:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Labs around the country are scrambling for supplies used to test for sexually transmitted infections and common diseases like strep throat and pneumonia.
  
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• Military planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by Brexit

  05-12-2020 22:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Officials fear delays even after EU deal as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen order talks to resumeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports caused by Brexit, under contingency plans being developed by the government.Both the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and senior sources at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) conf
  
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• Man Utd score three goals in 13 minutes to stun West Ham and move fourth

  05-12-2020 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United stage another Premier League fightback to beat West Ham United and climb to fourth in the table.
  
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• Netflix's 'Big Mouth' is crude, hormonal — and one of TV's best shows about sexuality

  05-12-2020 22:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  Is “Big Mouth” perfect? No. But as far as a vulgar series about the realities of puberty goes, it’s still one of TV's best queer series.
  
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• 'Havana Syndrome' likely caused by pulsed microwave energy, government study finds

  05-12-2020 22:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  Exclusive: Report on neurological symptoms of U.S. diplomats in China, Cuba does not address whether directed energy was delivered intentionally, by a weapon.
  
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• 15 law school students told they passed bar exam, then told they didn't

  05-12-2020 22:10 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Several Kentucky law students were notified they had passed the bar exam, and then were told they actually had not.
  
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• 'Hamilton' star brings his unique style to a new Hanukkah song

  05-12-2020 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  Broadway star Daveed Diggs brings his unique style to a new song for the Disney Channel.
  
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• Italy: Police arrest 19 suspected people smugglers

  05-12-2020 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The smugglers allegedly transported migrants from Asia to Italy and then on to northern Europe.
  
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• Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin space company will take first woman to the moon

  05-12-2020 21:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Amazon owner seeks Nasa lunar lander contract Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Dynetics also in competitionJeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin will take the first woman to the moon, the billionaire said as Nasa nears a decision over who will supply its first privately built lunar landers, meant to be capable of sending astronauts to the moon by 2024. Related: Japan’s Hayabusa2 capsule returns to Earth carrying asteroid samplesContinue reading...
  
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• As Covid surges, so does homelessness. Shelters foresee an 'absolute disaster.'

  05-12-2020 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Right now in the country, there's not one city that has enough shelter space for all the homeless people in their community," one advocate said.
  
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• Brexit: UK-EU trade talks to resume over 'critical issues'

  05-12-2020 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Negotiators will talk on Sunday, but "significant differences" between the two sides in post-Brexit trade talks remain.
  
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• Fans at Millwall boo players taking a knee on return to stadium

  05-12-2020 20:33 via cnn.com
  
  Spectators at English football club Millwall marked the return to stadiums by booing as players took a knee before Saturday's game against Derby County.
  
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• Here's who Trump has granted pardons and commutations to during his presidency

  05-12-2020 20:10 via cnn.com
  
  The end of President Donald Trump's time in office has been marked by a renewed interest in granting clemency -- both from the President, and from members of his inner circle looking for protection before President-elect Joe Biden assumes office.
  
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• Massive NYC fire destroys 19th-century church

  05-12-2020 20:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We are devastated and crushed that our beloved physical sanctuary at Middle Collegiate Church has burned," said Rev. Jacqui Lewis.
  
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• 'Fun, spontaneous and full of love': what three years of same-sex marriages looks like in Australia

  05-12-2020 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  In the three years since same-sex marriage was legalised, more than 14,000 couples have taken the plunge. But for some, the struggle for full recognition continuesWhen Cynthia Nelson first heard about same-sex marriage in San Francisco in the 1980s, she wasn’t sure it was achievable in Australia.“I didn’t believe it would become legal in my lifetime. In fact, I thought it was an unworthy goal for the LGBT movement – not only unattainable but too conservative, too mainstre
  
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• Airports are portals to escape, but in New Zealand there is no way out

  05-12-2020 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The lights are on, but the party’s over - in the time of Covid, we can’t even buy duty-freeEverything seemed just the same when I flew into Wellington this week, which is to say the last 10 minutes were a living hell. Hello turbulence, my old friend. The plane sank like a rock, the wind picked it up again and flung it left, then right; down below, the waters of Cook Street boiled and fumed. But it’s a familiar nightmare. It’s just the way it almost always is when you fly
  
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• Huge blaze engulfs New York church housing Liberty Bell – video

  05-12-2020 19:59 via theguardian.com
  
  Firefighters in New York battled a large blaze in the early hours of Saturday morning that gutted a historic church in lower Manhattan. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village caught fire before dawn after a blaze spread from an adjacent five-storey vacant building about 5am. Video posted on Twitter showed flames shooting from the roof and the church’s stately front window glowing from the conflagration inside. The church houses New York’s Liberty Bell and its congregation d
  
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• 'Parents are desperate.' Zoom Santas are cashing in

  05-12-2020 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  "Is the audio on?" said Mrs. Claus, leaning closer to the webcam and tapping at the iPad screen. Mr. Claus, seated to her left in front of a backdrop of a fireplace with stockings they purchased off the internet for $10, added: "Hello! Is that Jesse or James who's speaking? I can't tell because your video isn't on."
  
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• England seek to end year with second trophy - and revenge over France

  05-12-2020 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will attempt to round off 2020 by clinching the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup and taking revenge on an under-strength France at Twickenham.
  
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• Biden's Cabinet conundrum deepens amid criticism over diversity

  05-12-2020 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: Pence is going to put the seal on Trump's defeat
  
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• Pence's political future remains clouded by Trump

  05-12-2020 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Days after the election, Mike Pence called a close friend for a 30-minute conversation to analyze what had just happened and what it all might mean for the future of the Republican Party. According to this person, the vice president was upbeat about the success of GOP candidates lower down the ballot, but Pence also sounded skeptical about the various lawsuits and legal challenges that the President's campaign was preparing.
  
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• Thousands march over police violence and security bill in Paris

  05-12-2020 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Riot officers fire teargas and charge protesters in one incident after fireworks launched at their linesThe French government’s attempts to calm growing public fury over new legislation deemed a danger to civil liberties was challenged with a new wave of protests across the country on Saturday.A largely peaceful march against the contested global security law and police violence in Paris degenerated after hooded and black-clad casseurs – vandals – disrupted the demonstration fo
  
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• Only music reached my wife after dementia hit, says John Suchet

  05-12-2020 18:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Ex-ITN presenter tells how Abba transformed Bonnie Suchet as study reveals most carers are unaware of the benefits of musicWhen John Suchet discovered the effect that music had on his wife Bonnie’s dementia, it was transformational. “She would close her eyes and love it, beat in time to the music with her hands, tap her feet,” he said.The former ITN newscaster’s wife had lost her ability to speak. She had been locked inside her head, sitting blankly, apparently unable to
  
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• Fort Bragg: Foul play suspected in two soldiers' deaths

  05-12-2020 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The bodies of William Lavigne and Timothy Duma were discovered at the army base on Wednesday.
  
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• France police security bill: Protests turn violent again

  05-12-2020 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protesters clash with police and vehicles are set alight for a second weekend over a controversial law.
  
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• Vehicles set alight as thousands protest against police violence in Paris – video

  05-12-2020 18:33 via theguardian.com
  
  Thousands of people protested in Paris on Saturday to denounce police violence and Emmanuel Macron’s security policy plans, which they say would infringe civil liberties. In one incident, police fired teargas and charged after fireworks were launched at their lines. Protesters set cars alight and smashed shop windows. There were violent clashes between protesters and police at a similar protest last weekThousands march over police violence and security bill in Paris Continue read
  
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• 'Buddy the Elf' joke baffles dad in first meeting with son

  05-12-2020 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doug Henning confused his biological father after dressing as Buddy the Elf when they met last week.
  
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• Popular British blogger disappears in French mountains, search underway

  05-12-2020 18:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A popular British blogger may have gotten a ride from a stranger before disappearing in the French Pyrenees, sparking a search by rescue groups and authorities in two countries, according to reports.
  
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• New combative Ivanka Trump sparks questions about her future

  05-12-2020 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  A more combative Ivanka Trump has emerged with little more than one month left in her role as adviser to President Donald Trump, as the first daughter makes a conscious effort to publicly push back on her critics.
  
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• Ivanka Trump shows hints she's ready for a fight

  05-12-2020 17:41 via cnn.com
  
  A more combative Ivanka Trump has emerged with little more than one month left in her role as adviser to President Donald Trump, as the first daughter makes a conscious effort to publicly push back on her critics.
  
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• Nathan Law: 'No one knows when I can go back to Hong Kong'

  05-12-2020 17:30 via theguardian.com
  
  The 27-year-old activist, who was forced to flee the city by Beijing’s crackdown, is determined to continue the fight for freedom‘We need to keep talking about how we’re feeling’: the NHS staff who became social media stars
  See the Observer’s faces of 2020 in fullNathan Law began 2020 planning a new run for office in Hong Kong. He has ended it a political exile in Britain, unsure if he will ever be able to return to the city he calls home, or speak to his family aga
  
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• Tunnel protesters sing and drum their way into Stonehenge

  05-12-2020 17:25 via theguardian.com
  
  Police and officials maintain presence at mass trespass after bypass approvedMore than 100 protesters have staged a trespass at Stonehenge to raise concerns over plans for a two-mile tunnel underneath the world heritage site.Last month the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, approved the £1.7bn project, which will include eight miles of extended dual carriageway along the A303 in Wiltshire. Continue reading...
  
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• Meredith Kercher: Rudy Guede to finish term doing community service

  05-12-2020 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rudy Guede will complete the rest of his 16-year sentence doing community service, an Italian court rules.
  
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• US anti-doping bill signed into law

  05-12-2020 16:28 via cnn.com
  
  US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had signed into law the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, allowing the United States to impose criminal sanctions on individuals involved in doping activities at international events.
  
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• Covid-19 cases are surging around the country. See where the hot spots are.

  05-12-2020 16:05 via nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News is following Covid-19 case numbers in states and territories in the United States. The data will be updated daily.
  
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• Analysis: Outsider president will be replaced by ultimate insider

  05-12-2020 15:57 via cnn.com
  
  Joe Biden breaks the mold of recent US presidents in a very important way: He's a Washington survivor.
  
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