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• Doctor: Giuliani may have exposed hundreds to virus

  06-12-2020 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  Responding to President Donald Trump's tweet that Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for coronavirus, Dr. Megan Ranney says that Giuliani could have potentially exposed "hundreds and hundreds" of people to the virus during a recent trip to Atlanta. CNN has reached out to Giuliani for comment.
  
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• Frustrated restaurant owner blasts shutdown in viral post

  06-12-2020 22:34 via cnn.com
  
  A Los Angeles business owner who was forced to shut down her restaurant feels restaurants and small businesses are being unfairly targeted by California's new and stricter stay-at-home order. CNN's Paul Vercammen reports Angela Marsden came to grab supplies from her closed restaurant, when she came across an outdoor dining area—almost identical to hers—set up next to her restaurant's parking lot for a film shoot.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani tests positive for coronavirus, Trump says

  06-12-2020 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney to President Donald Trump, has tested positive for Covid-19, Trump announced.
  
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• Man killed in mountain lion attack, authorities say

  06-12-2020 21:18
  
  A 28-year-old Texas man has died after he was attacked by a mountain lion.
  
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• Perez claims first Formula One win at Sakhir Grand Prix as tire mix-up denies George Russell

  06-12-2020 21:10 via cnn.com
  
  Sergio Perez secured his first ever Formula One win in a thrilling Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain on Sunday.
  
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• Dr. Gupta: Science cannot rescue us from ourselves

  06-12-2020 20:46 via cnn.com
  
  It has been almost one year since a new coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2 made its presence known to us. What started off as a small cluster of unusual pneumonia cases that cropped up in Wuhan, China, soon rippled out from there, causing infections around the globe. By March, Covid-19 had been declared a pandemic and essentially shut down many sectors of society in most countries.
  
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• Mastercard investigates Pornhub for allegations of child abuse

  06-12-2020 20:21 via cnn.com
  
  Mastercard is investigating allegations against Pornhub.com, after a New York Times column on Friday accused the porn site of hosting videos on its platform that depict child abuse and nonconsensual sexual behavior.
  
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• Top nuclear scientist was assassinated with help of 'satellite device,' Iranian media reports

  06-12-2020 20:07 via cnn.com
  
  The recent assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist was carried out with the help of an "advanced electronic tool" guided by a "satellite device," according to Second Brigadier General Ramazan Sharif, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as reported by Iran's semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).
  
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• Sweden's pandemic experiment ends amid spiking coronavirus cases

  06-12-2020 20:05 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Sweden’s Covid-19 experiment is over.
  
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• Controversial Princess Diana interview from 1996 is under investigation again

  06-12-2020 19:50 via cnn.com
  
  In a 1996 interview with the BBC, Princess Diana lifted the lid on her failed marriage with Prince Charles. Her conversation with journalist Martin Bashir ignited criticism and changed the course of royal history. Now the BBC is reopening an investigation on whether it acted improperly to land the interview.
  
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• Navy official says 'uneasy deterrence' reached with Iran

  06-12-2020 19:30
  
  The top U.S. Navy official says America has reached an “uneasy deterrence."
  
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• CNN's Tapper rails against Republicans for 'coddling' Trump

  06-12-2020 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper says President Trump's recent attacks on fellow Republicans and false claims surrounding the election are not out of character for the President, and have been strengthened by Trump allies enabling him throughout his presidency.
  
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• CNN anchor rails against Republicans for 'coddling' Trump

  06-12-2020 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper says President Trump's recent attacks on fellow Republicans and false claims surrounding the election are not out of character for the President, and have been strengthened by Trump allies enabling him throughout his presidency.
  
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• CNN anchor rails against GOP for 'coddling' Trump

  06-12-2020 18:01 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Jake Tapper says President Trump's recent attacks on fellow Republicans and false claims surrounding the election are not out of character for the President, and have been strengthened by Trump allies enabling him throughout his presidency.
  
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• Your Spotify 2020 Wrapped is an archive of your pandemic playlist. Does anyone need that?

  06-12-2020 17:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  It's just providing a huge corporation with free advertising to try and show everyone how cool you are. Still, there's little else to celebrate.
  
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• Biden's already more popular than Trump has ever been

  06-12-2020 17:48 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Recent presidents show Biden's win isn't how it usually happens
  • Biden expected to nominate Latino for health secretary
  
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• UK thieves target delivery trucks during Christmas season: report

  06-12-2020 17:46 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Gang-related raids on fast-moving delivery trucks in the United Kingdom have been increasing in recent weeks, as career criminals take advantage of the shipment of expensive goods ahead of Christmas.
  
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• Naples renames Napoli stadium after Diego Maradona

  06-12-2020 17:38 via cnn.com
  
  The Italian city of Naples has renamed Napoli football club's San Paolo home stadium after Diego Maradona.
  
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• 'Immunity passports' are already here. But they come with warnings

  06-12-2020 16:57 via cnn.com
  
  With miles of barbed wire and electric fencing along its border and open government hostility to migrants, Hungary's borders aren't always the friendliest place for foreigners.
  
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• Iran to boost production of oil if Biden relaxes crippling sanctions: reports

  06-12-2020 16:46 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iran said it will increase the production of oil to full capacity in the next three months if President-elect Joe Biden relaxes sanctions when he takes office in January, according to a report.
  
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• These 2 countries are embracing Covid-19 'immunity passports'

  06-12-2020 16:40 via cnn.com
  
  Hungary and Iceland have lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers who have recovered from Covid-19. While this could help kickstart the global economy ahead of vaccinations, some say there are serious risks. CNN's Scott McClean reports.
  
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• Vaccine chief praises Biden's plan to ask Americans to wear masks for first 100 days

  06-12-2020 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government's effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, on Sunday praised President-elect Joe Biden's plan to ask all Americans to wear masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, saying the practice is key as the country awaits widespread distribution of the vaccine.
  
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• Biden's already more popular than Trump's ever been

  06-12-2020 15:47 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Recent presidents show Biden's win isn't how it usually happens
  
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• The President's trip to Georgia was supposed to get voters mobilized for the upcoming runoff election. He may have accomplished the opposite.

  06-12-2020 15:38 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump expanded his extraordinary efforts to overturn the election Saturday, attempting to pressure Georgia's governor to force a special session of the legislature to change the result, while using an evening rally for two GOP Senate candidates to rant about his own grievances and thrash Republican leaders who have not done his bidding.
  
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• Barcelona suffers shock defeat against Cádiz

  06-12-2020 15:21 via cnn.com
  
  A disastrous piece of defending in the second half saw Barcelona lose 2-1 to Cádiz on Saturday, suffering a fourth league defeat of the season.
  
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• Barcelona football club suffers shock defeat

  06-12-2020 15:21 via cnn.com
  
  A disastrous piece of defending in the second half saw Barcelona lose 2-1 to Cádiz on Saturday, suffering a fourth league defeat of the season.
  
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• Football fans boo players taking a knee

  06-12-2020 15:11 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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• Analysis: Trump's grip on GOP may be his greatest feat of political wizardry yet

  06-12-2020 14:35 via cnn.com
  
  In his over-the-top bombast and grandiosity, President Donald Trump has always evoked one of the iconic characters in American entertainment.
  
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• Venezuelan voting begins in disputed assembly elections amid boycotts from opposition

  06-12-2020 13:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Polling places in Venezuela open Sunday to elect members of the National Assembly in a vote championed by President Nicolás Maduro but rejected as a fraud by the nation's most influential opposition politicians.
  
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• First nor'easter of the season leaves treacherous conditions in its wake

  06-12-2020 11:51 via cnn.com
  
  Strong winds and heavy wet snow from the season's first nor'easter rolled through the northeast, leaving more than a foot of snow in some areas before turning toward Canada.
  
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• ICU patients use tablets to say goodbye

  06-12-2020 11:32 via cnn.com
  
  Some hospitals are stocking enough iPads to rival a modest Apple store. But the reason for this reflects a grim reality:They're being used to connect Covid-19 patients with their families -- sometimes, for the last conversation they'll ever have.
  
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• Joe Biden's staff nominations are early test of relationship with progressives

  06-12-2020 11:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: The Democratic left rallied around the party’s nominee but are now warily surveying his picks for top administration positionsJoe Biden has long had a rollercoaster relationship with progressive organizations and the left wing of the Democratic party and there are signs that the relationship is again starting to fray now that his electoral triumph over Donald Trump is receding into the rear-view mirror.When Biden entered the Democratic primary field progressive groups were quick
  
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• Trump's election wallowing will hurt his chances in 2024. And his smarter allies know it.

  06-12-2020 10:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president seems more interested in licking his wounds than concerning himself with the future of the GOP. But those around him aren’t so self-absorbed.
  
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• 1 million Covid-19 cases have been added to US total in 5 days

  06-12-2020 10:24 via cnn.com
  
  After the first cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the United States on January 20, it took almost 100 days to reach 1 million infections. Now, the country has added more than 1 million cases to its grim total in just five days.
  
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• These social support programs are often considered the gold standard. Covid-19 has exposed their holes

  06-12-2020 09:29 via cnn.com
  
  Ros Davies is usually busiest at Christmas, building magnificent sets and stages for London's most sparkling parties and events.
  
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• Support programs often seen as the gold standard have buckled under the weight of the pandemic. Now people are falling through the cracks.

  06-12-2020 09:29 via cnn.com
  
  Ros Davies is usually busiest at Christmas, building magnificent sets and stages for London's most sparkling parties and events.
  
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• Europe's social safety net is often considered the gold standard. Coronavirus has exposed its holes

  06-12-2020 09:29 via cnn.com
  
  Ros Davies is usually busiest at Christmas, building magnificent sets and stages for London's most sparkling parties and events.
  
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• Covid-19 has poked holes in what is considered one of the world's best social safety nets

  06-12-2020 09:29 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE UPDATES Russia reports highest daily Covid-19 cases
  • As coronavirus cases soar, experts are still waiting to see Thanksgiving's impact
  
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• Covid-19 has exposed gaping holes in Europe's social safety net

  06-12-2020 09:29 via cnn.com
  
  • LIVE UPDATES Russia reports highest daily Covid-19 cases
  • As coronavirus cases soar, experts are still waiting to see Thanksgiving's impact
  
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• 'SNL': Giuliani presents voter fraud witnesses

  06-12-2020 09:08 via cnn.com
  
  "Saturday Night Live" returns with Kate McKinnon playing Rudy Giuliani as he tries to overturn the election results.
  
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• McKinnon as Giuliani presents voter fraud witnesses on 'SNL'

  06-12-2020 09:08 via cnn.com
  
  "Saturday Night Live" returns with Kate McKinnon playing Rudy Giuliani as he tries to overturn the election results.
  
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• Havana’s artists find their voice in a call to defend creative freedom

  06-12-2020 08:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Fears over state curbs on live shows lead to hunger strike, arrests and street standoff with governmentA portly young man leant out of his building’s doorway, flanked by police cars on both sides. Stray cats walked past, looking for scraps in the Havana night.“I’ve been under surveillance by the police and state security for two days now,” said Esteban Rodríguez, 32, who describes himself as a social media influencer. “They don’t let me leave my house.&
  
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• Fraser Island residents told to leave immediately as bushfire approaches Happy Valley

  06-12-2020 08:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Fires sparked by illegal campfire on 14 October have destroyed 82,500 hectares of national park on world heritage listed islandPeople in Fraser Island’s Happy Valley were being told to leave immediately on Sunday night, with a bushfire expected to reach the township.The bushfire warning was raised to emergency level late on Sunday and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services advised that leaving immediately was the safest option, because it could quickly become too dangerous to drive. Contin
  
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• Coronavirus live news: US passes 280,000 deaths, Australian state of Victoria eases restrictions

  06-12-2020 08:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Californians face new restrictions, including lockdowns; deaths in Turkey double in less than three weeks; UK to begin vaccinations this week. Follow the latestMilitary planes to fly vaccines in to Britain to avoid ports hit by BrexitAnosmia: how Covid brought loss of smell centre stageUS sees record infections as states face deadline for vaccine ordersSee all our coronavirus coverage 7.08am GMT6.51am GMT The US has now seen a record number of coronavirus cases for the third day running.A tally
  
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• Budgets, vetoes, values, defence … division and dithering shame the EU

  06-12-2020 08:15 via theguardian.com
  
  The bloc is beset by chronic indecision and internal tensions, and Britain’s departure makes a bad situation even worseIt’s all happening at once for the EU. Fundamental problems and disputes, long fudged, postponed or ignored, are simultaneously coming to a head. Is this a union of shared values or of economic interests? Who pays the bills? How is Europe best defended when the US cannot be trusted? What about Turkey? And then there’s “bloody Brexit”. Little wonder
  
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• UK races to deport asylum seekers ahead of Brexit

  06-12-2020 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  From January Britain can no longer return them to the EU, but the rush for the deadline may be denying them a proper screeningScores of vulnerable asylum seekers, including suspected victims of trafficking, are scheduled to be deported this week as the home secretary Priti Patel ramps up removal operations ahead of Brexit.Three flights this week, two to Germany and one to France, with possible transfers to Austria, Poland, Spain and Lithuania, are planned amid opposition from campaigners who say
  
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• From the land of no cinemas, a film worth watching in one | Kenan Malik

  06-12-2020 07:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Entered in the Oscars, the story of a widow’s will to live is a story Lesotho’s residents, and the rest of us, deserve to seeThere is no cinema in Lesotho but it has a film entered for the best international feature film category at next year’s Oscars.Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese’s This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection tells the story of 80-year-old Mantoa, grief-stricken after the deaths of her husband, daughter and, finally, her son, a mineworker in South Africa.
  
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• National rugby players sing Indigenous version of Australia's national anthem for the first time

  06-12-2020 07:34 via cnn.com
  
  National rugby players sang an Indigenous version of Australia's national anthem for the first time on Saturday, a move that won widespread praise and spurred calls to make it a permanent feature at Australian sporting events.
  
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• Australia's national anthem sung in Indigenous language for first time before major sporting event

  06-12-2020 07:34 via cnn.com
  
  National rugby players sang an Indigenous version of Australia's national anthem for the first time on Saturday, a move that won widespread praise and spurred calls to make it a permanent feature at Australian sporting events.
  
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• Revealed: Isaac Newton’s attempts to unlock secret code of pyramids

  06-12-2020 07:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Unpublished notes show he believed ancient structures held key to the apocalypseHe is the mathematician who laid the foundations of classical physics, formulated the laws of motion and the law of gravity, and remains the epitome of the age of reason.But Isaac Newton’s secret obsessions with alchemy and obscure branches of theology, which only came to light 200 years after his death, reveal another side to the man who helped shape the modern world. Continue reading...
  
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