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• 18-month-old baby under house arrest with Bobi Wine 'safely evacuated'

  22-01-2021 23:06 via cnn.com
  
  The 18-month old niece of Bobi Wine's wife has been safely evacuated from their residence, where she had been under house arrest with the Ugandan politician and his wife, Wine told CNN's Becky Anderson Friday.
  
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• France death toll surpasses 72,000; Brazil variant found in Germany – as it happened

  22-01-2021 23:05 via theguardian.com
  
  France registers a further 23,292 new confirmed cases and 649 more deaths; Germany says first case of Brazilian version of virus discovered in Hesse. This blog is now closedFollow today’s coronavirus coverage hereAstraZeneca blames production glitch for delivery shortfallIsrael Covid chief’s claim single vaccine jab less effective ‘inaccurate’German lockdown to continue despite drop in infection rate
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• GOP lawmaker with gun sets off House chamber metal detector

  22-01-2021 22:45 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Capitol Police are investigating an incident in Congress involving a Republican lawmaker and a gun
  
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• Biden's foreign diplomacy blitz begins

  22-01-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate meals with a foreign leader who, now they are both presidents, can officially be called a counterpart.
  
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• Biden enters office already knowing many of his counterparts. His aim: leverage personal relationships to repair America's global standing

  22-01-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate meals with a foreign leader who, now they are both presidents, can officially be called a counterpart.
  
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• Biden enters office already knowing many of his counterparts. His aim: leverage his personal relationships to repair America's global standing

  22-01-2021 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden had been inside the White House for only two hours on Wednesday before finding an opportunity to recall one of his many intimate meals with a foreign leader who, now they are both presidents, can officially be called a counterpart.
  
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• Former general Lloyd Austin confirmed as Biden's defense secretary

  22-01-2021 22:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Austin is first African American to lead PentagonSenate votes 97-2 after House waives ban on recently ex-officersUS politics live – follow latest updatesThe US Senate on Friday confirmed Joe Biden’s nominee, Lloyd Austin, to serve as the secretary of defense, making the retired four-star army officer the first African American to lead the Pentagon.The final vote was 93 to 2, with only two Senate Republicans – Mike Lee of Utah and Josh Hawley of Missouri – opposing Austin&
  
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• Prospects of convicting Trump erode as GOP grows vocal against impeachment proceedings

  22-01-2021 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  The path in the Senate to convict Donald Trump is extremely slim, with a growing number of Republicans expressing confidence that the party will acquit the former President on a charge that he incited the deadly insurrection aimed at stopping President Joe Biden's electoral win.
  
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• 'Touching fish' craze sees China's youth find ways to laze amid '996' work culture

  22-01-2021 22:00 via theguardian.com
  
  An online movement is pushing back against the country’s ferocious work culture of long hours for seemingly little gainOn the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, enthusiastic slackers share their tips: fill up a thermos with whisky, do planks or stretches in the work pantry at regular intervals, drink litres of water to prompt lots of trips to the toilet on work time and, once there, spend time on social media or playing games on your phone.“Not working hard is everyone’s bas
  
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• Former QAnon follower: It's like a doomsday cult

  22-01-2021 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with Jitarth Jadeja, who followed QAnon for two years, about how it appeals to its members and what happens now that "The Storm" never came.
  
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• Ex-QAnon follower: It's like a doomsday cult

  22-01-2021 22:00 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with Jitarth Jadeja, who followed QAnon for two years, about how it appeals to its members and what happens now that "The Storm" never came.
  
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• Former Trump official who backs Biden stimulus plan speaks out

  22-01-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Former Trump Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett tells CNN's Brianna Keilar why he supports President Biden's $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan.
  
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• Ex-Trump official who backs Biden stimulus plan speaks out

  22-01-2021 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Former Trump Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett tells CNN's Brianna Keilar why he supports President Biden's $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan.
  
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• Israeli minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz convicted of corruption

  22-01-2021 21:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Tycoon sentenced to five years in prison for bribing officials and forging documents to gain mining rights in GuineaThe Israeli diamond and minerals magnate Beny Steinmetz has been convicted of corrupting foreign agents and forging documents by a Geneva court, in a trial over an attempt to reap lavish iron ore resources in Guinea.Steinmetz, considered by some to be Israel’s richest man, was sentenced to five years in prison but had faced a maximum of 10 years in the case. Continue reading.
  
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• Working from home: Seat cushions

  22-01-2021 21:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Tech expert and longtime remote worker Whitson Gordon explains how to find the best seat cushion for you.
  
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• SE Cupp says controversial GOP lawmaker is 'wasting time with pointless impeachment stunt'

  22-01-2021 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  CNN political commentator SE Cupp explains how Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-GA) and fellow Republicans who believe in and spread conspiracy theories are part of former President Donald Trump's legacy.
  
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• Ever receive a package you didn't order? It could be a scam

  22-01-2021 21:22 via cnn.com
  
  Third-party sellers on Amazon and other e-commerce sites are sending random products to people across the US as part of what's known as a "brushing scam" -- a bizarre scheme that helps boost a vendors' ratings online. Here's how it works.
  
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• Iran's supreme leader makes online threats to attack golfing Trump

  22-01-2021 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A photomontage seems to show the ex-president playing in the shadow of a warplane or large drone.
  
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• Prince Harry says social media misinformation is threat to democracies

  22-01-2021 20:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Duke of Sussex calls for more accountability and accuses platforms of shunning responsibilityPrince Harry has said that “time is running out” for social media companies to address misinformation which he believes is a threat to democracies.He has called for more accountability for platforms, accusing them of shunning responsibility, and highlighted both the role that they played in the US Capitol riots earlier this month and the treatment of the Rohingya population in Myanmar. Contin
  
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• Patrick Mahomes cleared to play in AFC Championship after suffering head injury

  22-01-2021 20:38 via foxnews.com
  
  Patrick Mahomes is good to go.
  
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• Police union blasts Philadelphia DA for not ‘doing his job’ after murder suspect's release on reduced bail

  22-01-2021 20:35 via foxnews.com
  
  Police said Josephus Davis is one out of two suspects who were seen on surveillance video approaching Loncar while he was walking his dog on Jan 13. Loncar was allegedly patted down and shot in the city's Brewerytown area, according to FOX 29 in Philadelphia. 
  
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• Test drive: The 2021 Toyota Sienna hybrid minivan was long overdue

  22-01-2021 20:26 via foxnews.com
  
  The 2021 Toyota Sienna is the brand's first hybrid minivan and has an EPA rating of up to 36 miles per gallon combined.
  
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• David Limbaugh: Biden & Co. are driving the American freight train leftward at full throttle -- we must resist

  22-01-2021 20:24 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden's executive actions are not in the spirit of compromise and they will damage the United States, not undo damage.
  
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• Scottish parliament orders prosecutors to release Salmond leak evidence

  22-01-2021 20:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Holyrood makes unprecedented move to see private messages from SNP party officialsThe Scottish parliament has ordered the country’s prosecution service to release key evidence in the Alex Salmond affair, in a dramatic escalation of a battle over the non-disclosure of legal papers.In an unprecedented move, Holyrood issued an enforcement notice on the Crown Office instructing it to release private messages from senior Scottish National party officials and documents about the leak of allegati
  
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• Ken Jennings says hosting 'Jeopardy!' is 'nerve-racking,' wishes Alex Trebek were still here

  22-01-2021 20:17 via foxnews.com
  
  Other guest hosts include Katie Couric and Aaron Rodgers.
  
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• Former ADT employee admits to hacking customer cameras to watch naked women, couples have sex

  22-01-2021 20:11 via foxnews.com
  
  A former ADT employee admitted Thursday to hacking into hundreds of customers’ video feeds to watch naked women and couples having sex for his own sexual gratification, federal officials said.
  
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• Risks of COVID-19 disease ‘far outweigh’ vaccine side effects: experts

  22-01-2021 20:09 via foxnews.com
  
  The potential for serious outcomes from COVID-19 disease, like hospitalization and death, far exceed the risk of side effects from vaccines, say experts at Johns Hopkins University. 
  
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• Biden White House announces new effort to focus on 'domestic violent extremism'

  22-01-2021 20:08 via foxnews.com
  
  President Biden requested a “comprehensive threat assessment” on domestic violent extremism from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Friday, in coordination with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
  
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• Fugitive extradited to Miami to face charges of kidnapping, torturing doctor with blowtorch

  22-01-2021 20:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Authorities extradited a man to face charges of the attempted kidnapping and torture of a South Florida plastic surgeon with a blowtorch, according to reports.
  
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• Press reset: can the Morrison government rebuild bridges with China – or is it too late?

  22-01-2021 20:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Despite a near record total of export goods to China last year, there are fears rocky relations between the two countries have yet to hit bottom
  If anyone was hoping for a breakthrough in the relationship between Australia and China in 2021, the signs are not good. The year has started much as 2020 ended, with dozens of ships carrying Australian coal still stranded off the Chinese coast and with Beijing accusing Canberra of “weaponising” national security by blocking an investment pr
  
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• For GOP firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert, anger and suspicion linger after Capitol riot

  22-01-2021 20:01 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Just days into her first term as a member of Congress, GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert is already proving to be a provocative and disruptive force.
  
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• Capitol rioter accused of striking police with baseball bat ordered held pending trial

  22-01-2021 19:56 via foxnews.com
  
  Emanuel Jackson, the man government prosecutors say repeatedly struck Capitol Police officers with a metal baseball bat, will remain in custody pending trial.
  
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• McConnell privately says he wants Trump gone

  22-01-2021 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  As the House prepares to send articles of impeachment to the Senate on Monday, CNN has learned that dozens of influential Republicans around Washington -- including former top Trump administration officials -- have been quietly lobbying GOP members of Congress to impeach and convict Donald Trump. The effort is not coordinated but reflects a wider battle inside the GOP between those loyal to Trump and those who want to sever ties and ensure he can never run for President again.
  
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• Inside Republicans' whisper campaign to convict Trump

  22-01-2021 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  • Prospects of conviction take hit as GOP grows vocal about impeachment proceedings
  • Opinion: 5 Trump stories the media shouldn't forget about
  
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• Facebook's 'supreme court' to rule on decision to suspend Trump

  22-01-2021 19:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Former president’s account to remain suspended until board returns a ruling, which could take up to 90 daysFacebook’s oversight board, the “supreme court” set up to have a final say on the social network’s moderation decisions, will rule on the decision to suspend Donald Trump’s account, Nick Clegg has said.The referral will see the board, which is made up of more than 30 luminaries from around the world including former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger, decide
  
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• Reasons why Covid variant could kill more people are uncertain

  22-01-2021 19:36 via theguardian.com
  
  Whatever the answer, everyone has to try even harder not to catch it in the first placeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThose who may have been comforted in recent weeks by the evolutionary theory of virus mutation – that the more transmissible they become, the less lethal they are – may now be pondering the news that the variant that originated in Kent not only spreads more easily but may kill more people too.Britain’s chief scientific adviser,
  
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• Loyal dog waits for six days outside hospital for her sick owner

  22-01-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  They say a dog is a man's best friend -- and that was definitely the case for one patient of a hospital in northeastern Turkey, whose loyal pet waited by the entrance for six days until he was discharged.
  
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• Loyal dog waits outside a hospital for her owner

  22-01-2021 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  Boncuk waited for her owner, Cemal Senturk, for six days in front of the hospital he was treated in, in northeastern Turkey.
  
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• Roommate charged with murder after body of missing Oklahoma woman found in freezer

  22-01-2021 19:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after the dismembered remains of her missing roommate, Talina Galloway, were found in a freezer in the woods of Polk County, Arkansas last week. Talina, 53, was reported missing by her roommate, Kore Bommeli on April 17, 2020. Talina’s remains were found in the freezer on January 14, 2021. Bommeli, who has been a person of interest throughout the investigation, was located in Wisconsin and faces charges of murder and desecration of a corpse
  
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• Hank Aaron, home-run-hitting baseball great, dead at 86

  22-01-2021 19:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Aaron wrapped up his 23-year career in the majors in 1976 with a raft of records that still stand.
  
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• NFL surprises health care workers with Super Bowl tickets

  22-01-2021 19:19 via cnn.com
  
  NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined a web call with hospital workers to surprise them with tickets to Super Bowl LV.
  
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• Biden is a typical American Catholic: He supports legal abortion around the world.

  22-01-2021 19:16 via nbcnews.com
  
  One his first acts will be to end the "global gag rule." Many of our faith have seen the harm that reproductive rights restrictions cause in the world.
  
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• Senate confirms America's first Black defense secretary

  22-01-2021 19:13 via cnn.com
  
  • Where the approval of Biden's Cabinet nominees stands
  
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• UK Covid variant could be more deadly, says Boris Johnson – video

  22-01-2021 19:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Boris Johnson said there was ‘some evidence’ that the new variant of the coronavirus first discovered in the south-east of England could be more lethal than the original. Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, said the data was ‘not yet strong,’ but that the variant could be up to 30% more deadly than other strains.UK Covid live Continue reading...
  
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• Fossil-hunters think they have found the lair of a giant, predatory, prehistoric worm

  22-01-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would pounce on unsuspecting marine creatures.
  
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• Impeachment trial threatens to stall confirmation of Biden Cabinet

  22-01-2021 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the House's article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, triggering the start of the Senate's impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
  
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• Here's why protesters say they're gathering in Portland

  22-01-2021 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Protesters again took to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday -- the first full day of Joe Biden's presidency -- to let the Democratic establishment know they are still fighting for racial justice, some told CNN.
  
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• European countries making medical-grade masks mandatory

  22-01-2021 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Confronting new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus and a winter spike in infections, a number of European countries are beginning to make medical-grade face masks mandatory in the hope that they can slow the spread of the disease.
  
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• Covid vaccines: what are the implications of new variants of virus?

  22-01-2021 19:02 via theguardian.com
  
  UK, South Africa and Brazil variants indicate changes may be neededCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn common with others, the virus that causes Covid-19 mutates as it spreads. Most mutations have little or no effect, but some can change the behaviour of the virus. Mutations in a variant found in the UK in September has helped the virus spread more easily and potentially more dangerously. Further changes in variants that emerged in South Africa and Brazil may hel
  
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• 1,900 Covid vaccine doses ruined by loose freezer plug at Massachusetts VA hospital

  22-01-2021 19:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  1,900 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Boston, Massachusetts VA center when a contractor accidentally loosened a freezer plug.
  
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