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• We need more than a sprinkle of te reo in our culture for Māori language to thrive | Shilo Kino

  02-02-2021 23:52 via theguardian.com
  
  New Zealanders may be taking an interest in learning reo but the system seems hell-bent on making it difficultThis year I am studying a full immersion te reo Māori course at the renowned Te Wānanga o Takiura. Like many other Māori, I’ve spent my adult years using my own time, money, energy, and resources in an attempt to learn the language of my ancestors. A language that was stolen from my whānau because Te Tiriti of Waitangi was not honoured. So here I am, out of comp
  
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• This is how Amazon's Jeff Bezos spends his immense wealth

  02-02-2021 23:52 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is one of the richest people in the world. Between space endeavors, a newspaper and charity, here's how he spends his fortune.
  
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• 'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape

  02-02-2021 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In new testimony, former detainees of China's detention camps describe systematic rape and torture.
  
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• Why some people test positive after getting a vaccine

  02-02-2021 23:40 via cnn.com
  
  A Covid-19 vaccine does not provide full or immediate protection, which means it's still possible to get infected and test positive for the virus. Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts did. He tested positive after he got his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino, who coaches the men's team at Iona College in New York, also tested positive after getting his first dose.
  
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• Apple tests new way to unlock an iPhone without removing a face mask

  02-02-2021 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  Some iPhone users will soon be able to unlock their smartphones without needing to remove their face masks in public. There's just one catch: it requires an additional Apple device.
  
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• Capt. Tom Moore, WWII vet whose walk cheered UK, dies at 100

  02-02-2021 22:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Capt. Tom Moore, the World War II veteran who walked into the hearts of the United Kingdom in lockdown as he shuffled up and down his garden to raise money for health care workers, has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 100.
  
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• SpaceX Mars rocket prototype explodes on landing, again

  02-02-2021 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Starship SN9, SpaceX's early prototype for a rocket the company hopes will carry the first humans to Mars, launched a high-altitude test flight Tuesday that saw the vehicle travel a few miles up in the air, hover for a moment, and then conduct a belly flop-like maneuver on descent before making an explosive landing back on the launch pad.
  
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• Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO

  02-02-2021 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as chief executive later this year and transition to the role of executive chair, the company said Tuesday. He will be replaced by Andy Jassy, who currently heads the company's cloud business, Amazon Web Services.
  
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• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for two years and eight months – video

  02-02-2021 22:14 via theguardian.com
  
  A court in Moscow has sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to two years and eight months in a penal colony. The original three-and-a-half year sentence was reduced by the 10 months Navalny has already spent under house arrest. The latest charges were for violating parole conditions imposed in 2014 for embezzlement charges. He was arrested on his return from Germany on 17 January where he had been recovering from being poisoned by a nerve agentRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed
  
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• Shut out by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines

  02-02-2021 21:57 via cnn.com
  
  Canada says it has signed a tentative agreement with US vaccine firm Novavax to produce millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at a facility in Montreal.
  
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• UK variant mutation could be bad news for vaccines

  02-02-2021 21:50 via cnn.com
  
  • Dubai cracks down on tourism as cases surge
  • Why some people test positive after getting a vaccine• Shut out by allies, Canada will produce its own vaccines
  • Live: Younger adults are the biggest spreaders of coronavirus in US, study suggests
  
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• US Senate confirms two history-making members of Biden's Cabinet

  02-02-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is on track to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday.
  
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• Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog new tricks

  02-02-2021 21:05 via cnn.com
  
  Boston Dynamics is teaching its robot dog Spot new tricks.
  
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• Capt Sir Tom Moore dies at 100 – video report

  02-02-2021 20:56 via theguardian.com
  
  The second world war veteran, who raised almost £39m for NHS charities, has died after testing positive for Covid-19. Moore walked 100 laps around his garden to raise money, earning him his first of two Guinness World Records. He broke his second one when he became the oldest person to reach number one in the UK charts with the single You'll Never Walk Alone, which he recorded with Michael Ball and The NHS Voices of Care Choir. In July, he was knighted by the QueenCaptain Sir Tom Moore die
  
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• Spot the robot's new arm lets it jump rope (and do serious stuff)

  02-02-2021 20:35 via cnn.com
  
  Boston Dynamic's Spot robot got a whole toolkit of improvements from an arm that can lift 11 pounds to thermal imaging video cameras. The dog-like robot can now swing a jump rope and draw with chalk too.
  
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• Why Ted Cruz is backpedaling on challenging election results

  02-02-2021 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar rolls the tape on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for his role in perpetuating election fraud claims, saying he's now trying to cleanse himself of the "stain of those actions."
  
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• Two FBI agents killed and three injured in Florida shootout

  02-02-2021 19:54 via cnn.com
  
  Two FBI agents were fatally shot and three agents were wounded in a shootout as they executed a search warrant in Sunrise, Florida, on Tuesday morning, the FBI said.
  
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• Five children and a man are killed in a shooting in Oklahoma

  02-02-2021 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday morning.
  
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• Rapper known for the Nae Nae dance charged with murdering his cousin

  02-02-2021 19:48 via cnn.com
  
  Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for the hit single and viral dance "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of his cousin, authorities said.
  
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• Airstream adds office space to its trailers so you can work from wherever

  02-02-2021 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  Airstream has seen an opportunity with so many office workers working remotely. The company, which is famous for its shiny aluminum camper trailers, has added office space to one of its big trailers so now you can work from your campsite.
  
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• Dark matter halo found around ancient 'cannibal' galaxy

  02-02-2021 19:30 via cnn.com
  
  Space is a violent place, strewn with galaxies that have cannibalized each other to survive. Some of these survivors are galactic fossils, revealing glimpses of the past because they formed in the early universe.
  
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• Incredible Travel Photographer of the Year pictures revealed

  02-02-2021 19:25 via cnn.com
  
  While the prospect of travel was mostly out of reach for the majority of us in 2020, entries to the Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) have provided great inspiration for future dreams and voyages.
  
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• US Senate confirms Pete Buttigieg to Biden's Cabinet

  02-02-2021 19:24 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is on track to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday.
  
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• Man dies after falling 95 feet while canyoneering in Death Valley

  02-02-2021 19:16 via cnn.com
  
  A man canyoneering in Death Valley National Park has died after falling off a cliff, according to the National Park Service (NPS).
  
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• Kremlin critic Navalny mocks Putin before being handed new jail term

  02-02-2021 19:11 via cnn.com
  
  Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday in a bizarre and heated hearing in which the politician ridiculed suggestions he should have communicated with parole officers while he was in a coma.
  
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• Tesla recalls 135,000 cars after pushing back against regulators

  02-02-2021 19:09 via cnn.com
  
  Tesla is recalling 135,000 Tesla Model S sedans and Model X SUVs because their large center touchscreens can fail. Tesla had previously objected to a push to issue a recall from regulators, as it claimed that the problem wasn't a safety issue.
  
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• Trump lawyers argue Senate can't convict: Fraud claims protected by 1st Amendment

  02-02-2021 19:03 via cnn.com
  
  • Trump's pollster says Covid-19, not voter fraud, to blame for loss
  
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• 100-year-old WWII vet who found fame as Covid-19 fundraiser dies aged 100 from the virus

  02-02-2021 19:02 via cnn.com
  
  Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK's National Health Service made him a universally adored icon during the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, has died in hospital after himself contracting the disease, his family said Tuesday.
  
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• New mutation in coronavirus variant in UK 'doesn't appear to be good news' for vaccines

  02-02-2021 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  A mutation that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the UK, according to a report Monday by Public Health England.
  
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• Coronavirus strain in UK picks up mutation that could impact vaccines, experts say

  02-02-2021 18:59 via cnn.com
  
  A mutation that could allow Covid-19 to escape antibody protection has now been found in samples of a rapidly spreading strain in the UK, according to a report Monday by Public Health England.
  
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• Captain Tom Moore, UK fundraising hero, dies at 100

  02-02-2021 18:57 via cnn.com
  
  Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK's National Health Service made him a universally adored icon during the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, has died after contracting the disease, his family said on February 2.
  
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• Pakistan orders man acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder off death row

  02-02-2021 18:51 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Pakistani-British man acquitted of the 2002 gruesome beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl off death row and moved to a so-called government “safe house."
  
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• Kremlin critic Navalny mocks Putin before being sentenced to two and a half years in prison

  02-02-2021 18:45 via cnn.com
  
  Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Tuesday in a bizarre and heated hearing in which the politician ridiculed suggestions he should have communicated with parole officers while he was in a coma.
  
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• Hear Alexey Navalny's chief of staff's message to Biden

  02-02-2021 18:31 via cnn.com
  
  Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, speaks to CNN's Becky Anderson as Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on February 2. Navalny was detained two weeks ago upon his return to Moscow from Berlin, accused of failing to meet his parole terms under a 2014 suspended sentence for embezzlement -- a case Navalny has dismissed as politically motivated.
  
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• Three people dead after argument over snow shoveling leads to murder-suicide

  02-02-2021 18:21 via cnn.com
  
  Three people, including the shooter, are dead after a dispute over snow shoveling in Plains, Pennsylvania, outside Wilkes-Barre on Monday, Plains Township Police Chief Dale Binker told CNN on Tuesday.
  
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• Putin critic Navalny sentenced to prison

  02-02-2021 18:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to more than 2 1/2 years in prison on charges that he violated the terms of his probation while he was recuperating in Germany from nerve-agent poisoning.
  
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• Tourists have been flocking to Dubai but the city is now pushing back. Here's why

  02-02-2021 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  Dubai is cracking down on their hospitality industry as Covid-19 cases surge in the popular vacation destination. CNN's John Defterios reports.
  
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• Dubai cracks down on tourism industry as Covid-19 cases surge

  02-02-2021 18:03 via cnn.com
  
  Dubai is cracking down on their hospitality industry as Covid-19 cases surge in the popular vacation destination. CNN's John Defterios reports.
  
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• Marilyn Manson posts statement following abuse allegations

  02-02-2021 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Marilyn Manson is responding to claims he was abusive in previous relationships.
  
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• Axios reporter describes Trump meeting: 'Almost ended in a physical fight'

  02-02-2021 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Axios reporter Jonathan Swan describes a December 18 meeting between President Donald Trump, White House officials and conspiracy theorists that ended in a profanity-laced shouting match.
  
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• 'Almost ended in a physical fight': Axios reporter describes Trump meeting

  02-02-2021 17:55 via cnn.com
  
  Axios reporter Jonathan Swan describes a December 18 meeting between President Donald Trump, White House officials and conspiracy theorists that ended in a profanity-laced shouting match.
  
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• Senate Democrats are on the verge of a major recruiting win

  02-02-2021 17:37 via cnn.com
  
  The news that Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan is moving toward a bid to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R) is a major early recruiting win for Democrats as they seek to hold -- and widen -- their majority in the 2022 midterm elections.
  
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• Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for NHS during first Covid-19 wave, dies aged 100 of the virus

  02-02-2021 17:23 via cnn.com
  
  Tom Moore, the 100-year-old World War II veteran whose efforts to raise millions for the UK's National Health Service made him a universally adored icon during the first wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, has died in hospital after himself contracting the disease, his family said Tuesday.
  
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• Why Mitch McConnell chose this moment to condemn Marjorie Taylor Greene

  02-02-2021 17:14 via cnn.com
  
  Nothing Mitch McConnell does is without a significant amount of thinking and strategy behind it. It's why he's in his seventh term representing Kentucky in the Senate -- and why he has been the chamber's leading Republican for more than a decade.
  
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• Analysis: Why McConnell chose this moment to condemn Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

  02-02-2021 17:14 via cnn.com
  
  Nothing Mitch McConnell does is without a significant amount of thinking and strategy behind it. It's why he's in his seventh term representing Kentucky in the Senate -- and why he has been the chamber's leading Republican for more than a decade.
  
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• Soccer coach sacked over rape comments during interview

  02-02-2021 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  Stuart Baxter has been sacked from his position as manager by Indian Super League club Odisha after making comments about rape during a post-match interview.
  
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• Senate set to confirm Buttigieg and Mayorkas to Biden's Cabinet

  02-02-2021 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is on track to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday.
  
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• Senate set to confirm Buttigieg and Mayorkas

  02-02-2021 16:32 via cnn.com
  
  The Senate is on track to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary and Alejandro Mayorkas as Homeland Security secretary on Tuesday.
  
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• Impeachment filing: Trump 'threatened the constitutional system'

  02-02-2021 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  The House impeachment managers argue former President Donald Trump should be convicted for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month and barred from holding future office, charging that his actions "threatened the constitutional system that protects the fundamental freedoms we cherish."
  
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• House impeachment managers answer GOP arguments and lay out a case for trying a former President

  02-02-2021 16:16 via cnn.com
  
  The House impeachment managers argue former President Donald Trump should be convicted for inciting the insurrection at the Capitol last month and barred from holding future office, charging that his actions "threatened the constitutional system that protects the fundamental freedoms we cherish."
  
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