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• Costco is running out of some cheese. The reason why is complicated

  09-03-2021 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  On your next trip to Costco, don't be surprised if you can't find your favorite cheese.
  
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• Costco is running out of some cheese

  09-03-2021 23:51 via cnn.com
  
  On your next trip to Costco, don't be surprised if you can't find your favorite cheese.
  
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• Sister of Uyghur detained in China speaks out

  09-03-2021 23:41 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Kylie Atwood speaks with Rayhan Asat, who hasn't seen her brother Ekpar, a successful Chinese entrepreneur, in five years. She thinks he is one of up to two million Uyghur Muslims detained at internment camps in China.
  
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• Unable to reach detained leaders, Myanmar's UN envoy is fighting coup leaders on his own

  09-03-2021 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  As a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar's watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. "I always listened to my parents, and they wanted me to stay home," he says. Now, as Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, he tells Meanwhile that his duty is to protest -- on behalf of the people of Myanmar and the democratic government they elected last year.
  
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• 'My purpose is to fight back': Myanmar's UN ambassador on defying the coup

  09-03-2021 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  As a university student years ago, Kyaw Moe Tun sat out Myanmar's watershed 1988 pro-democracy protests. "I always listened to my parents, and they wanted me to stay home," he says. Now, as Myanmar's ambassador to the United Nations, he tells Meanwhile that his duty is to protest -- on behalf of the people of Myanmar and the democratic government they elected last year.
  
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• Maine man sues paper mill over levels of 'forever chemicals'

  09-03-2021 23:22
  
  A Maine man is suing a paper mill company that operates in the state about levels of long-lasting chemicals in wells and elsewhere
  
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• Nun kneels in front of police to stop Myanmar violence, but in vain

  09-03-2021 23:21 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A nun went down on her knees in front of policemen in a northern Myanmar town and pleaded with them to stop shooting protesters agitating against last month’s coup.
  
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• Roger Mudd, longtime network TV newsman, dies at 93

  09-03-2021 23:18 via nbcnews.com
  
  The longtime political correspondent and anchor for NBC and CBS once stumped Sen. Edward Kennedy by simply asking why he wanted to be president.
  
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• The Diana storyline in 'The Crown' looks more credible after the Meghan-Harry interview

  09-03-2021 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  They had demanded, after Season 4 showed Charles and Diana's marriage, that Netflix add a disclaimer that the show was pure fiction. But is it, really?
  
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• Buckingham Palace said 'The Crown' is pure fiction. Meghan calls that into question.

  09-03-2021 23:17 via nbcnews.com
  
  They had demanded, after Season 4 showed Charles and Diana's marriage, that Netflix add a disclaimer that the show was pure fiction. But is it, really?
  
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• How dogs saved the lives of these HIV-positive people

  09-03-2021 22:59 via nbcnews.com
  
  “When Dogs Heal” is a book sharing the intimate stories of people after their HIV diagnosis and how their dog's love saved them.
  
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• More accusers allege sexual misconduct against rapper T.I. and wife, Tiny

  09-03-2021 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  An attorney for the couple said all the allegations, dating as far back as 2005, are "groundless and unjustified."
  
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• 1 in 3 women subjected to physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, WHO says

  09-03-2021 22:54 via cnn.com
  
  One in three women globally are subjected to physical or sexual violence during their lifetimes, estimates a damning new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) released hours after International Women's Day.
  
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• Jimmy Carter 'disheartened' by Georgia GOP's push for voting restrictions

  09-03-2021 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Many of the proposed changes are reactions to allegations of fraud for which no evidence was produced," the 96-year-old former president said.
  
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• Meghan’s racism claims come as no surprise to Black Britons

  09-03-2021 22:32 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Explosive allegations by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex that she faced racist attitudes from both the palace and the U.K. press have sent ripples of shock around the world. But they came as no surprise to many Black Britons.
  
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• China issues ‘world-first’ COVID-19 vaccine passport in boost for travel

  09-03-2021 22:30 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  To reboot the international travel industry, China has issued the world's first COVID-19 vaccine passport, which shows a user's vaccination status, recent coronavirus test results and antibody test results, according to reports.
  
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• Winchcombe meteorite: Cotswold town reacts to space rock discovery

  09-03-2021 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A home in a Gloucestershire town was hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on the UK.
  
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• 'I'm his voice today': George Floyd's sister speaks as Derek Chauvin trial begins – video

  09-03-2021 22:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Bridgett Floyd, George Floyd’s sister, said that her family was glad the trial had finally arrived and was 'praying for justice' as the hearing continued on Monday.The trial of a former police officer in the US city of Minneapolis charged with George Floyd's murder has begun jury selection on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Despite court filings and public rhetoric, official says Biden administration is 'not ending family detention'

  09-03-2021 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We are not ending family detention," a senior Immigration and Customs Enforcement official told NBC News. "We are not closing the family detention centers.”
  
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• Graham reacts to aid to Black farmers

  09-03-2021 21:46 via cnn.com
  
  In an interview with CNN's Brianna Keilar, National Black Farmers Association John Boyd Jr. reacts to Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) comments that the billions of dollars in aid to Black Farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill are reparations.
  
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• Traveling ER doctor shares experiences fighting Covid

  09-03-2021 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  Dr. Comilla Sasson has spent the past year traveling the US to Covid-19 hotspots. She tells CNN that the public needs to keep doing everything they can to stop coronavirus spread.
  
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• FBI releases new security footage of person placing pipe bombs outside RNC and DNC headquarters

  09-03-2021 21:34 via cnn.com
  
  The FBI released new security footage Tuesday as authorities continue to seek more information about the person who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters that were discovered in Washington, DC, on the day of the Capitol riot.
  
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• Missouri pastor on leave after offensive sermon on wives

  09-03-2021 21:29
  
  A Missouri preacher is on leave and seeking professional counseling following a sermon he gave chastising women who “let themselves go” after marriage and holding up former first lady Melania Trump as the pinnacle of feminine beauty
  
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• What Meghan's openness about suicidal thoughts can teach us

  09-03-2021 21:17 via cnn.com
  
  When Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, began to have suicidal thoughts, she felt deeply ashamed.
  
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• Meghan and Harry: Questions the US had about Oprah interview

  09-03-2021 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why did the duchess hand over her passport, what is "The Firm" and other lingering questions.
  
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• Piers Morgan leaving TV show after storming off live broadcast over his attacks on Meghan

  09-03-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  Piers Morgan, who prompted backlash and an investigation from the UK's media regulator over comments about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will depart "Good Morning Britain," ITV abruptly announced Tuesday.
  
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• Piers Morgan leaving 'Good Morning Britain' after storming off set

  09-03-2021 20:56 via cnn.com
  
  • Buckingham Palace says royal family is 'saddened' by Harry and Meghan interview
  • This revelation made Oprah's jaw drop. But it comes as no surprise to many Black Britons
  
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• Hear what gets Clooney into 'trouble' with Amal

  09-03-2021 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  George Clooney said his wife Amal is watching his episodes of "ER" during an interview on the "SmartLess" podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
  
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• Republicans clash with Biden DOJ nominee Vanita Gupta

  09-03-2021 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Senate Republicans took aim at associate attorney general nominee Vanita Gupta's past tweets at a contentious confirmation hearing Tuesday, where Gupta was pressed on her previous comments and whether she supports defunding the police and decriminalizing drugs.
  
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• The pandemic forced a massive remote-work experiment. Now comes the hard part

  09-03-2021 20:43 via cnn.com
  
  In March 2020, companies across the US abruptly shuttered their offices and instructed employees to work from home indefinitely as a result of the pandemic.
  
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• Ex-envoy's wife who killed teen biker in crash wouldn't face prosecution in US, lawyer claims

  09-03-2021 20:37 via cnn.com
  
  Anne Sacoolas, the American woman who fled the UK after killing motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident in 2019, is willing to do community service and "make a contribution" in the teenager's memory her lawyer said Tuesday.
  
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• Rewatch highlights from bombshell interview

  09-03-2021 20:34 via cnn.com
  
  The Duke and Duchess have dropped major revelations about the British royal family in a wide-ranging interview with Oprah Winfrey, including conversations the Royal family had about their son's skin tone.
  
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• Supreme Court dismisses case related to Trump era 'public charge' rule

  09-03-2021 20:18 via cnn.com
  
  The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a case concerning a controversial Trump-era rulethat makes it more difficult for immigrants to obtain legal status if they use certain public benefits, such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing vouchers, in response to a Justice Department request.
  
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• Piers Morgan leaving TV show after storming off set over his attacks on Meghan

  09-03-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Piers Morgan, who prompted backlash and an investigation from the UK's media regulator over comments about Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will depart "Good Morning Britain," ITV abruptly announced Tuesday.
  
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• Facebook post reunites couple with their lost engagement ring after beach proposal

  09-03-2021 19:41 via cnn.com
  
  It's one of the biggest moments of your life. You've bought the ring, planned the moment and exactly how you're going to pop the question. All goes according to plan. She says yes and you go in for a hug to celebrate.
  
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• Piers Morgan storms off set over Meghan talk

  09-03-2021 19:21 via cnn.com
  
  Piers Morgan was blasted by a co-host on "Good Morning Britain" on Tuesday for his behavior towards Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, prompting the former CNN anchor to briefly walk off the set of the ITV show.
  
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• These journalists think the UK media has a racism problem

  09-03-2021 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  Prominent journalists in the United Kingdom have dismissed claims by one of their own industry bodies that the British press does not have a problem with racism.
  
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• Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain saws

  09-03-2021 19:06
  
  A longtime Amtrak employee has been charged with stealing and selling more than $50,000 worth of chain saws and parts from the railroad
  
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• Oath Keepers founder directed Capitol rioters on January 6, Justice Department says

  09-03-2021 18:51 via cnn.com
  
  The founder of the Oath Keepers right-wing paramilitary group was giving directions before and during the Capitol riot to extremists already charged in the largest conspiracy case related to January 6, the Justice Department said in court filings that outlines the extent to which the extremist members allegedly discussed stationing guns around Washington, DC, and other plans.
  
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• Selena Gomez says she's thinking about retiring from music

  09-03-2021 18:39 via cnn.com
  
  Selena Gomez says music might not be in her future forever.
  
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• Neanderthals disappeared from Europe thousands of years earlier than we thought

  09-03-2021 18:27 via cnn.com
  
  Neanderthal remains believed to belong to some of the last survivors of the species in Europe are thousands of years older than once thought, according to a new study.
  
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• Why Donald Trump is fighting Republicans over his name

  09-03-2021 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  While Donald Trump has long championed himself as a master real estate tycoon, talk to anyone familiar with how he built his fortune and they will tell you that the key to his success wasn't buying buildings. It was in agreeing to license his name -- literally -- to a variety of buildings, reality TV shows and other ventures that wanted to benefit from being associated with a brand that, for many Americans, exuded over-the-top opulence.
  
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• Analysis: Why Donald Trump is fighting Republicans over his name

  09-03-2021 18:24 via cnn.com
  
  While Donald Trump has long championed himself as a master real estate tycoon, talk to anyone familiar with how he built his fortune and they will tell you that the key to his success wasn't buying buildings. It was in agreeing to license his name -- literally -- to a variety of buildings, reality TV shows and other ventures that wanted to benefit from being associated with a brand that, for many Americans, exuded over-the-top opulence.
  
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• US woman who killed teen biker Harry Dunn wouldn't face prosecution in America, lawyer claims

  09-03-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Anne Sacoolas, the American woman who fled the UK after killing motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident in 2019, is willing to do community service and "make a contribution" in the teenager's memory her lawyer said Tuesday.
  
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• Envoy's wife who killed UK teen biker in crash wouldn't face prosecution in US, lawyer claims

  09-03-2021 18:16 via cnn.com
  
  Anne Sacoolas, the American woman who fled the UK after killing motorcyclist Harry Dunn in a traffic accident in 2019, is willing to do community service and "make a contribution" in the teenager's memory her lawyer said Tuesday.
  
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• 'Convincing' evidence of Xinjiang genocide, report says

  09-03-2021 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  • Her brother disappeared after traveling to US 5 years ago. She believes he's in a camp
  
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• Michelle Obama to be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

  09-03-2021 18:08 via cnn.com
  
  Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame this year.
  
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• Beijing denies Uyghur genocide claims. Hear report's author react

  09-03-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with Yonah Diamond, who worked with more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law on an independent report which claims that the Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention.
  
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• Beijing denies Uyghur genocide claims

  09-03-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with Yonah Diamond, who worked with more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law on an independent report which claims that the Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention.
  
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• Author of damning report on China's alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang reacts to Beijing's denials

  09-03-2021 18:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Becky Anderson speaks with Yonah Diamond, who worked with more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law on an independent report which claims that the Chinese government's alleged actions in Xinjiang have violated every single provision in the United Nations' Genocide Convention.
  
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