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• Magazine cover showing Queen Elizabeth II kneeling on Meghan's neck sparks outrage

  13-03-2021 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  The image in French magazine Charlie Hebdo is a cartoon recreation of George Floyd's death when a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
  
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• UK business is looking to hire virtual landscapers to spruce up Minecraft

  13-03-2021 23:28 via cnn.com
  
  If you love to play Minecraft and call yourself a landscaper, a company in the United Kingdom may have a job for you.
  
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• She was just walking home. Now women are sharing their 'grief and distress' to force change.

  13-03-2021 23:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  “We rarely hear about what drives perpetrators to harm women and what needs to be put in place to stop this behavior,” said one campaigner.
  
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• Announcer who called basketball team racial slur blames his diabetes

  13-03-2021 22:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  "I do not believe that I would have made such horrible statements absent my sugar spiking," Oklahoma sports announcer Matt Rowan said.
  
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• Chicago River dyed green for St. Patrick's Day in surprise move from the city

  13-03-2021 22:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  "Although we didn’t gather, we were able to honor long-standing tradition by dyeing the Chicago River green," Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted Saturday.
  
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• Kate Middleton privately visits memorial for London woman murdered

  13-03-2021 22:47 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge made an unannounced visit in south London Saturday, to the memorial held for Sarah Everard, a 33-year old woman whose remains were discovered Friday.
  
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• Probe faults mayor, former police chief for keeping Prude death secret

  13-03-2021 22:36 via nbcnews.com
  
  The report, commissioned by Rochester’s city council and made public Friday, accuses officials of keeping critical details of the case secret for months.
  
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• After a year without Breonna Taylor, protesters are renewing calls for justice

  13-03-2021 22:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  "We’re tired of the criminal justice system failing us," one demonstrator said Saturday. "This is a movement, not a moment, and we must stand strong.”
  
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• NASA astronauts conduct 6.5-hour spacewalk

  13-03-2021 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are spending their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.
  
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• U.S. will not resume assistance to Ethiopia for most security programs

  13-03-2021 20:32 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The State Department on Friday said Washington has decided not to lift the pause in assistance to Ethiopia for most programs in the security sector, days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described acts in Tigray as ethnic cleansing.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez announce they are still together

  13-03-2021 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  The new statement comes in the wake of media reports on Friday that the couple ended their relationship.
  
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• ISIS kills 6 family members in 'raid on house'

  13-03-2021 19:45 via cnn.com
  
  ISIS militants were behind Thursday's brutal killings north of Baghdad where they shot dead eight people in three separate attacks, including six family members, according to an Iraqi military statement released Friday.
  
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• Italy headed back to lockdown amid COVID spike

  13-03-2021 19:09 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Italy has suffered the second-highest death toll from COVID-19 in Europe.
  
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• Fighting continues in Yemen as US seeks ceasefire in world's worst humanitarian crisis

  13-03-2021 19:09 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Biden administration canceled Trump-era Saudi policies last month.
  
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• Cell towers are popping up at U.S. schools. The long-term solution may be here to stay.

  13-03-2021 18:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  School cell towers are popping up across the U.S. to provide broadband internet access to students in remote learning at home during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Fund communities, not the agencies that failed to anticipate the Christchurch shooting | Faisal Al-Asaad

  13-03-2021 18:00 via theguardian.com
  
  History shows that granting further powers to state bodies generally hurts minorities more than othersLast year’s report into the Christchurch mosque attacks was met with scepticism and disappointment from many in the Muslim community, and understandably so. Among its findings, one in particular stands out. Regarding the ability of police and Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) to anticipate the perpetrator’s planning of the attack, the report said: “there was no plausible
  
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• How my family's silly nicknames for one another came to serve as reminders of our love

  13-03-2021 17:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  What we call each other already carries so much meaning. Allowing someone to create a special name just for you can speak to the depths of your affection.
  
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• How early pandemic praise for Cuomo, Newsom and Trump disappeared

  13-03-2021 17:00 via cnn.com
  
  Nearly a year ago, New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that all nonessential workers in the state would have to stay home. The announcement was one of many that marked the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez 'remain a couple' despite split rumors

  13-03-2021 16:53 via cnn.com
  
  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez say they are still together.
  
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• George Floyd family reach $27m civil lawsuit settlement – video

  13-03-2021 16:14 via theguardian.com
  
  The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay $27m to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd's family over the Black man's death in police custody.It was not immediately clear how the settlement might affect the trial of Derek Chauvin, a white former officer charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death.The city council unanimously approved the settlement on Friday which includes $500,000 for the neighborhood where Floyd was arrested.
  Minneapolis to pay George Floyd's family $27m in police
  
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• A record Joe Biden shouldn't be proud of

  13-03-2021 16:11 via cnn.com
  
  The White House announced Monday that President Joe Biden would deliver his first prime-time speech Thursday night to commemorate a year since the Covid-19 pandemic effectively shut down American society.
  
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• Watch NASA astronauts during their Saturday spacewalk

  13-03-2021 15:27 via cnn.com
  
  Astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover Jr. are spending their Saturday conducting a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station.
  
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• UK policeman charged with London woman's murder, scheduled to appear in court

  13-03-2021 15:17 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A group of women plan to protest outside the court despite a ruling that it constitutes an 'unlawful gathering.'
  
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• In White House vaccine distribution push, some rural areas fear being left behind

  13-03-2021 15:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amid the new administration effort, some rural health care providers say they — and the unique needs of the communities they serve — are being left behind.
  
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• The unforgettable day I got vaccinated with my son

  13-03-2021 15:06 via cnn.com
  
  It has been such a grim year. So much has been shut down and lost and shuttered. It's been sad, hard, overwhelming.
  
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• Burma forces continue crackdown on protesters, 4 dead in demonstrations

  13-03-2021 14:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The case for crimes against humanity by the military continues to grow as the dispute over elected leadership continues.
  
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• ISIS 'behind brutal attack in Salah al-Din province'

  13-03-2021 14:33 via cnn.com
  
  ISIS militants were behind Thursday's brutal killings north of Baghdad where they shot dead eight people in three separate attacks, including six family members, according to an Iraqi military statement released Friday.
  
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• New Zealand marks 2-year anniversary of Christchurch mosque killings

  13-03-2021 14:29 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  ​​​​​​​New Zealand on Saturday marked the second anniversary of one of its most traumatic days, when 51 worshippers were killed at two Christchurch mosques by a white supremacist gunman.
  
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• Italy prepares for Easter lockdown as cases rocket

  13-03-2021 14:27 via cnn.com
  
  Italy is facing another lockdown, as the government attempts to contain a recent surge of coronavirus cases, marred by the presence of new variants.
  
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• Hair loss, teeth grinding, 'dead butt syndrome': How the pandemic has changed your body

  13-03-2021 14:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  From dead butt syndrome to grinding teeth, the pandemic is taking a toll.
  
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• 10 lessons learned in a year of Covid-19 lockdown

  13-03-2021 14:07 via cnn.com
  
  It's been hellish, and it will likely go down as the toughest stretch in many Americans' lives.
  
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• 'They will not be forgotten': New Zealanders remember Christchurch mosque victims – video

  13-03-2021 13:59 via theguardian.com
  
  The 51 worshippers murdered in the Christchurch mosque attacks almost two years ago by a white supremacist have been remembered at a national service with songs, prayers, speeches and pledges to rebuild the community.New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, and the governor-general, Patsy Reddy, joined around 1,000 members of the community at Christchurch’s Horncastle arena on Saturday for the service‘They are us’: Christchurch shooting victims remembered two years o
  
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• Actress protests naked at France's 'Oscars'

  13-03-2021 13:46 via cnn.com
  
  A French actress stripped naked at the country's prestigious César Awards to demand more support for the country's struggling arts industry, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• London police officer in court after woman's murder provokes outrage

  13-03-2021 13:04 via cnn.com
  
  A London Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance on a walk home has reignited a national debate in Britain on women's safety and sexual assault.
  
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• Two golfers score hole-in-ones in same round at Players Championship

  13-03-2021 12:37 via cnn.com
  
  It's customary for pro golfers to buy a drink for all their fellow players after hitting a hole-in-one.
  
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• 'A tremendous sea change': Democrats see a path to remaking the Senate filibuster

  13-03-2021 12:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Between Sen. Joe Manchin's support for a "talking filibuster" and unified GOP opposition to the popular Covid-19 relief bill, some lawmakers see an opening.
  
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• Where the scariest Covid-19 story is playing out

  13-03-2021 12:28 via cnn.com
  
  Right now, a year into the pandemic, the scariest Covid-19 story is not in Texas, where the gloomy governor is still pretending he can ignore the pandemic into oblivion. Nor is it the news from Brazil where its frustrated president, Jair Bolsonaro, has told citizens to quit whining about the unchecked death and illness that surrounds them.
  
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• The scariest Covid-19 story is playing out in Europe

  13-03-2021 12:28 via cnn.com
  
  Right now, a year into the pandemic, the scariest Covid-19 story is not in Texas, where the gloomy governor is still pretending he can ignore the pandemic into oblivion. Nor is it the news from Brazil where its frustrated president, Jair Bolsonaro, has told citizens to quit whining about the unchecked death and illness that surrounds them.
  
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• Blind Americans face roadblocks booking online vaccine appointments

  13-03-2021 12:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  “This has been a real rough year for folks with the kinds of disabilities that affect computer and internet use,” one expert said.
  
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• Biden's make or break moment: president aims to build on success of relief bill

  13-03-2021 12:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: Biden is riding high in polls and his American Rescue Plan is popular with Americans – he must build momentum to avoid the fate of Obama
  In the White House Rose Garden, where for four years Donald Trump raucously celebrated political wins with his allies, it was now the turn of Democrats to take a victory lap – masked and physically distanced, of course.Kamala Harris, the vice-president, heaped praise on Joe Biden for signing a $1.9tn coronavirus relief bill, the biggest ex
  
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• Pro-choice protests and calls for fair access to Covid vaccines: human rights this week – in pictures

  13-03-2021 11:30 via theguardian.com
  
  A roundup of the coverage on struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Venezuela to Hong KongContinue reading...
  
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• Buyer behind $69m record-breaking art sale revealed

  13-03-2021 11:26 via cnn.com
  
  The buyer of a digital artwork sold for $69 million was named as a crypto asset investor known by the pseudonym "Metakovan," auction house Christie's confirmed on Friday.
  
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• London police officer charged with murder of Sarah Everard

  13-03-2021 11:02 via cnn.com
  
  A London Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard, whose disappearance on a walk home has reignited a national debate in Britain on women's safety and sexual assault.
  
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• Paris Fashion Week: Escapism, innovation and hints of joy

  13-03-2021 10:49 via cnn.com
  
  In late February last year, Paris was quietly falling into the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic as packed runway shows took place at locations around the city during Paris Fashion Week. Event attendees joked uneasily about adopting the fashion cliché of air kissing, and applied extra lashings of hand sanitizer as they compared notes about who was being allowed back into the office or had been asked too quarantine at home "as a precautionary measure." Despite it all, the event was larg
  
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• Hottest looks from Paris Fashion Week

  13-03-2021 10:49 via cnn.com
  
  In late February last year, Paris was quietly falling into the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic as packed runway shows took place at locations around the city during Paris Fashion Week. Event attendees joked uneasily about adopting the fashion cliché of air kissing, and applied extra lashings of hand sanitizer as they compared notes about who was being allowed back into the office or had been asked too quarantine at home "as a precautionary measure." Despite it all, the event was larg
  
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• How vaccinated travelers became hot property

  13-03-2021 10:41 via cnn.com
  
  The "Plague Island" headlines splashed across the front pages said it all.
  
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• Women in the military are useless to Fox News' Tucker Carlson. The Pentagon wants more.

  13-03-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  The U.S. armed forces require all the smart and determined people they can get because the all-volunteer force is struggling to fill its ranks.
  
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• Video of Israeli troops detaining Palestinian boys goes viral — and sparks swift backlash

  13-03-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Video of the incident was circulated widely on social media and shared furiously by activists as the latest insight into Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
  
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• 'They left us out to dry': Wildland firefighter says he was 'blacklisted' for speaking against lack of Covid safety

  13-03-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  A wildland firefighter says he was “discriminated and retaliated against due to protesting lack of COVID-19 protocols and protections for the fire crew, families and the public.”
  
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• Next time, 'it will be worse': Jackson, Mississippi, water crisis is a warning, residents say

  13-03-2021 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Some water mains in Mississippi's largest city are as fragile as "peanut brittle," creating a recipe for widespread outages during harsh weather.
  
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