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• Messi scores two as he equals Xavi's Barcelona appearance record in win over Huesca

  15-03-2021 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi scores twice and makes another on the day he equals Xavi's record for most Barcelona appearances.
  
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• Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury agree to meet in long-awaited match: reports

  15-03-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  Heavyweight boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are finally set to face each other in the ring, according to multiple media outlets.
  
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• Birx on Trump's disinfectant 'injection' moment: 'I still think about it every day'

  15-03-2021 23:39
  
  "You can see how extraordinarily uncomfortable I was," Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator during the Trump administration, told ABC News.
  
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• Brazil's health minister confirms he may be on his way out

  15-03-2021 23:35 via cnn.com
  
  Brazil's Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello has confirmed rumors that his position may soon be up for grabs, as a devastating resurgence of the coronavirus sweeps the country.
  
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• Australia March 4 Justice: Thousands march against sexual assault

  15-03-2021 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people across Australia protested against abuse and harassment.
  
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• Senate confirms Deb Haaland as Biden's Interior secretary in historic vote

  15-03-2021 23:27 via cnn.com
  
  • White House looks to raise taxes on America's wealthy and corporations
  
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• 'Amityville Horror' killer dies in prison at 69

  15-03-2021 23:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his parents, sisters and brothers in Amityville, New York, in 1974.
  
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• Tinder to introduce in-app background checks

  15-03-2021 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the world's most popular dating apps will add the paid service later this year.
  
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• How treating strokes like car crashes could save lives

  15-03-2021 23:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  We can treat strokes effectively but often don't do so fast enough. As a stroke surgeon, that's unacceptable. As a potential stroke patient, that's terrifying.
  
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• Pivac right to stick to his coaching philosophy, says Wales hooker Owens

  15-03-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hooker Ken Owens says he is glad Wales coach Wayne Pivac continued to believe in his philosophy with Wales on the brink of a Grand Slam.
  
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• Is it safe to go to the airport now?

  15-03-2021 23:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It doesn't matter how clean the plane is if the airport isn't clean and healthy," said one airport director.
  
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• 3 dead, several injured after vehicle strikes pedestrians

  15-03-2021 22:57
  
  Three people are dead and several more injured after a vehicle struck pedestrians in San Diego on Monday, police said.
  
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• Denver's airport reopens after powerful winter storm

  15-03-2021 22:56
  
  Denver’s airport has reopened after a powerful late winter snowstorm dumped over 3 feet of snow to parts of Colorado and Wyoming over the weekend
  
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• Biden, Fauci appear at odds over calling on Trump to urge supporters get vaccinated

  15-03-2021 22:56
  
  President Joe Biden and Dr. Anthony Fauci appeared at odds over calling on former President Donald Trump to urge his his supporters to get vaccinated.
  
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• Global experts urge use of AstraZeneca vaccine as four biggest EU members pause rollout

  15-03-2021 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  Italians are back under lockdown restrictions and millions have had their Easter plans canceled again, as leaders fight to halt a third wave of Covid-19 infections that threatens to grip Europe one year after the pandemic began.
  
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• Benefits outweigh small number of blood clot concerns, WHO and European health agency say, as EU's four biggest countries pause rollout

  15-03-2021 22:55 via cnn.com
  
  Italians are back under lockdown restrictions and millions have had their Easter plans canceled again, as leaders fight to halt a third wave of Covid-19 infections that threatens to grip Europe one year after the pandemic began.
  
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• Covid: The inside story of the government's battle against the virus

  15-03-2021 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty of Downing Street's most senior politicians, officials and former officials take you "into the room" where essential Covid decisions were being made.
  
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• Senate Democrats plead with Biden to erase student debt with executive order

  15-03-2021 22:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Democrats in both chambers of Congress have been renewing calls for Biden to make student loan debt forgiveness a top priority.
  
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• Landmark legal case filed against Russian mercenaries

  15-03-2021 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  Advocacy groups from Russia, France and Syria have filed a legal case against Russian mercenary group Wagner, accusing its fighters of torturing and beheading a Syrian man in 2017.
  
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• Comedian's surprise reaction to Grammy win while working on set is priceless

  15-03-2021 22:48 via cnn.com
  
  Comedian Tiffany Haddish was hosting an episode of "Kids Say the Darndest Things" when her producer surprised her with the news that she had won a Grammy.
  
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• FBI: Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia

  15-03-2021 22:47
  
  The man who blew himself up in a Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville was grappling with feelings of paranoia and eccentric conspiracy theories before the explosion but did not appear to be motivated by political ideology
  
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• Historic snowstorm pummels Colorado with heavy storm in Denver

  15-03-2021 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  Blizzard conditions gripped states across the Rocky Mountains, hitting Denver with one of the heaviest storms in the city's history.
  
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• Ammon Bundy refuses to wear a mask in court, arrested for missing trial

  15-03-2021 22:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  This latest incident involving the anti-government activist comes five months after he refused to follow coronavirus protocols at a high school football game.
  
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• Catholic Church 'cannot bless same-sex unions'

  15-03-2021 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Vatican says it cannot give blessings to 'sin', in a statement endorsed by the Pope.
  
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• Kushner resurfaces with Middle East op-ed

  15-03-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  Top Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner resurfaced on Sunday by penning a Wall Street Journal op-ed about the Middle East, his first public remarks since the end of the Trump administration and offering a potential indication into how he will seek to cement his own legacy and accomplishments.
  
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• Texas GOP launches avalanche of bills to curtail voting

  15-03-2021 22:22 via nbcnews.com
  
  Lawmakers are seeking to limit early voting and tighten ID requirements, among other restrictive measures.
  
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• Covid-19: Continue using AstraZeneca vaccine, says WHO

  15-03-2021 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It says there is no evidence of a link to blood clots, as major EU countries pause use of the vaccine.
  
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• Woman who accused Gov. Cuomo of sexual harassment speaks with investigators

  15-03-2021 21:56 via cnn.com
  
  A former staffer who accused Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment spoke with investigators on Monday over Zoom for several hours, her attorney said in a statement.
  
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• White House: We'd welcome Trump's help in promoting vaccine

  15-03-2021 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  The White House said it would welcome former President Donald Trump's help in promoting the coronavirus vaccine to his supporters but says there are other ways to convince conservatives to get the shot.
  
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• Biden White House would welcome Trump's help in promoting vaccine

  15-03-2021 21:55 via cnn.com
  
  The White House said it would welcome former President Donald Trump's help in promoting the coronavirus vaccine to his supporters but says there are other ways to convince conservatives to get the shot.
  
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• See Tiffany Haddish's emotional reaction to Grammy win

  15-03-2021 21:33 via cnn.com
  
  Comedian Tiffany Haddish was hosting an episode of "Kids Say the Darndest Things" when her producer surprised her with the news that she had won a Grammy.
  
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• Cuomo's vaccine czar called county executives to assess their loyalty to the N.Y. governor

  15-03-2021 21:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  While one call reportedly sparked ethics concerns, longtime Cuomo adviser Larry Schwartz said he "never discussed vaccines in a political context."
  
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• WH looks to raise taxes on wealthy: 'Those at the top are not doing their part'

  15-03-2021 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  The White House is looking to fulfill one of President Joe Biden's campaign promises by raising taxes for the wealthy and on corporations, White House press secretary Jen Psaki affirmed.
  
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• Hope still lives among the Syrian people, 10 years after the war started

  15-03-2021 21:26 via cnn.com
  
  While many are vaguely aware of it, I'm not sure most people could tell you how or why the Syrian war started. Some likely assume the origin was about religion or ethnicity or maybe about territory or terrorism.
  
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• Two men charged with assault in attack on Capitol Police officer who died later

  15-03-2021 21:19 via nbcnews.com
  
  Officer Brian Sicknick died a day after he was attacked with what appeared to be a spray irritant at the violent Jan. 6 uprising.
  
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• Climate change: Jet fuel from waste 'dramatically lowers' emissions

  15-03-2021 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, scientists say.
  
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• White House races to blunt potential Covid-19 surge

  15-03-2021 21:09 via cnn.com
  
  The White House is racing to prevent and prepare for a potential fourth coronavirus surge as more transmissible coronavirus variants spread across the US -- investing billions of dollars to boost coronavirus preparedness, accelerating the pace of vaccinations and working to prepare the public and governors for the prospect of another surge.
  
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• Supermassive black hole spotted wandering through space

  15-03-2021 20:52 via cnn.com
  
  Supermassive black holes usually sit like stationary engines at the centers of galaxies, sucking in everything around them.
  
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• Europe’s caution over Oxford vaccine about more than the science

  15-03-2021 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Analysis: the evidence for side-effects is scant but governments have other factors to considerCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs France and Germany join Ireland, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands in suspending the use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – even though the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization are advising people to continue taking it – the common refrain in European governments is that they are acting out of &ld
  
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• Why Burna Boy's Grammy is a 'big win'

  15-03-2021 20:30 via cnn.com
  
  It was second time lucky for Afrobeats star Burna Boy who landed a Grammy award for his album 'Twice As Tall' at the ceremony held on Sunday.
  
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• Nebraska declares pro-meat day on Colorado meatless day

  15-03-2021 20:13
  
  Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is railing against a proclamation by the governor of Colorado that encourages people to avoid meat for one day a week, calling it a “direct attack on our way of life” and signing a pro-meat declaration of his own
  
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• 3 killed and 6 hurt after driver hits pedestrians in San Diego

  15-03-2021 20:07 via cnn.com
  
  A driver hit "upwards of eight people, pedestrians" and possibly led to some fatalities in downtown San Diego on Monday morning, San Diego Police Department Officer Scott Lockwood told CNN.
  
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• Scientists: Climate-whipped winds pose Great Lakes hazards

  15-03-2021 20:04
  
  A newly published report says powerful wind gusts linked to global warming are harming water quality in Lake Erie and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes
  
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• Biden: U.S. will reach 100M shots ahead of schedule as millions of stimulus checks go out

  15-03-2021 19:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  The president kicked off a swing-state tour to tout his Covid-19 relief plan with remarks at the White House.
  
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• At least three dead after driver hits pedestrians in San Diego

  15-03-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  At least three people have died and several others were seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that veered onto a sidewalk in downtown San Diego, according to Fire Chief Colin Stowell. CNN's Stephanie Elam has the latest.
  
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• Ted Cruz wants to meet with Marine Corps commander ... to defend Tucker Carlson

  15-03-2021 19:51 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has written a letter to the US secretary of defense and has asked to meet with the commander of the USMC over the military's response to Fox News host Tucker Carlson's attack on pregnant women in the military.
  
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• Why are many Republicans vaccine skeptics? Keilar rolls the tape

  15-03-2021 19:49 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brianna Keilar breaks down why many Republicans are hesitant to take the Covid-19 vaccine amid a new CNN survey that shows that 28 percent of GOP members will refuse to get vaccinated.
  
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• Questions mount over former president's arrest in Bolivia

  15-03-2021 19:38 via cnn.com
  
  She saw it coming.
  
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• 'What are you going to do, arrest me?': Texas anti-masker handcuffed by police – video

  15-03-2021 19:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Police issued a warrant for the arrest of Terry Wright, 65, of Grants Pass, Oregon. The woman's detention on Thursday at a Bank of America in Galveston was captured by the officer’s body camera.
  An arrest warrant was issued for Wright, who refused to wear a mask at a Texas bank, saying to a police officer: 'What are you going to do, arrest me?'Police said they had obtained an arrest warrant on resisting arrest and criminal trespassing chargesTexas police handcuff maskless woman w
  
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• Women's groups lose legal battle over UK's falling rape prosecutions as nation grapples with gender-based violence

  15-03-2021 19:31 via cnn.com
  
  Campaigners have lost a challenge against the UK's prosecution service over the dramatically falling rate of rape prosecutions, at a critical juncture for women's rights in the country.
  
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