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• CNN anchor: Republican senator's riot remark is racist and a lie

  21-03-2021 23:43 via cnn.com
  
  The outer fencing put up to protect the US Capitol following the January 6 insurrection has started to come down. The move comes as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) claimed he "didn't feel threatened" during the Capitol attack. CNN's Ana Cabrera has more.
  
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• As supplies run low, a Brazilian town says it could be forced to take patients off ventilators

  21-03-2021 23:37 via cnn.com
  
  As supplies run low in Brazilian hospitals, one coastal town says it may be forced to take Covid-19 patients off their ventilators due to shortages in the medicines used for intubation.
  
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• Connie Chung: The media is miserably late covering anti-Asian violence

  21-03-2021 23:36 via cnn.com
  
  Media outlets are ramping up their coverage of anti-Asian violence following last week's Atlanta shootings, but many Asian-American journalists feel the issue has been ignored for far too long.
  
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• Bristol protest: Police attacked as 'Kill the Bill' demo turns violent

  21-03-2021 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officers suffer broken bones in scenes the home secretary calls "unacceptable".
  
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• Aston Villa 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Jose Mourinho's side keep top-four hopes alive

  21-03-2021 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham respond to their shock Europa League exit with victory over Aston Villa to keep their hopes of a Premier League top-four finish alive.
  
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• Man Utd's Fred subjected to racist abuse on social media

  21-03-2021 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Fred suffers racist abuse on social media on Sunday after his side are knocked out of the FA Cup.
  
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• Domestic violence: US condemns Turkey for quitting treaty

  21-03-2021 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  President Biden says it is a "disheartening step backward" for efforts to end attacks on women.
  
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• Suarez scores 500th career goal in Atletico win

  21-03-2021 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Luis Suarez scores his 500th career goal in Atletico Madrid's 1-0 win over Alaves in La Liga.
  
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• Pope decries lack of access to drinking water for many

  21-03-2021 22:03 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis on Sunday urged more efforts to ensure all people have access to drinking water.
  
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• Top Republican says Americans don't need 'alternative versions' of Capitol attack

  21-03-2021 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, argued on Sunday that Americans don't need "alternative versions" of what occurred the day of the US Capitol insurrection, pushing back on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's comments that mischaracterize the riot and its participants.
  
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• Roy Blunt pushed back on comments made by his fellow Republican Sen. Ron Jonson, saying Americans don't need 'alternative versions' of what occurred during the Capitol insurrection

  21-03-2021 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  Sen. Roy Blunt, a member of GOP leadership, argued on Sunday that Americans don't need "alternative versions" of what occurred the day of the US Capitol insurrection, pushing back on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson's comments that mischaracterize the riot and its participants.
  
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• Bella Thorne and longtime boyfriend Ben Mascolo are engaged

  21-03-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  Bella Thorne and her boyfriend, Italian singer Benjamin Mascolo, are engaged.
  
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• 'Stunning pictures': Anchor reacts to crowds in Miami Beach

  21-03-2021 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  Miami Beach Police fired pepper balls into crowds of partiers and arrested at least a dozen people late as the city took measures to crack down on spring breakers who officials have said are out of control. CNN's Randi Kaye reports.
  
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• She saw kids in cages. Hear her describe new facility for migrant kids

  21-03-2021 20:54 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Fredricka Whitfield talks to immigration attorney and volunteer Michelle Saenz-Rodriguez about her visit to a Dallas convention center that's been transformed into a holding facility for unaccompanied migrant children.
  
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• Iran threatens US Army base and top general: report

  21-03-2021 20:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation’s capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.
  
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• Leicester outclass Man Utd to reach FA Cup semis

  21-03-2021 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City move into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1981-82 as they eliminate Manchester United at the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Nawal El Saadawi, trailblazing Egyptian writer, dies aged 89

  21-03-2021 19:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Award-winning feminist author of more than 55 books was a resolute challenger to Egyptian governmentsEgypt’s trailblazing writer Nawal El Saadawi died on Sunday at the age of 89, after a lifetime spent fighting for women’s rights and equality. The feminist author of more than 55 books first spotlighted the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM) with The Hidden Face of Eve in 1980. A trained doctor, El Saadawi also campaigned against women wearing the veil, polygamy and inequality i
  
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• Australia floods: Thousands to be evacuated as downpours worsen

  21-03-2021 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New South Wales state is braced for heavy downpours amid the region's worst flooding in decades.
  
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• Defense secretary makes first Afghanistan trip as questions swirl ahead of Trump-negotiated May 1 deadline

  21-03-2021 19:31 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  The Taliban recently threatened the U.S. should it not stick to the agreed-upon May 1 drawdown.
  
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• Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz killed by lightning while training

  21-03-2021 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Twenty-two year-old killed near home in El SalvadorDiaz was preparing for ISA World Surf Games El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing fo the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has been struck and killed by lightning during a training session.“A great athlete who has represented our country has left us,” the Salvadoran Surf Federation said in a post paying tribute to Katherine Diaz on social media. “See you soon, great warrior. El Salvador is in mourning.&r
  
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• EU export ban would delay UK Covid vaccine drive by two months

  21-03-2021 19:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive: Halting distribution would hit Britain badly but not significantly help EU, analysis findsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s Covid vaccine programme faces a two-month delay in the event of an EU export ban, derailing the government’s plans to reopen the economy this summer, an analysis for the Guardian reveals.A ban, due to be debated by leaders of the 27 EU member states on Thursday, would badly stall the UK vaccination effort, and
  
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• Germany and Belgium poised to tighten lockdowns as Covid cases surge

  21-03-2021 18:15 via theguardian.com
  
  EU cancels in-person summit as politicians across Europe voice concerns about health systems becoming overwhelmedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGermany and Belgium appear poised to tighten their lockdowns and EU leaders have cancelled plans to meet in person as coronavirus infection rates continue to surge across Europe.Ahead of a videoconference on Monday of Germany’s national and regional leaders, the Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases report
  
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• Covid-19: Miami Beach imposes emergency curfew over spring break 'chaos'

  21-03-2021 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large crowds on the US city's party strips prompted an emergency overnight curfew.
  
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• Diversity review under way at Buckingham Palace

  21-03-2021 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The review is looking at improving progress towards greater diversity across royal households.
  
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• Congo-Brazzaville presidential candidate in hospital with Covid-19

  21-03-2021 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The main opposition presidential candidate in Congo-Brazzaville says he is "fighting death".
  
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• Nawal El Saadawi, famous Egyptian feminist author, dies age 89

  21-03-2021 17:43 via cnn.com
  
  Nawal El Saadawi, a famous Egyptian feminist author, physician and psychiatrist, has died aged 89, state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday.
  
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• Sevilla goalkeeper Bono makes himself the unlikely hero with remarkable last-minute equalizer

  21-03-2021 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  Sevilla grabbed a dramatic last-second equalizer in Saturday's La Liga clash against Valladolid -- and the goal came from the unlikeliest of sources.
  
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• Goalkeeper makes history with incredible late goal

  21-03-2021 17:42 via cnn.com
  
  Sevilla grabbed a dramatic last-second equalizer in Saturday's La Liga clash against Valladolid -- and the goal came from the unlikeliest of sources.
  
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• Arkansas governor says he signed near-total abortion ban so Supreme Court can decide if it's a 'direct challenge' to Roe

  21-03-2021 17:12 via cnn.com
  
  Arkansas' Republican governor said Sunday that he signed a near-total abortion ban into law earlier this month because he wants the Supreme Court to eventually consider the legislation and overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized the procedure in the US.
  
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• 'Sonic boom' in Dorset blamed on 'fireball meteor'

  21-03-2021 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in parts of south-west England report seeing a "streak of light" hurtling across the sky.
  
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• Afghanistan: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on unannounced Kabul visit

  21-03-2021 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trip comes at a crucial time for the peace plan, just weeks before a troop pullout deadline.
  
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• Royals say they may consider appointing diversity chief

  21-03-2021 16:56 via cnn.com
  
  Buckingham Palace says it may consider appointing someone to spearhead its efforts around diversity.
  
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• DHS chief says border closed, won't give timeline for facilities capable of handling surge of unaccompanied children

  21-03-2021 16:48 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined Sunday to provide a timeline for when the Biden administration will open new facilities capable of handling the surge of unaccompanied children at the southern border.
  
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• Warnock slams GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature for bill that would restrict voter access

  21-03-2021 16:47 via cnn.com
  
  Georgia US Sen. Raphael Warnock, in his first Sunday show interview since being elected to Congress in January, slammed the Republican-controlled Georgia Legislature for a massive voting bill that would restrict voter access.
  
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• South China Sea dispute: Huge Chinese 'fishing fleet' alarms Philippines

  21-03-2021 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Philippines asks China to withdraw more than 200 ships from disputed waters in the South China Sea.
  
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• Stelter analyses how the US media has covered vaccines

  21-03-2021 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter looks at the media's coverage of vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy.
  
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• CNN's Stelter: This Fox News host doesn't book experts to answer questions he asks

  21-03-2021 16:36 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Brian Stelter looks at the media's coverage of vaccinations and vaccine hesitancy.
  
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• 8 people stabbed in fight that began at Detroit hookah lounge

  21-03-2021 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  Eight people were stabbed during a fight that started inside a Detroit hookah lounge and continued into the parking lot early Sunday morning, police said.
  
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• Covid: Masks and social distancing 'could last years'

  21-03-2021 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Measures may remain until jabs roll out across the world, Public Health England's Dr Mary Ramsay says.
  
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• Ignoring CDC warnings, more than 1 million passengers have flown from US airports for 10 straight days

  21-03-2021 16:09 via cnn.com
  
  Spring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which more than 1 million passengers traveled through American airports.
  
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• Profit tumbled at Saudi Aramco

  21-03-2021 16:03 via cnn.com
  
  Saudi Aramco had a rough 2020, just like every other oil company. But Aramco isn't any ordinary oil company -- it's the world's biggest, and the pandemic's toll on its business had a decidedly adverse effect on the Saudi-owned business.
  
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• 'Don't mess with us': history-making Korean American congresswomen fight back against racial bias

  21-03-2021 15:53 via cnn.com
  
  Reps. Young Kim and Michelle Steel never imagined that the first time they would testify before Congress as new lawmakers it would be to call out hate against their community.
  
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• How Gal Gadot's cringeworthy 'Imagine' video may have changed celebrity culture

  21-03-2021 15:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Increasingly, we want celebrities to actually do something about the problems they profess to care about.
  
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• Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi dies at 89

  21-03-2021 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nawal El Saadawi, who has died at 89, drew outrage and admiration in her conservative home country.
  
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• Smart tires could help you drive better

  21-03-2021 15:09 via cnn.com
  
  We tend to think of tires as big circular hunks of black rubber that just roll down the road. We don't think about them much until something goes wrong and you're stuck waiting for roadside assistance or digging the spare out of the trunk.
  
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• Vladimir Putin takes a holiday in Siberia – in pictures

  21-03-2021 14:41 via theguardian.com
  
  The Russian president and his defence minister, Sergei Shoygu, are spending the weekend in Siberia Continue reading...
  
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• UK aid budget cut unlawful, legal advice to Tory rebels says

  21-03-2021 14:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Government could face judicial review if it does not reinstate its spending commitment, advice addsThe government will be in clear breach of the law and exposed to a judicial review if it presses ahead with a multibillion-pound cut in the UK’s foreign aid programme, according to legal advice given to Tory backbenchers.Advice issued by the QC and peer Ken Macdonald said No 10 had acted outside the law when it abandoned its commitment to spend 0.7% of national income on aid. Continue reading
  
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• Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin travels to Afghanistan on unannounced visit

  21-03-2021 14:27 via cnn.com
  
  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to Afghanistan Sunday on his first visit to the country as the United States' top defense official, meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other officials.
  
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• Investors love electric cars. They're starting to like Volkswagen, too

  21-03-2021 13:32 via cnn.com
  
  A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. 
  
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• Meet the man bringing psychiatric meds to Miami's homeless

  21-03-2021 13:13 via cnn.com
  
  Lazaro Trueba and his team go out on the streets of Miami every day trying to save the homeless who suffer with mental illness. During the pandemic their job has gotten harder.
  
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