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• Police accused of threatening, pulling gun on Black Army lieutenant during Virginia traffic stop

  10-04-2021 23:50
  
  U.S. Army Lt. Caron Nazario told police he was “honestly afraid to get out” of his SUV, according to video of the incident. "You should be,” one officer said.
  
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• 'Extremely heavy ash fall' as third explosion reported at volcano in St. Vincent

  10-04-2021 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted a third time on Friday, according to officials.
  
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• 'Extremely heavy ash fall' as authorities report third explosion at volcano in St. Vincent

  10-04-2021 23:03 via cnn.com
  
  The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted a third time on Friday, according to officials.
  
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• Prosecutors defend newer charges against Ghislaine Maxwell

  10-04-2021 22:32
  
  Prosecutors hope to preserve a July trial date for Jeffrey Epstein associate.
  
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• Anne Beatts, groundbreaking comedy writer, dead at 74

  10-04-2021 22:29
  
  She was on the original staff of "SNL," later created the sitcom "Square Pegs."
  
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• Gyles Brandreth: 'Prince Philip would have been touched by public reaction'

  10-04-2021 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, royal biographer and a friend of Prince Philip, reflects on the public response to his death.
  
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• St. Vincent covered in ash as volcano activity continues

  10-04-2021 21:49
  
  Much of St. Vincent remains covered in ash, following eruptions at the island's La Soufriere volcano.
  
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• Pentagon officer charged with murder also pulled gun on woman last year: Police

  10-04-2021 21:29
  
  The Pentagon police officer who has been charged with murder for allegedly killing two people in Maryland this week, also pulled a gun on a homeless woman last year.
  
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• 'That is obviously false': CNN reporter on Trump supporter's attempt to rewrite history

  10-04-2021 21:22 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Donie O'Sullivan reports on the "Save America Summit" held by Women for America First at Trump National Doral outside Miami where Trump supporters are echoing his claims that he didn't lose the 2020 presidential election.
  
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• Prince Philip on royal duty: In his own words

  10-04-2021 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  For some, the Duke of Edinburgh will be remembered most vividly for his public comments.
  
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• Rare tropical cyclone to make landfall in Western Australia

  10-04-2021 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  Western Australia is bracing for Tropical Cyclone Seroja, which is set to make landfall on Sunday evening.
  
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• Prosecutor won't retry parents in baby's death a decade ago

  10-04-2021 20:34
  New evidence, other demands led DA to believe it wasn't worth retrying the case.
  
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• Toddler out of medical coma after Chicago road rage shooting

  10-04-2021 20:28
  Toddler was shot in the head while riding in a car on Chicago’s Lake Shore Drive
  
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• Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women's rights

  10-04-2021 19:53 via cnn.com
  
  Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women's rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society in Afghanistan could be lost if the United States makes a precipitous withdrawal from the country.
  
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• Rachael Blackmore becomes first female jockey to win the Grand National

  10-04-2021 19:34 via cnn.com
  
  Rachael Blackmore made history on Saturday by becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National with victory on Minella Times.
  
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• Prince Charles pays tribute to his father

  10-04-2021 19:26 via cnn.com
  
  Prince Charles on Saturday paid tribute to his late father, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in a pre-recorded message.
  
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• Prince Harry will attend Prince Philip's funeral - but Meghan told by doctor not to travel

  10-04-2021 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  • Complaints flood in over wall-to-wall TV coverage of Philip's death
  • How 'The Crown' introduced Prince Philip to a generation of Americans
  
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• Prince Harry will attend Prince Philip's funeral

  10-04-2021 19:20 via cnn.com
  
  • Complaints flood in over wall-to-wall TV coverage of Philip's death
  • Prince Charles pays tribute to his father
  
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• The government asks the public not to gather at the low-key ceremony next Saturday because of Covid restrictions. Meghan, who is pregnant, will not attend.

  10-04-2021 18:49 via cnn.com
  
  Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• Beachgoer finds body of man whose truck plunged off bridge

  10-04-2021 18:37
  It appeared that the body had been in the ocean "an extended period of time."
  
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• Prince Harry will attend the low-key funeral for his grandfather next Saturday, but the government asks the public not to gather due to strict Covid-19 restrictions

  10-04-2021 18:35 via cnn.com
  
  Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• Analysis: Matt Gaetz shows Donald Trump's defiant style is here to stay

  10-04-2021 18:18 via cnn.com
  
  In a fiery defense of his reputation Friday night, embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz showed how former President Donald Trump's brash, defiant politics now serve as the template for survival for the most unwelcome figures in a Republican Party that's out of power in Washington and desperately trying to reposition for 2022.
  
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• Roger Waters and Tom Morello to perform in an online benefit concert for Palestinian musicians in Gaza

  10-04-2021 18:14 via cnn.com
  
  Roger Waters, Tom Morello and Brian Eno will join a host of Palestinian musicians on Saturday for an online benefit concert dubbed, "Live for Gaza."
  
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• Cities win immigration policing dispute with US government

  10-04-2021 18:11
  DOJ won't challenge rulings police can't be made to enforce immigration laws.
  
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• BBC deluged with complaints over Prince Philip coverage

  10-04-2021 17:43 via cnn.com
  
  Global interest in the British royal family has boomed recently, mostly due to Harry and Meghan's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey last month and the hit TV series "The Crown." But after Prince Philip's death on Friday, media saturation appears to have reached tipping point, in Britain at least.
  
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• Arizona congressional aide found dead, girlfriend rescued in Death Valley National Park

  10-04-2021 17:31
  
  Officials had been looking for the couple since Tuesday after they failed to return from their camping trip on Sunday, officials said.
  
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• Manchester City stunned by 10-man Leeds United

  10-04-2021 17:20 via cnn.com
  
  Two goals from Stuart Dallas saw Leeds United secure an unlikely 2-1 victory against Premier League leader Manchester City, despite having captain Liam Cooper sent off in the first half.
  
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• The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories

  10-04-2021 17:18 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if Republicans don't decisively and unequivocally condemn the false and dangerous beliefs and take action to stop their spread.
  
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• Gun salutes pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's husband, but UK government asks public not to gather due to strict Covid-19 restrictions

  10-04-2021 16:22 via cnn.com
  
  Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• The testimony by police brass at Derek Chauvin's trial is unprecedented

  10-04-2021 15:55 via cnn.com
  
  An unprecedented lineup of law enforcement officers -- including the Minneapolis police chief -- took the stand at the murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, denouncing him for kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for more than nine minutes.
  
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• Jeff Bezos endorsed higher corporate tax rates. But it won't cost him much

  10-04-2021 15:41 via cnn.com
  
  A year ago, Joe Biden, then the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, was picking a fight with Amazon over how little it paid Uncle Sam. Now Biden is president, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is on a lonely island supporting the White House's plan -- to raise corporate taxes.
  
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• UN is 'very concerned' about Princess Latifa's situation and still waiting for 'proof of life'

  10-04-2021 15:34 via cnn.com
  
  The United Arab Emirates has not proven that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai's ruler, is alive, the United Nations has said.
  
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• Inside the case that bankrupt the Klan

  10-04-2021 15:30 via cnn.com
  
  At first, Cecelia Perry thought she knew what happened to her younger brother when he failed to return from a late-night trip to a service station on March 20, 1981.
  
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• Prince Philip: gun salutes held across UK in tribute to Duke of Edinburgh – latest updates

  10-04-2021 14:37
  
  Salutes held across the UK as well as in Gibraltar after Queen’s Elizabeth’s husband died aged 99 on FridayMourners pay respects to Prince Philip as gun salutes mark his deathBBC flooded with complaints over Prince Philip coverage
  ‘He was her king’: what the papers say after the death of Prince PhilipThe Guardian view on Prince Philip: a man of his time
  Prince Philip obituary: longest-serving consort of a British monarch1.37pm BST The King of Saudi Arabia, one of the many
  
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• Pope Francis commends Prince Philip's 'devotion to marriage and family,' public service

  10-04-2021 14:28 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Pope Francis praised the late Prince Philip for his devotion to marriage and a life of public service following his death on Friday at age 99.
  
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• Coronavirus live news: India’s cases surging as deadly second wave spreads, Iran imposes 10-day lockdown

  10-04-2021 14:21
  
  India records 145,384 new Covid-19 cases and 794 deaths, the highest number of fatalities in more than five months; lockdown ordered in IranEU agency examines reports of blood clots with J&J Covid vaccine
  Organisers of secret Paris dinner parties say ministers did not attendRetailers in England and Wales ready for return of shoppersWhat are the new Covid rules in England from 12 April?See all our coronavirus coverage 1.21pm BST According to a tally compiled by AFP, at least 2,917,316 people
  
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• St. Vincent awaits new volcanic explosions as help arrives

  10-04-2021 14:18 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  La Soufriere volcano, which last erupted in 1979, kept rumbling as experts warned that explosive eruptions could continue for days or possibly weeks.
  
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• ‘Truth will prevail’: Matt Gaetz takes break from scandal to speak at Trump club

  10-04-2021 14:07
  
  Congressman faces allegations over sex, drugs and nude photosWomen for America First also helped organise 6 January rallyThe Florida congressman Matt Gaetz insisted on Friday “the truth will prevail” over allegations of sex trafficking and illegal drug use which have pitched him into the centre of a congressional scandal. Related: Republican Matt Gaetz faces calls to resign from member of his own partyContinue reading...
  
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• Frustration grows at US military bases overseas over slow pace of vaccine rollout

  10-04-2021 14:03 via cnn.com
  
  Many members of the American military and their family members stationed outside the US are growing increasingly frustrated at the pace of the coronavirus vaccine rollout on overseas bases which is lagging behind the continental US.
  
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• 'An existential threat': The Republicans calling for their party to reject QAnon conspiracy theories

  10-04-2021 14:02 via cnn.com
  
  Republican Rep. Peter Meijer has a warning for his party: He fears baseless conspiracy theories like QAnon will destroy the GOP from within if Republicans don't decisively and unequivocally condemn the false and dangerous beliefs and take action to stop their spread.
  
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• The scandal that wasn’t: Republicans deflated as nation shrugs at Hunter Biden revelations

  10-04-2021 13:46
  
  Trump and his allies foresaw a ticking timebomb centred on the president’s son – but it has not turned out that wayWhere’s Hunter?The rhetorical question about Joe Biden’s troubled son was posed time and again by Donald Trump during last year’s US presidential election but never caught fire in the way “Lock her up!” did against Hillary Clinton. Continue reading...
  
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• DMX's powerful work confronted an American hell of trauma and poverty

  10-04-2021 13:25
  
  The rapper, who has died aged 50, parlayed his life’s difficulties into thrilling, combative, witheringly witty musicDMX obituaryDMX: A life in picturesListening to a DMX song from the late 1990s is like riding a wrecking ball through a gated community. The music video for Stop Being Greedy – one of many confrontational highlights from the rapper’s 1998 Def Jam debut, It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot – shows DMX hunting a wealthy white man across a mansion, before eventual
  
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• North Korean education official reportedly executed for 'anti-party activities'

  10-04-2021 13:14 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered the execution of a top higher education official for “anti-party activities” — after he complained about not receiving support and resources from the government.
  
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• Prince Philip: A turbulent childhood stalked by exile, mental illness and death

  10-04-2021 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In marrying, Philip was able to regain the "simple pleasures" of family life he had lost aged eight.
  
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• China hits Alibaba with record $2.8 billion fine for behaving like a monopoly

  10-04-2021 12:34 via cnn.com
  
  China has ordered Alibaba to pay a record fine of 18.2 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) after antitrust regulators concluded that the online shopping giant had been behaving like a monopoly.
  
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• Complaints flood in over wall-to-wall TV coverage of Philip's death

  10-04-2021 12:25 via cnn.com
  
  Many Britons and others around the world will wake Saturday to a sense of sadness at the death of Prince Philip, the patriarch of the UK royal family who spent more than 70 years by the side of Queen Elizabeth II.
  
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• ‘People don’t want any of them’: Peru election sees unpredictable contest

  10-04-2021 12:00
  
  About 28% of Peruvians wouldn’t choose any of the candidates, poll shows ahead of Sunday’s voteAn ultra-conservative millionaire who admits to scourging himself daily to repress sexual desire is just one of an assortment of low-polling candidates who all have a shot at becoming Peru’s next president.Rafael López Aliaga is technically tied with five other contenders in an unpredictable contest to make a runoff vote in June, including a former goalkeeper, a Sorbonne-educat
  
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• How an arcane budget provision could let Democrats advance their agenda

  10-04-2021 12:00
  
  Senate parliamentarian’s decision widens path for Democrats to enact Joe Biden’s sprawling infrastructure planA novel interpretation of an arcane parliamentary procedure has presented congressional Democrats with an unexpected – and tantalizing – new opportunity to advance some of their most ambitious legislative goals despite their slim majorities and fierce Republican opposition.This week, the Senate parliamentarian determined that Democrats can employ a fast-track proc
  
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• Female truckers have become TikTok influencers, and they're changing the transportation game

  10-04-2021 12:00 via cnn.com
  
  Before Clarissa Rankin goes out on a job, a few things need to be in order. First up, a morning meditation. ("Dealing in transportation, you have to be calm to be a great driver," she says.) Then, she heads to the yard to hitch up Sparkle, her 2019 Freightliner Cascadia. Sparkle's a big girl: With a full load, the truck can weigh up to 80,000 pounds.]
  
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• Bombers, boats, dredgers: China's relentless pressure is wearing down regional competitors

  10-04-2021 12:00
  
  With military flights, maritime militia patrols and sand dredging, China is pressuring Taiwan, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian neighbors.
  
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